there are so many drag queens I know of, both local and IG-famous, who I'd love to see compete but will never get a shot in this current environment
― Murgatroid, Tuesday, 24 January 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link
i'm seeing willow perform on friday...
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 24 January 2023 19:12 (one year ago) link
I can get on board with the "The show is too focused on glamor" train -- that's been the biggest source of enervation for me (not to mention the wallets of the contestants).
― Rabbity Gainsborough (Leee), Tuesday, 24 January 2023 22:19 (one year ago) link
my worry is that with the new format/provider they’ll lose all the wonderful stupidity that made the show great in the first place
― scanner darkly, Wednesday, 25 January 2023 03:37 (one year ago) link
Michelle Visage has spent so much time in London that she was seen eating spotted dick on the left side of the road.
― Rabbity Gainsborough (Leee), Thursday, 26 January 2023 18:54 (one year ago) link
Roffle.
Oh and update time -- RuView!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWdKr81ZK_g
And Willam and Alaska:
https://megaphone.link/FODP4242606848
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 26 January 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link
So a better episode this week. Even the quick clips of the reading challenge was smart.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 28 January 2023 05:11 (one year ago) link
lol I think I must be in Bizzaroworld because THIS last episode felt too compressed!
― John Mayer McCheese (Leee), Monday, 30 January 2023 18:21 (one year ago) link
Ha! It all goes around:
Pit Stop w/Detox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDSqorytQo
Whatcha Packin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXVk54zBz_c
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 30 January 2023 18:30 (one year ago) link
the latest photo fashion ruview was very funny in that it was the opposite of what the judges said on pretty much everything
― scanner darkly, Friday, 3 February 2023 02:54 (one year ago) link
Haha true. And here's that link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsq0az7m7mY
https://megaphone.link/FODP4702877822
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 3 February 2023 03:01 (one year ago) link
This episode felt timekillery but at least we're still winnowing down. Untucked with the Old Gays was the best part.
Pit Stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHrMFX1umBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHj6IMjvhtU
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 5 February 2023 19:13 (one year ago) link
maybe i’d have less of an issue with shorter episodes if they didn’t spend half of the time having an argument over who gets the metal song and the rest of the time talking about the argument
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 5 February 2023 19:27 (one year ago) link
otmseriously fucking kill meand then the same rehashed argument in untucked ffsalso loooool @ marcia thinking she was in the top for a) no old-age makeup and b) that fucking runway look are u joking
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 5 February 2023 19:43 (one year ago) link
Ancillary note but this was fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvD8gaehF4
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 5 February 2023 22:51 (one year ago) link
particularly because it was 10 min where they did not talk about who deserved the metal song
princess poppy: “it looks like she just threw it together”everybody else: “she did, it was a sewing challenge”
― scanner darkly, Monday, 6 February 2023 00:07 (one year ago) link
lol back to 90 mins next month
bullying works
(or not since Best Friends of Hoes will be done by then anyway)
also I like how enough queens will have left by then that it'll feel like it's dragging
thanks MTV
― Murgatroid, Thursday, 9 February 2023 18:31 (one year ago) link
If nothing else I think that'll mean they won't try stuff like THAT again.
Anyway, ancillary fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcLha7A-o-I
https://megaphone.link/FODP6000169696
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 February 2023 16:00 (one year ago) link
I mean, if I'm to be honest with myself, the reason why I don't like longer-format Drag Race is because I basically no longer like Drag Race.
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Friday, 10 February 2023 16:04 (one year ago) link
A fair judgment!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 February 2023 16:10 (one year ago) link
Maybe I've just been successfully seduced over to the Boulet Brothers' world in Dragula.
