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Mutha (and Sistas) Have Arrived on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race U.K. [RECAP AND RANKINGS]<\/b><\/p>\n

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Although this isn\u2019t the top four I envisioned at the start of RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race U.K.<\/em>\u2018s inaugural season, I find myself charmed by our remaining queens. Cheryl is the closest we\u2019ve had to a \u201cvillain\u201d and reaches the top four without any badges, but I\u2019m enjoying her energy still. <\/p>\n

The final four\u2019s likability elevated the season\u2019s makeover challenge, which featured important women<\/a> in the queens\u2019 lives. What the penultimate episode lacked in big, gaggy moments, it made up for with breezy, heartwarming fun.<\/p>\n

But first, a bit of unresolved business. After a poor performance last week, Baga spent her Untucked time blowing off learning the lip sync. It was a small Nina Bo\u2019nina sort of moment of despair, but now safely in the workroom, Baga tries to rewrite the narrative. She\u2019s claiming now that she did know the song, she was just saying there was maybe a lyrics or two she wasn\u2019t sure of.<\/p>\n

OK, sure.<\/p>\n

Our mini-challenge this week is the puppet roast. Why? Because e\u2019erybody loves puppets! I gotta be honest, that most of these roasts flew right over my head, and the puppets themselves weren\u2019t particularly brilliant. If anything, I thought the Vivienne did the most interesting bits with her Divina puppet. First she revealed a fiery red bush below the DDC puppet\u2019s gown to match her signature wigs. She also read Divina for her dusty makeup using a mid-scene powder break. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Ru\u2019s the boss, not me. She picks DDC for the win for her death-dropping Cheryl puppetry. Not like it makes much difference, since there\u2019s really no advantage to this win.<\/p>\n

This week, the queens will be making over important women<\/a> in their lives. Divina and Cheryl will be making over their sisters, while Viv and Baga will turn their mothers into their drag daughters. (Quick aside: Cheryl\u2019s sister\u2019s name is Gina, and I will never forgive them for not making her drag name \u2018Gina [rhymes with China] Hole. <\/p>\n

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Cheryl still claims to have a big advantage. She and her sister are apparently very similar looking. I \u2026 don\u2019t see it, personally. The bigger advantage they have is Gina\u2019s can-do attitude. She is so game, she\u2019s got more drive to be here than Baga. She\u2019s even spry enough to pick up some of Cheryl\u2019s signature moves. They hit a snag when a bodysuit pops, so they\u2019re going to have to hit the runway in plan B. <\/p>\n

Divina and her sister are also off to a good start. Two of the three youngest children out of their seven siblings, you can tell they are extremely close. They joke and interact with such ease, it\u2019s impossible not to enjoy spending time with them. On top of that, she\u2019s pregnant! That makes Divina\u2019s nibling the youngest contestant to walk the runway. <\/p>\n

Viv and her mother also have chemistry. She definitely plays the straight man<\/a> between them (someone has to), so you can see Viv relish in taking the piss out of her mum. <\/p>\n

Baga and her mother don\u2019t have the same sort of rapport. It\u2019s framed as her mother\u2019s \u201cshyness,\u201d but I can\u2019t seem to shake the sense there are other issues at play here. I won\u2019t speculate exactly what it is, but their interactions are uncomfortable. At one point, the camera<\/a> catches Baga obviously trying to engineer a moment for her mother to overcome her shyness and discover confidence in drag. <\/p>\n

To be completely honest, the entire challenge feels a bit simple. They are making over (presumably) cis women<\/a>, so dragging them is going to require going beyond just \u201cillusion.\u201d They just have to do one runway walk. Not a complex ribbon or baton number. No additional lip sync group performance. <\/p>\n

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Still, the queens manage to make the most of their time on screen. Cheryl puts her sister through her paces, challenging her with choreography that would be pleasing on an amateur, but a cakewalk for any queen worth their weight in sequins. What\u2019s lacking is the fashion. The judges eviscerate the simplistic bodysuits, and knock Cheryl for the mismatched outfits. <\/p>\n

I struggle with discerning Vivienne\u2019s actual age (is she 24? 48? 100?), so there\u2019s something almost jarring about seeing her alongside her mother. On the runway, they look more like sisters than mother and daughter, but they look gorgeous, regardless. They present a regality the judges just eat up.<\/p>\n

Divina and her pregnant sister rule the runway in matching white, transparent, bejeweled ensembles. They look amazing, and they are having a ball. Divina wears a fake baby bump, and who doesn\u2019t love a pregnant drag queen? They give tons of energy, and it\u2019s clear they\u2019re mopping the floor with the rest.<\/p>\n

Baga had the idea to give her and her mum a Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian motif, but it\u2019s more like a young Liza Minnelli and Morticia Addams. When confronted by the judges, Baga heaves her mother under the bus. Ru tries to blow by it and get Baga\u2019s mother to agree that drag has given her confidence and taught her to love herself, but it\u2019s clearly not the case. Plus, Baga won\u2019t let her get a word in edgewise. It\u2019s rough.<\/p>\n

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The [Baga] chips fall where one might expect. Divina rightfully takes the win, and Cheryl and Baga are left to lip sync.<\/p>\n

They tear it up to Amy Winehouse\u2019s \u201cTears Dry On Their Own.\u201d Cheryl is definitely attempting more complex choreo, but Baga sells the song with face and attitude. <\/p>\n

Cheryl gets the boot, and Baga heads to the finale with Viv and Divina, all three with three badges.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s review our rankings below. Leave yours in the comments, but let\u2019s keep it cute and spoiler free for those of us watching on Logo! <\/p>\n

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  1. Brava, Vivienne<\/strong>. I can\u2019t say for sure she\u2019ll edge out Divina (nor do I think she\u2019s necessarily more worthy), but it\u2019s undeniable that Viv has played this game extremely well. She dominated the challenges, but had the obligatory one-week stumble. She revealed an incredibly powerful story about overcoming addiction. She has been consistently funny, beautiful and surprising. It\u2019s low-key one of the strongest showings in the series ever, period. She is clearly the frontrunner, but everyone loves an underdog \u2026 <\/li>\n
  2. \u2026 Which brings us to Divina<\/strong>. Again, here\u2019s a queen whose talent is indisputable. She can dance, act, sing, crack jokes and, in general, execute a design vision. The makeup note has been consistent, but it does feel a bit put upon to give Divina a chink in her armor. Divina has earned this crown just as much as Viv, and I think the case can be made that either would be a worthy champion. <\/li>\n
  3. Yikes, Baga<\/strong>, way to fizzle out at the worst time in the competition. She\u2019s been limping along the last few weeks, and tonight may have been her worst showing yet. No amount of ill-fitting sequins will ever look worse than savaging your own mother in front of RuPaul. Even Michelle thought she was too harsh. When Michelle Visage thinks you\u2019re being savage, it\u2019s time to pull back. I can\u2019t wait for Baga to have a podcast or Logo aftershow or whatever happens next, but it doesn\u2019t feel like Baga has the 360-degree skills of Viv or Divina. <\/li>\n
  4. I loved watching Cheryl<\/strong> have a blast with her sister. It was the most likable she\u2019s ever been, then topped it when she reacted to her elimination by saying \u201cthe writing was on the wall.\u201d Self-awareness looks great on everyone. She really fought to hold on week after week, and that\u2019s admirable. Like Alyssa Edwards or Trinity \u201cThe Tuck\u201d Taylor, it feels like Cheryl is still learning just how much she has to offer. Hopefully this experience will give her the confidence to continue her growth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

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