UK S2, Finale discussion

[Shaun]

Just over an hour left before we can find out who wins Series 2 :love:

[Captain.Remy]

Come through Bimini! :love:

[Ammi]

.....ughhhh, so excited....Bimini.:lovedup:...

[Smithy]

What the hell is going on with the audio of the song? It was crap quality and the track was totally out of sync with the lip sync :skull:

[Shaun]

So... (winner spoiler)

Lawrence won :umm2:

[Smithy]

**** off

[Smithy]

What a joke

[Smithy]

Worst in the final challenge but ru was like, well she’s been my fave all season so why not eh

[Braden]

I'm happy for Lawrence! I think he makes a good winner :love:

[Black Dagger]

Well she better ****ing win all stars.

[lewis111]

I’m just so confused? The whole second half of the season has been focused on building up for a Bimini win and then they didn’t give it to us

[Shaun]

I don't really have any words. Head's too cloudy with disappointment and confusion at the moment, and I've endured far too many recent wrong winner decisions (yeah we got Shea/Jaida/Vivienne but like... is that enough to counter Yvie/TrinityMonet/Trixie/Sasha/Priyanka?)

I guess Lawrence was the more viable queen to have a comedy web-series but... is anyone watching the Vivienne's? Is it even still running? It's not a prize, it's a consolation prize because the BBC won't allow ****ing money.

This decision makes no sense from any approach other than RuPaul's personal opinion. And for that, among other things, RuPaul needs to die in a fire immediately.

Track record - Bimini
Fan support - Bimini
Edit - Bimini
Important wins (Snatch Game, Standup, Acting) - Bimini
Finale performance (apparently) - Bimini

[Ammi]

....my brother phoned just as the final runway was on...


..the energy in that lipsync, OMG wow...:love:...Lawrence Chaney...:lovedup:...I know she wasn’t my first wish for the win but it would be impossible not to be so thrilled for her...or for any of the last four, they really were the most fabulous four finalists...just such gorgeous ladies...so stunning, all of them...:flutter:...a lovely, lovely win for Lawrence ... :love:..

[Amy Jade]

I had a feeling Lawrence would win. Ru clearly favoured her.

[UserSince2005]

Bimini was too blonde, white, skinny and English to win. I saw this coming from a mile off.

[UserSince2005]

They will have filmed multiple endings and even despite the overwhelming social media support for Bimini they still decided to go with Laurence.

A Bimini win would have reinforced the idea that what she represents is ideal. And they were never going to do that in the current climate.

Laurence is great and for a big girl she knows how to dress herself and has the added bonus of being Scottish

[Marsh.]

He won because his Scottish accent made him saying his own name mildly amusing.

[Amy Jade]

I hate it when Ru decides to say one of the girls names a certain way, it always annoys the **** out me

like ivvvvyyy wiiiinttteeerrrsss haunted me

[Captain.Remy]

Yeah well when I said Ru wanted a comedy queen to win as there has not been any since Bob, I meant in the US!

Not that I dislike Lawrence, she was my favorite from the start until Snatch Game where Bimini has really shone since. Lawrence is big enough of a character to be remembered and liked but didn't really excel on the second half and in the last challenge.

Somehow Bimini winning was too obvious? It's like Ru REALLY loved Lawrence so the second half of the series did not matter, at all.
I don't know man, I guess Lawrence as a winner make more sense for the web series than Bimini?
Congrats to Lawrence! It is somehow deserving but when you have such a strong contender like Bimini it's a little bit tough to swallow because there's no strong evidence to back up a win like that.

[UserSince2005]

Y’all naive if you think ru has final say and picked her because of her name lol

[Captain.Remy]

Like I'm genuinely so shocked :skull: If Bimini had 3 badges and didn't do well in the last challenge, I could have understood the decision. But like she did the best out of everybody and it wasn't even close. She was also bringing a different type of drag too.

It's not putting Lawrence down because she's an entertaining drag queen with loads of charisma. But her victory is overshadowed by Bimini clearly being robbed. And most of the time I don't like to use this word when it's not deserving (no, Gigi, Peppermint, Eureka, Divina, Katya or whoever were not robbed) but clearly I feel like Bimini is at this moment.

