RuPauls Drag Race
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Last week, the tides ofDrag RaceSeason 16 took a turn: The bottom-dwellers scored a group win!
The top queens were up for elimination!
One of the seasons erstwhile star performers ended up in the bottom two!
One of the star characters went home!
It was all topsy-turvy, and very exciting to watch.
This episode, we get back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Those queens who ended up winning last week?
Yeah, that didnt do much to change their trajectory.
And Q is back on top, finally scoring her challenge win.
Now, could Megami or Xunami or Morphine kick into high gear and suddenly pose a threat?
A predetermined top group can be exciting if the challenges and storylines are worthwhile.
This episode did not give me faith in that happening again.
Its not terrible, but its certainly the most blah episode of the season thus far.
Part of that is the challenge.
We get off to an inauspicious start, when all the queens opt out of the episodes opening conflict.
If Xunami was her mother, she would have Q on the floor and crying.
(It does not appear to be very difficult to make Q cry.)
The concept of Spain, on this show, means one thing: Charo.
Ru introduces it as a branding, sewing, and storytelling challenge.
The sewing segments are cute enough.
Plasma lets Plane have some of the fabric she is using.
But no, it is in fact pronouncedLaw Roach.Took them long enough to book Law on this show.
I do not like her cummerbund thing.
I do like when she says her dolls unique qualities include wearing pants.
Plasmas headscarf idea is good, but not using a bobby pin to keep said headscarf up is bad.
Ru is right that the comedy in her script is forced and off-putting.
Planes monologue is great, and the aquatic edition bit is perfectly doll-like.
Nymphia aces the sewing portion, though that hair is the worst shes worn yet.
How else would we get one long coke nail on the runway?
Her monologue is just fun facts about Mhiya (She is energetic!
She loves to flip and travel the world!
), and her outfit is unspecific.
Megami remains solidly safe.
And her outfit is ugly.
Judging by Rus stated metrics, Dawn does the best this week.
Intergalactic Dawn makes perfect sense from both a storytelling and branding perspective.
Very cute with clear high fashion inspirations.
Still, Q takes it this week on the strength of her design abilities.
I think shes a solid third place.
For a branding challenge, thats disqualifying.
Sapphira ends up using her immunity potion this week, for probably no reason.
Its the first crack weve seen in her confidence.
Oh baby, the drama.
Bye queen, well miss you, but its time to get this show into high gear.
Untucked
Its a cute enoughUntucked.
Even the safe girls were dying to be critiqued by Miss Roach.
You cant say that for Iconic Pop.
Obsessed with Sapphiras fake glasses that are too small for her head in boy drag.
Geneva on the runway: Spread butter on your bread, and not your legs.
[Points again.]
Trauma Makeup Corner:Both Q and Plane get segments this week.
They are actively important.
In my watch group, they are referred to as Talking time.
Predicted Top Four:Plane, Nymphia, and Sapphira seem locked in.
And I believe the best reality contest edit is able to achieve this.
This is valuable, I think, forTop Chef, because you cannot taste the food.
It is not like a singing competition where you could hear the singing.
