*un-sensuous death splat*

Oh, totally.

…starting?

Math is hard.

There's a reason standup is just - the most terrifying form of performance for a great many artists who are otherwise just fine with all other manner of high-pressure, exacting forms of theater, comedy, cabaret, and other related arts.

Even as a general fan of Nina's inventive facepainting skills, I've voiced concerns in past weeks that she's got a bit of a diminishing returns problem, the more she dips into that well.

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It seems like most queens, during their year reigning, kind of vanish off the map for a bit - I'm guessing they're just too much in-demand for live appearances at their fees to make other kinds of campaigns worthwhile.

I'm guessing her breastforms' color just bled through the green in a way she just couldn't find a way to blend out.

Part of the allure of this show is that it gives more than a bit of insight into the temperament of these performers, in a way we don't typically get in the mainstream culture of celebrity.

There's something to be said about the way this whole show is reshaping the essential fundamentals of drag.

It just goes to show - snappy patter can be uproariously funny; but it's not the same thing as "comedy".

1) The conversation downthread points out that Trinity's biggest failing is writing her own material. It's especially jarring given that she wears different shades of her southern-fried pageant persona so well. Also, I just caught a glimpse of her denim stocking/thighhighs in Untucked - and those are kind of f'ing…

That's literally all I just described.

*Rattlesnake Sound Cue*

I've been getting the impression from the last few episodes that the last few episodes of crying jags from her is a sign that as beautiful as she is, she knows she's entered the realm of being woefully outclassed.

Oh, exactly. Valentina would be a quintessential Team Look queen, but has some measure of clear performance training, and has been busting her ass to find ways leverage and balance her stronger and weaker skillsets into a compelling package.

Even from the promos, Patrick most reminded me of Robby from Finding Prince Charming.

The categorization thread from the other week had me thinking that a lot of the queens this season seem to be working their asses off to defy easy, oversimplified categorization. In some ways, it's the meta-game of this season - how well the front runners are able to transcend, or at least resist an easy, dismissive…

Shea is a lovely lovely lovely af queen I have zero idea or much interest in what she'd do after the show.