cborgman said:

i think detox and alaska are shoe-ins for the top 3, but i am not sure who the third will be.

i could see it being roxxxy, but i could also see it being honey.

jinx and ivy seem like dark horses for the third spot. jinx has the curse of the comedy queen, which comedy girls never make it into the top 3. ivy is good, but doesnt seem like she's good enough. it could happen though.

Honey needs to go about halfway through. There's nothing interesting about her and she walks like a crazy person on the runway (and not in a funny on purpose way )

My top 3: Roxxxy, Detox & Lineysha (I still believe she has the goods and can bring it, we are just 2 episodes in after all).

What do you mean comedy girls never make the top 3? A comedy girl is the current winner.

And stop saying Vivienne is fishy

She's totally clockable with her big square jawline and you can see beard shadow on the runway to boot.

my top three!!

Alaska, Detox and Ivy Winters!

now, most likely they'll pick either roxxy and or jade jolie.

the feud between alyssa and coco is boring. but i have a feeling thought, since certain shows like to keep the drama, e.g. Phi Phi O Hara/Sharon Needles, Tyra Sanchez/Raven, Mimi Imfurst/And Everybody. I think based on that annonying fact of drama makes tv a better place Alyssa And Coco Will be top three followed by Detox. I don't want that but hey!

speaking of which i'm thinking of potential drag names for myself.

the nominees are

Mya Pozole.

Trina Lee Fuklee

Emme Fetale.

Vi Jayjay

Mya Pozole seems to struck a nerve.

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johnart said:

cborgman said:

i think detox and alaska are shoe-ins for the top 3, but i am not sure who the third will be.

i could see it being roxxxy, but i could also see it being honey.

jinx and ivy seem like dark horses for the third spot. jinx has the curse of the comedy queen, which comedy girls never make it into the top 3. ivy is good, but doesnt seem like she's good enough. it could happen though.

Honey needs to go about halfway through. There's nothing interesting about her and she walks like a crazy person on the runway (and not in a funny on purpose way )

My top 3: Roxxxy, Detox & Lineysha (I still believe she has the goods and can bring it, we are just 2 episodes in after all).

What do you mean comedy girls never make the top 3? A comedy girl is the current winner.

And stop saying Vivienne is fishy

She's totally clockable with her big square jawline and you can see beard shadow on the runway to boot.

sharon is funny, but she's not really a comedy queen. she's more goth queen or performance artist.

pandora, jinx, tammie brown... those are comedy queens. even mimi imfurst, though i loathe her.

Rococo said:

my top three!!

Alaska, Detox and Ivy Winters!

now, most likely they'll pick either roxxy and or jade jolie.

the feud between alyssa and coco is boring. but i have a feeling thought, since certain shows like to keep the drama, e.g. Phi Phi O Hara/Sharon Needles, Tyra Sanchez/Raven, Mimi Imfurst/And Everybody. I think based on that annonying fact of drama makes tv a better place Alyssa And Coco Will be top three followed by Detox. I don't want that but hey!

speaking of which i'm thinking of potential drag names for myself.

the nominees are

Mya Pozole.

Trina Lee Fuklee

Emme Fetale.

Vi Jayjay

Mya Pozole seems to struck a nerve.

[Edited 2/12/13 21:31pm]

may i suggest a name?

"john gascot"

cborgman said:

johnart said:

Honey needs to go about halfway through. There's nothing interesting about her and she walks like a crazy person on the runway (and not in a funny on purpose way )

My top 3: Roxxxy, Detox & Lineysha (I still believe she has the goods and can bring it, we are just 2 episodes in after all).

What do you mean comedy girls never make the top 3? A comedy girl is the current winner.

And stop saying Vivienne is fishy

She's totally clockable with her big square jawline and you can see beard shadow on the runway to boot.

sharon is funny, but she's not really a comedy queen. she's more goth queen or performance artist.

pandora, jinx, tammie brown... those are comedy queens. even mimi imfurst, though i loathe her.

I disagree, because everything dark that Sharon does, she does with comedic delivery. She's the funny girl through and through, she's just dark humor is all.

cborgman said:

Rococo said:

my top three!!

Alaska, Detox and Ivy Winters!

now, most likely they'll pick either roxxy and or jade jolie.

the feud between alyssa and coco is boring. but i have a feeling thought, since certain shows like to keep the drama, e.g. Phi Phi O Hara/Sharon Needles, Tyra Sanchez/Raven, Mimi Imfurst/And Everybody. I think based on that annonying fact of drama makes tv a better place Alyssa And Coco Will be top three followed by Detox. I don't want that but hey!

speaking of which i'm thinking of potential drag names for myself.

the nominees are

Mya Pozole.

