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Hello hello. So my evil back and leg are back to raise pain and anxiety again, and my move is a week out, so this will be another super fast one. Next week’s may be shorter than Serena Cha Cha’s stay on the show. Anyway, now that our caveats are out of the way, please enjoy!
THOTS
- Who is the target audience for drag tots? Is it kids? We all know kids LOVE wowpresentsplus content…… If it is a show in the style of a kids cartoon but for adults, I need it to be dirtier. Though that said Latrice and Bianca are superb voice actors.
- We will talk more on the lip-sync later, but not using “boys” (below), “vroom vroom”, or “blame it on your love” was so rude.
- The game within a game is finally here. I feel like that phrase is going to be proven a misnomer- it’s seemingly just the lip-sync from All Stars 4, which is more of an on-off competition than an all-season game. Semantics but still.
CHART
- So, it’s that thing where the show throws everyone in the bottom for dramatic effect and it dramatically screws up my metrics. Fuck my drag right.
- Rajah (who fully deserved the win for whatever this challenge was- she looked incredible) is now so far ahead it is doubtful that anyone can catch her.
- How will the returning queen’s points work? What I usually do is take the returning queens score when they were kicked off and subtract 3 from it (I take away 2 points for being in the bottom 2, so 3 seems appropriate for being asked to sashay). This will make it a super uphill battle for the returning queen to win, but that feels right to me.
PREDICTIONS
- Kylie Sonique Love +1
- Ra’jah O’Hara +3
- Ginger Minj -2
- A’Keria C Davenport (Preseason Prediction: 2nd, Most Recent Prediction: 7th) * Returning
- Trinity K Bonet -2
- Eureka O’Hara (Preseason Prediction: 5th, Most Recent Prediction: 4th)
- Pandora Boxx (Preseason Prediction: 12th, Most Recent Prediction: 6th)
- Jan (Preseason Prediction: 4th, Most Recent Prediction: 6th)
- Scarlett Envy (Preseason Prediction: 8th, Most Recent Prediction: 9th)
- Yara Sofia (Preseason Prediction: 6th, Most Recent Prediction: 7th)
- Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Preseason Prediction: 11th, Most Recent Prediction: 10th)
- Jiggly Caliente (Preseason Prediction: 3rd, Most Recent Prediction: 3rd)
- Serena Cha Cha (Preseason Prediction: 13th, Most Recent Prediction: 13th)
- Ok so my preseason predictions are now even with weekly predictions at 3/9. Party.
- Eureka had a good showing but just never got that big winning moment. Her behavior was far less annoying than her first season. Wishing her well and maybe I’ll finally watch We’re Here.
- I have Kylie in first. It’s clear to me that Trinity probably isn’t winning, Ginger feels like too obvious of a winner, and though she’s the current frontrunner, it is still unbelievable to me that the producers would crown a queen with as little followers as Ra’jah. Kylie feels like the perfect remaining option.
- How will the game within a game work? No idea but I’m imagining an all lip-sync episode like the premiere of season 13. Maybe the eliminated nine with lip-sync in pairs (one group of 3), and the winners will go against the final 4.
- I think it will be a similar result to season 4 when Monique Heart tied Latrice Royale and Latrice got back in without anyone going home (I don’t think any of the final 4 are in danger of going home this week- I think Trinity might go next week). My guess for the returning queen is A’Keria. My other choices are Jan and Yara, but both have spoken out against production, which I don’t think they would do if they had returned. Eureka is also a possibility, but that would be so predictable and boring. I’d be happy to see A’Keria back. We will see.
LIST
10 Worst Lip-syncs Ever
Kameron Michaels had a plethora of regrets and complaints after her lip-sync on last week’s episode (you can learn more about it in the video below). While it was certainly underwhelming, it wasn’t the worst lip-sync we have seen by any means. In that vein, I’ve decided to list my 10 worst lip-syncs ever from the show.
10-Yara Sofia and Alexis Matteo v. Raven (All Stars 1)
This one isn’t so bad- Raven gives it, but the red button was a stunt hyped all season and wound up being extremely disappointing and counterproductive. It robbed us of what might have been a much closer and fierce lip-sync between Alexis and Raven.
9- Jaida Essence Hall vs. Crystal Methyd v. Gigi Goode (Season 12)
Peak 2020. It’s not unentertaining and they all did a good job. 2 minutes is too long to watch just mouths and it’s weirdly difficult to watch all 3 closely at once. Ru’s facekini remains wild.
8- Laila McQueen v. Dax Exclimationpoint (Season 8)
This one isn’t as bad as you’d think since it’s one of the only 2 double eliminations. That said, with such a great song neither of them captured its spirit at all.
7-Cynthia Lee Fontaine v. Farrah Moan (Season 9)
Farrah Moan is adorable, but this is one of the lowest energy and least interesting lip-syncs we’ve ever seen. Cynthia, god bless her, just cannot mouth words effectively. Also, it’s that awkward thing where the musician is there and it’s a meh lip-sync. The fact it winds up being a double shantay is insane.
6-Miz Cracker v Kennedy Davenport (All Stars 5)
If Kameron is still mad, she should watch this one and realize it could have been much worse. Kennedy is one of the best lip-syncers ever to have been on the show but didn’t seem prepared at all for this song. Cracker approached it with a lot of energy but didn’t capture the dramatic and cheesy tone of “Fancy” at all. It’s rough.
5-Vivienne Pinay v Honey Mahogany (Season 5)
In a season with some of the best lip-syncs ever, we have this epic dud. As the great Alyssa Edwards says perfectly- “they are both lacking energy. It’s Britney Spears! Bring it!” Unfortunately, they did not take her advice. The fact Honey doesn’t have a reveal under that huge kaftan and wig is wild. It’s bad but also not outright offensive, it just doesn’t go anywhere at all.
4-A’keria C. Davenport v. Plastique Tiara v. Scarlett Envy v. Honey Davenport v. Shuga Cain v. Ra’Jah O’Hara (Season 11)
I don’t like 3 way lip-syncs because it’s too hard to pay attention to all three at once, so this was super ineffective. I do find Honey’s weird cat-cow posing hilarious. It just wasn’t the gag they thought it would be. Also, truly a terrible remix of Waiting for Tonight, when the classic one is pure gold.
3-Aiden Zane v. Brita (Season 12)
So many cons to list- 1: how are we not using the Idina Menzel version? 2: The snow could not be cheesier. 3: The judges’ over-enthusiasm is so cringe. 4: The queens’ energy could not be more unevenly matched. Brita is performing like it’s the finale, and Aiden is just trying lazily not to get hypothermia. We get it Drag Race: Frozen the Musical gave you a check. Play it cool sheesh.
2-Silky Nutmeg Ganache v Nina West (Season 11)
So bad that Ru had to put a “Meh” in front of his shantay pronouncement. The best part by far is A’Keria comparing Nina to a moving teddy bear and Silky to a “walrus out of the water”. Such an amazing song, and no energy at all, even though we were warned all season how “ready to lip-sync” one of these queens was. The nerve.
1-Pearl v Miss Fame (Season 7)
So bad it’s almost good. The challenge was ugly dresses but they both look beautiful and glamorous. Demi Lovato trying to give approving faces is amazing. This is like when you get all dressed up (Ru looks AMAZING) for your friend’s bar mitzvah, and then they just do terrible. Tough stuff, but funny.
Alright friends. Enjoy your weekend and see you next week. Let the music play!
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