RuPaul's Drag Race (Original Franchise)

[Phloo]

These clown skits make Dora the Explorer look subversive. We’re not Drag Tots, Ru! You can let a joke breathe and settle before you let Jinkx cackle the scene into oblivion. I actually appreciated Shea just being a believable normal person fffff. 9021-ho found in the museum of film & television

Raja stomped because she probably was that gum chewing eye rolling goth in the late 80's. Time traveling queen. Also “i don’t really need many lines i just want to serve a look” is so fucking funny alaksksnskkw. Yes mom, clarify your brand!

Also Yvie kind of looked incredible this week. Her best look me thinks!

 

[nikkysan]

dd y'all are all doing a bit much over this episode (and Jinkx)... as far as acting challenges go it wasn't the worst I've ever seen. Happy Raja got another deserved win and redeemed herself after the Lizzo lipsync.

 

[Shockbox]

Sex and the kitty girls or whatever it was is hands down the worst acting challenge. It’s not even watchable.

 

[Robsolete]

completely blocked out... S13.

I absolutely am trying to, every night.

 

[JMRGBY]

The best way I can describe that acting challenge with is long.

 

[drewsky]

There's been far worse acting challenges. It got a chuckle or two out of me, which was far more than previous seasons.

 

[Txetxu]

This acting challenge wasn't bad at all (and any challenges that sees Raja winning is a plus in my books).Trinity truly deserved a top place too (who was, sincerely, hilarious playing dumb).

 

[Serg.]

The way Shea kinda bodied that acting challenge, she didn't overact like most of them and had very funny reactions.

 

[swim]

The Viv's dress... can't stop thinking about it. Give the designer the Emmy

 

[Mr.Arroz]

He’s raiding Karamo from Queer Eyes closet now that he doesn’t really wear them all that much anymore.

Karamo can go to Hell too tbqfh

 

[Lucas]

It's Fashion.

 

[SecretSatisfaction]

Janicza Bravo was an absolutely fantastic guest judge

 

[aaronhansome]

It's Fashion.

this is so hilarious. I love them.

 

[burzacott]

I know lots of people don't like The Viv but she, Jinx and Trinity feel like a pretty obvious top three to me at this point. All three are absolutely killing it.

 

[Mikl C]

Fuck Trixie and Katya- Bob and Peppermint are the all-time best drag race duo

 

[constantino]

I just think the show's format is getting stale, which is being exacerbated by the artificially positive critiques and drawn out episodes of this season.

Whether it be Top Chef, Top Model or Project Runway, every other competition reality series on Drag Race's makes the point of upping the stakes and production value as the show grows. International trips, externally produced challenges with investment by leaders in their fields, giving contestants the opportunity to showcase what they actually do in the real world. Why not take the top 5/6 on the road? Dragula did it in their first season on a measly budget.

Meanwhile, over a decade in we're still watching Ross Matthews gurning from across the same IKEA desk in the same tiny studio in West Hollywood where the contestants are kept under lock and key, performing the same shitty challenges in the same lot.

Only Drag Race Thailand has actually taken the format to a different echelon; in season 1 they rented an entire fucking palace produced an actual scripted soap opera featuring the entire cast, and in both season finales they gave the queens agency to go away and produce a show for a live audience.

There is no reason why they cannot do better.

 

[RHOPJ]

Raja's runway this week! Pure genius.

 

[cleosnatchra]

Drag Race Thailand really was so much better! Was just thinking earlier about how amazing the hosts / judges were, especially.

 

[Mikl C]

Put her in rice~!

Who else would have the sheer nerve

 

[Mr.Arroz]

It's Fashion.

Before they even mentioned it

Peppermint is LIFE

Bob & Thorgy is amazing but so is anything done with Peppermint. Iconic.