these have all been magnificent ways to showcase every facet of the All Stars on a level we haven’t seen the showrunners pull off in a good while.

She was lip syncing well but her vibe was just so regal and some of her movements bordered on “pointer sister.”

Random ‘pinions:

I was kind of getting that impression from a lot of the runway tonight?

I’m in agreement that Babs isn’t probably going to enter the pantheon of all-time great Snatch Games, and shone largely by contrast to shitshow surrounding her. But bondage bunny stood out, again - in no small part because of contrast to the mediocrity on display.

Part of what’s making AS4 Valentina infinitely more charming than season 9 Valentina being that she seems to be far less apologetic that her That Actress Friend inauthenticity really is her most genuine self, if that paradox makes any sense?

I personally love Gia’s shit-stirring and will miss it because it seems so authentic coming from her.

We’ve not yet talked about her daily entrance mugging.

Late Random ‘pinions again; holiday charity gala thingamabobber this time:

See, now this is the stuff of homogay legend.

During our viewing, I’d had it pinned to - if Farrah was the only one struggling, that’s definitely on her. If Monet and Naomi also had issues, that points the blame directly at Monique’s leadership.

I’d love to see an All Stars with queens that we recognize as all-stars, even without the RPDR stamp.

Lastly, who the fuck is Kacey Musgraves?

I’m definitely in agreement. I’d go on to add that it’s extra-striking precisely because it’s a high-drama, high-conflict episode.

...or at the very least, given a few more years to finish marinating.

See, with all resepct, I think this is a false dichotomy.

I’m deeply concerned for Manila.

Aight, a late, overdue set o’ Random ‘pinions. Blame my bestie who insisted we go see the new J-Lo movie. tl;dr: it’s a surprisingly affecting dramatic turn for Miz Lopez, in what was explicitly billed in the marketing as a romcom.

I’ve been thinking back to Monique getting the chop back in S10. Obviously, not knowing the words was the clearly decisive factor there. But even if that wasn’t the problem, I notice it’s an incredibly similar performance to her LSFYL tonight. A lot of delicate twirling and intense hairography, but not necessarily a…

You veer to an interesting point that I think warrants unpacking.