There was another episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race this week.
They split into two teams to perform musical production numbers.
Trinity pouted.
Bianca Del Rio became irritated.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Courtney Act and Adore Delano talked about how Courtney competed in Australian Idol and Adore competed in American Idol.
Oh really? We’ve seen it before, you say?
What happened to the funny photo shoots? What happened to getting the queens dirty? Why is RuPaul so obsessed with making everybody sing all the time this season?
After they performed their shows, April Carrion was in the bottom 2 again, this time with Trinity, and RuPaul said it was because Trinity didn’t enunciate her words, but actually it was just because Trinity has a shitty attitude, and actually she gave a great lip sync, so poor, adorable April went home. Blah blah blaaaaaaaah. Like that elimination wasn’t obvious from the minute she walked into the workroom. April couldn’t hang with the big girls and had no chance at making it to the Final 3. She was like the bait dog in a pit bull training kennel, put in there for the other bitches to have something to chew up and spit out.
Was that rude? Sorry. Let’s focus on the positive. For instance, out of drag, April is such a Hottie McHotterson.
Let’s hire him as our pool boy, please and thank you.
Speaking of focusing on the positive, let’s turn this week’s episode around and make it a learning experience. Things we learned this week:
1) It is official. Gia Gunn is evil.
Not that this was ever a secret. But this week she started picking on Milk, saying Milk doesn’t know how to dress in drag, and it was obvious that Gia is starting to unravel from the stress. So it’s only downhill from here. I am apparently the only Drag Race fan in America who doesn’t understand the appeal of Milk, based on the hate mail I receive with instructions on how to inflict a painful death upon myself, but even I can see she is obviously a nice person and picking on her is just desperate. Except when I do it. I’m a blogger journalist! But God help Gia if she starts picking on Darienne Lake, or I will reach through my TV and start grabbing people by the throat.
There was a redeeming moment when Laganja Estranja was melting down in the Gold Bar, and Gia did try to console her, which was nice. It was really fast so it was easy to miss. But it was there. Not all hope is lost.
Speaking of Laganja…
2) Laganja Estranja’s parents really are the cutest parents on Earth. In Untucked, Mr. and Mrs. Estranja Sr. sent a good-luck video message to the emotional black hole that is their offspring, and it was heartfelt, heartwarming, and melt-y0ur-heart adorable, cementing their spot in the roster of P-FLAG speakers for years to come.
Did you see this? If you watch nothing else this entire week, watch here starting at the 2nd commercial break. And yes Laganja tried her best to ruin it by acting like a petulant child and yelling at everyone in the room, but it was an emotional experience that was intensified by the presence of TV cameras, and it’s pretty obvious that these adorable parents have spoiled the living shit out of her, so let’s give her a pass on that one.
Back to the parents. There is a difference between being tolerant of your child’s life, and encouraging your child to be who he/she wants to be. Too many LGBT kids are left to find their own paths in life. Parents, don’t just accept your kids. Embrace them! Enjoy the gifts that they have to offer! Don’t watch them from a distance and think that tolerance is enough. There is no love in tolerance. Tolerance is merely the absence of hate. Kids need love. Learn from Mama and Papa Estranja.
Okay, the moment is over. Moving on…
3) Sheryl Lee Ralph, the guest judge this week, suggested an exercise to help Trinity sharpen her enunciation: put a cork in your mouth and then speak.
How does this help? Hmm. Let’s all try that the next time we have something round between our lips.
4) Australia, once again, has proven its collective pop culture superiority. Apparently Courtney Act auditioned for Australian Idol as a boy first, but was rejected and then came back the next day in drag and sailed through the competition to the finals. Now she is now an honest-to-God pop star down there. We’ve known that for a while so that’s not news; we’ve just been waiting to see/hear what she can do. And she can sing! No really. She hit a few sour notes in her song this week, but (a) they were out of her range, which is not her fault, and (b) Adele Dazeem Idina Menzel hit some stinkers when she sang during The Oscars but it was just a little glitch and she’s still amazing so shut up about it.
