I think the demand cycle is there, and we're seeing a general mainstreaming more and more. There's always a need for fresh faces...
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 February 2019 05:24 (five years ago) link
yeah, last week was a bit of a let down after the previouswas trying to remember, did Naomi ever lip-sync on her season (aside from finale when top 3 did songs, and group challenges like when the did teams on Adrenaline etc) she def impressed me on both this time and on her Judy piece, was anyone else getting serious Carol Burnett vibes from her performance?but still bummed a la Alaska, what she has done to her lips
― H in Addis, Sunday, 10 February 2019 10:20 (five years ago) link
y'all, did any of you watch the Pit Stop episode w Vanjie? I... do not think she is going to last long.
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 10 February 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
yeah i have some misgivings, lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 10 February 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
Naomi lipsynced against Acid Betty. Yeah, I didn't remember that either.
― Stateleee, Plump Buck Mulleeegan (Leee), Sunday, 10 February 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
...that was bogus.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 16 February 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
Yup.
― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 16 February 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
I love Naomi so much and she's a Virgo, so
― flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 16 February 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
whut
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 February 2019 01:52 (five years ago) link
(whut re the results not fgti)
that result felt super lazy imo
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 February 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
Based off the whole season, I would have given the prize to Trinity. But based off the final challenge, runway, and lipsync, it should have been Monet on her own. Trinity's final dress was really amazing, but you put that dress on any queen and she will look fabulous. Monet wore something that was about her, and she looked like an absolute queen in it. Also I just love Monet.
― trishyb, Sunday, 17 February 2019 11:09 (five years ago) link
Based off the whole season I would've easily given the prize to Manila.
Trinity was so unlikeable. Her entire vector seemed less about "I want to contribute to drag culture" and more about "I want to win this competition". Every speech she gave about trying to be fair with her elimination choices felt emotionally manipulative. Her dresses and wigs were exquisite but looked like money spent... basically I felt the same way toward Trinity as I did toward Aquaria: money will hack this competition.
Naomi in her lip-syncs revealed herself to be not just an assassin but, like, uh, one of the best performers I've ever had the privilege of watching? I watched her Judy Garland performance three times and will watch it again
And I love Monique so so much I wish we were friends
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 17 February 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link
Oh yes. I was only going on the four who were in the final. Definitely Manila.
― trishyb, Sunday, 17 February 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
xpost I have been having a hard time watching all of this all stars because I dislike Trinity so much.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 February 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
I liked Aquaria fine tho. The queen where I thought “the money is being put to excellent use” was by far Miz Cracker, who has my favourite collection of runway looks over any other queen I’ve seen, whoever her designer is they should win an award
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 17 February 2019 16:19 (five years ago) link
oh god i HATED Aquaria!! She was the most boring
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
She made me like The Vixen more, at least
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
yeah I feel like the producers knew they had an issue with all the all star winners being white. at least they didn't split the prize money in half.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
Echoing that!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 19 February 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link
Lotta good points here:
https://www.dailyxtra.com/how-can-rupauls-drag-race-become-great-and-gay-again-144820#.XG77vEeokK4.twitter
Also it was interesting to hear Race Chaser grapple more directly with race in the wake of last week's ending. And Jinkx, who was on the line, was particularly pointed on that! As was Willam, who's close with Latrice.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 February 2019 19:31 (five years ago) link
Now this is great.
Shangela performed at the fucking #SpiritAwards. I loved it almost as much as Barry Jenkins does <3 pic.twitter.com/rIZstgrqEA— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 23, 2019
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 February 2019 00:45 (five years ago) link
fuck she is the best
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 24 February 2019 00:47 (five years ago) link
There we go.
Drag queens are at the #Oscars because a movie they’re in is nominated for Best Picture. That is so fucking epic. So proud of Shangela and Willam 💕 pic.twitter.com/8oiwKn6UdM— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 24, 2019
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 February 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
Must admit I haven’t had a chance to catch up on @RuPaulsDragRace, but wishing Ben all the best in raising money for a great cause @SandsUK. https://t.co/9WtToSrsFb— Theresa May (@theresa_may) February 28, 2019
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Thursday, 28 February 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
I appreciate how the first response is Aquaria trashing her.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 February 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link
Anyway, not a bad first episode all in all -- an actual sewing challenge from scratch, more or less! -- but both it and Untucked sure felt like "The Miley Reclamation Project" at times.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 March 2019 21:26 (five years ago) link
I got diagnosed with tendonitis
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 March 2019 06:27 (five years ago) link
i have literally now heard everything
i’ve been a Miley stan from the Disney channel days, i love her so much & i thought she was awesome <3(just quietly tho she should maybe get a restraining order against silky nutmeg bc jesus)the hannah montana lipsync was hilar, such a weird shitshowi love all the davenport girls but esp Honey, i love nina west, i’m into Canadian Detox Brooklyn whatever i am here for themi already hate Scarlet Envy she looks like the nightmare child of Tammie Brown & Violet Chachki.and she’s Pearl’s drag daughter so it’ll be negligeès all the way down i guess
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 March 2019 06:49 (five years ago) link
I’d have put Ms 3rd Last in the bottom two because her photoshoot was such a disaster and what a booooring outfit she made. But she probably would have stayed because it would be hard to do worse than that dire lipsynch.