I hope Lawrence becomes very successful and enjoys her prize as much as possible! I'm pretty sure she'll be brilliant and be everywhere on the screens:love:

[Captain.Remy]

Also, A Little Bit of Love is probably my favorite Ru song and yet this cast version seems rushed and didn't do it any justice. Can't we have longer verses for once like Canada did. On stage it looked messy too.

[UserSince2005]

Yall all confused because you don’t understand how it works. I’ve been trying to tell you how it works all series long but none of you listened. And now you’ll confused :facepalm:

[Captain.Remy]

Yall all confused because you don’t understand how it works. I’ve been trying to tell you how it works all series long but none of you listened. And now you’ll confused :facepalm:

You've been saying all series long that Tayce is favored due to his skin color, not that Lawrence would win over anybody else for whatever reason.
What you predicted didn't happen. So there was nothing to listen to in the first place.

[UserSince2005]

You've been saying all series long that Tayce is favored due to his skin color, not that Lawrence would win over anybody else. What you predicted didn't happen. So there was nothing to listen to in the first place.

I said it multiple times actually. And I never said tayce would win. That was too far a stretch.

[Daniel-X]

I was absolutely filled with rage and now I’m just disappointed and confused. What a terrible and completely bamboozling end to a fantastic series of Drag Race.

Lawrence’s win makes little to no sense other than only three things I can think in her favour : a) a plus-size queen has never won a series of drag race before, b) she’s Scottish and c) she has the most conventional personality for a web series (but that doesn’t mean she’s necessarily gonna be the most popular on a web series :skull: I’m sure both Bimini and Tayce would garner more views.)

The edit has been largely in her favour all season but she’s been severely underwhelming since the return from the break. None of her challenge wins I necessarily agree with (A’Whora deserved her first two wins in my opinion and just a Bimini/Tayce win should’ve been handed out for the girl groups.) They’ve saved her every week despite her being shown to flummox basically every challenge.

Her treatment of Ellie the last couple of weeks has been uncomfortable viewing too... it just all makes very little sense to me. I’m just gutted by this.

This win was Bimini’s she has wiped the floor with every other queen in the competition since the return from the break. The fans clearly agreed too... just gutting.

Rankings:

1. A’Whora
2. Tayce
3. Bimini
4. Tia
5. Asttina
6. Veronica
7. Cherry
8. Ellie
9. Joe
10. Lawrence
11. Ginny
12. Sister Sister

[Daniel-X]

He won because his Scottish accent made him saying his own name mildly amusing.

:laugh:

Appealing to Ru and Michelle’s childish unintelligent sense of humour always gets extra brownie points.

[Samm]

I was absolutely filled with rage and now I’m just disappointed and confused. What a terrible and completely bamboozling end to a fantastic series of Drag Race.

Lawrence’s win makes little to no sense other than only three things I can think in her favour : a) a plus-size queen has never won a series of drag race before, b) she’s Scottish and c) she has the most conventional personality for a web series (but that doesn’t mean she’s necessarily gonna be the most popular on a web series :skull: I’m sure both Bimini and Tayce would garner more views.)

The edit has been largely in her favour all season but she’s been severely underwhelming since the return from the break. None of her challenge wins I necessarily agree with (A’Whora deserved her first two wins in my opinion and just a Bimini/Tayce win should’ve been handed out for the girl groups.) They’ve saved her every week despite her being shown to flummox basically every challenge.

Her treatment of Ellie the last couple of weeks has been uncomfortable viewing too... it just all makes very little sense to me. I’m just gutted this.

This win was Bimini’s she has wiped the floor with every other queen in the competition since the return from the break. The fans clearly agreed too... just gutting.



this for me as well

[Samm]

1. Bimini
2. Tayce
3. Asttina
4. A’Whora
5. Ginny
6. Tia
7. Cherry
8. Veronica
9. Ellie
10. Joe
11. Lawrence
12. Sister Sister

[Tom4784]

I refuse. I just.... refuse.