All of Courtney’s group performance is here. More than just a voice, Courtney is magnetic.
5) Joslyn Fox can balance an entire roast beef on top of her head inside one of her wigs.
6) Can we just say right now that, unless they do something to really screw it up, that BenDeLaCreme and Courtney Act will be in the Final 3? Who is third? Darienne Lake? That weirdo Milk? Bianca Del Rio, if she doesn’t insult the judges?
Snapper59
I’d say “Win, Place and Show” are Ben DeLaCreme, Bianca delRio and the surprise Joselyn Fox. In some order.
Milk is a gorgeous boy and his drag is out there but I just scream “Say something!” when Gia comes for him with her fangs in Untucked. I bet the next 2 to go are Trinity and Milk. Milk should shine in “Snatch Game” but I predict she’ll just be flat again.
Cam
Three questions and one comment.
And yes Queerty, I’ve been wondering what the heck is going on with all of these “Lets Put on a SHOW!” episodes!
1. Gia, if Milk is so terrible and you are so fabulous, then why were you both in the same “Safe” grouping?
2. Gia, Same question about Joslyn Foxx
3. Am I the only one who thinks that Laganga’s parents have always been supportive and that she just set up that they weren’t hoping for a “Moment” on Drag Race to give her some attention? ANY of the other queens who had similar moments were so grateful when the other queens spoke to them and lightened the momen. Laganja was angry, it doesn’t compute, unless she was just some queen angry because somebody steeped into her spotlight. (Fake Alert!)
4. Gia, Remember the last time that Drag Race was won by somebody who was mostly about appearance and didn’t have a great speaking voice? Season 2, Tyra, how well did THAT go over? Get over yourself.
CleJoke
Bianca DelRio doesn’t insult the judges when she’s screaming Michelle should wear a turtleneck and Santino needs to win a sewing competition. That is just the roast episode and the shocked look on their faces is from another scene. It’s just a edited hook piece to make us think someone flipped their wig.
Also analyzing the amount of different looks in the Untucked into, you can see who’s going to last by the number of different outfits shown for the queen. 🙂
Ben De La Creme
Courtney Act
and… anyone besides Gia, Laganja or Adore because they suck.
Gia I concur is evil and I hate her voice.
Laganja is really a transsexual.
Adore doesn’t put any effort into it. She just shows up and wings it. It bites her on the ass every time on the runway. Ru just keeps giving her a pass.
Plus Ru’s look is getting tired. Always the same silhouette. Bare arms, plunging neck and floor length skirt. 6 season, 1/2 season of All-Stars, and Drag U. Same with Santino and Michelle. Someone needs to clock the judges. 🙂
Cam
@CleJoke:
TRUE! I’m SO BORED with Michelle Visage’s over the top look. She needs to prove that SHE can do “Pretty” rather than outrageous comic looks once in a while before clocking the queens about it.
Adore, was good yesterday, but due more to the singing challenge. The problem is that he is young, his look goes well with drag and so he hasn’t had to put as much effort into it. Gia is all about the look and has about as much depth as a puddle.
CCTR
“Why is RuPaul so obsessed with making everybody sing all the time this season?”
Someone refresh my memory… I don’t remember any other singing competitions this season.
Vince Smetana
lol you’re pressed if you don’t realize Bianca is winning this thing, let alone doubt she’ll make it into the top three.
sfsilver
Gia Gunn is not only evil (I hope she understands that coins hurt when they are being thrown at you during your numbers, just ask Phi Phi O’Hara) but just plain dumb. She practically brags about not knowing things and acts like the people who have actual knowledge only know stuff because they’re old and ugly. If any of the rude things she said came off as reads she could claim some wit, but everything she says is just plain mean.
Bianca on the other hand is reading the other girls to filth. It’s hilarious, she is single-handedly making the season worth watching. I’m hoping for a Bianca, Courtney and BenDeLaCreme final 3, with dark horse status to Darienne or Milk if he picks up the energy. The rest just seem out of their depth.