RuPaul's Drag Race

Hrududu · 20-05-2020 10:56am

I only saw one episode but before they showed the "celebrities" the queens (Bob, Kim Chi and Nina West) were trying to guess. And it was all people like Gwyneth Paltrow, and that level of famous. Lol.

Hunchback · 21-05-2020 1:32am

Hrududu wrote: »

I only saw one episode but before they showed the "celebrities" the queens (Bob, Kim Chi and Nina West) were trying to guess. And it was all people like Gwyneth Paltrow, and that level of famous. Lol.

Yes, indeed. They should've actively discouraged that lol. The anti-climax was real

kg703 · 21-05-2020 12:45pm

I think that was the joke though no? That they were guessing A listers when it would obviously not be

Hunchback · 21-05-2020 5:15pm

kg703 wrote: »

I think that was the joke though no? That they were guessing A listers when it would obviously not be

It was a joke, I agree, but it really put focus on how genuinely underwhelming the celebrities were. (Well, underwhelming in terms of their cebrity status outside of this show. I actually liked each of the celebs though. Except Nico who, I dunno, he just grated on my nerves a bit. But prolly a decent guy IRL).

Rick_ · 22-05-2020 8:24am

Nico is a complete t**t and threw a hissy fit when they didn't win and it was edited out. Even their speech on the main stage was incredibly self-adulating and they basically said it was due to them that straights were appearing on the show and validating them as a person. What an egotistical pr*ck!

Irish Aris · 22-05-2020 10:30am

PFMC84 wrote: »

Nico is a complete t**t and threw a hissy fit when they didn't win and it was edited out. Even their speech on the main stage was incredibly self-adulating and they basically said it was due to them that straights were appearing on the show and validating them as a person. What an egotistical pr*ck!

agreed.
Even as a guest judge in season 10, he came across as annoying. Thank God Courtney Love was also a guest judge on that episode for some balance.

Hunchback · 22-05-2020 11:27am

Irish Aris wrote: »

agreed.
Even as a guest judge in season 10, he came across as annoying. Thank God Courtney Love was also a guest judge on that episode for some balance.

side note - that was a great lipsynch by Mayhem Miller in that episode, and totally cronge one by Yuhua Hamasaki

tringle · 01-06-2020 12:46pm

Just watched the finale of Season 12 now, very underwhelming. I know the world is a bit mad now but was still expecting some effort.

Hunchback · 01-06-2020 3:08pm

Well, the show has been in decline since Season 7, there is no doubt about it.

The show is self-referential, and pretty much exists now as what it was set up to parody.

I still enjoy it, and there are stellar moments here and there. But they are fewer and farther between.

I think the biggest thing that shook it up in recent years, and the bit that made me sit back and really take note was The Vixen. I think it was Season 10. Anyway, she really has something to say. I was so impressed by her. I just gobbled her up when she was on telly. Prolly won’t see many more queens like her on the show. It’s not worth it for them. Queens who are really trying to be something different, or just be authentic, end up getting death threats from teeny tiny internet freaks in their bedrooms. It’s so bizarre to me. As Acid Betty said - “aren’t we all jus menz in wigs?’

Roll on Allstars 5 though.

kg703 · 02-06-2020 9:05am

I enjoyed it to a certain extent - it certainly missed the live show spectacle but I thought it was interesting to see what they could do at home - even though I was team Jaida all the way, I thought what crystal did with the birds and what Gigi did with the take on me thing was great. Really creative. Poor Jaida in her tiny apt rolling around the couch

It was hard to get the full spectacle of the lip syncs though - did love Jaidas crown on her frilled lizard outfit ha! Gigis was a bit meh - felt Ive seen her do that schoolgirl / dorothy look a lot for some reason just didnt feel it. And as amazing as her outfit was crystals talents clearly dont lie in lisyncing.

Besides the end of it being over Zoom, I enjoyed this season thought it was one of the best in recent years. Especially considering how SP had to be edited out!

Mattdhg · 02-06-2020 10:19am

I thought the season was pretty strong as a whole but by god the finale was a let down. Kinda disappointed Jaida won because she never showed much personality and can come off very boring. Despite losing Gigi is already well set, shes gained a huge following and tours with Werq the World

Hrududu · 02-06-2020 2:29pm

I went into the finale thinking it would come down to Gigi vs Jaida

Up Close Lip Sync: I thought Gigi took this one. Crystal didn't really grab my attention, and Jaida had her angles all wrong

First lip sync: They couldn't eliminate Crystal after that. It was deranged, and I loved it. I also thought Gigi's was very clever. I thought Jaida didn't show the same creativity as the other two. Her performance probably would have killed in a live show.

