Drag Race Down Under

[Smithy]

https://twitter.com/artsimone/status/1379875168776949766?s=21

The turn around on this is insane :skull:

[UserSince2005]

More interested in espania

[Smithy]

https://twitter.com/stanaustralia/status/1382423414846017536?s=21

First trailer

It looks SO basic :skull:

[Gstar]

I’ll perch the launch, it looks cute

[Captain.Remy]

It looks fun and chaotic, I will give it a go.

Also, the bald and bearded guy from the Aussie Pit Crew can get it :laugh:

[Smithy]

BBC confirmed this will air on iplayer

[Tom4784]

I dunno if I have the energy to jump into another season right away.... But I probably will do so anyway.

[Captain.Remy]

I dunno if I have the energy to jump into another season right away.... But I probably will do so anyway.

I thought the same at first, but tbh after season 13 being so lukewarm, I'm going to need a good laugh and new queens from a new place.

[Captain.Remy]

It was a fun episode, very campy queens as expected, and classic drag fun shade.

"She's going to be serving C-section today on the runway"
"She's like a gay Ali G"
"I wanna make sure my lipsync is as tight as a fish's asshole"
"She took my land, it's only fair I take her costume" :skull:
and many others ones :joker:

Coco, Karen, Art Simone and Anita :love:

And just like in the UK version, Michelle and Ru seem to be having way more fun and are more excited than the US version. Maybe less pressure, less polished queens? I like this classic old fun.

[Captain.Remy]

And also I am lowkey hoping Elektra sends both her bosses home :laugh:

[Joe.]

Great first episode, loving the confessionals and the SHADE! Art and Karen are the best!

[Joe.]

Ru wasn’t annoying as a host also, strange that- on 13 US he GRATED on me.

Also was it AS4 or AS5 where he had that absolutely cringe exchange with Jeffrey (worst judge ever on drag race can) that was just so awkward and forced comedy?

[UserSince2005]

Feels like a basic knock of American season.

Australians don’t have the personality and wit to do reality tv well :(

[Samm]

the trailer did this dirty. I thought the first episode was cute

[Daniel-X]

I thought it was a great premiere episode, I was pleasantly surprised cos it didn’t look much in the trailer. The cast seem like a very talented group of queens and nobody really bombed the challenge this week, I thought everyone did a decent(ish) job. Art was robbed though, as much as I like Karen.

Art, Karen and Elektra are my initial favourites :love:

[Tom4784]

It was rough around the edges but I was entertained enough.

[UserSince2005]

Also I find it offensive that Drag Race is seemingly classifying The Bee Gees as a "Down Under" band.

[Smithy]

The sets feel so small :skull: like both the werk room and main stage look TINY compared to the US/UK one

I thought it was ok, I don’t really enjoy the UK/Aus (Apparently) format of hometown looks as a challenge, I find it really boring

[Ammi]

….awwww, I thought that we might not lose one straight away in the first episode…</3…

… really loved that…the wurkroom felt so cosy and intimate and it just all had a lovely feel…

…the runway, runway…run, run, runways were all pretty lovely…:love:…Scarlet is so stylish…:love:…

…I’m loving all the ladies …Elektra, CoCo, Karen, Art and Scarlet are standouts atm…:love:…CoCo seems totally adorable…:flutter:…


…JoJo Zaho…:love:..

[Shaun]

watched this last night.

Cons
- Taika Waititi being involved at all. What's the point of getting big-name celebs if all they're doing is filming some stock reaction shots and just being copy-pasted over something they're clearly not watching? And then just told to say the name of the underdog who wins the first mini-challenge (as always).
- Jojo Zaho was pretty relentlessly mean the entire segment of entrances so I was delighted to see her go home. Struck me as a massive asshole.
- Born Naked is a really, really boring runway theme. Most of the looks were pretty gross and just reminiscent of terrible Nutty Professor / Big Momma's House movies.
- Sound quality is pretty bad, especially in the confessionals

Pros
- Really like the majority of the cast
- Really like the regular judge, Rhys something... seems funny and invested in the show.

[Gstar]

A cute premiere. I’m guessing this is gonna see us into all stars 6?

