RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 9 Review: The Crystal Ball: Episode 200

Two hundred episodes?! Drag Race has made its mark in herstory.

It’s an iconic week on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 9, and the queens are right here to have fun. They took the drama, the enjoyment, and the fashion to The Crystal Ball.

Twenty-seven appears to be like strutted the runway, however just one queen landed on the high. Anything can occur at a Ball!

“The Crystal Ball: Episode 200” was a heartwarming and thrilling spherical that gave us a number of nostalgia and trend.

For anybody who has watched Drag Race over time, there have been loads of callouts to iconic moments from the franchise. Even the scenes and one-liners that blew up in popular culture received a shoutout. It’s a terrific nod as a result of Drag Race loves its nostalgia and herstory.

And that enjoyable began with a protracted overdue Mini Challenge.

Was anybody else excited to have the Mini Challenge return? It has felt like ages because the queens received to have enjoyable and compete in a foolish Mini Challenge.

The Mini Challenges have not appeared since RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 2!

RuPaul: Come on, Season 15. Let’s get EsTitties!
[Salina bends over in a pose]
Salina EsTitties: You needed a twist, eh?!

If we had the unique 90-minute runtime, we most likely would’ve had extra of them by now. Based on this recreation of photobombing iconic Drag Race moments, the queens proved why we had missed these challenges.

No one acted severely in the course of the photograph shoot; everybody was having a very good time and laughing. Some pictures, like Anetra’s profitable cannonball, have been hilarious and gave us loads of GIF-worthy clips. Come on, we want these challenges again!

Regarding the Maxi Challenge, The Crystal Ball felt evenly paced and fashionably robust.

Sometimes there are too many appears to be like to soak up when extra queens are left within the competitors. Like when RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 Episode 3 had back-to-back Balls and showcased 42(!) appears to be like on the runway. That is manner too many appears to be like directly.

In this case, we solely had 27 ensembles to critique.

A significantly better tempo to see every look and never get misplaced within the shuffle. More episode time would’ve helped in some circumstances as sure appears to be like have been rushed by, however the general Crystal Ball had a very good circulation.

For the primary runway of “Start Your Engines,” Spice, Luxx Noir London, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Loosey LaDuca, Sasha Colby, and Anetra had my favourite appears to be like.

Spice and Luxx up to date the enduring jumpsuit in a horny and trendy manner. Both accentuated their fashion and gave one thing totally different to the jumpsuit, like how Luxx went for prime trend with the two-piece becoming. Spice’s use of the race monitor as design accents and her flag incorporating her music lyrics have been good callbacks to the present and her efficiency.

Marcia’s jumpsuit felt very trendy and high-fashion. The color-blocking sample was an thrilling design that caught the attention and elevated the look past being a jumpsuit recreation.

Loosey’s Princess Peach-inspired jumpsuit was a pleasant geeky contact that warmed my coronary heart. Give me all of the sparkles! All the online game references!

Anetra and Sasha have been simply the highest two on this runway.

Anetra’s neon jumpsuit was attractive, fitted, and stylish. She pulled off the colour amazingly, no matter Michelle Visage hating any references or use of inexperienced.

If she saves it post-show, she might simply carry out a lip-sync in that jumpsuit.

On the opposite hand, Sasha’s pink robe was an fascinating interpretation of the racetrack jumpsuit. Kudos to her for being one of many solely queens to show the jumpsuit right into a robe! She set herself aside and stood out for being artistic.

The second runway (“My Favorite Ball”) was a favourite as a result of many queens received artistic and thought exterior the field. Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Marcia, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Luxx, and Sasha had the Top 5 finest appears to be like on this runway.

Marcia tried one thing totally different together with her bag material and created a milkmaid ensemble. Structurally, the outfit appeared nice, and he or she appeared nice in it. However, it did look a tad costumey, prefer it was higher for a Broadway efficiency than the runway.

Talk about bald ambition.

RuPaul

Malaysia’s and Luxx’s hair ensembles felt like couture outfits prepared for the journal.

Luxx continues to wow me together with her building abilities and design aesthetic. The hair appeared completely flowed and linked, and it by no means got here throughout as a artful look, which is essential when utilizing unconventional supplies.

The top of excessive trend.

Sasha’s weed bag-inspired ensemble was the right mixture of camp and couture.

She appeared trendy, and he or she radiated within the inexperienced coloration. Plus, it was one other unconventional look that set her other than the others, one other nice selection by Sasha.

