[MB.]

Wishlist: Charlie spends the whole thing screaming at people dressed as Debbie Wanner, whilst Trinity takes on the role of Aviva Drescher and hits Eureka over the head with her prosthetic leg for five and a half minutes

[Braden]

Here for Eureka playing Gemma Collins

[Shaun]

Still catching up (just watching e2 now) but e3 spoilers:

Spoiler:

Aja and Kimora bottom two. Kimora sashayed.

Trinity, Peppermint and Valentina top 3 - Trinity won.

[lewis111]

Episode 3 Initial thoughts

Spoiler:

Definitely the best episode of the season so far for me. Despite it being a sewing challange we got to see a lot more of the queens personalities during the work room.

I wasn't 100% sold on the judges decisions, like Farrah being better than Aja and Kimora (I didn't think Kimora done that bad at all, she looked better than about 4/5 other girls.
Well deserved win for Trinity I can't believe how well she's doing I had her down as a first boot

Much better lipsync this week and the right choice was made. Kimora won't be missed

[MB.]

Best episode so far:

Spoiler:

I did a complete 180 on Kimora from last week - "what is an adjetive?" and "Princess Banana Lady" were enough for me. What a wonderful hot mess But then again, Aja completely killed that lip sync (come thru Bonnie Tyler!) and I'm glad she stayed. Farrah probably should have been in the bottom, but I also like her (I mean, she calls plug sockets "electricity holes" for god's sake) so I'd have been disappointed if she went

Not nearly enough Nina Bo'nina Brown but other than that, all good!

[Daniel-X]

Spoiler:

Definitley an improvement on the last two episodes. The sewing challenges are normally my favourite and this one didn't disappoint. Valentina coming through again she's still my favourite closely followed by Cynthia. Can't say I'll miss Kimora she was nowhere near polished enough to make it far into the competition. Judging just by edit etc. I can picture Valentina/Cynthia/Eureka/Trinity all making it very far.

[lewis111]

Spoiler:

Some of the judging was pretty weird this episode tbh
Like as much as I love her Valentina did not deserve to be top 3 with that outfit, and she wasn't THAT funny. Should've been Shea or Charlie
And putting Aja in the bottom over Farrah was a bit random too but I'm guessing it was to ensure that Kimora lost the lipsync

But after watching untucked I'm glad Aja was put in the bottom 2 cause she was being such a brat and coming for Valentina out of pure bitterness :/

[MB.]

Might as well do another ranking (if you have an aversion to green for any reason (*cough* Michelle Visage *cough*) then you'll want to look away now):

Valentina
Nina
Alexis
Cynthia
Peppermint
Shea
Charlie
Sasha
Farrah
Aja
Kimora
Trinity
Eureka

[Shaun]

Haven't seen E3 yet but I'd go:

1) Peppermint (got a feeling she'll be an early elimination to shake things up, though)
2) Nina
3) Alexis
4) Sasha
5) Eureka
6) Cynthia (obviously loco for cucu, but uh... I just can't see her going beyond the midway point)
7) Jaymes
8) Aja (just for the lipsync alone, otherwise she's been pretty lacklustre)
9) Valentina (I do like her, I do, but I can't help but shake the impression that she's fake.)
10) Trinity
11) Shea (I want to like her more but there's something quite annoying about her voice, and her looks/makeup have been quite...rough? Idk.)
12) Farrah (I bet all those people who wrote Courtney Act off as "resting on pretty" are a little bit miffed that they took her immense talent for granted. This one just seems...whiney.)
13) Charlie (boring af, and the Untucked moment where she told Eureka to shut up was unnecessary.)
14) Kimora (I'd like to know why she was cast)

[Shaun]

Sidenotes:

- The first two challenges SUCKED. Cheerleading - whilst acrobatically impressive - is just impossible to hear and follow.
- I liked Gaga's masterclass in Untucked but would've liked her to stand up more for Jaymes, who was visibly intimidated.
- Jaymes is the most uncomfortable first elimination yet I think - the others have been more understandable but I can't see how Kimora won that lipsync. Feel that Jaymes was better in the runway (but perhaps worse in the challenge), though.
- The white runway may be the best collective runway of all time? That collection of looks, for what is effectively a "week one runway", is insane. Trinity's, Eureka's, Valentina's, Charlie's, Nina's, Shea's and Cynthia's looks were all stunning. Especially fond of Shea's Avengers outfit.