Way too early for me to remember names but they seem a talented bunch of girls who are down to earth

I liked the message behind Coco’s second look (the history of Aboriginal people is verrryy interesting and if you haven’t heard much about it I’m sure there’s a number of insightful youtube videos) Going back to coco I think the execution of the message looked a bit messy but I still loved the look

A great first lip sync

Gagged at snatch game being next episode! But I hope they choose people who we know

[Captain.Remy]

Holy ****, I did not expect ANY of what happened in this episode :shocked:

I thought the Snatch Game was going to be brilliant based on how funny and campy they all were on episode 1. And then the Snatch Game happened. :skull:
They all really thought it was one of best Snatch Game ever :joker: They drank some Kandy Mousse Delusion drink!

Anita was the best of a bad bunch, she was very funny. And I LOVE her character, her personality. She makes you feel good. Her story was touching (even though we've heard it a thousand times on RPDR but she told it in such a touching way)

Too bad Karen bombed Dolly. I mean, what an idiotic choice in the first place. You better nail it and if you don't impersonate her on a daily basis, don't bother at all.

Runway looks were alright. Scarlet's and Karen's were so strong!
And to be honest, this cast is so likeable and fresh that it makes me appreciate the "basic" stuff. You can tell they don't have the same budget as the US girls but still do their best with what they have and sell it better on the stage anyway. I'm here for it.

The bottom two was the right one even though I was gutted because I really didn't want to see any of them go. Art Simone had much more to offer but I feel like Coco did slightly better in the lipsync. Coco makes me laugh more and Art seemed a little bit above herself in some of her comments.
Still shocking that someone this liked and popular in the local drag scene goes out early.

I'm enjoying the roughness and the amateurish side of the production, it's giving S1 in 2009 and somehow it makes Ru and Michelle nicer and funnier. I'm liking Rhys more and more, so clever and cheerful!

[Saph]

i loved the ep, so messy and dramatic

it was the right bottom 2 and tbf Art deserved to go. her comments after were kinda embarrassing for her :eyes: "ill never live this down" oop

[Saph]

also i died when Coco walked past Art and said "soz bitch" :skull:

[Samm]

also i died when Coco walked past Art and said "soz bitch" :skull:

same dkdmf i love miss coco

[Tom4784]

That Snatch game was beyond bad, and it really surprised me because I thought this cast would have done better.

I'm surprised Art has gone, Coco did better in the lipsync, but I assumed they'd sacrifice her and build Art up for the final 2. I'm not that mad at all though, since I think Coco's more entertaining and endearing. Art probably had the best look of the night though.

Also it has to be said that the Guest appearance format is really bad, If they can't have any guest judges then they should have done a revolving fourth judge like they did on the latest season of US Drag Race. They're wasting guests on nothing segments really and the lipsync not being a Kylie or Dannii song is a travesty.

[Ammi]

…the snatch game was all kinds of bad …:laugh:…but that the ladies felt that it was one of the best snatch games ever on drag race, it was kind of endearing and glorious as well…:love:…’I don’t know where the humour is in having your baby taken…’…


…the run, run, runways were all stunning…:lovedup:…Anita, Karen from Finance and CoCo were my favourites…I adore Coco, she’s my top gal for sure so far…:flutter:…sad to see Art go, though…also a lovely queen….


…Art Simone…:love:…

[Amy Jade]

Reading this I thought the Snatch Game would be horrific but I quite enjoyed it, I think Anita, Etc Etc and Scarlet were all funny and some of the others had moments too. Maxi was funny but not engaging. I'd say only two or three of them outright flopped. Art thinking her Bindi was good had me cringing. At least Coco and Karen recognised it.

Elektra needs to step it up pronto on the runway, I like her but she's very weak compared to the others.

[Amy Jade]

soz bitch sksk

[Shaun]

I actually enjoyed the Snatch Game as well... if anything it fell flat because the three judges could not have been less interested in being there, and that's a major problem for the future of this series. You can tell Ru and Michelle are there for a paycheck and nothing more... their criticism isn't constructive, they're losing patience and are just a chore to watch at this point.

That said... Etc was safe?! For a ****ing gross joke about a mum whose baby was killed, and a basic diving suit runway?! Kita was okay but for me the top 3 were Anita, Scarlet and Maxi.

