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\u2018RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u2019 Queens Get App Happy and Flocked Up on the Runway [RECAP and RANKING]<\/b>
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Another week, another hokey acting challenge on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>. It\u2019s easy to forget how many of these early-season episodes are devoted to large, group acting challenges that don\u2019t do most these girls<\/a> any favors. Wake me up when it\u2019s time for Snatch Game, I guess.<\/p>\n

Unlike last week\u2019s silly lip-sync, this time the comedy is coming from the queens themselves. They need to write and star in commercials for new dating app, and the results are, well, mixed at best.<\/p>\n

However, there were a few knockout runway lewks and some delicious drama off-stage to buoy an otherwise lackluster week of competition.<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a dom top seeking friends with benefits or a piggy pup with a heart of gold, let\u2019s all swipe right and flock to our recap, below.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s mini-challenge tasks the girls<\/a> with doing some \u201cfresh-off-the bus\u201d quick drag and then shilling Ru\u2019s chocolate bar with increasingly degrading auditions.\u00a0This feels like a perfect set-up for Blair St. Clair (whom I compared to a literal fresh-off-the-bus character<\/a> back in my episode one recap<\/a>). The casting couch concept did initially make me a little nervous considering our post-Weinstein, #MeToo world (the backdrop was also an homage to Calvin Klein\u2019s banned 1990s ad<\/a>), but they kept it light and mostly ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Blair shines with a tap routine performed with increasing desperation, while Monet and Monique fail hilariously to deliver an Irish accent. They\u2019re all rewarded with captain status to choose their teams.<\/p>\n

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Blair works alongside Eureka, Cracker and the Vixen to advertise EndofDays, an app for doomsday preppers. Blair, Eureka and Cracker fully grasp the camp sensibility necessary to shine in this kind of thing, with Eureka in particular knowing how to use slapstick, low-brow humor to her advantage. She manages to bring her entire big, bold personality to the challenge, while the Vixen merely stands around, coasting on the strength of her teammates. They easily turn in the strongest finished product.<\/p>\n

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Team Monet (including Asia, Yuhua and Aquaria) come in a distant second. Their app, MadamButtrFace, is designed to attract a gurl with banging bod and busted mug. Aquaria and Asia construct hilariously disfigured visages that play real well on camera<\/a>, especially Asia, whose freeze-frame face has all the judges in stitches. Michelle compares her to the Missing Link, and she\u2019s not far off. It\u2019s great.<\/p>\n

Yuhua really struggles. Her make-up \u2014 a strange collection of dots with long hairs coming out \u2014 reads, as Michelle describes, \u201chairy dalmation with HPV.\u201d (To be fair, that is<\/em> my Grindr tribe.) Worse yet, her dialogue barely makes sense and doesn\u2019t seem to contain a single joke. I guess there\u2019s a reason she was chosen last.<\/p>\n

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The worst of the bunch is Monqiue\u2019s team. They\u2019re pushing a product called Fibster, designed to find love for pathological liars. Ooh, gurl, it is a MESS. Monique inexplicably attempts to direct herself, shouting her own \u201caction\u201d and \u201ccut\u201d as she films. Dusty\u2019s theatrical passion comes through, and she is able to wade through indecipherable intents and failed jokes relatively unscathed.<\/p>\n

Kameron and Mayhem are less lucky. Initially, Mayhem was slated to take the role of narrator, but Kameron requests a last minute switch since she wrote the lines. It\u2019s obvious Mayhem isn\u2019t happy about this change-up, but she\u2019s trying t be a team player. We all know, though, that this is not RuPaul\u2019s Best Team Player Race<\/em>, and, as Monique says, \u201cClosed mouths don\u2019t get fed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, Kam delivers an utterly boring narration, while Mayhem just seems lost on a gag that never really translates. It\u2019s a total disaster, right Carson?<\/p>\n