Oh, you gonna present your disco stick?

RuPaul

Though, essentially the most shocking look got here from Mistress. Her S&M membership child inflatable seaside ball outfit left my jaw on the ground!

Seriously, that outfit needed to price some huge cash to make. The seaside ball look was completely fitted to her, the brilliant colours popped on the runway, and the inflated breasts have been hilarious, but they did not distract or take away from the ensemble’s impression.

Mistress is an understated trend queen. We must preserve our eyes on her as a result of she delivers constantly and when nobody expects it.

The ultimate runway, “Crystalized Eleganza,” was a pleasant contact of robes and sparkly designs. Most of the queens had comparable silhouettes, so there wasn’t a lot variation when somebody tried one thing exterior of a costume.

Salina EsTitties, Luxx, Sasha, and Anetra had the 4 items that did one thing totally different and shined of their methods.

Sure, Salina ended up on the backside for her cumbersome appears to be like (we’ll get to this quickly), however her crystallized crimson carpet robe was essentially the most gorgeous out of her three ensembles. I beloved the intricate sample of her diagonal material design, and the pink crystals provided a lovely contact that stood out towards the white robes on the runway.

It’s the grunting for me.

Spice

The similar goes for Luxx’s Swarovski snowflake.

Her intricate design sample and the feel of the crystals made her appear like a high-fashion ballerina. Even although the look did not have as a lot material as the opposite queens, it is spectacular that she constructed the crystalized design of the snowflake/trinket in such a sublime manner.

Sasha’s golden coral robe was one other gorgeous look that shined. Sasha is aware of what works nicely on her physique; whether or not it is the match or the material coloration, she makes the proper decisions for her fashion.

The pairing of the golden material with the crystal backpiece made it lovely. It’s no marvel she received one other fashion problem.

However, Anetra’s crystal mermaid/spine costume took my breath away. How did she stone that robe that quick?!

The whole material and the crystal backbone accents have been completely positioned collectively for a luminous impact. Glitter and sparkles could be exhausting to work with as a result of there are such a lot of items; she did a incredible job stoning them collectively in a classy sample.

Now, let’s discuss in regards to the backside two.

I agreed with the judges that Salina ought to’ve been on the backside.

Her outfits weren’t appropriately fitted; they felt too cumbersome in locations and did not have the additional wow energy to steal the present. Don’t get me mistaken, her outfits weren’t unhealthy; if she had made mild changes, she would’ve been protected.

However, the general efficiency was proper for the underside.

In Spice’s case, she appeared extra “low” and “safe” than the underside two.

I did not hate her final look as a lot as Michelle and RuPaul did. The hemline wasn’t completely trimmed, however the costume appeared stylish and enjoyable, and the disco corset/high appeared gorgeous.

Loosey most likely ought to’ve been on the backside two as an alternative.

Her dropping pageant queen and doggy bag costume have been lackluster in comparison with many different outfits. Even the Princess Peach jumpsuit, whereas enjoyable and geeky, wasn’t a robust sufficient piece to make up for every part else.

It was a detailed race, however it appeared prefer it ought to’ve leaned to her.

The lip-sync of “That’s What I Want” by Lil Nas X was a accomplished deal. Spice wasn’t going to win in a lip-sync towards Salina EsTitties; there was no likelihood of it occurring based mostly on her lip-syncing abilities alone.

Spice is not the strongest lip-syncer. She tried her finest, however she wants extra time to coach and develop her efficiency abilities.

Salina specializing in the emotion behind the music and the lyrics have been a very good determination.

A mid-tempo heartfelt music like that is the right alternative to present a stable lip-sync with out stunts or methods. It’s all about serving the lyrics and offering good expressions. Salina had emotion throughout her face.

Last Thoughts From The Werk Room:

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  After Spice’s elimination, the queens popping out to trot on the primary stage was extremely cute and a candy goodbye!
  
   
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  Anetra’s dialog with Salina was heartbreaking and uncooked. You might really feel the emotion in each second that handed.
  
   
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  RuPaul acting on the primary stage is the present that retains on giving.

Now, over to you, Drag Race followers.

What did you consider “The Crystal Ball: Episode 200”?

Are you unhappy to see Spice go? Which look was your favourite on the runway? Which look was your least favourite on the runway?

Share your ideas within the feedback beneath!

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