Coco was by far the worst, and Art was also bad, so the bottoms were correct but I'd have put Karen low over Maxi, by far. Awful impersonation of Dolly and a campy shark costume that might be alright for a staff Halloween party. Elektra sucked, too, and is obviously being kept around for the "crap underdog who annoys the other veterans by still being there" storyline.

The Minogues were criminally underused. And that lipsync song was trash without the S12 queens.

[Samm]

that episode felt weird, the judging felt so off as well

[Ammi]

….awwww, I loved CoCo so much…it’s going to be hard for me to lose her so early…(…I also did prefer her lipsync but hey…)….

…In the maxi challenge, my favourites were Outback - Fake Her, they were a bit more together and polished than Three and a half men, I thought…I’m still singing Queens Down Under…there weren’t any huge stand outs in the runway for me but they were all pretty good…I’m still loving the queens, they’re such a lovely group of gals ….and yeah, I’m in mourning for Coco….


…Coco….:lovedup:…

[Tom4784]

This series is really hard going, the judging is all over the place, the budget and production isn't there, and it feels more produced than the US seasons at this point.

I don't really care for Electra but the idea of her being in the bottom was ridiculous, we've heard years of Michelle and Ru telling girls to be cutthroat, to take the spotlight and not fade into the background yet such things are used as a reason to put one of the best performers in both routines in the bottom? Madness. I'd have probably went for Maxi and Coco for the bottom, with Maxi presumably going.

I'm gonna give it an episode or two more, if it doesn't grab me, I'm giving up with it.

[Captain.Remy]

It was an okay episode. The girl groups were not great nor terrible. Not one for the books.
Sad to see Coco go, she made me laugh :love:

[Ammi]

It was an okay episode. The girl groups were not great nor terrible. Not one for the books.
Sad to see Coco go, she made me laugh :love:

…yeah, I was pretty hopeful that Coco was going to be with us for a while…but my heart sank so low when she was in the lipsync again…tbh, I thought she was the better lipsync but I’m sure that bias and my liking of her was probably the reason for that…

[Joe.]

This season is high-key trash. Bin it.

[Mokka]

First episode great!
Second episode.... meh
Third :idc:

The pattern doesn't bode well going forward. I didn't like a single runway in this last episode.

[Amy Jade]

I would have been up for a double shantay. I thought both did great in the lip sync

The episode in general was so boring though and Scarlet is making me roll my eyes so much!

[Shaun]

Just watched it last night... really poor episode. I didn't get the runway theme at all - what the hell was ETC wearing? What did that have to do with prom!?

The lipsync was really good. I think Coco won it though :shrug: Elektra just pulled out some bog-standard splits and kicks and didn't match the style of the song at all.

The challenge was just... bad... I didn't think Scarlet did anything amazing. I enjoyed Anita but that's about it :shrug: Poor song, poor lyrics, poor verses, poor choreo... at least they looked nice :shrug:

The workroom drama stuff was just so forced and boring as well... "omg Art left Coco a note, under very obvious direction from the producers"... the fake bust-up between Elektra and her teammates was more convincing than any of that whole segment.

I also just... really don't like Elektra :laugh: there's a reason to feel insecure, and there's a reason people are calling her basic. That said, I don't like Scarlet either :joker: and agreed that she is waaaay too big for her boots.

At this point I only really like Anita and Kita... the others in my sig are all floundering and I just don't think they're doing a great job. Or maybe they're just doing the best with what they have: some judges who don't care about them, **** all budget, and some really, really, boring tasks.

[Ammi]

…I agree about the runway, Shaun…runways are one of my favourite things but it’s the first time that I haven’t commented, I think…because I just didn’t get it…?…I thought that maybe it was just me…


…I also thought that Coco won that lipsync…she didn’t rely on splits and kicks etc…which are fine when they’re well placed but they seemed more to be just thrown in for the holy heck of it…anyways, I guess that it wasn’t good for her to be in there in the bottom again so that sealed it for her….her smile could light the world…:lovedup:…

[Smithy]

I only watched the first ep of this, is it worth catching up on?

[Tom4784]

I only watched the first ep of this, is it worth catching up on?

It's tough going so far, the cast is pretty decent but the production, the budget and Ru and Michelle just aren't it this season. The judging in particular (mainly Ru and Michelle) is particularly painful but Rhys is pretty fun, he's like Ross Matthews if Ross Matthews was funny.

