RuPauls Drag Race
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Just allow me to picture what all your faces looked like after reading that.
Snarkiness about that performance aside, you really cant argue that this wasnt her season to win.
By the time the song was over, it felt like a complete slam dunk for the latter.
Watching Yvie literally bend over backward to grimace at the audience, you had to forgive her for Whoopi.
She was willing to break herself in half to win, and that was felt.
Outside of that final lip sync, a lot was revealed in this grand finale.
That wheel landed on Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
So crack the knuckles, pop the poppers, and lets go!
Bizarre, but I do have a theory as to why.
I think Silky wanted this shit to be over.
I think Silky wanted to be put out of her misery, and she was.
When the lip-sync song was revealed as Bootylicious, I was excited because I am gay.
I was also interested to see Silky slay a song that was really right for her.
But a litany of issues quickly revealed themselves.
First, that was the wig, girl?!
It basically blended into the red curtains behind you.
Second, why you look so small?!
Yvie looked like a damn monster next to you.
Again, AKeria, givevolume!We know this, right?!
Fourth, did you not know all the words to this song?
Shantay, you may forever stay.Whereis the body, you ask?
Right here on AKerias mother.
The original Miss Ass Almighty, as it were.
This may rival Violet Chachkis season-eight-finale look as one of the gaggiest ever on the series.
Overall, this season ofRuPauls Drag Racewas a vexing one, and Ive been trying to figure out why.
Is it just that we haveDrag Racefatigue in general?
Is it that were getting a little lazy and stock in casting?
I have nothing but the utmost respect for him.
I have no doubt Ru is still having fun with the show, but the soul is missing.
Something is just missing when all were seeing is a lip-sync smackdown without the emotional element.
And she has to be onscreen interacting with the queens to do that.
That only sort of happened.
My two cents for how to come back next year?
Lets really get to know them.
Who is going to do and say things we have never seen before?
Bring back the Tic Tac lunches instead of the weirdWhats the Tee?promo.
We know the podcast exists.
I dont thinkDrag Raceis dead, but I do think it needs to be revived.
Sure, it wins Emmys.
Fuck a lean, mean, clean reality-television show.
That isnt what got us here.
With some heart and thought, we can get back to the show we had.
And like a phoenix from the ashes,Drag Racecan rise again.
