Don't Want Nobody Trying To Make Me Over
Spoilers to follow from the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.....
This past episode was the obligatory "Make a bunch of straight guys up as drag queens" episode. Ok, sometimes they've been gay guys, but I never get excited about these. Because Sasha and Shea won last week's challenge, they got to pair the queens up with members of the show's crew, and I really think they were trying to play to everyone's strengths and not sabotage anyone.
I don't know if I have it in me to go through a play-by-play of this episode. Once again, Trinity one, and I thought Sasha should have won. I thought the bottom two should have been Shea and Alexis, but instead, it was Shea and Nina. An Nina went home. She didn't not put up as much of a fight in the lip syncs as she had before, and I completely understand, because Shea was an ally of hers, and I completely understand not wanting to send her home.
But now that Nina has gone, there is on one in this show that I'm all that invested in. It's like 3rd season all over again once Shangela left. I don't care. I'd like to see Shea and Peppermint in the Top 3, but I have a feeling it's going to be Shea, Trinity and Sasha. I just do not like Trinity, like as a person, and for her aesthetics most of the time. I don't care for Sasha's aesthetic. I get what she does. It's good. It's just not my taste. And Shea is the only one I kinda like the most, but there's no "Star Power" to her like I felt Nina had.
And let me just say that because someone doesn't win the competition, doesn't mean they don't have more star power. I feel Shangela shines millions of times brighter than Raja - and has had a much more high profile career in the mainstream than Raja ever has after Season 3. Nina's makeup skills were incredible. And I also feel like there needs to be some awareness that expecting the queens' best work in this situation where they are away from their homes, friends and loved ones - all of their support is gone. And the longer the competition goes on, the harder it is. I wouldn't be putting out my best work in that situation either. I need my home to recharge my energy at night. I would be challenged mentally as well. And I think that's one thing the show needs to start being aware of - that in real life, people have support and help. And their own beds to sleep in at night.
What made me feel good is seeing the more-than-obvious love and affection that Ru had for Nina. I think Ru saw a lot of her past self in Nina. I really hope her career EXPLODES after this. She was the queen I was most invested in this season, and now that both she and Valentina are gone, I'm honestly not very excited for the rest of this season. But I guess that's the usual pattern for me on this show. One year I like the winner, the next year I don't. I mean, is anyone at all that excited about Violet Chachki? I mean, out of that season, she deserved the win, but the competition wasn't all that fierce.
Yes, I'll keep watching, but not as with as much excitement and passion as I have been so far this season.
This past episode was the obligatory "Make a bunch of straight guys up as drag queens" episode. Ok, sometimes they've been gay guys, but I never get excited about these. Because Sasha and Shea won last week's challenge, they got to pair the queens up with members of the show's crew, and I really think they were trying to play to everyone's strengths and not sabotage anyone.
I don't know if I have it in me to go through a play-by-play of this episode. Once again, Trinity one, and I thought Sasha should have won. I thought the bottom two should have been Shea and Alexis, but instead, it was Shea and Nina. An Nina went home. She didn't not put up as much of a fight in the lip syncs as she had before, and I completely understand, because Shea was an ally of hers, and I completely understand not wanting to send her home.
But now that Nina has gone, there is on one in this show that I'm all that invested in. It's like 3rd season all over again once Shangela left. I don't care. I'd like to see Shea and Peppermint in the Top 3, but I have a feeling it's going to be Shea, Trinity and Sasha. I just do not like Trinity, like as a person, and for her aesthetics most of the time. I don't care for Sasha's aesthetic. I get what she does. It's good. It's just not my taste. And Shea is the only one I kinda like the most, but there's no "Star Power" to her like I felt Nina had.
And let me just say that because someone doesn't win the competition, doesn't mean they don't have more star power. I feel Shangela shines millions of times brighter than Raja - and has had a much more high profile career in the mainstream than Raja ever has after Season 3. Nina's makeup skills were incredible. And I also feel like there needs to be some awareness that expecting the queens' best work in this situation where they are away from their homes, friends and loved ones - all of their support is gone. And the longer the competition goes on, the harder it is. I wouldn't be putting out my best work in that situation either. I need my home to recharge my energy at night. I would be challenged mentally as well. And I think that's one thing the show needs to start being aware of - that in real life, people have support and help. And their own beds to sleep in at night.
What made me feel good is seeing the more-than-obvious love and affection that Ru had for Nina. I think Ru saw a lot of her past self in Nina. I really hope her career EXPLODES after this. She was the queen I was most invested in this season, and now that both she and Valentina are gone, I'm honestly not very excited for the rest of this season. But I guess that's the usual pattern for me on this show. One year I like the winner, the next year I don't. I mean, is anyone at all that excited about Violet Chachki? I mean, out of that season, she deserved the win, but the competition wasn't all that fierce.
Yes, I'll keep watching, but not as with as much excitement and passion as I have been so far this season.