[Daniel-X]

Rhys is one of the best things about this season, he’s probably my favourite regular judge besides Alan Carr. Otherwise I agree, it has felt pretty flat. The runways are uninspired and a lot of the cast feel like fodder. I think they’re really pushing for a Karen win too in the edit, she should’ve been bottom the last two episodes and Art clearly should’ve won the first challenge. The only other two they seem interested in are Anita and Scarlet and Scarlet obviously isn’t going to win after the whole racism scandal.

[Captain.Remy]

Not my top 2 in the bottom and Anita going :skull:
And bringing Art Simone...why? We were doing fine without her: shrug: It's completely random and without any justification whatsoever.
And Maxi Shield should have won, I love that look!

I want more of Anita, what a sweetheart and a ray of light :love:

[Shaun]

Dear oh dear this series is awful...

So the whole workroom thing was just a mixture of uncomfortable and boring... the same back and forth of Elektra being bratty and hogging the cameras with her eyerolls, and Scarlet being bratty and hogging the confessionals with her ****ty, nasty comments. Etcetera joining in and proving herself to be a shallow, tedious personality as well. Could've done without any of it.

The bottom 2... :unsure: Karen was certainly the worst but Anita?! She looked great :unsure: would've 100% placed Etc in the bottom over her. Elektra still looked rough even with a nicer dress... her hair was a bad choice, and her makeup was too bold and drew focus away from the outfit. Scarlet winning again... it would appear that production have made the mistake of thinking she's this exciting prodigy of drag when really she's just a nasty person, a proven racist, and a really ****ing underwhelming performer. This win deserved to go to Maxi 100%... I know Divina won with a similar fabric but her silhouette was completely different and she looked fantastic, and deserved extra credit for the difficulty of it.

I'm really struggling to find an incentive to keep watching. Anita going has pretty much killed any of the likeability and fun. I like Maxi but she's obviously being given a "going home soon" edit, and Elektra's underdog story might've been interesting if she was actually any good / likeable. I know Art's great for looks but like... in the same way Karen is "great at comedy"... we all saw Snatch Game, and she ain't.

[Tom4784]

I thought it was the best episode so far, but I always like the design challenges the most. I feel like Electra was right in saying she was basically put in the bottom 2 for being the best in her group but I don't care enough to feel anything about it. Scarlet and Etcetera are grating.

Maxi should have won that challenge easily and Anita being in the bottom 2 was just bizarre. A book look had been done before and made her worthy of the bottom 2 but Art's Marie Antoinette look hadn't? It's just more nonsensical judging.

The fact that I didn't hate this episode overall though means I'll probably give it one last try for this week's episode, if I hate it, I'm done and will simply look forward to AS6 instead.

[Joe.]

Latest episode was... messy.

[Captain.Remy]

I'm not bothered about Etcetera going home because she wasn't very pleasant.

Elektra had the best commercial and I'm happy she won. We love a rudemption.

Maxi made me laugh with her mic, I couldn't stop looking at her during that lipsync (though Etcetera gave it a good shot)

And the Scarlet thing... Ouch that was messy and tough to watch but it had to be adressed at some point. I hope she didn't just give an apololie and actually does things to make it right in the "real world" but Scarlet look regretful and I felt like it was genuine. We all made mistakes and I feel like she grew from it. Might be wrong though, I'm not following the drama on Insta/Twitter either so I don't know the tea.
Anyway, Ru had to ask her to talk about it to move on and make it right. We all deserve second chances and as Ru said, a lot of people probably want her to cancel or disqualify Scarlet.

[Tom4784]

Ugh, what an episode and not in a good way.

Scarlet Adams was just very unbelievable and insincere in her attempts at an apology. It was very 'I'm sorry, please don't kick me off the show' than 'I'm sorry for what I did and I really want to learn from my ****ups and do better'.

It's grim when wearing H&M in a pandemic gets an angrier response from Ru than blackface.

On the plus side, amazing lipsync song and an amazing performance from Maxi. I love the oldschool approach of just performing the song like you're singing the hell out of it.

[GoldHeart]

I was about to ask if the Australian version is any good,but I'm so behind with the American one and need to catch up .

