That Sewell series was so odd. IIRC, it was called something like "The Last King", and its sympathies were with Charles II who kept having his divine authority to rule entirely at his own whim abridged by those upstart nobodies in parliament. The last episode ended on a scene of Charles II chatting with an old…

Not to mention, the Stuarts really took Henry VIII's authoritarianism and self-obsession and ran with it. There's a great movie or TV show to be made about the execution of Charles I.

Yes- I heard that Elizabeth I's red hair helped her position herself more as her father's daughter than her mother's daughter after her rocky childhood (mother's execution for adultery, removed from then reinstated in succession, those weird sex games with Thomas Seymour.)

I would watch it if, after all the kung-fu monk alien werewolf drama, she sinks back into depression and still never leaves her sitting room except to verbally destroy her children.

It seems pretty close to the historic Anne Boleyn, who was incredibly ambitious and smart, but also kicked plenty of people on her way up. It's what makes the tragedy so fascinating: she had such a spectacular winning streak that she forgot it was possible to lose.

Understatement. I am almost as excited for this as I am for Mad Men. Possibly more!

The menstrual problems also allude to her early death by uterine cancer, which she mistook for a pregnancy. The more you know!

It's interesting in a "back when women had less rights than dogs" kind of way.

Oooooh- this is a story I want to hear.

Your kimono looks like a dumpster.

I love it! I wouldn't have believed you if you'd told me a few weeks ago. I love it- the whole thing. I hope all her talking heads are about chickens from now on. No matter what the topic is- chicken non sequiturs from sea to shining sea.

Latex boobs- sorry, left out a word.

Alyssa! It was exactly the Alyssa combo: glamorous on the outside, adorable nerd on the inside.

Huh- I hadn't thought about it before, but have we seen any latex? The judges tend not to like them, so maybe this batch of queens decided to leave 'em at home.

I agree that Ru was a bit more confrontational than normal with Pearl, but I think it was in reaction to last week's "I feel picked on". One constant through all the seasons of Drag Race: you've got to be able to take criticism and use it.

I'm thinking that Miss Fame could create a whole new form of drag here- it could be gasp her brand!

But even Tyra Sanchez had her look ON POINT- I haven't seen anything that caliber out of Pearl. Oh god, Ru, do you see what you've brought me to? I'm defending Tyra Sanchez! I don't even recognize myself anymore! [Throws cocktail at the mirror, sobs on bathroom floor]

And Max super-extra deserved the win after all the workroom stress and (implied) writing all their material.

This Will Be was pretty early in the season.

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