At this stage, I thought Jaida was in trouble. She was my favourite going into the finale. So when Ru sent all three of them through I knew it had to be hers to win.

The final lip sync: I was a bit meh on all of them.

To be fair, when I heard the finale would be over a zoom like call I thought it would be a lot worse than it turned out to be. The fact that they had to depend on the queen's own creativeness for one of the lip syncs gave us something we wouldn't have seen otherwise.

Its a shame these gals have been on the show this year. What with the Sherry Pie stuff, and the coronavirus stopping them from gigging/touring to build on their brands. Plus having All Stars starting right away they're going to have to hope people remember them when they do get out and about.

I enjoyed Season 12. It was stronger than last year I think. But that could just be the fact that its fresh in my mind

Rick_ · 07-06-2020 1:49pm

So, anyone seen the first ep of All Stars 5 then? It won't be on Netflix until next week and will be put up at the same time as episode 2 so there will be twice as much content next Saturday for everyone to see, but some of us may have watched it by other means. Its a very interesting start to the season and the new twist is a bit... odd. Explaining it to some people is like trying to explain the offside rule in soccer to them, but you get there eventually!

Hunchback · 07-06-2020 2:45pm

PFMC84 wrote: »

So, anyone seen the first ep of All Stars 5 then? It won't be on Netflix until next week and will be put up at the same time as episode 2 so there will be twice as much content next Saturday for everyone to see, but some of us may have watched it by other means. Its a very interesting start to the season and the new twist is a bit... odd. Explaining it to some people is like trying to explain the offside rule in soccer to them, but you get there eventually!

That lipsynch was EVERYTHING

Bazinga_N · 10-06-2020 3:32pm

PFMC84 wrote: »

So, anyone seen the first ep of All Stars 5 then? It won't be on Netflix until next week and will be put up at the same time as episode 2 so there will be twice as much content next Saturday for everyone to see, but some of us may have watched it by other means. Its a very interesting start to the season and the new twist is a bit... odd. Explaining it to some people is like trying to explain the offside rule in soccer to them, but you get there eventually!

I don't know if it was the fact it was a premiere with familar old faces or the new twist, but I found it to be the first episode of RPDR I've really enjoyed in quite some time! I don't know what it was exactly, but it just felt fresh or something. I'm eager to see if it'll continue to be so great for the rest of the season, but fingers crossed!

Rick_ · 11-06-2020 9:20am

All Stars 5 now has Untucked and having watched it, it seemed more like the old series than the show ever has since it changed format in Series 7. I don't know if it was the queens from earlier seasons making me think that, but I actually enjoyed watching it, though it could still do without the text on screen describing what is going on and also the slow motion black and white shots that seem to go on forever played over sad music. Just let them get drunk and fight like they used to!

kg703 · 11-06-2020 10:46am

I actually wasnt too much of a fan of the first episode or the untucked to be honest. I think coming from the back of S12 where there didnt seem to be any forced drama, AS5 felt very very.....scripted? I know there is an element of scripting to it but its just very obvious that they are hyper aware of their brand etc while on camera....

The whole - come and talk to me and tell me why you deserve to be here is complete cringe, I really wish they wouldnt force it. Especially with the two who did it last week... I mean....zero point

Lipsync was brilliant - I look forward to the rest of them now!! Hard to beat that assassin with their variety of tricks and general mentalness.

Rick_ · 12-06-2020 7:37am

Was honestly expecting them to bring out

Mimi Imfurst

for a rematch!

If anyone hasn't seen episode 1 yet, episode 1 and 2 will both be on Netflix tomorrow morning and thankfully from now on the episodes will debut Saturday mornings as normal. They still haven't revealed why they couldn't give us the episode last week.

kg703 · 15-06-2020 11:39am

Slay Coulee - that is all

Rick_ · 15-06-2020 2:15pm

I'm actually sad to see

Ongina

go home so soon, have been wanting to see her on an All Stars season for so long and then we finally get her for all of 2 episodes

and she appears to be unwell which affected her performance and confidence

.

Are the eliminated queens getting to come back later this season or has that been scrapped?

Irish Aris · 15-06-2020 3:08pm

PFMC84 wrote: »

I'm actually sad to see
Ongina
go home so soon, have been wanting to see her on an All Stars season for so long and then we finally get her for all of 2 episodes
and she appears to be unwell which affected her performance and confidence
.