[Ammi]

…I liked the episode, I liked it more than the previous one…I hadn’t known anything about Scarlet, I don’t follow social media or the Queens on social media etc…so that was a complete surprise …but obviously very uncomfortable…I guess that we can only assume and hope that she was very sincere and has given much thought to it since…what she did may not have been poor judgement but ‘being outed publicly’ in this way with these things is so harsh as well and just not good…it brings nothing but ‘hate’ and compounds, I feel…reflection is very difficult when there is such attacking against and social media is the most grim with things like this…anyways…

…I’m loving Maxi atm…:lovedup:…she’s maybe emerging as my favourite, she definitely was in this episode…and I liked the Finest Sheila in the Bush runway theme…:laugh:..some fabulous styles…:lovedup:…and probably my favourite runway so far…I loved the lipsync song, so JOYful and just an entertaining lipsync in general…:love:….


… Etcetera…:love:…

[Ammi]

I was about to ask if the Australian version is any good,but I'm so behind with the American one and need to catch up .

…I haven’t quite got into it or the queens in the way that I have with other series, GoldHeart….but that could also be that I’m watching quite a few different things atm and trying to keep up…I just haven’t bonded so quickly with favourites so that’s always harder…?…all in all it’s not one of my favourite series but there have been fun moments, though…

[Daniel-X]

This season is crap but I think the three New Zealand queens might be the three best of the series? I thought Art was great at first and was delighted to see her back but she’s been really underwhelming since her return.

Thank god for Anita, Kita and Elektra!

[UserSince2005]

Electra for the win. She has been judge so unfairly thus far so I’m sure they will kick her off soon.I hope she makes it to the end though and the viewers love will make the producer air her win. We need a kiwi to win. Not any of the nasty Australians

[UserSince2005]

Scarlets yellow teeth bother me. Every episode.

[Captain.Remy]

Ru's look last episode was insane! Also, is it me or Ru has not looked this good in such a long time? All of her looks and makeup this season have been so georgous and even beyond. Raven and Ru's stylist did wonders.

Back to the episode, I wanted Scarlet to go but realistically she wasn't going anywhere. I have a feeling Kita will win this whole thing with Scarlet and Karen as her runners-up.

[Captain.Remy]

Also, I don't usually enjoy makeover episodes but seeing rugby mates getting in drag was enjoyable :joker:
It's the closest idea I can get of myself in drag. FYI I would look like the one paired with Scarlet...and I would have kept my beard :laugh:

[Tom4784]

I tend to enjoy the makeover and design challenges the most so this one was one of the better episodes of the season for me. The Rugby team were enjoyable, most of the looks were good and it was mostly a good time. I'm sad Maxi went although it's understandable since she was the worst of the bunch of her lipsync this time around wasn't that strong but it's **** that she went home in favour of the racist. The racist's continued presence is just another thing that's ruining the show.

Ru and Michelle's judging also continues to be suspect but thankfully Rhys is pretty great. I'm glad the season is probably ending soon.

Also, the one thing I'll say for this season is that I've liked the lack of scripted acting challenges which, all too often is a frequent source of frustration with others seasons. I'm ready for the end of this season though.

[Tom4784]

Ru's look last episode was insane! Also, is it me or Ru has not looked this good in such a long time? All of her looks and makeup this season have been so georgous and even beyond. Raven and Ru's stylist did wonders.

Back to the episode, I wanted Scarlet to go but realistically she wasn't going anywhere. I have a feeling Kita will win this whole thing with Scarlet and Karen as her runners-up.

She owes a lot to Sonique for that one, it was basically a reinterpretation of her Christmas special look.

[Shaun]

caught up earlier with the past two episodes and found the discussion of blackface very confusing and such a weird way to handle it on TV... as if they'd literally just been handed a "breaking news" story of a picture of her performance(s). I don't know the details of what Scarlet did and still don't, so thought it an odd topic to bring up because it effectively framed her in a position of "I'm apologising for something but you won't know what :(".

sad about Maxi going. happy about ETC going. future of drag... maybe... but also a bit of a shallow ****.

At this point I only really like Art and Kita. Karen is massively underwhelming, Elektra is still... annoying me even with a win under her belt (I've enjoyed her stepping it up, but there's just such an air of "playing the victim" about her), and Scarlet is awful.

[Captain.Remy]

She owes a lot to Sonique for that one, it was basically a reinterpretation of her Christmas special look.

