I have no more critiques to give this season. Everything I said before holds true: It’s boring and forgettable, and it has no stakes. Notably, this season feels further from the center of discourse than perhaps any Drag Race season before it.
People aren’t watching it, aren’t sharing the moments from it, aren’t discussing it. And that doesn’t feel like an inherent Drag Race problem: Just a few months ago, the Nymphia vs. Sapphira debate heading into the finale was a huge moment, and the general discussion of the top four or so queens felt heated and exciting.
This season is, uhhh ...
not causing that kind of stir. And I get it! We’re all here likely because we have a compulsive need to watch everything Drag Race produces like the gluttons for gay punishment we are, and that’s fine. I would never miss an episode.
But, remarkably, Drag Race is coming off such a successful season and the next thing it produces is this . Within the context of this season, this episode is perfectly fine. I like sewing challenges.
Some of the looks were successful. The lip sync was good. That’s about all I can ask.
The episode opens with yet another discussion of blocking. One of the more interesting things this season has been how the girls have gotten continually more and more offended by being snipped, even while the snippers have not been effective even once. This time, Gottmik is pissed that Angeria is using strategy, which is reasonable.
Still, I think Angeria’s strategy is .
