Can the queens pull out their interview abilities in entrance of the cameras? That was the large query on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 10.
Drag Race has accomplished “interview” Maxi Challenges prior to now; it is an important sport to check the queens’ charisma and skill to consider their ft. Showing off their character could be the trick to shining and wowing the judges.
But if a queen will get overwhelmed, they cannot flip away from the cameras. It’s a stay problem!
“50/50’s Most Gagworthy Stars” proved that most of the queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 can have careers as interview hosts. Many of them did an important job!
The spherical was cheeky, enjoyable, and utterly unpredictable. The celeb friends stored these queens on their toes; it was hilarious for us viewers and stunning for the queens, identical to an precise interview.
Before stepping into the Maxi Challenge, we should speak concerning the brewing battle between Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Loosey LaDuca.
Did anybody see this feud coming? Their playful shade kicked up an enormous notch; it wasn’t merely little jokes or reducing feedback. You may really feel Mistress and Loosey attempt to poke at one another with each dig.
It appeared like Loosey reached her restrict about being ignored by her fellow queens, and Mistress was bored with listening to Loosey complain about not profitable challenges.
Loosey, I’m comfortable for you as a result of I really feel such as you’re lastly coming into your bitch period.
Mistress Isabelle Brooks
What was most stunning was the response of the opposite queens; everybody appeared to be on Mistress’s facet. Is there extra footage we aren’t seeing from the Werk Room?
Has Loosey been complaining lots? Her delusion, like from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 9, has been rising, so it is a sturdy chance why issues lastly boiled over.
Regarding the Maxi Challenge, the trick is to maintain the dialog going and have a very good time!
Even if a queen stumbles, their bubbly and vivid character could make up for it. And the judges wish to see the queens work together with the friends and make it an important phase. They know issues will get out of hand; it is about how the queens management and react to it.
That’s the place queens like Sasha Colby, Loosey LaDuca, Luxx Noir London, and Anetra did an important job.
Each of them flowed with the dialog and stored the power up. They made the interview work no matter what was thrown their means.
For instance, Sasha and Luxx dealt with their segments with confidence and energy.
Great job to Luxx for not letting Love Connie’s driving abilities throw her off! Being in a rushing golf cart may throw anybody off if Love Connie made only one unsuitable flip. And Sasha throwing her playing cards away and embracing Charo’s randomness made the interview extra pure.
Anetra’s and Loosey’s interviews had been tamer compared. It was loads of speaking and strolling generally, however that they had the strongest connections with their friends.
Loosey, by far, had the perfect interview voice and phase. Surprisingly, she did not win the Maxi Challenge (we’ll get to this in a bit).
On the opposite facet, Mistress, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, and Marcia Marcia Marcia had essentially the most roadblocks. (I’ll get into Salina EsTitties and her placement quickly too!)
All three fell flat of their power ranges and could not sustain with their friends. Granted, all of them suffered completely different issues, however every queen had the identical momentum challenge after they stumbled for the primary time.
Marcia won’t have understood Charo, however her face was her greatest giveaway.
Marcia Marcia Marcia: Can you unlace my handmade corset … that I used to be secure for?
Anetra: You by no means can complain about being secure, except you’re Loosey.
Like, why did not she look extra ?! Seriously, pretend it till you make it. That’s a straightforward rule anybody can comply with.
And Mistress wanted to maintain it collectively. I like a queen who likes to chortle, however she misplaced focus right here. Surprisingly, she did not land on the backside as a consequence of that difficult efficiency.
“50/50’s Most Gagworthy Stars” had a case of unusual judging choices. The closing selections weren’t totally on the market, however they left me scratching my head when there have been higher choices.
This was each for the tops and bottoms of the spherical.
For the tops, I might’ve guessed Loosey because the winner. Even the episode edit had made it appear to be she had the win within the bag.
Luxx Noir London: Tonight, Sasha, you actually like peed on the stage. Like you peed!
Sasha Colby: Y’all ought to soak a few of that up so y’all can get a win too!
[All the queens laugh]
Loosey felt essentially the most pure on digicam and had a very good rapport with Frankie Grande. She breezed by means of the interview phase. And her Beyoncé runway outfit was a pleasant callback to the being pregnant; it wasn’t my favourite look on the runway as a consequence of its match, however the judges appeared to love it.
Don’t get me unsuitable, Sasha was additionally a good selection because the winner, however the edit was closely in Loosey’s favor.
For the underside, how did it not grow to be a Mistress vs. Malaysia battle? Or Marcia vs. Malaysia?
Malaysia deserved to be on the backside; that call was fairly set and apparent.
Frankie Grande took on the interview function, and Malaysia misplaced management. Her charisma did not shine throughout the interview, so it sealed her destiny. I agreed with the judges that the interview did not work and Malaysia could not repair it.
However, how did the opposite backside placement grow to be Salina?
Salina did an honest job within the interview; she tried her hardest to work together with Love Connie.
When her visitor talked for too lengthy, she tried to discover a pure solution to have interaction and preserve it going. It’s no completely different than a number of the different challenges the queens confronted, like Luxx within the fast-moving cart.
It appeared just like the judges had been overly crucial of Salina when she ought to’ve been secure.
Two different queens weren’t giving it. Marcia and Mistress bought a go for his or her efficiency when it felt like their time to lip-sync.
I disagreed with the judges right here.
For the lip-sync of “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé, Salina slayed the quantity from starting to finish.
She had the power and the hearth to match “Sasha Fierce” in all of the lyrics. Plus, mimicking the dance strikes from the music video gave her an additional edge.
It’s an iconic tune and music video. Simply do the spinning queen wave and the pulling cart steps; most individuals will instantly acknowledge which tune these strikes come from.
Salina EsTitties: Even realizing I used to be lip-syncing towards her, I used to be so comfortable and constructive.
Malaysia Babydoll Foxx: Because she made it enjoyable.
Salina EsTitties: No as a result of I used to be gonna ship her residence, bitch.
[All the queens laugh]
On the opposite hand, Malaysia felt unusually subdued. Her power appeared off, and he or she did not push herself extra to maintain up with the high-energy quantity. Did she internally throw within the towel?
I used to be anticipating a battle, nevertheless it felt imbalanced from what you’d count on a Beyoncé tune to deliver on the principle stage.
Last Thoughts From The Werk Room:
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Luxx Noir London and Sasha Colby had the Top 2 superb appears to be like on the “Night of 1000 Beyoncé’s” runway. Luxx’s firey purple Tina Turner tribute gown appeared gorgeous on her; the nice and cozy colours radiated magnificence off her. And Sasha’s silvery mini-dress may simply grow to be a brand new staple in her efficiency closet.
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Why did everybody ask Frankie Grande the identical query? Group #2 ought to’ve deliberate their subject separation extra totally.
- Loosey appeared so crushed that she did not win the Maxi Challenge. The edit emphasised the stunning loss; you understand she is going to deliver it up on the couches within the subsequent spherical.
Now, over to you, Drag Race followers.
What did you consider “50/50’s Most Gagworthy Stars”?
Are you unhappy to see Malaysia Babydoll Foxx go? Which queen do you suppose had the perfect interview? Which runway look was your favourite?
Share your ideas within the feedback beneath.
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