S12, Episode 2 - "You Don't Know Me"
 

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Perched for the Robyn lipsync :love: idk which of the two sets of queens I'd have been more gutted to miss out on, bc I stan Robyn way harder than I do Nicki but that was a hell of a premiere to be a part of...

I for one cannot wait to see how Rock M. Sakura interprets "Fosse-inspired jazz number"

Well, I guess they're doing this again

...I love Rock M Sakura...:love:...I’ll watch the rest in a bit...

Jan going for a completely obscure reference for her entrance line :love:

Happy they're getting the same mini-challenge.

I like all of them at the moment with the exception of Dahlia... she seems just a bit vapid and boring.

...Jan is so Fergie like as well..:love:..yeah, I like them all as well, Shaun...The First Ladies have set some pretty high goals for them to match...

I lol'd at them censoring "Jan Sport" :love: Avoid them lawsuits at all costs, VH1!

I can't help but feel as though they're setting Aiden up to get the Laila McQueen treatment ("spooky" queen who's never really given a chance to shine and is unceremoniously booted early), although I also famously predicted that BenDeLaCreme would be one of the first ones out of All Stars 3 based on her entrance, and we all saw how that went!

also, I know Dahlia is claiming to be in the Haus of Aja, but based on "what's a Fosse?" how can we be sure that she's not actually a member of the Haus of Gia Gunn?

Aiden’s entrance felt really uncomfortable with all the queens questioning her like that and her complete awkwardness. Probabaly cause I know that’s exactly how I would be.
I can’t reallt see past her being the first boot at this point and we’ve only seen 30 seconds of her

On a much less happy note, there are currently some serious-sounding allegations of untoward/predatory behaviour being made against both Sherry and Brita by people who know them personally... I'm not sure if these warrant their own thread, but the allegations against Sherry are detailed here and those against Brita are linked in the comments

Not the Sherry-Mimi Imfurst comparisons having a grave new undertone? :(

I'll be interested to see if this changes how the show has been edited, depending on how far either Sherry or Brita go in the competition. Surely, this won't be swept under the carpet and forgotten?

As horrible as this all sounds, to lump what she's allegedly done in with the term "sexual assault" is disingenuous and dangerous. It's catfishing at worst.

I had heard that she (spoiler regarding her edit, not how far she goes)

...surely it’s more than cat fishing with the requests for the videos that the people have taken part in...?...what an awful experience in trust betrayal...

...I can’t see any link for Brita...is she part of the same deceptions...?...

I'm not sure this would even be treated as a crime is what I meant - these people voluntarily sent these videos and were duped into thinking it'd further their career. It's gross, yes, but it's worlds away from sexual assault. At best it could be fraud?

This sort of thing is only considered a crime when money is exchanged.

...I don’t really know what to think about it atm tbh...it’s all pretty grim and awful for those involved and I don’t in any way want to lessen that...and it’s right that these things are exposed, obviously...which it is being....but the nature of the internet and social media outlets, ‘exposes and reveals’ these things in such a way...the ‘hate’ and negativity directed can be so worrisome as well...in the 7 years since this all happened, I hope there has been much healing and moving forward and I hope that continues for everyone...it’ll be interesting to see how this is addressed in the show..?...surely it can’t be side stepped, it’s such a huge expose in the drag community of a vulnerability that has been exploited...?...

...I’ll read the Buzzfeed article later, MB...thank you for that...:love:..

I'mma make a new thread for this bc some poor soul is going to come in and say "love jan's outfit :)" in the middle of all this lmao

Good idea, thanks. This thread will be for nothing but pure Jaida Essence Hall stanning from here on out!

...is this a good time to say, sure Jan..?...

...it’s like we can’t have nice things though...Drag Race and our queens are such an escape from all of the grim stuff which consumes the news etc...but wait...

How appropriate that Sh*rry's runway reflected the dark cloud hanging over the season that she is!

Safe to say the first episode was better, but it was good overall. The atmosphere was more intense, but overall they all delivered but less than the first group.
Instant love for Aiden and I hope she goes far, she's really unique.
And dead at Sherry doing well this episode giving the current situation. They obviously could not edit her out completely. Next week looks interesting!

OK so I just rewatched the lipsync and I like it better than last week's. Overall, the first bunch was better but not by a lot.

Jan deserved to be top 2 over Sherry imo, the song was nowhere near as good as last weeks either, which I think contributed to the Ep not being as good

!!! Jan was probs my favourite of the new six bunch, rock m sakura comes a close second (major trade :eyes:)

...Jaida just drips elegance...:lovedup:...I love Aiden’s walk on the runway, her walk is quite unique...:love:..

...loved, loved, loved You Don’t Know Me..Aiden, Jan and Rock M Sakura were the most thoroughly Fosse gals for me...:lovedup:...


....Aiden was my favourite runway look...:love:..

...I loved the lip sync, although I thought that last week’s was exceptional...Jaida...:love:..

The ep was alright, I skipped most of the challenge part, these dance choreo segments are always edited the same each season, 1 queen is bossy, 1 doesnt get it, 1 cant move, 1 has some sort of broken knee :skull:

I thought the spring/fall looks were stronger in this ep, I didnt see 1 look I didnt like! The mainstage runway looks were all pretty good too, not 1 I disliked.

Something about Sherrys makeup bothers me.. Its like shes applied it in a wind tunnel and its all spread up :conf:

anyway the right lip syncer won in the end and yeah.. t'was cute

oh and I loved Jan referencing Tiffany Pollard at the end

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bye @ the dramatic editing at the end when the two groups met in the werkroom :skull:

Another good episode, not as strong as the first but enjoyable nonetheless. Considering there was one less queen, it makes sense it wasn't as spectacular. There's a hell of a lot of talent this season, though. I'm really excited to see what happens.

I'm actually really liking Aiden atm. I tend to root for an underdog, but I kinda like how she seems to have absolutely no connections to the drag scene and was just plucked to compete on the show. She's quite a refreshing character that may surprise us. Dahlia is gorgeous (I loved her fashion looks) but I would be super-surprised if she makes it far into the competition. She just doesn't have the tenacity most of the other girls attain, it's very 'seen it all before with her' (especially since you could take Aja's personality and swap it with Dahlia's and they'd still be the same person). Jan is someone I'm going to have to watch more to gain an opinion of. The talent is obviously there, but I'm not convinced by this fun, bubble persona. Jaida is absolutely gorgeous, and I LOVED that she was having none of the other queens **** throughout rehearsals and ended up winning! Rock is quite adorable but she could get quite grating. Last but not least...um, well the less said about Sherry the better, but I have to admit—she's a great drag queen. Just a shame everything happened the way it did.

Robyn and Thandie were cute guest judges, and I'm loving Ross and Michelle this episode. I found their quips more funny than usual.

I screamed @ "MEH"

You just know next week they’ll let the scene continue and 30 seconds later they’ll all be running up to one another hugging

:joker: the editors literally follow the same edit pattern each series