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Friday, 10 February 2023 16:12 (one year ago) link
Let a million flowers bloom
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 10 February 2023 16:25 (one year ago) link
lol so they added 10 min for more #metalgate and to bring back daytona winds?
the only 2 redeeming moments were “miss vanjie” and “cue a sniper”
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 11 February 2023 05:26 (one year ago) link
That last part was an amazing moment.No minutes added though? Still only an hour.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 11 February 2023 06:39 (one year ago) link
you’re right, we get it through a subscription, so no commercials, and i misread the total time as the remaining time when we were 10 mins into it
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 11 February 2023 18:23 (one year ago) link
JFC that was bad.
I hated that mincing trot when Olivia Luxx did it and I'm completely over it with Spice.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 11 February 2023 20:09 (one year ago) link
the lipsync was pretty greatthe challenge was meh. malaysia & mistress were fun tho & good final moment w the special guest. but jesus, even for a dopey sitcom challenge the editing on the final video was overkill to ridic levels. embarrassing. loosey laduca is bringing a lot of jan energy now with her “i should have been in the top” & that always leads me to pray for a spectacular flameout … so fingers crossed?inject sasha colby’s runway into my veins so good
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 11 February 2023 20:15 (one year ago) link
kandy & bianca on pitstop is a gift btw
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 11 February 2023 20:29 (one year ago) link
Jax definitely turned out for that lipsync.
I kind of think that Anetra's comedy skills are overlooking something very fundamental, like she's giving total dead-face that makes the jokes fall flat, and so I was surprised that she got into the top (then we would've been spared Loosey moaning about being safe).
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 11 February 2023 20:33 (one year ago) link
Oh great another lipsync smackdown next week. Can Marsha*3 or S-titties sashay away already?
― octobeard, Sunday, 12 February 2023 09:08 (one year ago) link
I miss the chemistry and creativity of last season's group so much
― octobeard, Sunday, 12 February 2023 09:09 (one year ago) link
Ahead of tomorrow, a little ancillary catchup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Ox6rdesoI
https://megaphone.link/FODP8350334379
Meantime: saw the premiere of Drag Race Belgique today. Rita's a solid host and the vibe was engagingly low key, and I mean that as a compliment. It felt more affable and supporting than DRAMA, and I don't mind it.
Also we've got Drag Race Sverige aka Sweden starting up in a little over two weeks...
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 17 February 2023 05:06 (one year ago) link
Loved Sasha's stone cold professionalism: "I know the song, I know the stage."
Respect to Anetra for choosing not to steamroll Spice but that would've been entertaining.
Mistress doing the titty pop once was cute, doing it twice in the same song makes me question how deep her bag of tricks is.
The Untucked montage of all the acrobatic moves with Salina's belly flop was perfect.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 18 February 2023 23:08 (one year ago) link
Selena’s lipsync made me finally come around on enjoying her Love Anetra, so classy, very badass. Sasha Colby ICON LEGEND AMAZINGWhen it comes down to it, I just really hated every single one of jax’s wigs and i never got past it. She always looked like she had no neck. Impressive performer tho!
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 February 2023 23:24 (one year ago) link
loocey is going full jan with her delusion levels
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 February 2023 23:25 (one year ago) link
Her Joan Rivers was great but said delusion is honestly her next best, most watchable quality.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 18 February 2023 23:43 (one year ago) link
Episode was great, but I feel like a lot of the wins were awarded according to producers' pre-decided storyline. I agreed with the girls in the werkroom, I thought Jax killed it against Mistress.
Sasha is just in a league of her own for me. Talented, likeable, professional, sickening, I hope she wins.