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Although few queens showcased dramatic skills while filming their commercials, there was a lot of drama in the workroom.<\/p>\n

Most notably, Aquaria couldn\u2019t help but make snide comments about the Vixen using Monique\u2019s wig last week for the \u201cBest Drag\u201d runway. Vixen is not one to let things go, so she claps all the way back at Aquaria, not just shutting her down, but nearly running her out of the state. Vixen warns her about poking the bear (\u201cPoking the Bear\u201d is another great dating app, honestly), but it doesn\u2019t seem like Aquaria gets the message.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t usually delve into Untucked<\/em> in these recaps, but this conflict really expanded in last night\u2019s episode. The Vixen took this confrontation and used it to illustrate the persistent \u201cangry black woman<\/a>\u201d trope and how Aquaria\u2019s actions (provoking Vixen, then crying about it like she\u2019s the victim) are perpetuating that. On Drag Race<\/em>, Vixen\u2019s unwillingness to take the high road might have seemed petty, but with this additional context it\u2019s clear that she\u2019s putting a very purposeful stake in the ground. I\u2019m here for it.<\/p>\n

We also learn in the workroom about Blair\u2019s conservative, but supportive mother and Dusty\u2019s traumatic coming out experience. Dusty was raised in a religious household and asked God for a change before coming out. The next day, Dusty\u2019s dad found some things on the computer, forcing Dusty out of the closet. Dusty\u2019s parents then got Dusty exorcised (yes, literally exorcised), and now they no longer really talk. It\u2019s a harrowing, heartbreaking story, but, sadly, one that\u2019s still all too familiar, even today. The fact this show can blend moments like this with Miss Vanjie and \u201cSwallowease\u201d is part of what makes it so brilliant.<\/p>\n

Guest judges this week are Younger (t)hottie Nico Tortorello and, looking the best she has in 20 years, Courtney Love.<\/p>\n

The runway theme is simply \u201cfeathers,\u201d which enables all the queens to interpret and go all out. We\u2019ll discuss more of the looks in the rankings below, but the best and worst also fell in the top\/bottom three this week.<\/p>\n

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As far as winners go, Eureka stunned with a black feather, raven fantasy. Judges loved the way she brought it this week both in the commercial and the runway. Blair also received high marks, though, again I\u2019m still just not getting it. Our overall winner, Asia, slays both the challenge and the runway. Her mugging gets the biggest laughs, and her Tweety-inspired runway look is creative, cool and still so beautiful. It\u2019s an instant classic.<\/p>\n

Our feather-dusty bottoms include Mayhem (whose lackluster performance and so-so magenta feather gown with plunging neckline failed to wow) and, unsurprisingly, Yuhua. (Also unsurprisingly, Yuhua is full of excuses for her performance and runway look.) Kameron also lands in the bottom for her flat narrator, but her runway look is not just the best of the night, but one of Drag Race\u2019s all-time best. It\u2019s ornate and gorgeous and looks utterly incredible on her body.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s Yuhua and Mayhem down to lip sync to the Hole classic \u201cCelebrity Skin.\u201d Yuhua tries to channel the rock \u2019n\u2019 roll energy into some air guitar, but it looks more like she\u2019s aggressively playing a violin pizzicato. She also hits a poorly-timed jump split that lands with a thud.\u00a0Mayhem, meanwhile, sells the intensity, ripping feathers out of our her gown and tossing them around the stage.<\/p>\n

She lives to drag another day, while Yuhua is sent packing.<\/p>\n

Where does that leave all our girls<\/a>? This season\u2019s strong batch of competitors is neck-and-neck, making this more difficult than previous seasons. Check out our rankings below, and leave yours in the comments!<\/p>\n

1. Although she wasn\u2019t the star of the day, Miz Cracker<\/strong> still had a solid performance and runway. Despite comparisons to Aquaria, I think they have very unique points of view. There\u2019s a classic glamour to everything Cracker does that feels like a signature. She made the most of the material in the commercial, and I\u2019m excited to see her every time she\u2019s on screen.<\/p>\n

