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This episode was the obligatory makeover episode, where the queens were paired up with a person who’s never been in drag before, and the contestants drag them up in their image. Each season features a different kind of person to make over (jock, elderly…) and this season the category was gay veterans. For those of you wondering if I’ve done drag or would ever do it (since it appears I’m clinically obsessed with it), the answer is no. But… if one of the top Drag Race royalty offered to do it for me, for one night and photo shoot only, I’d jump on that in an absolute heartbeat! But that’s it.
It was difficult to get decent shots of the contestants and their partners, since even the cameras had trouble getting everyone in there. But I did my best, as always, and let’s start with RuPaul since I thought she looked absolutely lovely this week:
Elegance in simplicity is actually quite difficult to achieve, but RuPaul’s simple dress with minimal decoration perfectly plays off of her classic wig and flawless makeup. Save for earrings, she’s not even wearing any jewelry! Think of the last time you’ve seen that!! All hail the queen of queens.
COMMENCE... SHAKE... DOWN.
COMMENCE... SHAKE... DOWN.
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Jinkx decided to go for a Judy Garland/Liza Minnelli thing, and I thought it translated quite well.
Oh my gosh, did Penny Tration return?! No. Looks just like her, though, especially the look of joy on the face. Jinkx was very animated all over the runway, and since her partner couldn’t move around too much she just flashed huge smiles. It’s just a bit odd to see Jinkx wearing a small dress compared to Fortuna’s modified tablecloth, but the colors coordinate and just their energy alone was enough to result in a fine showing. And I love Jinkx’s little hat!
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Damn, this is probably the sexiest Roxxxy’s ever looked. And their wigs are practically identical!
Roxxxy just looks so perfect this week. Yeah the eyes are a bit heavy, but that attitude and that hair completely make up for it. Isabella is clearly very happy to be there, almost as much as Fortuna. Remember that the goal is to make over your partner in your image, and in that case Roxxxy succeeded point blank. She’s still not one of my favorites, but this is the closest I’ve come to joining the House of Andrews.
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Poor Nebraska got cut off from the frame, and this is the best I could do in order to keep the graphic on screen. Don’t worry, you’ll see her later. Oh and Alaska? Your partner’s name is appropriately hysterical.
OMG is that Kirstie Alley?! I could swear that’s… no it couldn’t be, Nebraska is too thin. Alaska decided on a cat burglar theme, which works nicely in motion but in still shots looks very blah. They’re both wearing plain black bodysuits, with only a crude bag of money as their explanation and contrast. They look fine and Nebraska was well done, but this runway was otherwise very uninteresting. Alaska, we’ve seen better.
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Riddle time: What’s red and white and dragged all over? Answer: This.
The above picture is signature Detox: a razor-cut wig, very believable bust, piercing eyes and a devilish smile. She’s gorgeous and intimidating at the same time. Beth Adone’s name isn’t quite as effective as they probably thought it’d be, but her look is definitely Detoxy. She really looks like Detox’s younger sister who never had such heavy makeup before, and the alternate coloring between the two of them works very well. Good job this week.
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Coco brings up the rear, not only in the runway lineup but also in her partner’s makeover. She said she’s never done someone else’s makeup before and good god does it show.
Coco looks great in that dress and it’s refreshing to see her with long hair. But Horchata on the other hand… is looking kinda fugly. I really don’t know what it is, because everything’s all kinda there, but Horchata is much less than the sum of her parts. It’s really a shame because I bet he really wanted to look pretty but this is how Coco wound up dragging her. And Coco… girl… you knew going into this competition you’d be making someone over, so for the love of god why didn’t you practice doing other people’s makeup?! Even doing a mannequin head would be better than nothing!
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Ranking Based On Runway?: Yes
Winner: Roxxxy Andrews
High-Ranking: Jinkx Monsoon
Low-Ranking: Coco Montrese, Detox, Alaska
Bottom Two: Coco Montrese, Detox
Eliminated: Coco Montrese
Eliminated: Coco Montrese
Clearly, the busted-ness of Horchata Montrese was inexcusable, and Coco made her sashay only a week after her rival Alyssa Edwards made hers. Detox’s nomination into the bottom two was mainly due to their runway routine, which was rather flat (luckily it looked much better in still pictures!). Honestly there’s not much more to say about the elimination, as anyone with a working eye could see that Coco’s makeover looked the worst, and finally we have a challenge where runway meant everything! Finally it makes that first question relevant! Plus it was just Coco’s time to go. With her nice long wig, by this week we saw all we really needed to of her. She’s a beautiful, young cougar with bright eyes and a wistful smile. And like every pageant queen, she’s all look; there’s not much more to her. But hey, it’s a really nice look!
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