RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 + General Discussion

[Mushroom]

I definitely agree this season’s starting to lose momentum, and the format and critiques are adding to that, but this also feels like a bigger issue with the show at large.

International seasons like UK 2 and Espana 1 are exempt because of their shorter running order but I’d say Season 9 was probably the last time a season genuinely felt like it was firing on all cylinders until the finale. The less said about the pacing of 13 and (the admittedly pretty good) 14 the better but with All Stars, 3 and 4 majorly hit the skids once Ben and Manila left, All Stars 5 hit the skids the moment it started and even All Stars 6, which was largely great, had the one-two punch of Drag Tots and the monologues to see it out and ultimately take all of the wind out of its sails.

A 10 episode season would have suited this format perfectly but it’s clear quantity over quality has been the show’s M.O for some time now and they choose to cater to that by padding out the running order with tried and true challenges that the audience mostly hates but which they know how to do (acting, multiple design challenges etc).

 

[Jersey]

I could watch this season even longer, on the flip side. Every week has not been a disappointment in my eyes and it's refreshing to not have to cringe through filler queens.

Shea being dead-last star wise is 100% criminal. Yvie is truly the only one that I think is out of her element.

 

[LPMA]

Honestly I just love having these queens back on my screen and watching them interact. The rest doesn't particularly sway me or way or another.

 

[BTG]

Moving forward, the way to handle the critiques for All Winners is to treat it how they treated Jaida in Snatch Game and laugh off the fact that a queen didn’t quite hit the mark. It keeps things real without too much negativity.

 

[navytaxi]

manifesting Monet slaying the roast and making her way to that finale

 

[constantino]

Looking forward to this monologue lip sync

 

[Vasilios]

If they start lip-syncing to monologues I'm out dd

 

[LPMA]

Looking forward to this monologue lip sync

Well we already know Monet can do that one

 

[2014]

Yeah this seemed like another very apparent Jinx-y lip-sync. Monet was better though.

 

[Joe.]

No negative critiques at all was a bad choice I agree but runways alone make this season great to watch.

 

[BEST FICTION]

But Eureka constantly makes fat jokes or about her eating. So it's not funny as it's expected.

Food or fat jokes isn't a crutch Jinkx uses in every single Drag Race performance.

Jinkx: I’m fat and old! (Even though I’m 34 and pretty average)
You:

 

[BEST FICTION]

So, what we're saying is that if things were different they'd be different...?

My point was more so that if someone was to do say… Monet or Shea’s routines, they’d still be great because they were just straight up good routines and should be rewarded for that. But if someone that wasn’t so universally adored tried a comedy routine akin to Jinkx, the world would’ve hated it.

So all in all… Roxxxy Andrews was robbed.

 

[LPMA]

My preferred top 4 at this point would be Jaida, Jinkx, Raja and Trinity, but I'd welcome any combination that doesn't include Viv or Yvie ddd

 

[cleosnatchra]

My point was more so that if someone was to do say… Monet or Shea’s routines, they’d still be great because they were just straight up good routines and should be rewarded for that. But if someone that wasn’t so universally adored tried a comedy routine akin to Jinkx, the world would’ve hated it.

So all in all… Roxxxy Andrews was robbed.

I think kinda the whole point is that Jinkx has the charisma and delivery to pull it off and make it amazing while others couldn’t?

 

[BEST FICTION]

I think kinda the whole point is that Jinkx has the charisma and delivery to pull it off and make it amazing while others couldn’t?

Probably... I think I'm just a hater.

 

[drewsky]

I think Jaida had the best look this week. She's so effortlessly funny and I'm so glad we have another season of Miss Excellensce.

 

[Blayke]

The viral dance challenge was one of the worst for me, right up there with the constantly abysmal 'acting' challenges. I'm really looking forward to the roast!

 

[theelusivechanteuse]

Jinkx was robbed wow.

 

[M3G4N]

I loved Jinx's video. I ru-watched it three times.

Yvie's lewk was not giving what it was supposed to be give.

Trinity really elevated her drag. Raja too.

 

[Joe.]

The thing with Jinkx is that her comedic timing and delivery is so well studied and on point - which is why she manages to make even the scripted acting and improv challenges funny. It's a level of skill that some of the biggest A listers aren't performing to.

Roxxxy Andrews is my queen though.