I suppose it must be hard filming and not really having much of an inkling on who will be the most popular queens. I remember Michelle saying something along the lines of "the fans will love her" about Pearl, as a case for her making top 3, which I guess... was half true?
Not to bring up that dispute again @MB but Ru saying re: Aquaria "It's future-forward drag — she's very exciting" early on this season is perhaps the only other example I can recall of them trying to take already-popular queens and signal boosting them. For better or worse