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 21 February 2023 16:34 (one year ago) link
Easily in the top four. Who else at this point, you think?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 February 2023 17:21 (one year ago) link
comparing this ep to last season’s reinforced how much lower stakes feel this season
i was also surprised nobody seemed to employ willow’s strategy of “pick the queen that will pick the song i want” although the untucked addressed that somewhat.
loved how this ep improved the standing of the queens that didn’t get a chance to showcase yet (selena, marcia)
When it comes down to it, I just really hated every single one of jax’s wigs and i never got past it. She always looked like she had no neck. Impressive performer tho!
otm. also, she’s very technical/precise but there is just certain something missing, like, relax and just have some fun! she reminds me of denali that way.
lots or rigor morris in this ep for sure but if nothing else it was worth it for the aretra vs sasha lipsync.
my top 4 at this point would probably be: sasha, aretra, luxx and selena
(interesting detail in the untucked about sasha losing some competition to selina)
― scanner darkly, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 19:21 (one year ago) link
sasha wont win the whole thing shes too established/old
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 20:50 (one year ago) link
yeah, not enough of a story arc
― scanner darkly, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 21:20 (one year ago) link
lol i don’t know why i keep calling anetra aretra
― scanner darkly, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 21:21 (one year ago) link
I don't think the c.u.n.t. level is as high as it was last season with Willow, Angeria, Camden, Kornbread, Bosco, Daya, even Jorgeous.
My top at this moment would be Sasha, Mistress, Anetra and a toss up between Salina, Luxx and Marcia.
I love Malaysia, buy I feel she's missing some confidence and it's hurting her.
Spice should've left last week.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 23 February 2023 17:57 (one year ago) link
Either it's a very nothing year or the editing is terrible (or it's me, maybe it's me?), because I just can't muster any interest in any of these people. Nobody is funny, nobody is particularly smart. Everything feels like something we've seen before. Anetra and Sasha are the only two I can picture in the final.
― trishyb, Saturday, 25 February 2023 11:58 (one year ago) link
combination of editing? (shorter time mebbe - tho the early seasons were only an hour and did give drama), burnout? i couldnt make my way thru season 14 and just retried and still could not do it
queens less interesting? the whole ppl who grew up watching show as opposed to being out in clubs etc debate?
challenges not as much fun? (as always more sewing!, more drag on a dime, etc better imo)
i'm at least watching this one but not invested - guessing yeah sasha, anetra, mistress, plus? at this point
that said, anetra (baby detox) is kinda fun, her dismissal of spice as a lip sync challenge last week was cute - cant kill a baby deer - liked her eleganza this week but outfits otherwise not been amazing, sasha is fine but outside of her zombie lip sync which was cool not that excitingmarcia is trying finally and finally got rid of the nose gagmistress is fun only in shit stirring but otherwise just fine
― H in Addis, Saturday, 25 February 2023 13:47 (one year ago) link
I still think their ridiculous idea of putting in a separate show between the main one and Untucked sucks. (And they're continuing to do that next week anyway! With an even more unrelated show?)
Anyway the Spice must flow. I mean go. (And did.)
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:14 (one year ago) link
Anyway new Pit Stop and it's Alyssa Edwards, so I'm sure there's a comment from her about Luxx's impersonation...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcDIbpMlxGw
Plus Whatcha as always
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6igKPm0d3YE
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
it’s a bad season when you anticipate the pit stop more than the actual show
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 25 February 2023 18:08 (one year ago) link
i love loosey’s self-own with her ugly-ass “runner-up” dress that honestly looked like she made it for someone a full 6 inches shorter yet she made it for herself go figure and martha just snorting rails of delusion now too lol. she should have been in the top? THIS top? on THIS drag race! i mean. if anyone’s drag screams middling safe realness it’s her lol but go off not sad about lack of spice going forward, but did like how kind Mistress was to her and my top three for sure Sasha, Anetra & Mistress. I think Lux needs to let go a little more & not be so on-brand always. Reminda me of the first early episodes of Naomi in her season. Once Naomi started being stupid & enjoying herself she like BECAME the Naomi we love. Because we can already see the beauty & the legs, you can be giving AND be a dork & not ruin the vibe.
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 25 February 2023 21:19 (one year ago) link
I think I'm the closest thing to a Marcia stan and I was also like, "Your look is a bustier with some beads. At least Luxx has a credible argument."
― Shartreuse (Leee), Saturday, 25 February 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link