Yes and I loved it! Sonique had the best look on the Christmas special along with Mayhem. Gorgeous! :love:

[Shaun]

I'll echo the Ru runway: that sheepskin look was excellent and the best she's looked in years (there was something different about her eye makeup, and her hair having that windswept look was a refreshing change too).

[Samm]

yeah the make up was on point, raven must of been on crack when doing her make up this episode.

on the topic of raven, she's back again in the next episode with all of her appearances on the show in the last few years i hope they aren't shaping her up to replace ru.. as much as i like raven. there's far better contenders in bob being the best, and even bianca

[Captain.Remy]

Bianca and Bob is the duo we need and deserve to replace Ru when she retires one day (probably never, she doesn't age). Or I suppose it would be the winner of the All Winners season at some point? idk.

[Shaun]

I'd rather it was just Bob tbh... Bianca's shtick gets tired very quickly and she doesn't really strike me as someone with an artistic eye, who'd appreciate fashion or anything other than comedy from the queens.

If it were to be a duo I'd be more than happy with Bob and Peppermint... Pepper because she has that "legend" status, is trans and more likely to broaden the reputation that the show's had for discriminating against the trans queens in the past, and because her chemistry with Bob is excellent... but also because she's just effortlessly congenial, supportive and someone who'd be a fantastic mentor figure.

[Captain.Remy]

Bianca would probably read you for calling a DR queen "legend" :skull: :joker:

To me, Bianca is Bianca and it never gets old. It works every time and listening to her podcast makes me love her even more. She's an oldie, she has done a lot of stuff in her career and I like her work ethic.
I think having her as a host would also bring back the "realness" of what Drag Race used to be, meaning that it was raw, unpolished, more real like it was before S7.
She doesn't care about cancel culture, she has been doing this for so long and knows so much stuff. And she's actually a kind, supportive and generous person.
And her and Bob together are always freaking hilarious. That podcast with Bob, Monet and her was insane for example.

I was thinking of Alaska too because that's another well-rounded winner and a striking personality. Or Bebe to come last minute and get the job as she was the first original crowned winner? :joker:

[Shaun]

Peppermint was known about before Drag Race, lol. My point still stands: Bianca bores me.

[Captain.Remy]

Peppermint was known about before Drag Race, lol. My point still stands: Bianca bores me.

She sure was and I'm not saying she wasn't :wink: It's a good choice actually and I like the fact that people know her from some other work other than being a DR queen which is a hard thing to achieve when you have been a contestant on a popular TV show.
I'm not putting them against each other.:hee:
And to be fair, Bianca would probably be a better Snatch Game host than the main host :shrug:

[Captain.Remy]

Ru looked stunning again! And obviously so did Raven.
Ru not being impressed by her queens during the chat in the werk room or during the talent show sent me :skull: You can tell she doesn't like a lot of them.

The talent show was meh. Karen being the full contrary of Sherry Pie and doing a 2.5 seconds routine. Art doing whatever it was. Kita doing ruveals after ruveals in the most lackluster way possible. Elektra dance routine was fine but that heinous WIG! And Scarlet was alright.

However, the runway looks this episodes were all excellent! Obviousy the best of the season so far and I don't remember the last time in RPDR history we've had a such a strong collective runway. Not one look was bad or even average. The last time was probably the top 3 from AS5? but before that I don't remember. So good, all the looks were well executed.

Sad to see Elektra go. Obviously she wasn't the full package or even a favorite to win but the darkhorse story got me.
I think Kita will probably win. Art did stuff for Wow before so she obviously was a favorite but her performances were at average. I don't see Karen winning and Ru probably doesn't want the controversy of Scarlet winning. But you never know with Ru...

[Tom4784]

Bob and Peppermint would make excellent hosts.

[Ammi]

…I’m still an episode behind but I did catch up a bit…I enjoyed the rugby team makeover, they all seemed like lovely guys and having a great time exploring their inner Queens…:love:…Maxi had become one of my favourites so sad to see her go…but it was going to happen soon anyway, I think…I’m loving the Kylie lipsync choices…:lovedup:….


