RuPauls Drag Race
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There arent any new archetypes, and the challenges are largelyDrag Racemainstays.
The chemistry is there, too, with all the girls bouncing off each other in interesting ways.
The twists have paid off by not dominating the narrative but instead serving it.
What more could we ask for at this point?
I cant remember the last time I felt a season was this set up for success four episodes in.
Its shaping up to be good.
The show returns to theRDR Live!format this week, which first showed uplast year onAll-Starseight.
I am totally down for this to become a staple.
Plasma is the big story of the week, and its a deserved spot.
She talks with a level of enunciation and precision that constantly reminds the audience of her theater training.
She sells herself as an underdog but has yet to give a challenge performance worth rooting for.
Then, she wins the challenge.
She is magnificent as a Barbra stan during the sketch challenge, totally and confidently controlling the entire segment.
I assumed she was a competent performer before.
I didnt imagine she had star quality.
But the exciting part of watching Plasmas week is not her self-imposed underdog success story.
No, its the gap between how she sees herself and what actually unfolds.
Dawn wants to be the news anchor to work with her friends.
Plasma should be the Barbra impersonator because it makes the most sense for her, an obsessive Barbra stan.
It actually proves her right theres no way Plasma would have won in Dawns role.
However: Her Cher look required a neck piece to make that neckline look better.
Cher had one, and thats why we trust in Bob Mackie.
The flip side of Plasmas big week is a terrible week for Mirage.
Look, I imagine the internet will be pretty pissed about Mirages elimination.
I did not walk into this episode expecting Mirage to go home.
That is not what happened.
Plus, Mirage looked better than the other members of the bottom by a country mile.
(Theres a reason her song from the talent show is stillgoing viral.)
ButDrag Raceis about being pushed out of your comfort zone, and Mirage attempted it then ultimately fell down.
Her performance in the challenge this week was weak as hell devoid of charisma, wooden, and underconfident.
The episode begins with the fallout from Plane and AmandasUntuckedfight last week.
Its notable how quickly and easily Amanda stands up to Plane shes wittier than her opponent.
But I think its time that this feud either gets some new kindling or dies out.
Plane gets herself another top week, cementing her place as one of the frontrunners.
Im finding it a fun twist that the villain of the season is a comedy queen.
On the runway, I learned that Plane is extremely striking with black hair.
Meanwhile, its high time that Amanda pushes herself into the top.
Is it good drag?
Not sure.But it sure is entertaining.
Dawn is another queen who still needs to distinguish herself to the judges.
But when has she blown me, or the judges for that matter, away?
Shes good, but Im expecting Dawn to be great.
But the annoyance at being overlooked for the win is clearly starting to creep in.
Shes salty toward Nymphia at the start of the episode, and shes clearly disappointed by the end ofthisepisode.
But now the question becomes, did she ever deserve to win?
In my estimation, no.
She does her best with the Weekend Update First Brick Thrown at Stonewall role.
She commits hard and never breaks character, but her delivery is off and the voice is annoying.
She then gets critiqued as being comedian-level funny, which is not true.
It is true that Qs Cher look is miles better than Plasmas, which has got to be annoying.
In fact, Qs look might be the best in the bunch!
Either way, I like Q but not enough that Im offended by the win-deprivation tank shes stuck in.
Her Cher look is cute.
Shes right when she says that Mirages issues are not her problem.
Her Cher look isincredible.
Nymphia gets a cooldown episode, which was sorely needed after last weeks Nymphia-palooza.
She does fine (not great) in the challenge, purely by being committed.
Her Barbra impression is awful, of course, but its not enough to land her in the bottom.
Her Cher is great.
Other than Mirage, the bottom is made up of Geneva and Mhiya, both for the second time.
Why would she choose to take on a role that she knows nothing about?
No, there wasnt an arc, but she was also on screen for approximately 15 seconds.
With Xunami, in particular, Im hoping for some more personality at some point.
Shes Kandys daughter, she must have some fight in her.
Mhiyas Cher impression really did make me snort-laugh.
Trauma makeup corner:Xunami and Geneva bond over being DREAMers.
Mirage talks about doing Indigenous Pride in Vegas.
Predicted top four:Im holding strong with Sapphira, Nymphia, Dawn, and Plane.
Smart money is probably on Q over Plane or Dawn, but Im not fully sold yet.
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