I can kind of see where RuPaul’s frustration is coming from - he’s travelled around the world in the middle of a pandemic, he’s isolated for 2 weeks but some of the queens haven’t grasped that their aesthetic needs to be moulded to the task rather than trying to shoehorn their aesthetic into the task.
I thought Joe Black looked fabulous but she looked like a silent movie star - as far away from Eurotrash girl group as you could get. And she’s clearly an amazingly talented queen, her runway look was one of the best there. But she seems too stuck in her own aesthetic to realise it’s not going to work for all the challenges. She could have easily changed up that H & M dress to make it more Eurovision and with a different wig, maybe she would have stayed.
Yes, money is an issue - but as the Vivienne pointed out, they would have already had all their costumes organised before lockdown so wouldn’t have had to spend any additional money unless they decided to change the costumes. I saw Veronica Green’s insta stories about making her Medusa wig and she said she had to make it for as little as possible so was buying cheap plastic tubes and rubber snakes. The show has become a real juggernaut, but I always saw its aim as showcasing the talent and ingenuity of drag artists - their ability to make something incredible and beautiful out of next to nothing.
If what A’Whora says is true - that Sister Sister copied her costume idea, then that’s super shady. I think it probably is true because the judges were quick to say that it was a great costume but didn’t have the same impact cos A’Whora went there first. I’m astounded Sister Sister has lasted this long, I tend to forget she’s even on the show. And I thought her Goth character was way worse than Veronica’s - Veronica made me laugh with her dry, not bothered characterisation but Sister was just blah.
I started out liking Ginny Lemon but wasn’t keen on how rude she was to Lawrence and I thought her walk off was incredibly petulant. She strikes me as someone with both low self esteem and a very high regard for herself. The lashing out at Rupaul now just comes across as bitter and a little pathetic. She chose to leave because she didn’t want to risk losing, she needs to own that decision and not try to blame anyone else.
I loved Queens on Lockdown and really admire Cherry Valentine. She came across so well - intelligent, empathetic, hard-working and really lovely. I wonder if the queens were told not to vote for her to return - she seems incredibly dedicated to her job and I’m not sure that she would have left it to go back on Drag Race. I liked that she and Asstina were given a reward, it was certainly much needed for Cherry.
I felt so bad for Veronica. She clearly really struggled initially with lockdown, I’m gutted for her that she didn’t make it back to the show. I hope she decides to return next year and smashes it.
I love Tia Kofi and have done since her Alan Turing drag. I loved that she chose a true gay icon and I thought the rainbow binary design on the suit was really well thought out and clever. Such a shame the ice cream dress didn’t work properly - I hope she makes it through to the final, her commentary is great.
Apologies for the essay - I have no one in real life to discuss this with!
I thought Joe Black looked fabulous but she looked like a silent movie star - as far away from Eurotrash girl group as you could get. And she’s clearly an amazingly talented queen, her runway look was one of the best there. But she seems too stuck in her own aesthetic to realise it’s not going to work for all the challenges. She could have easily changed up that H & M dress to make it more Eurovision and with a different wig, maybe she would have stayed.
Yes, money is an issue - but as the Vivienne pointed out, they would have already had all their costumes organised before lockdown so wouldn’t have had to spend any additional money unless they decided to change the costumes. I saw Veronica Green’s insta stories about making her Medusa wig and she said she had to make it for as little as possible so was buying cheap plastic tubes and rubber snakes. The show has become a real juggernaut, but I always saw its aim as showcasing the talent and ingenuity of drag artists - their ability to make something incredible and beautiful out of next to nothing.
If what A’Whora says is true - that Sister Sister copied her costume idea, then that’s super shady. I think it probably is true because the judges were quick to say that it was a great costume but didn’t have the same impact cos A’Whora went there first. I’m astounded Sister Sister has lasted this long, I tend to forget she’s even on the show. And I thought her Goth character was way worse than Veronica’s - Veronica made me laugh with her dry, not bothered characterisation but Sister was just blah.
I started out liking Ginny Lemon but wasn’t keen on how rude she was to Lawrence and I thought her walk off was incredibly petulant. She strikes me as someone with both low self esteem and a very high regard for herself. The lashing out at Rupaul now just comes across as bitter and a little pathetic. She chose to leave because she didn’t want to risk losing, she needs to own that decision and not try to blame anyone else.
I loved Queens on Lockdown and really admire Cherry Valentine. She came across so well - intelligent, empathetic, hard-working and really lovely. I wonder if the queens were told not to vote for her to return - she seems incredibly dedicated to her job and I’m not sure that she would have left it to go back on Drag Race. I liked that she and Asstina were given a reward, it was certainly much needed for Cherry.
I felt so bad for Veronica. She clearly really struggled initially with lockdown, I’m gutted for her that she didn’t make it back to the show. I hope she decides to return next year and smashes it.
I love Tia Kofi and have done since her Alan Turing drag. I loved that she chose a true gay icon and I thought the rainbow binary design on the suit was really well thought out and clever. Such a shame the ice cream dress didn’t work properly - I hope she makes it through to the final, her commentary is great.
Apologies for the essay - I have no one in real life to discuss this with!
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