RuPauls Drag Race All Stars
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Well, at least we tried something new.
For much of this season, weve just been circling the drain.
It plodded along, slowly eliminating the competition without much incident or drama.
Unfortunately, it didnt bear out in the episode.
Part of the issue is that the makeovers just arent that exciting.
But also … nobody really connects those dots?
This is a queer femininity, a parody, a heightening.
A conservative mind-set doesnt like this version of femininity either.
Honestly, I found this conversation to be pretty tedious.
The much more powerful and interesting content came from the contestants personal connections.
I loved hearing more about Kandys relationship with her butch mother, for example.
Thats the kind of individualized moment that this challenge was designed to showcase.
When it comes to the makeovers themselves, I wasnt particularly thrilled by the results.
All of them are well done, but I wouldnt say any particularly excited me.
Kandy wins the challenge, and I think thats right.
I also think she lucked into having the star of the group.
But the bigger issue is that it doesnt seem like a full transformation.
Making matters worse is that, while the look is super-competent, but its also not particularly exciting.
Jimbo tones herself down significantly for a makeover partner who wants sexy before anything else.
For the first time, theres no wit to Jimbos look and no wink.
Theyre just girls with bright hair and black dresses.
Unsurprisingly, then, Kandy wins the challenge.
But I have to ask was it worth it?
This challenge, I mean.
For the first-ever competitive final-three episode, its just not epic enough.
Put her onAll Winners 2ASAP.
Still, the lip-sync has no stakes other than Will Kandy win $10,000 or not?
because either way, given that the lipsticks will obviously tie, shell be deciding who goes home.
I just dont love that either had to leave at all.
Side note: They definitely should have gotten an iconic lesbian to judge this episode, no?