Trina Lee Fuklee

Emme Fetale.

Vi Jayjay

Mya Pozole seems to struck a nerve.

[Edited 2/12/13 21:31pm]

may i suggest a name?

"john gascot"

May I suggest Twat Sphincterson?

Not for you Rococo, for cborg.

Ro- what is it you want to convey with your name?

I'm not yet sold on any of the contenders. Emme Fetale would be the front runner, but I'm not sure if that says anything about your drag character other than a play on words.

johnart said:

cborgman said:

may i suggest a name?

"john gascot"

May I suggest Twat Sphincterson?

Not for you Rococo, for cborg.

Ro- what is it you want to convey with your name?

I'm not yet sold on any of the contenders. Emme Fetale would be the front runner, but I'm not sure if that says anything about your drag character other than a play on words.

i think your drag name should be "labia majora", john

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[Edited 2/14/13 21:02pm]

I thought about this long and hard...I want to convey with drag a character so different from me.

I am a shy and reserve in real life. I want the opposite of that.

I love gothy and gothy japanese things--i want to convey that.

I want to be satirical and shocking, a stereotype of goth but at the same i want to convey a somewhat political message, while still, representing my latino side. Which i guess why Mya Pozole stands out for to me.

I want to be both aggressive and soft. Male/Female, Sexless. Beautiful and A Hot Mess lol.

yeah i think i need to think about this more. I think i would need to find also a drag mother and or Drag Family, but i like in california next to san francisco, i am sure it wont be that hard.

This is what Drag Race has taught me. BUT ANYWAYS BACK TO DRAG RACE!!!

I really want Alaska, Detox, Ivy Winters, Jinx Monsoon to win!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Good call, Ms. Ru!

PS. I continue to begrudgingly like Alyssa. She gives great drag and continues to act a pro. If she keeps on this track she might really take it far in the competition.

well, that was shocking, however deserved.

alyssa killed it. she also made me like her for the first time. shes a damn good dancer, is proving to be quite funny, and is a really decent actress. i could see her as top 5.

good for coco for picking her too. coco also did quite well.

jinx yet again proves she has staying power. maybe i am wrong. maybe she could be top 3.

alaska, though she couldnt dance, was HILARIOUS. that is always alaska's strength. i take it back, i think alaska is just as much a comedy queen as jinx is.

ivy was a little funny, and a little good, but she seems to show more and more that while she looks stunning, she is just visuals. i really hope she starts upping her game, because shes starting to bore me.

lineysha was good. better than i expected. i still dont see her as top 5.

detox was fine, but not really worth mentioning this week.

roxxxy was not doing it for me this week either.

jade... i just cant be bothered with her ever. the sooner she goes, the happier i will be.

honey... blah performance, blah kaftan look AGAIN, blah lip synch

vivienne... you bored me to tears from the beginning, so i aint mad to see ya go.

that was a really really boring lip synch, and i am glad they both went.

next up: SNATCH GAME!!!!

yay my least favorite went home. Pinay got on me nerves. Mahogany was ZzZzZ.. good call RuPaul-Sama.

how is it that this thread has almost 1700 views and almost only 3 of us commenting more than once?

say something lurkers!

cborgman said:

how is it that this thread has almost 1700 views and almost only 3 of us commenting more than once?

say something lurkers!

I'm having fun reading what the three of you have to write. Special thanks to John for keeping it up each season.

but since you requested it...

I think this week was a set-up. Mid-tempo song (seems hard to lip synch to), 14 queens initially...double elimination was perfect for tonight.

I agree about Alyssa. I am liking her more and more each week. How could I not enjoy someone named after the girl I had a crush on before I accepted that I am gay?

So much has to do with editing, but Coco is looking a little petty. Her sound bites are so contrived.

Even though Kristen Johnson was kind of rude, I agreed with her about Detox...she has this 'been there, done that' attitude. She MAY deserve it though. MAYBE. She IS fierce. Also, does she have real titties? She is giving me cleveage realness each week.

Jade was my favorite at first, and is quickly sinking.

Roxxxy - I'm torn. I want to like her, but it seems like she feels she is above it all. She has frequently had this condescending attitude toward the other queens.

I wanted Honey to be better, but she just never showed it.

Vivienne is boring. Sorry 'bout it.

Ivy has the uniqueness and talent, but not the charisma. She is lacking personality. She also seems a little oblivious. She doesn't even know the other girls names (not that is mattered with Serena - so happy to she her gone).

I wanted to see more of Penny, until that LSFYL. She actually made Serena look good...because heaven knows Serena couldn't do it on her own.

Good luck to Monica. Is the prerequiste for the show that you have to have a penis when the competition begins?