In all: I'm really liking this cast and think it's the strongest since S6, but hopefully the challenges step up to match them.

[Smithy]

Glad kimora has gone, arrogant twat

Eureka is growing on me, she wasn't as big a twat as lady week

I feel like a lot of the queens missed the mark with this challenge though, does anyone else? Like the brief made it seem so easy and somehow they all managed to mess it up some way

[lewis111]

Originally Posted by lewis111

After Ep 2.

1) Jaymes (-)
2) Nina (-)

3) Alexis (+1)
4) Charlie (+1)
5) Shea (-2)
6) Valentina (+5)

7) Peppermint (+1)
8) Trinity (+4)
9) Aja (-2)
10) Cynthia
11) Sasha (-5)

12) Farrah (+1)
13) Kimora (-4)
14) Eureka (-4)

1) Nina (+1) (but they need to give her more airtime cmon)
2) Alexis (+1)
3) Valentina (+3)
4) Shea (+1)
5) Charlie (-1)
6) Trinity (+2)
7) Peppermint (-)
8) Cynthia (+2)
9) Eureka (+5)
10) Farrah (+2)
11) Saaha (-)
12) Aja (-3)
13) Kimora (-)

[Braden]

I love sewing challenges The distribution between workroom scenes and runway/judges critiques is perfect. My god, the sidekick element was a bit cringeworthy though. It ruined the concept of the challenge, imo.

On the other hand, the queens discussing the Pulse shooting has probably become one of my favourite moments of all seasons. It was lovely to see them all unite, as oppose to prolong contrived feuds. My heart broke hearing Cynthia and Trinity's stories about the people they knew who had died.

[Braden]

Also, I'm not a fan but I don't think Kimora deserved to be in the bottom two. She looked genuinely beautiful. It should have been Aja vs. Farrah, but I can see for the sake of the show why they decide to put Kimora there. Aja slayed the lip-sync

[Smithy]

Where are the mini challenges too, not here for 39 minute episodes when you can easily put another 10 minutes in to incl it

[Shaun]

Yeah in terms of the types of challenges I'd say:

Sewing Challenge/Ball
Advert Challenges (S2's book promo was ICONIC. "I lob dis drink, dis absolut acai" <33333 but also S5's perfume ads <3333 and AS2's pitches <3333)
Comedy Challenge
Live musical performance Challenge (S2's THISGROOBISFORMAGURBS <3 S3's Rupaul-a-palooza <3 S6's Shade the Rusical <333)
Makeover Challenge (usually good for a bit of drama if it's someone who's visibly uncomfortable with drag queens <3 poor joslyn <3)
Other kind of physical challenges (I'd chuck a few into this bracket: S2's poledancing, S9's cheerleading, S3's aerobics video, S4's wrestlers - they can be good but are often a hot mess)
Snatch Game (they've steadily declined in quality, and they tend to get terrible guests for it now. #NeverForgetGigiandChanel #OrAtLeastTry #TalentlessBores)
Acting challenge (can't recall a good one... S5's telenovelas were only good in a cringe way, S4's Prison sitcom was unintentionally hilarious because of Madame Laqueer and Kenya I KINDAAAAAALIKETHESMELL but otherwise they're usually too cheesy and obvious. S6's Drag Race Me To Hells were fun I guess.)
Final four music video nonsense that's ignored so Ru sends the girl she wants home

idk where I'm going with this but basically I love (and miss) the heavy focus on sewing challenges. The Hair Ball, Money Ball, Canine Couture, The Queen who Mopped Xmas, Float Your Boat, Dripping in Jewels, The Paper Ball <3 all great episodes.