Are the eliminated queens getting to come back later this season or has that been scrapped?

Agreed about

Ongina

had high hopes for her.

The voting twist is interesting but it could cause some controversy as cliques will be created - if episode one with the deliberation between

Mayhem and India

is anything to go by.

Frankly I can't see past

Shay Coolee or Jujubee

for the win, none of the rest really strike me as All Star Winner material yet. I find

Blair St Clair

improved since the last time and it is always fun to see

Alexis Mateo

, but that's just about it.

Rick_ · 16-06-2020 7:31am

Yes, my strong feelings are that either

Jujubee or Shea Couleé

will win the season. Unless of course we get another Naomi Smalls incident where someone decides to get rid of the strongest queens to increase their chances.

tringle · 18-06-2020 7:04am

Watched episode 1 and 2 of AS5 last night and realised I havent seen season 10 as some of these were definitely new to me. Ru said it was 2020 so did they manage to film the whole season before lockdown i wonder.

Rick_ · 18-06-2020 8:48am

No, it was filmed just after Season 12 last summer, so they likely had Ru say that as they knew it wasn't going to be shown until after Season 12 had been broadcast earlier this year.

Tig98 · 28-06-2020 9:22am

That all stars lip sync tho ðŸ’¥

Rick_ · 03-07-2020 11:07pm

Anyone watched Canada's Drag Race yet? It's actually really fun and a breath of fresh air as Ru isn't involved (that much). Also, speculation is fuelling that Ru may b e done with Drag Race and it may continue without him, and with Ru deleting all social media profiles yesterday, if the show was to continue without him I don't think that would be a bad thing to be honest. Some queens have even taken to social media to slag him off, including S11 winner Yvie Oddly. Interesting times.

Hunchback · 04-07-2020 2:44am

PFMC84 wrote: »

Anyone watched Canada's Drag Race yet? It's actually really fun and a breath of fresh air as Ru isn't involved (that much). Also, speculation is fuelling that Ru may b e done with Drag Race and it may continue without him, and with Ru deleting all social media profiles yesterday, if the show was to continue without him I don't think that would be a bad thing to be honest. Some queens have even taken to social media to slag him off, including S11 winner Yvie Oddly. Interesting times.

That's the most interesting Drag Race tweet in ages!

kg703 · 06-07-2020 9:39am

Yeah my friend told me this as well - all SM stuff gone and then there was the weird masked appearances at the S12 finales.... very strange. To be honest, I'd be sad if he went - he is a very integral part of the whole thing. I watched Canada's DR and I felt the judges a bit....meh.... but I did liked the contestants - bar one who I shall not name for Spoilers but anyone who watched it will no who....crazy much?

I look forward now to getting two helpings of DR every week!

Heres the big question though -

who was telling the truth - India or Alexis?? I didnt really believe India if I'm honest - wheres the footage?!

CucamarMor · 06-07-2020 1:24pm

Never seen any of them. Not my thing. However, when someone told me in the UK version, one of them was called bag of chips or something, I thought it might be up my street

Tig98 · 06-07-2020 2:46pm

I think she was telling the truth, especially after the whole "4 H's" thing.

They'll definitely leave it out until the reunion episode and then show the footage (or lack thereof).

eviltwin · 06-07-2020 4:12pm

PFMC84 wrote: »

Anyone watched Canada's Drag Race yet? It's actually really fun and a breath of fresh air as Ru isn't involved (that much). Also, speculation is fuelling that Ru may b e done with Drag Race and it may continue without him, and with Ru deleting all social media profiles yesterday, if the show was to continue without him I don't think that would be a bad thing to be honest. Some queens have even taken to social media to slag him off, including S11 winner Yvie Oddly. Interesting times.

Where can we watch it?

Rick_ · 06-07-2020 6:51pm

Canada's Drag Race is on BBC iPlayer if you can get access to that. And it's available by the usual alternative means as well...

kg703 · 08-07-2020 10:21am

Tig98 wrote: »

I think she was telling the truth, especially after the whole "4 H's" thing.

They'll definitely leave it out until the reunion episode and then show the footage (or lack thereof).

Yeah...its hard to know really. I mean it was 100% strategic, that's obvious. But was she asked? Who knows!

Martina1991 · 08-07-2020 11:00am

PFMC84 wrote: »

Canada's Drag Race is on BBC iPlayer if you can get access to that. And it's available by the usual alternative means as well...

First episode is on Youtube as well.

Rick_ · 08-07-2020 12:13pm

Also, BBC ONE is showing Canada's Drag Race on Monday nights around 11pm if you can't get access to iPlayer.