…Maxi…:love:…

[Daniel-X]

This season has stunk of rigamorris from the get go but I think this week took the biscuit for me. Karen and Art should’ve undoubtedly been the bottom two, neither presented a talent. They seemed to skate through because their looks for the talent show were better than Kita’s (when the whole point is quick change so it’s magic) and Elektra’s. Michelle’s critique about no heels was ridiculous.

Kita MUST be crowned next week, any other option would be hideous and a disservice to fans.

[Amy Jade]

Kita MUST be crowned next week, any other option would be hideous and a disservice to fans.
Ru doesn't give a shıt about the fans

[Daniel-X]

Ru doesn't give a shıt about the fans

True, but I’m hoping after the backlash to Lawrence’s win and the way Kita is absolutely steamrolling the other three on social media will HOPEFULLY make her see sense.

I could potentially see any of the four winning though tbh, I wouldn’t be shocked. Scarlet would be VERY questionable but I think she would be Ru’s pick if she wasn’t scared of fan backlash. Which shows again that she’s quite a ****ty person.

[UserSince2005]

So either a racist wins, a loser wins or a boring old kiwi wins. Give me the kiwi any day please.

[Tom4784]

Oh god, they're gonna give the win to the racist, aren't they?

That talent show was dreadful, and the bottom 2 was kind of senseless. It really should have been Karen and Art in the bottom as they both had terrible routines (plus the way Karen's headpiece didn't sit evenly on her head bothered the **** out of me). Scarlet was, unfortunately, the best while Kita and Elektra being in the bottom made no sense. Kita's outfits in the performance wasn't great but the quick changes were really good while Elektra's routine was great in comparison to almost everyone else's performance. The riggamorris is strong this season.

I'm just glad it's over next week.

[Shaun]

Just watched it as well... I have no idea what Art was doing but she was presenting it well and did seem to have a comedic eye about her performance. I appreciate what Elektra did but I think it was, essentially, just a drama student performance that I've seen a million times before, and 999,000 of them were probably better than hers.

I'd have had the bottom as Karen and Elektra. Scarlet was the right winner, sadly ("you never see drag queens on pole"... um.... Season 2, and Shea Coulee would like a word).

Even without all of the racism and the social media backlash I cannot fathom why Scarlet would be the choice for a winner here... everything that comes out of her mouth in confessionals is absolutely dripping with venom and ****ing conceit. She is, without a doubt, the nastiest and most entitled ****ing asshole this show has ever seen. At least the other cocky queens have something impressive to back up their mouth (Shannel, Alexis Michelle, Violet Chachki...)

I'm happy Elektra is gone because I tired of her victim edit in Week 2... but this season has been an utter chore to watch and unless Kita wins, it's probably the worst of all of them. Even a Kita win wouldn't see it escape from bottom 3 (along with Canada1 and US13).

[Ammi]

…I caught up also with the last episode….I loved the runway…:lovedup:…all of them were sensational, it felt more as if they were taking part in a spectacular Broadway show or something, they were so fabulous….Raven is just so fabulously drop dead gorgeous and she’s also so beautifully supportive as well…:love:…

…those queens have so much admiration and love for their Mama Ru, they’re just completely in awe of her…she’s everything they aspire to be…it really would be nice to feel her support for them more, to feel that she has personal connections with ‘her girls’…I’m just not feeling that at all and I used to feel it so much in her werkroom chats….

…Elektra…:lovedup:…in general I’m loving the lipsyncs, there was a lot of energy in that one…

[Saph]

I haven't watched since like ep 3/4 but ive seen nothing but negative reviews about this series :umm2: I wonder if they'll do a season 2

[UserSince2005]

Elektra was the only possible good choice for a winner out of all 10 queens.

[Captain.Remy]

Well, I woke up super early so decided to watch it right away.
Thank God it's over and Kita won. I usually think whoever has the best track record should win but seriously not this time for so many reasons.
Scarlet is insufferable and Ru clearly didn't want the embarassment.

Kita is actually a breath of fresh air. She's so amusing, fun, loving, campy and sweet. I have liked all of her looks and did good enough to justify this win.

When the cast was revealed, we thought Art or Karen were the biggest contenders and I feel like it has been such a wasted opportunity for both of them. Seriously, they did not live up to the expectations and were underwhelming throughout (apart from the looks).