[Braden]

Farrah can get stuffed because I am so over the whole 'I've come on Drag Race but I have no experience with sewing :/'

[Tom4784]

I'm glad Kimora's gone, she wasn't the worst of the night (Hello Farrah) but she's ultimately fodder so she can **** off and hopefully Farrah will follow her next week, useless bint. Who would go onto Drag Race without knowing how to work a sewing machine?

I want to like Trinity but, like with Eureka in the first episode, she's so desperate to be the mean queen when she obviously isn't that it's just annoying. I thought that she had the best overall performance in the task but I thought Peppermint's look was better. I'm not sure if I'd have put Valentina in the Top 3 either.

I want to like Alexis but her bald spot bothers me so much and I find her fringe upsetting.

[Shaun]

Just watched the ep + untucked and a little disappointed by how bratty/messy Aja came across.

Also... the Hamburger Mary's cutaways... really? That's your sponsor? How is it this show had Absolut when it has like 36 viewers, and now this when it's breaking the million mark?

And I can't help but think the fact they've changed all of the crew in Untucked for more attractive ones is a change that wasn't a coincidence. God this network's insistence upon everyone being either attractive, or dated comedy, is depressing. I don't know if I can bear another RuPaul-introducing-the-judges moment.

[iloveaisleyne]

Kimora </3
Aja slayed though

[Headie]

Youtube video

[MB.]

Queen of the background!

[Braden]

I've finished my re-watch of S7. It's quite beige in contrast to other seasons, but it's fairly enjoyable nonetheless. The cast never resonated with me in general, but I think that's as a result of the contrived story-lines and abundance of acting challenges that prevented some queens from exhibiting their full-potential. Also, the fact that Pearl made it to the final three to appease the teen-audience is tragic enough to label it the worst season.

Cast ranking:

Katya (lovable, relatable, etc. deserves all the love in the world)
Jasmine (made the first three episodes special)
Max (weird edit but I want to give her the benefit of the doubt since I found her to be genuinely lovely and helpful. adored her drag aesthetic too)
(tbh, the positions from this point aren't set, they could be different depending on my mood/what day it is)
Violet (appreciated her edit and win much more the second time around)
Fame (warmed to her towards the end, but found her involvement in story-lines unnecessary...no-one remembers her random conflicts with Pearl and Violet)
Ginger (she's obviously super-talented, but I find her so/so as a person. I didn't like her tirade towards Violet in the penultimate episode)
Kennedy (funny at times, but essentially average. her drag isn't my cup of tea, though i didn't dislike her as much as I did watching it live)
Sasha (she thought she'd cracked the code, she misunderstood the assignment, and was sent home the following week because she didn't unclasp her wig properly. kudos for choosing Pearl as least impressive during first-week critiques)
Tempest (seemed lovely, it's hard to tell whether you like someone based on one episode. especially S7's premiere episode because so much was crammed in)
Trixie (I LOVE Trixie, but she was underwhelming on re-watch. I'm glad she has been so successful post-show because I still do love her. her drag aesthetic is still one of my favourites of all-time, but she just didn't appeal this time around)
Kasha (another one I love, but didn't connect with as much. she was criminally under-edited though so that's probably the main reason. it must be ****ty to wait seven years to finally live out your dream and then be portrayed as a mere afterthought)
Jaidynn (nice but can't say much else. However, I did love "I'm not the one to make excuses but I did have surgery on my knee three months ago"
Kandy (went through phases of being unlikable, to not being shown at all. I did feel that the judges were quite harsh to her at times though)
Pearl (ungrateful, bratty, etc. Has absolutely no charm and was undeserving to make it so far. Ru should have cut her in the workroom during their confrontation in the DESPY Awards ep...would've livened up the season and gave the season its shining moment)

Onto S8.

[MB.]

Apparently loooooaaads of queens have it out for Valentina (not just Detox, but Raja, Pandora, Delta, Phoenix, even Shea) and Michelle says she'll comment after the season's over, suggesting that she doesn't like her either

[lewis111]

Looks like there's no mini challange again in episode 4 as the captains are

Spoiler:

Trinity (for winning last week) and Aja (for being in the bottom 2?). I feel like they could be setting this week up for an Aja win/redemption