Members Antoyne Posted April 25, 2021 Members Share Posted April 25, 2021 Kandy officially being top 2 is absurd. Congrats to Symone and LaLa though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted April 25, 2021 Members Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) It felt to me that after The Vixen and Nina Bonina, Drag Race wanted to show a redemptive story of an angry queen who softened due to the power of drag, and the process of Drag Race. While the story editors may have underestimated the audience's sympathy for Tameesha Iman because many fans were put off by Kandi and Tameesha's fight and never wanted to support Kandi. Clearly, there was an attempt to demonstrate that queens who want to be mean girls, are really just looking for camaraderie and replaying the rejection that they experienced. I still think of Drag Race as a more of a parody than a reality game show (as it was in the early seasons). Although not all of the contestants are in on the joke, the rule twists, heavy handed edits, and tonal changes seem more like a comment on the housewives than an actual competition. I find it amusing when fans take it seriously, because the very nature of drag is a to reflect the culture. From the entry lines to the reunions, they are taking the piss out of reality conventions. With all due respect, the straight privileged girls on Twitter/TikTok who drive the social media narrative seem to lack the sophistication to understand the humor and the references. Taken at face value, Drag Race must seem like a very unfair show that is subject to the whims of RuPaul. However, within the context of the 13 seasons, and the evolution from a parody of Top Model and Project Runway to Housewives, the entertainment value is in the editing as much as it is in the performances and the looks. Edited April 25, 2021 by j swift 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 26, 2021 Members Share Posted April 26, 2021 IA and Im sure that gassed her head up even more. To be fair, Rose was terrible and Kandy earned that win Im glad Symone won and Lala got Ms. Congeniality over that fake ass Olivia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 26, 2021 Members Share Posted May 26, 2021 All-Stars will stream on Paramount+ instead of airing on VH1 apparently: https://deadline.com/2021/05/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-vh1-paramount-lineup-returning-queens-unveiled-1234764201/ Pandora again??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) As much as like Drag Race. I'm burnt out. At this point. I miss when Drag Race was an obscure show. In an obscure gay cable channel. Way too much oversaturation. Edited May 26, 2021 by victoria foxton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 26, 2021 Members Share Posted May 26, 2021 I agree. The show feels burnt out. Doing two cycles a year hurt it the same way it has hurt other reality series. Still think S6 was the last really good season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Antoyne Posted May 28, 2021 Members Share Posted May 28, 2021 The first time they did two seasons back to back I was all about it but now I’m totally burnt out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrPrezident Posted May 31, 2021 Members Share Posted May 31, 2021 I stopped watching regularly when Rupaul picked Pearl to stay over Trixie Mattel. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) Please register in order to view this content Edited June 2, 2021 by victoria foxton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted June 3, 2021 Members Share Posted June 3, 2021 Cute. And Shangela was spot on... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted September 20, 2021 Members Share Posted September 20, 2021 RuPaul is now the winningest person of color in Emmy history: he won his 11th tonight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted September 26, 2021 Members Share Posted September 26, 2021 Congrats! Glad his inner saboteur didn't get in his way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted September 26, 2021 Members Share Posted September 26, 2021 Lemon's rap verse in Priyanka's new song has been all the rage on the internet for drag race fans. As a Canadian, I love to see it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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