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\u2018RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race U.K.\u2019 Queens Go \u2018Posh On a Penny\u2019 [RECAP and RANKINGS]<\/b><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not that I didn\u2019t enjoy last night\u2019s episode of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race U.K.<\/em> on Logo, but it definitely didn\u2019t delight me like the previous installments.<\/p>\n

It just seems these gals are being stuffed in an American box for portions of the show (the lip-syncs especially). Having already not been blown away by many of the queens\u2019 fashions, I certainly didn\u2019t come into tonight\u2019s design challenge with very high hopes.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, there were a couple<\/a> of stunners, but there was a lot of \u201cmeh\u201d there as well. <\/p>\n

More importantly, the episode really plodded toward the runway after a satisfyingly silly mini-challenge. The workroom scenes this week just felt more lifeless than normal. It\u2019s time for some of these English roses to show their thorns.<\/p>\n

Enough prattling on, though. Let\u2019s dive into our recap and rankings below.<\/p>\n

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After a little light trash talk from Baga, the gals are back to the workroom for this week\u2019s mini-challenge. Ru arrives to introduce the May Pole, which the queens will dance around in quick drag in a sort of twerking musical chairs. Crystal is ambitious mounting the pole for a stripper spin, and Blu takes a chance with a weird little character that looks like something modeled after Drag Race<\/em> All Star Milk.<\/p>\n

This is Cheryl\u2019s time to shine, though, and she does. The stunt queen let it drop and mopped the floor with the rest. <\/p>\n

Her prize is a very slight advantage in this week\u2019s maxi-challenge. It\u2019s an unconventional materials challenge (shame on Ru for not capitalizing on the Ru-Bish pun just sitting there). They\u2019ll need to transform trash into treasure, and Cheryl gets first dibs on materials.<\/p>\n

A few gals are at an advantage, like Divina, the Vivienne and especially Crystal, who studied costume in college. Of course, Vinegar isn\u2019t well-suited, since she\u2019s struggled to pull together looks from existing, professionally-made materials. Crystal is taking a wacky approach with too many yellow rubber gloves.<\/p>\n

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But Divina seems to have divine inspiration, seizing on some plaid laundry bags and pushing forward with a bold vision. Her seemingly surging is interesting as Baga, Vivienne and Crystal seem to be forming a little clique like the Heathers or RoLaskaTox before them. Could Divina end up being this season\u2019s Jinkx?<\/p>\n

There are few surprises in the judges\u2019 critiques. Baga and Blu are rightfully safe. It\u2019s an incredibly close call<\/a> among our top three of the night \u2014 Divina, in a punky, Vivienne Westwood\/Leigh Bowery get-up that is truly sickening; the Vivienne giving Angelina Jolie a run for her Malificent money using unspooled videotapes and rugby pads to make a dramatic silhouette; and Crystal deliver a gorgeous, polished piece with plenty of avant-garde pizzazz. The judges opt for Divina, further cementing her status as a threat.<\/p>\n

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The judges seemed at least a little charmed by Cheryl\u2019s campy presentation, even if the actual garment was lacking. Vinegar also gets by on a lot of personality, but there\u2019s no saving her horrendous paper bolero and kitten heels. It\u2019s rough. <\/p>\n

Oddly enough, Sum Ting also went with a bare-chested look with her jacket. Vinegar wore a nude<\/a> bodysuit, which definitely made the look worse, but I can\u2019t believe these two saw each other\u2019s outfits in the workroom and didn\u2019t think to change their concept. <\/p>\n

The queens all seem shocked to see Vinegar in the bottom with Sum Ting, assuming Cheryl would be next on the chopping block. Instead, the two friends dueled to the Eurythmics\u2019 \u201cWould I Lie to You,\u201d and it\u2019s \u2026 fine. <\/p>\n

Sum Ting is just a bit more committed to the performance, while it seems like Vinegar is struggling to do something to create a \u201cmoment.\u201d They both do what I think is supposed to be a reveal, where they tearaway their bottoms, but \u2026 there\u2019s nothing revealed? They\u2019re just bottomless now. The whole thing felt flat. I guess it\u2019s sort of overdone to drag Drag Race U.K.<\/em> for the ill-fitting lip-sync elimination format, so I\u2019ll just move on and save you the pixels.<\/p>\n

Sum Ting gets to shantay, while Vinegar sashays away.<\/p>\n

Where does that leave our standings? Check out our (totally subjective) rankings below, and leave yours in the comments.<\/p>\n

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  1. Even though she didn\u2019t get the win, the Vivienne<\/strong> continues to dominate. She took a familiar concept \u2014 the sort of Morticia Addams dramatic, slinky black dress \u2014 and some really cool choices with proportion and makeup. I\u2019m hesitant to call<\/a> her a \u201clock\u201d for the finale at this point, but she is distancing herself from the pack each week.<\/li>\n
  2. I wasn\u2019t as sold as the judges on Divina<\/strong>\u2018s ensemble, but there\u2019s no denying this was a surging week for her. I really, liked her approach, but I think there was a better ensemble on the runway. (More on that in a moment.) However, we\u2019ve already glimpsed her acting chops, and she has design skills. Divina has all the makings of a winner, baby.<\/li>\n
  3. I\u2019m still smitten with Baga<\/strong>. At one point she says \u201cI am so out of breath, I\u2019m bloody knackered, I\u2019ve got the wrong shoes on, I\u2019m coughing me minge up, I feel like Paula Radcliffe, I\u2019m gonna have a piss in the street in a minute!\u201d and I don\u2019t have a clue what most of that means. Nor do I care! Her steel wool minidress was a bit clunky, but Baga is already the breakaway star of this series.<\/li>\n
  4. If it were up to me, Crystal<\/strong> would\u2019ve won the badge this week. Her gorgeous gown was a brilliant idea perfectly executed, and it tied so many elements together so elegantly. This should\u2019ve been Crystal\u2019s week to shine.<\/li>\n
  5. I appreciate Blu<\/strong> taking some risks in her mini-challenge character and runway presentation. She\u2019s got a little bit of a contemporary Trinity the Tuck Taylor edge. What made Trinity so endearing though was her over-the-top personality. Blu is so sweet, and I love some of the concepts she\u2019s serving. However, I think the stronger personalities are really asserting themselves, and Blu will be left in the dust.<\/li>\n
  6. I kind of liked Cheryl<\/strong>\u2018s lewk? I know it wasn\u2019t exactly \u201cgood,\u201d but she sold it. It was more camp than fashion, and it wasn\u2019t super well-made, but it was fun. Cheryl can be loud and at times a touch obnoxious, but she adds some energy to the workroom that I appreciate.<\/li>\n
  7. There were many things wrong with Sum Ting<\/strong>\u2018s outfit on that stage. Her taste level is just not there. She\u2019s funny and quick, so she may stick around a bit longer if she can skate by with sub-par fashion.<\/li>\n
  8. What\u2019s there to say about Vinegar<\/strong>? She is massively charming and has a ton of personality, but the drag just never made it up to standard. And look, I know Vinegar fancies herself a low-budget queen, and that\u2019s OK! Look at early Alaska or even Chi Chi Duvayne. They took cheap materials, but they transformed them with their vision and creativity. (I thought Vinegar\u2019s Bond Girl runway felt particularly off-the-rack.) As we\u2019ve all been beaten over the head, U.K. drag puts less emphasis on super glam aesthetic, so I\u2019m sure Vinegar will still have a fruitful career. It was the right call<\/a> to send her home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How would you rank the queens?<\/p>\n

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