The only good things about this season were Anita, Kita, Ru's makeup and looks and Rhys. It's a shame because they all were campy and funny in the first couple of episodes but it got mean and very bitchy as the show progressed. And not "bitchy" in a good shady classic RPDR way. Just plain mean. Again, a wasted opportunity.

[UserSince2005]

Kita is a typical first week boot on a normal season haha.

Anyway the right person won.

Next season should be just kiwis no nasty white Australians anymore

[Saph]

Kita was one of my faves early on so im happy

[Tom4784]

Thank god it's over. Kita is probably the weakest winner out of all the seasons but she was the only real choice and I'm not mad since she was the most likable left.

If this ****show gets a second season, they really need to overhaul things. Firstly, Ru and Michelle cannot be permanent judges, they don't know what they're talking about when it comes to Australia and New Zealand and they didn't often get the humour or the drag. Plus Ru basically forgiving Scarlet even though it's not her place to do so was gross. If Wow could get their heads out of their arses then Courtney Act would be the best option to take over.

However, most importantly, they need a more diverse cast to reflect the diverse areas covered, especially considering how much racism has marred this season to the point it was basically unwatchable.

The only two positives of this season has been Rhys and the fact there were no scripted acting challenges. Scripted challenges are terrible and acting challenges work best when it's the queens writing the script.

[Shaun]

Thank god it's over. Kita is probably the weakest winner out of all the seasons

with one solo win you would think so, but Yvie still holds that title with one tied win (with Scarlet Envy) :hee: if we ignore the fact she bodied that Queens Everywhere performance

[Tom4784]

with one solo win you would think so, but Yvie still holds that title with one tied win (with Scarlet Envy) :hee: if we ignore the fact she bodied that Queens Everywhere performance

I'd probably give Yvie the edge in terms of performance and looks though, but yes.

[Captain.Remy]

I know Kita isn’t the best winner out there but at least she’s more like likeable than Yvie :shrug: She really was the only option and tbh I’m not mad at it. I like her message, her campy side and just a fun drag Queen. I really like her final outfit.

Btw, that lip sync song was not finale worthy but it goes on trend with messed up things this season.

[Tom4784]

I'm not dragging Kita, btw, she was my pick to win as well out of that top 4, but she isn't as strong as most other winners.

[Captain.Remy]

I'm not dragging Kita, btw, she was my pick to win as well out of that top 4, but she isn't as strong as most other winners.

Yes babes :love:
I just went and had a look on Scarlet’s IG and welp at the comments :skull: She really needs to do better but we’ll forget her and this weird season very quickly
#justiceforAnita :laugh:

[Tom4784]

Anita was robbed, I'm also still confused as to why they brought back Art when she was pretty subpar all season.

[Captain.Remy]

Art came back because she has a series on WoW presents plus so they really told Ru to not mess up with her again :skull:
And why tf Karen was safe after blowing into one sad ass balloon :skull:

[Tom4784]

Kita, Anita, Electra & Maxi were the top four we deserved.

[Saph]

yvie is worse than tyra tbh

[Daniel-X]

Thank god it’s over, thrilled Kita won and I think producers knew she was the only option at the end. I’ll be surprised if it’s renewed for a second season tbh; it’s probably just above AS1 for the worst season.

It started with loads of promise but yeah I agree with the previous comments, the overall tone of the show changed to just being pretty mean around the halfway mark. The Kiwi queens kept the season alive for the best part and I did like Rhys/a lot of the runways but that’s about as far as the positives go.

Rankings:

1. Anita
2. Elektra
3. Kita
4. Art
5. Coco
6. Maxi
7. Jojo
8. Etcetera
9. Karen
10. Scarlet

[Shaun]

pretty poor finale all in all... none of their 'best drag' looks wowed me (Scarlet's was particularly unimpressive... and Karen's was too panto).

I think Art was the best in the song but Kita a close second. Meh. I can put this mess behind me now :love:

oh and that was possibly the most nauseating and excruciating hour of Ru and Michelle thinking they're ****ing life coaches imaginable. So, so ****ing audacious and disgusting the way they just pluck apart people's intimate details for reality TV with absolutely no intention of reconciling with them down the line.

[Ammi]

…I liked Kita so I’m really pleased for her…:lovedup:…sad that she’s Queen of a season that won’t have as fond memories as it could have, as in not considered a great season…but I didn’t get the feeling through this that Ru had a huge interest in the queens…