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The meeting-of-queens episode is a difficult feat.
What relationships are being revealed?
Who is acting like quietly working, not realizing that theyre on TV?
A sewing challenge is an ideal venue for this.
The big swing this week is the show continuing with the Rate-A-Queen conceit.
As in the premiere, it really only serves to mirror some semblance of the judges choices.
The more important aspect of the Rate-A-Queen twist comes from the queens rankings being given to them.
The second big swing is making the aforementioned sewing challenge a ball.
Its virtually impossible to remember each queens individual set of three looks.
Nymphia has an all-timer of a table-setting episode this week.
Meanwhile, two separate queens are developing a classic always the bridesmaid arc.
Q is getting the other bridesmaid story line, though hers comes from getting the No.
2 placement two episodes in a row.
This week I warmed up to Q a lot.
It must be frustrating to not win yet, but her earnestness gives that story pathos.
Because its been kept from her, now I want Q to turn it out enough to win.
Fingers crossed for an unconventional-materials challenge in a few weeks.
Sapphira, notably, gets what is known over in theSurvivoredgiccommunity as a cool down episode.
Its clear shes in it for the long haul, so this is about pacing.
Its pretty typical first-out stuff, but I found her charming the whole way through.
Mhiya sews a tube.
Geneva has some misplaced confidence and gets shaded by Plane for it.
The five other queens dont get much to do.
Plasma attempts to lightly shade Sapphira, then mostly just resides in the confessional block.
Megami is a non-presence other than when its revealed that she was at the bottom last week.
Xunami is a non-presence the entire time.
Amandas story line is largely saved forUntucked, but its impressive how much she chews every line sheisgiven.
She doesnt do a lot, but she remains a presence.
So thats how the queens are doing meta-narratively, but … How are the looks?
Lets go, quickly now:
Geneva:Unfortunately deserves her bottom placement.
That Miss Muffet look is too heavy.
Salma Hayek may be a mother, but is shefamouslya mother?
Last look is bland.
Dawn:Looks great in each of her looks, and its very impressive that she made them all.
Unfortunately, unlike the top three queens, she has no wow moments.
The Audrey Hepburn mother has the same issue as Geneva.
The bee look is cute enough, if not exciting.
Mother Nature is ill-fitting and ugly.
The last look isnt even bad in a fun way, unfortunately.
Shes got loads of personality, but the ball just isnt her challenge.
Mirage:Body queen knows how to dress her body.
All cute, character-based looks, and I have a good sense of Mirages style.
The way she sells the final look, black eye and all, really elevated it.
Megami:Dawn calling her the Eeyore of Drag colors everything about her.
Need her to stop wearing the flimsy pink triangle pin.
Amanda:So thrilled she managed to make it through this challenge unscathed.
John Waters would love this queen.
The face isnt necessarilygood, but it is looking a damn sight better.
The other two looks are cute enough.
Mhiya:The first one is just a pageant gown with a new title thrown on it; hilarious.
The Lil Kim look is less draggy than the Lil Kim original.
As in, on the runway while youre still talking to her immediately.
Q:Gorgeous looks.
Would have won a good deal of balls if she didnt have to deal with Nymphia.
With that said: HOLY SHIT.
Cant say enough about that final look, and the androgynous Little Boy Blue is insane too.
Remains a huge threat.
Come on now it looked like she was wearing khaki pants.
Xunami:Love love love the egg.
Not sure yet, however, where Xunami really stands out from the other girls.
Id like to be surprised.
Plasma:Not feeling this girl yet.
With Tweedle-Dee, I agreed with Dawn: It doesnt read and is kinda ugly.
The final look is honestly kind of ugly.
So Nymphia wins (woohoo!
), thrusting Q into the second-place position again.
Mhiya gets saved, and Geneva and Hershii lip-sync to a deeply random Ava Max track.
Its not agreatlip sync, but Geneva solidly wins it.
Happy to have her for another week.
Also onUntucked …
We already covered the important part ofUntuckedin the recap.
Loved the moment when Morphine tried to protect Amanda from Plane for a second.
A real oversight on my part.
Another oversight: kinda looks Plane Jane is referred to not as Jane but as Plane.
I will follow suit moving forward.
Trauma Makeup Corner:Hershii shares how she started drag at 15.
Gay thoughts from gay people:MyDrag Raceviewing-party chat is now named Amanda Tori Watch Party.