Hrududu · 12-07-2020 12:41pm

I just love Jujubee. That’s it.

Rick_ · 13-07-2020 4:43pm

If I had to give her a score, I'd give her a sensible 74.

I think it's kind of obvious now it'll be a Shea or Jujubee win, but I have a soft spot for Juju and hope she takes the crown. I wouldn't even be mad at another double crowning, as long as they acknowledged it and did it properly, not some last minute fakery they did with AS4.

Tig98 · 13-07-2020 7:21pm

Ahhhhhh c'mon.... Cracker for the win....

Rick_ · 13-07-2020 7:55pm

I enjoy Cracker too, but I don't see her as All Star material yet - she needs a little more time in my opinion.

Oh, and I'm feckin' raging about Alexis Matteo going home before Blair St. Clair, who I think has been so underwhelming all season. I can only hope Blair doesn't take one of the Top 3 spots from Shea, Juju or Cracker, who would all be better and more worthy winners over her.

14-07-2020 1:09pm

A Shea/Juju double crowning would make more sense than a Monet/Trinity one ever did. It's a shame they used that gimmick last season because I feel like it almost certainly rules it out for AS5

kg703 · 14-07-2020 2:29pm

The hilarious edit to make it look like they both won though was brilliant. Seriously so bad.

Cant see anyone but Shea winning it but then again AS3 was Shangelas and they managed to ruin that

I do love me some Juju and she is (and always will be

) an all star.

I actually think BsC has done alright, her looks have been really good IMO. Waaay better then I thought shed do

Rick_ · 19-07-2020 11:46am

Well, did we get the top 3 we wanted?

Also, it's kinda obvious what that phone call was at the end of the episode, but why do it on the final episode, unless we're getting an All Stars 3 type scenario, in which case I will riot.

Tig98 · 19-07-2020 3:22pm

Please enlighten me about the phone call

I thought it was just about a usual reunion episode but then realised they don't really do them for all stars. I know they're all back for next week anyways

Hunchback · 20-07-2020 1:00am

PFMC84 wrote: »

Well, did we get the top 3 we wanted?

Also, it's kinda obvious what that phone call was at the end of the episode, but why do it on the final episode, unless we're getting an All Stars 3 type scenario, in which case I will riot.

Stonewall; The SHEquel!!!!

Hunchback · 20-07-2020 1:01am

Hunchback wrote: »

Stonewall; The SHEquel!!!!

"Wait.... Nn....nobody died at Stonewall?"

Rick_ · 20-07-2020 8:01am

RuPaul threw the first phone at Stonewall.

Only All Stars 2 got a reunion, and then when they bring the queens back in any other All Stars season the "reunion" is them confronting each other over eliminations in a 5 minute clip, which isn't really the same.

kg703 · 20-07-2020 9:13am

Sure the preview clip showed them all coming back and getting to the bottom of the voting drama so we know they are coming back!

Yes though, hopefully not an AS3 moment

baby and crumble · 20-07-2020 9:42am

Deleted User wrote: »

A Shea/Juju double crowning would make more sense than a Monet/Trinity one ever did. It's a shame they used that gimmick last season because I feel like it almost certainly rules it out for AS5

kg703 wrote: »

The hilarious edit to make it look like they both won though was brilliant. Seriously so bad.

The mad thing is if you watch the Trixie documentary on Netflix (well worth it BTW) it follows her as AS3 is being aired, and at one point after the final episode she's like "I thought maybe we both won, they filmed an announcement with a joint crowning" and yet they DIDN'T for AS4?????

I won't be mad at any of the winners for this season now we're at Top 3. I'd love to see JuJuBee take it just for nostalgia and having only 1 main challenge win in all 3 seasons she's been on but I don't see that. I reckon Shea is going to either a) go SO BIG for the finale we won't know what hits us or b) fall apart at the final lip sync performance just because she's still so in her head about Sasha.

Hrududu · 20-07-2020 10:36am

Hunchback wrote: »

"Wait.... Nn....nobody died at Stonewall?"

RIP Derrick. We truly didn’t deserve her

Martina1991 · 20-07-2020 12:20pm

I think it's set up for a Shea win with the recurring story line of losing to Sasha. When I saw the line up I thought she should be the odds on favourite.

Juju has carried the show at times being so funny but she's only ever had one challenge win.

I really like Cracker but in day one I never thought she'd win. However, she has 3 wins now, 2 in a row. It could come down to the last challenge.

I'd be happy to see any of them win.

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