Yes! I saw that last night and immediately thought of Manila. I miss her, she had an amazingly fun sense of style and she was completely her own type of queen.

@PaganPoet:disqus Oh, I would just live for a Bjork nod from one of the queens! I wondered if your screen name was referring to Her Bjorkness, as I'm quite the fan myself.

@avclub-97a0b256b73505382d3bbd1eac096563:disqus  I'm chalking it up to wishful thinking - a sex scandal would've been soooo much more fun than what really happened, no?

Seems like a few girls are coming off as watered-down versions of past queens: Roxxxy, as you noted, is Shannel-ish, Vivienne is Jujubee-lite, Jinkx strikes me as someone in the Tammie Brown mold, and Detox has a little mix of Chad, Raven and Willam going on (face has been worked over like Chad's, she's got a little…

@avclub-da7812efd6af25bc1ce8e176255a78b7:disqus Ha - I registered not long ago myself, mainly because I've so enjoyed the AVC coverage/comments on Drag Race in the past, and I couldn't stand it anymore!  And I agree that these queens seem to be the type to play it safe, much more so than others like Sharon, Nina…

@avclub-d35d0af0d2a70c049bbedcb88e25ef28:disqus I was just about to make the same point. Fishiness can be elegant, edgy, arty/thought-provoking, or any number of other things. But the particular thing Jade's got going on is very much a cutesy-tween-oriented look and it is fishy, but in a pretty juvenile way.

From what I've heard, it wasn't so much a matter of "shocking" behavior, but rather a more technical point - a conflict of interest thing that occurred when Alyssa served as a judge for some other pageant, without clearing it first through the owners of the Miss Gay America pageant. Whether there was more to it than…

I'm not a big fan of the super-cutesy thing, but I agree it has potential to be very entertaining if it's done right. If it's going to look like a Justice catalog on steroids all season, I'm not interested, but with a little creativity and humor I could see it being fun. Hopefully Jade picked up on Ru's word of the…

Loved the first episode! I could've done without the fakey-fakey tour bus sequence, but other than that it was fun. Detox is saying all the right things to make me like her so far, although her out-of-drag face freaks me out a little. Alyssa is making me actively angry but I have a feeling she'll be going far this…

Vivienne's reminding me of Mariah, in that she's gorgeous but sorta vacant. Only the first episode, of course, and maybe she'll find something interesting to say or do as we go. But I am not really holding my breath.

I agree with a lot of your comment, except for the idea that Penny Tration didn't deserve her spot in the bottom 2. Her gown was flat-out bad (like, Dress Barn clearance rack bad) and her lip sync was one of the worst I've ever seen on Drag Race. Granted, I liked her and would have preferred her to stick around, but…

My sentiments exactly. Serena was getting a little pretentious with the whole "I went to art school"/"soft sculpture" routine, and after you make that noise, you better back it up with a look that is genuinely art-tastic. But what she came up with was awful. If she can accept that what might work in art class doesn't…

I live in Florida (on purpose, believe it or not) and we have the same thing happening here from time to time. Certain groups will try to force their religious/political agendas into the public school curriculum on a regular basis, and with the current state legislature in place, their chances of succeeding are…

All I can say in reply to this question is to quote Bill Murray's motivational speech from Meatballs. Say it with me now, everyone:

Oh yeah, I can see this being one of those shows that's so bad, it's irresistible. Glad I'm not the only one who admits to having a soft spot for such things.

Wait - Amish Mafia? That's something that exists, on TV and/or in real life?

No question. I'd be under my bed in the fetal position for a week, minimum.

Stop Posting Weird Shit On My Facebook Wall, Charlie Brown

I have never heard that - and even as brainless as many show biz people are, I would be amazed to find that this actually happened. But I would totally love it if it did.

@persia2:disqus Drag Race is my one TV addiction, sad as that may be. As far as I'm concerned, bitchy, funny, fabulous people make the world go 'round.