Ruh-roh, Raggy! I’m getting a little repidatious rabout this season! Ruff, ruff! Episode three is Snatch Game of Love, and let me tell you: That went exactly as expected. The queens who you expect to do well are pretty good and the ones you expect to do poorly end up flopping. But the real issue is that, either way, they don’t seem to care that much.
That’s the worry about a season like this. It’s never really fun to watch a bad Snatch Game, but I was struck watching this episode at how much more tolerable a bad Snatch is when there is fear behind the eyes. Jaida Essence Hall remains a singular sensation at bombing — her terrible, incredible Prince is iconic — but most of these girls don’t have anywhere near Jaida’s level of charisma.
Instead, with no eliminations, the queens who do poorly just kinda shrug and move on in real time. Not to be too punitive, but, like during last week’s ball with Nina, I was struck by a singular, vicious feeling that I need these girls to be punished. All Winners worked at the level it did because all the girls could show up with some level of competency in every challenge.
That is not the case here. Now, this could be a “just this week” problem. Snatch Game is a particularly difficult challenge.
Someone like Vanjie, who likely will be entertaining during some of the acting challenges, can’t just work her way through on the strength of her personality. So maybe it’s not a permanent issue, and they’ll do an easy challe.