[Saph]

um so I found out I went to school with Lawrence Chaney today wtf. I remember he used to be really weird and would sit in the art department drawing doctor who stuff. small world!

anyway did the right person win? meh not really, this was Bimini's crown to lose

overall a pretty boring finale for such a great season.. the remix was really odd too

1. Bimini Bon Boulash
2. Tayce
3. Awhora
4. Ginny legend Lemon
5. Joe Black
6. Cherry Valentine
7. Tia Kofi
8. Lawrence Chaney
9. Ellie Diamond
10. Asstina Mandela
11. Sister Sister
12. Veronica Green

[Daniel-X]

um so I found out I went to school with Lawrence Chaney today wtf. I remember he used to be really weird and would sit in the art department drawing doctor who stuff. small world!


I’m SCREAMING :skull::skull::skull:

This post alone makes her stint on the show worth it!

[Saph]

I’m SCREAMING :skull::skull::skull:

This post alone makes her stint on the show worth it!

honestly I was gagged.. my friend messaged me being like did you see that lawrence kid from school won drag race, and I was like what? and she was like yeah thats that lawrence whos mum used to come in and kiss him everyday :skull:

shooketh

[Smithy]

um so I found out I went to school with Lawrence Chaney today wtf. I remember he used to be really weird and would sit in the art department drawing doctor who stuff. small world!

anyway did the right person win? meh not really, this was Bimini's crown to lose

overall a pretty boring finale for such a great season.. the remix was really odd too

1. Bimini Bon Boulash
2. Tayce
3. Awhora
4. Ginny legend Lemon
5. Joe Black
6. Cherry Valentine
7. Tia Kofi
8. Lawrence Chaney
9. Ellie Diamond
10. Asstina Mandela
11. Sister Sister
12. Veronica Green

Am more shook that you’re Scottish :o

[Saph]

Am more shook that you’re Scottish :o

im not :skull: he went to school down in the south

glasgow my ass with Lawrence!

[Smithy]

Oh :skull:

[Saph]

my friend sent me a pic of him at school but I cant get it to post :bawl:

the pic Ru held up on the runway was a school photo in my old uniform :skull:

[Braden]

I’m still laughing at Ginny ****ing up the choreography during the group performance, lmao.

[Cal.]

Vile

[Cal.]

1. Bimini Bon Boulash
2. Tayce
3 A’Whora
4. Tia Kofi
5. Veronica Green
6. Cherry Valentine
7. Joe Black
8. Asstina
9. Sister Sister
10. Ginny Lemon
11. Ellie Diamond
12. Lawrence Chaney

For this chick

[Saph]

I honestly cba dealing with veronicas whining on season 3

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[LukeB]

thats that lawrence whos mum used to come in and kiss him everyday :skull:

shooketh

Was this high school? :skull:

[Marsh.]

Y’all naive if you think ru has final say and picked her because of her name lol

Not what I said. Try again.

[Marsh.]

I said it multiple times actually. And I never said tayce would win. That was too far a stretch.

You made the entire series about race and have now changed your tune to be about Lawrence's weight. Just shush.

[Saph]

Was this high school? :skull:

yeah secondary school, he must've been like year 7/8, I was 3/4 years above

[Amy Jade]

After seeing the final routine and runway I'm even more let down. Lawrence was bad and her final look was the weakest of the 4.

Such a good series with a meh winner.

[Mokka]

um so I found out I went to school with Lawrence Chaney today wtf. I remember he used to be really weird and would sit in the art department drawing doctor who stuff. small world!


This makes me love him more :love:

I'm ecstatic Lawrence won! The hate on here for him kept me from posting, but my side of the world watching it love him. Anyone I know watching had a soft spot for him, so it's very easy to see why he was a contender for the crown. Bimini had a great second half of season, and would have also been a worthy winner... but Lawrence was my favorite from day one.

Congrats to Scotland, Big Queens and Comedy Queens! It's a great day!

