Saturday, November 2, 2013

'Drag School of Charm' by RuPaul's Drag Race

After the controversial decision of keeping Rebecca instead of Jade, the queens confess their displeasure at the decision. RuPaul then comes in and gives the girls their mini-challenge. Five female fighters come in and put the queens through the ringer. They push them to their limits as they take part in an endurance challenge. Rebecca is the last queen standing and gets a major advantage. The queens must make over one of the fighters into their sister, which you might recognize as the precursor to RuPaul's Drag U as well as the make-over challenges that have been a major part of every season of Drag Race since. Rebecca gets to pair the queens with their fighter, and she obviously sets out to sabotage some of the girls.
As with every make-over challenge, the girls could not be less feminine and so making them walk in heels is of course hilarious. Shannel and Rebecca seem to be having the best of luck, their fighters pulling out the stops and turning them into quite gorgeous women. Nina seems to be having a challenge putting her girl into her own signature make-up, and I just don't like what BeBe is doing with her girl. I think going for the Indian look is the wrong choice because the challenge is to make the girl into their sister. It'll be interesting to see how they pull it off on the runway.

BeBe Zahara Benet and Michelle
BeBe looks stunning as always, this time giving us Lion Queen realness. She looks absolutely stunning. Michelle, on the other hand, looks a wreck. Her make-up is not done well, and I hate her outfit. It just isn't flattering at all. BeBe missed the mark with this one.

Shannel and Sweepee
Shannel completely knocked it out of the park this week. Her outfit looks amazing, and she whipped Sweepee into shape. I didn't think she was going to pull it off, but Sweepee looks incredible. The only problem I have with it is that they did their runways separately. They didn't share the stage for even a second, just adding to the uncomfortable air Shannel already has.

Nina Flowers and Mia
I really really liked this one, even though the judges didn't like Mia's make-up. Nina looks stunning, kind of like a more beautiful Mrs. Dracula. I think Nina did a great job with Mia, and I think she accomplished the challenge.

Ongina and Jarrett
Jarrett is the tall, European woman who is the exact opposite of Ongina, but I think Ongina turned it out. I definitely agree that the two should have swapped outfits, but I think they look fine just how they are. Ongina destroyed the challenge, in my opinion.

Rebecca and Tempele
The judges raved about Rebecca's work this week, but I really don't think it was all that great. All she did was put a blonde wig and a short black dress on Tempele. It looked far too easy, and it was just boring. The other queens actually put effort into their work. I don't understand what the judges were on, but this was not as good as they made it out to be.

In the end, Rebecca (undeservingly) won the challenge, while BeBe and Ongina fell into the Bottom Two. It was totally shocking seeing these two great entertainers going up against each other, but they took Britney Spears's 'Stronger' and gave an unforgettable lip sync performance. Both of them performed their hearts out, but Ru thought BeBe was the better one and sent Ongina home. Ru actually has to leave the set for a few minutes because she felt the decision was too difficult to make. Ru has never done that since which is pretty crazy to think about. Next week is have the annual drag ball so get ready for a plethora of outfits and, of course, Absolut vodka!

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