Alaska is a good performer, but some of her DRAG choices have been questionable. Performace artist? Maybe. Drag Queen? Not sure.

Lineysha should have won that first challenge. She is okay, but increasingly forgettable.

Jinkx is all-around good. Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve AND Talent. Do you think we will see her narcolepsy kick in again??

I want Lucian back! I hope we see him again this season.

My top three right now: Jinkx, Alyssa, Detox

I am so grateful to Ru for being Ru, and having this show. I LIVE for Drag Race!

see? that wasnt so hard

good post. i really agree about ivy. i want to love ivy, but she just doesnt give it the way i wish she would.

seems like she would be a hoot to hang out with, but... not the strongest queen beyond a dazzling smile and killer looks.

so...

was i the only one who paused the teaser for next week to see who was playing whom in snatch game?

i think Coco is Janet Jackson, Jade Jolie is Taylor Swift, Jinx Monsoon is Little Eddie, i coudn't see the others. I hope no one tries Lady Gaga she's like a curse at the Snatch Games. Your bound to fail if you try to do the GAGA.

candyperfume said:

cborgman said:

how is it that this thread has almost 1700 views and almost only 3 of us commenting more than once?

say something lurkers!

I think this week was a set-up. Mid-tempo song (seems hard to lip synch to), 14 queens initially...double elimination was perfect for tonight.

The tempo of a song has nothing to do with one's ability to sell it. It's all about emoting and engaging. I was SOOO happy to see them go because the one thing a good (even mediocre) drag queen should NEVER be is boring.

Alaska is a good performer, but some of her DRAG choices have been questionable. Performace artist? Maybe. Drag Queen? Not sure.

Agreed on some of her choices. And I too have wondered if she might not be a bit more "performance". That said, I've enjoyed her a lot more than I thought I would at first.

Lineysha should have won that first challenge. She is okay, but increasingly forgettable.

I'm for her to get her spark back and not fade away. She's fierce and my first impression was, she could be the one to take it, but has not been living up to the Charisma of the past legendary Rican girls.

Also, does (Detox) she have real titties? She is giving me cleveage realness each week.

He has male pec implants. You can mostly clock 'em when he's shirtless in the workroom and turns to the side. When I first saw her with Willam in the Chick fil A video I thought she might have tits too.

Yay, you're joining our discussion!

[Edited 2/19/13 22:13pm]

on 2/12, cborgman said:

i like lineysha a lot, but her time is coming, and probably soon. she has almost zero chance of making it through snatch game without lip-synching for her life.

called it!

soooo called it!

jinx won, and very much deserved the win.

her little edie was good, and she was hilarious with it. the runway was not glamour, but she still KILLED snatch game. it didnt hurt that she had no challenge from the other girls tonight, but...

i would say her performance in snatch game was rivaled only by sharon as michelle visage, and chad michaels as cher. i like jinx more than i ever have this week, and can see her top 5.

my jaw hit the floor when none of the other girls had any idea who edie was. alaska or detox i was sure would know.

alaska as lady bunny...

fine.

coco as janet...

whatever.

roxxxy as ...

...

...

i have no idea who the hell you are doing, but whatever.

alyssa as katy perry...

no ma'am... no.

damn luck you had immunity.

i didnt hate detox as ke$ha.

ultimately; i was glad it was detox lip-synching, as she beat lineysha... but it really should have been one of these girls lip-synching against lineysha:

ivy winters as marilyn.

again, ivy demonstrates the same thing i have felt about her for weeks now: love her as a person, but she is just a look as a queen. she brings nothing but physical look, and she's out of her depth.

jade jolie as taylor.

no. just... no. i dont like jade, and i didnt like her unfunny taylor swift (which is comedically as easy as shooting fish in a barrel)

lineysha...

girl...

you looked like a frat boy doing drag for the first time when you were doing celia cruz.

my white ass knew who celia cruz was, and girl... you are no celia cruz with a cheap ass feather boa, a dime store wig and big sunglasses.

hell... i could have done a better celia cruz, and mi no habla espanol.

and she was blown out of the lip-synch waters by detox.

i still like detox to win, alaska as second... still not sure on 3rd.

i see jade and ivy going real soon.

.

[Edited 2/25/13 20:42pm]

Fuck! I really really wanted Jade to go home tonight.

Farewell Lineysha, I really was for her because she's lovely and had a strong start and I felt like MAYYYbe this time my Rican girls will take it, but you faded way too quickly. She just was...not equipped.

