clearly Valentina thought strategically, she knew she couldn't bring the trophy in the Snatch game and she went for an easy choice that could allow her to land those two or three obvious funny zingers enough to go safe.

it was an underwhelming episode but nowhere close to a C - I think it's the fact that we always expect great things from a Snatch game that pulled down the grade.

I was expecting way more from Peppermint in the course of the season though, she's a bit underwhelming as a competitor.

yes, it's a really bad choice doing those categories. I'm happy that finally Michelle pointed it out loud. I think doing youtubers is not great either.

Since when Jasmine Masters has become an "icon of discontent"?
I (vaguely) remember her from her season just because she was an absolute pain in the butt…

I don't think Nina was bad at all as she landed two or three cool zingers, but she was absolutely generic. The fact that she got in the top 3 (especially after that runway look) speaks volumes of how underwhelming was the Snatch game globally

I think you can do Marie freaking Curie in a Snatch game if you want, it's your choice and your trouble to make an unfunny character funny (or at least suited for a Snatch game). I think Sasha just toyed with the idea of doing something different and "counterculture" (at least counterculture with respect to the…

The season that changed gear for Rupaul was season 3; it was peppered with a good bunch of clueless queens, but it clearly stepped up the game and created some good performers, preparing the way for the interesting season 4 and the excellent seasons 5 and 6. Season 7 was a bummer, while the 8 went back to good levels…

yasssss

This season is a repetition of season 7, with many forgettable queens and just a couple that manage to make an impression - even Shea, a clear frontrunner, does not really stand out like some of the past competitors. Only Valentina (even if she's a bit on the backbench the last couple of episodes) and Trinity (whom I…

I really do not understand all that crying for Eureka… she got a free pass for next season where she could compete at the top of her possibilities and already knowing the game, it's definitely a win for her.

but it's also true that Jaymes mimicked a lot of Kimora's movements, basically following her on the runway (not to mention the fall). Maybe Ru interpreted it as a sign of lack of ideas or creativity… or maybe she has eliminated Jaymes at the first episode to give her the possibility of reapplying in later seasons when…

yes of course, shame on me!

I remember that there was some discussion in the workroom when Kenned did Little Richard on season 7, but nothing when Thorgy did Michael Jackson on season 8, so things are definitely changing.

you are probably right about the spoonfeeding (and also big names attract attention especially when you are out of your natural environment -Logo- and you want to open up to new public who is maybe attracted by your Emmy win but has no idea what drag is)

even if I preferres Jaymes, I also noticed that weird thing. Completely agree on the double elimination

definitely agree on the quality of the lipsynch

but what's the point of her appearance then?

Yes, that Lisa Kudrow cameo was stupid and pointless.

hm so, basically this was a Very Special Episode. The fact that there was no elimination and that was announced at the beginning removed any tension (they tried to create some with the various queens saying how important it is to nail the first challenge etc etc. but it didn't really work), and the fact I don't care…