― Madchen, Saturday, 2 March 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
I really, really, really wanted to love Silky but she makes it v hardI did not hate Ariel nearly as much as I thought I would based on the 15 min previewI really loved the *idea* of Soju and wanted her to stay for a minute but it was clear she is just not that good, also lmao at those overdrawn lips???
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 2 March 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
yeah, Soju seemed cool but was really just not ~together~ or ready enough for the show. I enjoy Vanjie & her look but lord she needs a body glitter intervention. girl looks like she’s doing Goldfinger cosplay - she could use half as much & still look good
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 March 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
i was getting a good Nicole Byers vibe off Silky when she walked in. i def want to like her! i just hope she doesnt get booted before she eases up on the gas pedal
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 March 2019 19:44 (five years ago) link
I have a feeling La Visage will say something about the Vanjie body glitter if it continues.
― Madchen, Saturday, 2 March 2019 20:20 (five years ago) link
The conspicuous desperation is so off-putting, though, like if you're gonna play the game try to maybe be a bit more clever about it? It feels so artificial
― vision joanna newsom (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 2 March 2019 20:21 (five years ago) link
wait so.....
it was very clear that soju was not ready to be on the show. the other queens were calling it out on air etc. they tried to edit into a storyline -- soju attempts to prove that she's an actual drag queen! -- but she's prob the least prepared queen in the show's history. i found it embarrassing and i feel bad for her... i see she's trying to make a meme out of going on national tv and talking about how a cyst on her taint exploded while she was on an airplane, and like yeah you can certainly make that kinda thing your brand but i don't think that's how she saw this going. anyway i find it hard to believe the producers didn't realize all of this beforehand and though i don't *think* they cast her with the intention of making a fool out of her, i wonder what they really thought was going to happen
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 March 2019 07:12 (five years ago) link
also i find it extremely lame that they cast a fuckin RECAPPER to be on the show. drag race has this myopia about its own mythology that i find to be kinda suffocating at this point & between soju and vanjie and the summoning or invocation of like two dozen old queens this episode really started to push the limit for me
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 March 2019 07:19 (five years ago) link
oh & the cast is like a third queens whose drag mothers are old drag race queens. it's just a lot
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 March 2019 07:20 (five years ago) link
I sometimes wonder if the ultimate goal of the show is to create a mega All-Stars season where it's all the past champions in a fight to the death, and then Ru finally retires.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 March 2019 08:16 (five years ago) link
Yeah, the show's reached peak Marvel Cinematic Universe monocultural insularity. I too don't know what they were getting at with Soju.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Sunday, 3 March 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
Also, have a feeling its trajectory is going to mirror The Simpsons'.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Sunday, 3 March 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
Pretty sure the producers decided to say fuck saturation we’re riding this thing into the ground.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Sunday, 3 March 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
Ru's early career certainly gives her all reason to make the most when the iron's hot.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Sunday, 3 March 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
I mean we've already reached the 'people who grew up on the show win' stage with Aquaria. Next season should just be recappers, and then Ru sends them all home immediately and then it does finally become the Best Friend Race with Ru and the main three judges just sitting around talking trash.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 March 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
the producers are tanking the show, intentionally or not. imo.
― clouds, Sunday, 3 March 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
i still watch project runway and top chef so it's not like im gonna stop watching this... at its core it's still an amazing show. any show that makes it that long eventually worms its way up its own ass. but drag race is coming out the other side at this point
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 March 2019 20:24 (five years ago) link
I still watch Top Chef and PR too (love Top Chef so much still). I didn't watch the last regular season or finish the All Stars that Trinity And Trixie won (I am not a fan of either of them). I saw the holiday special in its entirety (terrible). I may just wait until the british version comes out before picking this back up.
― Yerac, Sunday, 3 March 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
Has anyone seen the Thai version? I really should.In many ways, the ancillary programming the show has resulted in is where the real fun is these days.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 3 March 2019 21:45 (five years ago) link
What’s a Recapper? Who was it?
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link