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2. I am still not feeling Aquaria<\/strong>\u2019s attitude, but she can certainly turn a look. She\u2019s not afraid to look foolish (as she did in the MadamButtrFace commercial), but really she wowed me with her bloody dove runway couture. I\u2019m not sure Aquaria is the sharpest queen when it comes to comedy, but she is certainly the most creative and exciting presence on the runway.<\/p>\n

3. Eureka<\/strong> is back, baby. More than ever before, we have a bigger girl<\/a> that\u2019s a serious contender for the crown. Everything about her feels amped up. Sure, she\u2019s a little extra, but this is a drag queen competition, and that\u2019s not a bad thing.<\/p>\n

4. I am officially team Asia<\/strong>. My bias against pageant girls<\/a> notwithstanding, Asia showed some real innovation this week with the Tweety lewk. I did not see that coming! On the other hand, yes, she was the star of her commercial, but \u2026 I also kind of think she lucked into it, Alyssa Edwards-style. For now, she\u2019s got my attention.<\/p>\n

5. Dusty<\/strong> was the victim of a bad team this week. Her performance was solid, but I wasn\u2019t blown away by the feathery ensemble. It just didn\u2019t seem to fit quite right. In a season where we\u2019re supposed to see 10s across the board, I feel like Dusty is giving us solid 7.5s.<\/p>\n

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6. This is the best the Vixen<\/strong> has looked so far. Not only was the peacock gown gorgeous, but the way the tail draped to the side actually made it so much more exciting than if it trailed directly behind her. Vixen was stiff in the mini and maxi challenges, which makes me worry that she has a hard time being as silly as this show demands.<\/p>\n

7. I\u2019m waiting for Monet<\/strong> to have a moment, but it just hasn\u2019t happened yet. I\u2019m loving the sponge gag (very \u201cPurse First\u201d), but beyond that, I\u2019m not thrilled. Also, I feel like there\u2019s something about the way Monet creates a body silhouette that just feels off.<\/p>\n

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8. Are we not talking about Monique<\/strong>\u2019s use of chest pads this episode? I sort of got it for the quick drag, but why did she wear them in the commercial? It was very distracting. Her runway look reminded me of RuPaul\u2019s season five goddess promo pic<\/a>, but not quite as chic. If she keeps getting frustrated by her lack of success, she\u2019s going to have a breakdown, mark my words.<\/p>\n

9. That lip sync went a long way to redeem Mayhem<\/strong>\u2019s otherwise abysmal showing this week. There\u2019s a star quality to her that can\u2019t be denied, and I hope, like Eureka, she bounces back from this.<\/p>\n

10. I know, I know, dropping Blair<\/strong> down here says more about me than Blair, but, you guys<\/a>, I just don\u2019t get the appeal. She was best as the nervous queen in the mini-challenge audition, but that\u2019s the energy I get from her whenever she\u2019s on screen. It just feels like she needs more experience\/practice\/confidence. She just seems like she\u2019s not quite ready yet.<\/p>\n

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11. I\u2019ve been high on Kameron<\/strong> the last few episodes, but she took a nosedive this week. I assume her outstanding runway presentation saved her from the bottom two, but Kameron\u2019s personality feels a little too flat. Maybe Kameron\u2019s days aren\u2019t as numbered as some other girls<\/a>, but I would be surprised to see her last beyond the half-way point.<\/p>\n

12. Sending Yuhua<\/strong> home was the right choice. It\u2019s not that she doesn\u2019t have the goods, but I just don\u2019t think reality competition is the best place for her to showcase what she does. There is so much to juggle in terms of doing your best drag, satisfying challenges AND putting your personality forward that just seems to be beyond Yuhua right now. She seems incredibly fun and likable, but boy<\/a> did she show the wrong face to the judges each week.<\/p>\n

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

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