Had she gone against Jade or Ivy for the lipsynch she might have stayed. I called early in the show that if she went against Detox she'd go home and NOT because Detox was better (I hate fucked up looking "funny" lipsynching. Looking like you have a dislocated jaw is not clever, especially when you do it over and over) but because Detox is a more interesting PERSONALITY. Lineysha has been quiet and in the background, of course they wouldn't keep her. At least she went out lookin flawless and garnering every PRINCE-girl reference from the judges.

Lo que sera sera, maybe next season PR will take it.

I continue to like Alyssa more and more. Even when Coco had Jade in her corner during untucked, Alyssa just keeps on going. I don't give a fuck that she had a few rolls on her back, Jade really IS a joke. There's nothing distinctive or fierce about her. She's a lil girl trynna play with the big girls. She needed to leave the room and let Coco and Alyssa at it, but of course Coco would never let that happen.

Coco can say all she wants that she was robbed of the moment of crowning and that she was crowned because Alyssa couldn't fulfill her reign but guess what?? Yeah, you still were crowned by default. So you were robbed of nothing, shut up. I'd much rather be the queen who got her titled taken away than the one who got it by default.

Jinx deserved the win tonight for Little Edie (every queen lost Gay Sky Miles for not knowing who she was ) but her runway continues to be bleh. She needs to stop whining and praising herself as a performer (we get it, you've a theatre background and you're good at it) and focus on giving a WELL ROUNDED persona. If she gets un-stuck from that she's definitely a contender.

My new top 3: Detox, Roxxy, Alyssa.

[Edited 2/25/13 21:26pm]

johnart said:

Jinx deserved the win tonight for Little Edie (every queen lost Gay Sky Miles for not knowing who she was )

i was genuinely stunned. my friend was like "they must've at least seen the barrymore movie"

stunned...

[Edited 2/25/13 22:06pm]

cborgman said:

johnart said:

Jinx deserved the win tonight for Little Edie (every queen lost Gay Sky Miles for not knowing who she was )

i was genuinely stunned. my friend was like "they must've at least seen the barrymore movie"

stunned...

[Edited 2/25/13 22:06pm]

Well in fairness, there's ONLY been a documentary, a Broadway musical AND an HBO movie starring Drew Barrimore and Jessica Lange about her.

johnart said:

cborgman said:

i was genuinely stunned. my friend was like "they must've at least seen the barrymore movie"

stunned...

[Edited 2/25/13 22:06pm]

Well in fairness, there's ONLY been a documentary, a Broadway musical AND an HBO movie starring Drew Barrimore and Jessica Lange about her.

um... TWO documentaries.

dont tell me you never saw the second one "the beales of grey gardens"...

cborgman said:

johnart said:

Well in fairness, there's ONLY been a documentary, a Broadway musical AND an HBO movie starring Drew Barrimore and Jessica Lange about her.

um... TWO documentaries.

dont tell me you never saw the second one "the beales of grey gardens"...

I can't remember now if I saw the second one. Just added it to my queue just in case.

Isn't the second one just extra footage?

johnart said:

cborgman said:

um... TWO documentaries.

dont tell me you never saw the second one "the beales of grey gardens"...

I can't remember now if I saw the second one. Just added it to my queue just in case.

Isn't the second one just extra footage?

footage cut from the first, but still worth it.

also, in general to all the people who read this thread but never post:

SEE GREY GARDENS!

do the original documentary from 75, then the follow-up doc "the beales of grey gardens"

then strap yourself in and do the drew barrymore/jessica lange movie

[Edited 2/25/13 23:03pm]

JINX!!!!

I was too tired to stay awake through it all, but I have to say that the producers are REALLY overdoing the whole hashtag thing. Every time I stumbled awake, I saw a new hashtag. What is up with that?

I did see the LSFYL, and although I didn't like that Detox wore a similar billowy frock last week (Honey part 2?) I loved when she did that twirl. Almost made up for it.

Total side note: Speaking of Prince & Lady Bunny...there is an art exhibit at the New Museum in NYC that has a video installation that plays Controversy, and a painting that is of Lady Bunny (an interpretation, of course). If you are in NYC (and accept that art is subjective), I would recommend going. I'm surprised Prince hasn't shut the one installation down.

candyperfume said:

I was too tired to stay awake through it all, but I have to say that the producers are REALLY overdoing the whole hashtag thing. Every time I stumbled awake, I saw a new hashtag. What is up with that?

I did see the LSFYL, and although I didn't like that Detox wore a similar billowy frock last week (Honey part 2?) I loved when she did that twirl. Almost made up for it.

Total side note: Speaking of Prince & Lady Bunny...there is an art exhibit at the New Museum in NYC that has a video installation that plays Controversy, and a painting that is of Lady Bunny (an interpretation, of course). If you are in NYC (and accept that art is subjective), I would recommend going. I'm surprised Prince hasn't shut the one installation down.

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