[Amy Jade]

If you think tibb is hateful don't look at twitter :umm2:

[Mokka]

If you think tibb is hateful don't look at twitter :umm2:

I don't. I use my own judgments in all things.

[Tom4784]

He's an underwhelming winner, it's like if Gigi won Season 12 despite bombing the second half of the season. It just didn't feel right. It's a decision that has made the season worse in retrospect. Just a really unsatisfying end.

[Ammi]

...seeing all of the ladies come back, it really was a reminder of what a wonderful cast/season it was ...such a glow of bright glamour and gorgeousness to look forward to each episode in darker COVID times...and some really incredibly touching moments as well in their life stories...

...a huge, huge condragulations to Lawrence Chaney...:love:...

[Captain.Remy]

This makes me love him more :love:

I'm ecstatic Lawrence won! The hate on here for him kept me from posting, but my side of the world watching it love him. Anyone I know watching had a soft spot for him, so it's very easy to see why he was a contender for the crown. Bimini had a great second half of season, and would have also been a worthy winner... but Lawrence was my favorite from day one.

Congrats to Scotland, Big Queens and Comedy Queens! It's a great day!

There was no hate anywhere towards Lawrence on this forum:shrug: Only people who don't like her due to the behaviour.
I think most people are disappointed but it's not because it's Lawrence, but probably more because Bimini didn't win despite their performance on the second half of the series.
Lawrence always has been a contender, just less than Bimini recently but that doesn't mean anybody is hating on her, as in Twitter hate or whatever.
Congrats to Lawrence, she'll do amazing things with the crown.

[UserSince2005]

Get it out of your head that anyone like Bimini (White, Blonde, Skinny) will ever win again any time soon.
Even Rose as a bit fat and brunette has absolutely no chance of winning US13 even though the world hates everyone else on the cast.

[Gstar]

^ Rosé is skinny :laugh:

Tayse slayed that final performance :clap1: lip sync assassin confirmed

Shook at the final result but congratulations Lawrence. Enjoyed the season and it was nice when all the queens returned

[Jessica.]

I love Lawrence and I'm so happy for him but Bimini has it all, she should have won and we were all rooting for her. Very weird. When the winner was announced I thought I misunderstood or something.

[Captain.Remy]

I love Lawrence and I'm so happy for him but Bimini has it all, she should have won and we were all rooting for her. Very weird. When the winner was announced I thought I misunderstood or something.

Yeah same. It's not even against Lawrence and I'm so happy for him. But really Bimini was beyond. I hope Lawrence doesn't get too much hate on social media and can enjoy this moment!

[Jessica.]

Yeah same. It's not even against Lawrence and I'm so happy for him. But really Bimini was beyond. I hope Lawrence doesn't get too much hate on social media and can enjoy this moment!

Yeah 100%

[GoldHeart]

I know this is old news now ,but I only recently watched the final and I knew it was always going to be between Bimini & Lawrence . Lawrence winning is underwhelming.

I didn't like how she treated Ellie Diamond over that petty squabble over the comedy gig order . Lawrence kept bringing it up constantly:rolleyes: .

I guess the judges thought Lawrence was funny and they wanted her to win .

[Ammi]

Drag Race UK icon Tayce ditches the baked beans to become new face of Coca-Cola...


Having missed out on the crown in last week’s final, Tayce is launching into her post-Drag Race career with a new advertising campaign for the iconic soft drink.

The season two lip-sync assassin and runner-up is joined by stars including It’s a Sin’s Nathaniel Hall, Roman Kemp, Lady Leshurr, Saffron Barker, and Dua Lipa’s sister, Rina Lipa. The campaign was photographed by Anais Gallagher, daughter of Oasis star Noel Gallagher.

“Everyone knows me as that queen that’s bubbly, unique and hard to describe – just like the taste of a Coca-Cola,” Tayce said. “Honey, that first sip is enough to make you say ‘OOOH!’”

Tayce recently broke her silence on the Drag Race UK finale.

“It feels so surreal that @dragraceukbbc is over,” she wrote on Instagram, “but this is just the beginning.”

“I had the best time and I found an amazing sisterhood. There were highs, lows, I stumbled a few times but I always put my all into everything no matter what, with a smile on my face no less.”

Speaking to PinkNews and other outlets before the final, the Welsh queen said she was glad to have proven herself by lip-syncing four times.

“I think there’s something to be said for a bad old lass who can knock four girls out of the park,” she said.

After the final Tayce hit half a million followers on Instagram. And what’s more, it’s clear that RuPaul is a fan of hers – he saved her four times, after all.

“Honestly, it’s the mind games of it all,” she said. “To lip sync a fourth time, it’s like, do you want me here or not? Or do you just want a show, do you like the performance?”


...some pics in there and she looks amazing...:lovedup:...I think in the end it really doesn’t matter the actual winner as such....more where Drag Race road experience leads you in terms of careers...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/drag-race-uk-icon-tayce-181948109.html

[Tom4784]

Good for her, Bimini also tweeted that she was at a meeting with a high profile modelling company, we stan talent.

[Braden]

I know I seem like a big Bimini hater, but all she does on social media is brag and boast about her success. It's off-putting, and she doesn't come across down-to-earth at all.

Her popularity baffles me.

[Shaun]

I think you're reading what you want to read but okay

She's been nothing but nice :shrug:

[Samm]

same i think bimini is probs one of the most down to earth queens the show has ever had. she will speak out against anything. really supported lawrence in her win gracefully even though she had a massive campaign behind her.

[Braden]

I think you're reading what you want to read but okay

She's been nothing but nice :shrug:

Not at all. Bimini’s Twitter is literally ‘I’ve done this’ or ‘I’ve done that’ whether it's modelling, music or generally teasing announcements. She comes across as a bragger/boaster. Like, at least wait till the end product; if it was anyone else they’d probably be called out for it at this point.

[Braden]

same i think bimini is probs one of the most down to earth queens the show has ever had. she will speak out against anything. really supported lawrence in her win gracefully even though she had a massive campaign behind her.

That's hardly being down to earth; it's just not being stupid, lmao. I don't think any queen would say, as obnoxious or stupid they may be, ‘I deserved to win and not you’ in all seriousness :joker:

[Shaun]

Not at all. Bimini’s Twitter is literally ‘I’ve done this’ or ‘I’ve done that’ whether it's modelling, music or generally teasing announcements. She comes across as a bragger/boaster. Like, at least wait till the end product; if it was anyone else they’d probably be called out for it at this point.

Are...they meant to shy away from sharing their accomplishments?

If you're really taking something like these:

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as "bragging or boasting" then you're being... incredibly sensitive and reading a lot between the lines lmao. The "mindblown" emoji pretty much confirms it's very much an alien/new thing to them.

[Saph]

the season only finished like 5 mins ago :skull: give her a moment to brag a bit

[Braden]

Are...they meant to shy away from sharing their accomplishments?

If you're really taking something like these:

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as "bragging or boasting" then you're being... incredibly sensitive and reading a lot between the lines lmao. The "mindblown" emoji pretty much confirms it's very much an alien/new thing to them.

I'm not going to embed every tweet they've written, but it's more than the two mentioned above. I'm more than happy to hear about accomplishments and genuinely do think 'good for them', but it deserves to be called out if it's on a superficial basis, especially in contrast to someone like Cherry Valentine. She uses her social media presence for good and doesn't feel the need to brag daily about the fact she's saving lives.

I think it's just frustrating because I've genuinely never been more flabbergasted by a queen's popularity on the show, but I'll be over it in a few days, lol.

the season only finished like 5 mins ago :skull: give her a moment to brag a bit

NO :oh:

[Marsh.]

So basically you're not a fan of Bimini so will take issue with anything she says.

There's no correlation between Cherry Valentine talking about saving lives or not and Bimini posting what she wants to on her own page. :shrug:

[Braden]

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[Marsh.]

:smug:

[Jessica.]

I am still gobsmacked by the fact that Bimini exists. Smitten, even.

[Ammi]

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[Ammi]

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[Jessica.]

yesssss

[GoldHeart]

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Joe would make such a good panto villain :love: