Ive finished watching eleven seasons of rupauls drag race and now feel I am ready to briefly review each season
S1: A good start though it must be said, ONGINA WAS ROBBED! Also there was favoritism.
S2: Not a bad season but at least somewhat ruined by Rupauls rather overt favoritism towards Tyra and dislike of Pandora. While I didnt like Tyra on the show his callout of the entire drag community after leaving drag has given me massive respect for him and feels like karma for RuPauls rather blatant self promotion and attempts to turn himself into some kind of rolemodel. But aside from the callout and Jujube, and Pandora the season is unmemorable.
S3: The top three were all highly skilled and the winner seemed to deserve it though that was later put into doubt after it came to light that Raja had worked with RuPaul before the show aired, and lets be honest Manilla Luzon was much more talented.
S4: One of the best seasons in drag race history, has the best music video, and Sharron Needles is hands down the most influential and versatile queen in drag race history. The only bad part, aside from the editing against phi phi, is Latrice Royal, who, and I feel this needs to be said, wouldnt have been in the top four had Willam stayed, and certainly wouldnt have made top five if Alaska had been allowed to join, mostly because she kept showing a similar outfit, her not being a particularly good actor, being thrown off really easily, and quickly relying on a shtick.
S5: Good season, but I feel that Roxxxy really did end up in the top three only because Visage and Ru love drama and the Jersey Shore look that was at the time Roxxxy Andrews trademark look, and the Coco Alyssa drama was really dull, neither deserved to be as high as ended up, and ultimately both queens are unmemorable.
S6: Not a bad season but i'm not a fan of Courtney Act or miss Lake, mostly because I think they both get away with looks that really they shouldnt have gotten away with, though arguable so did Bendelacreme. Though it was nice that there wasnt any drama, and Bianca del Rio is really funny.
S7: Ive tried to come up with words to describe this season, I cant, its just that bad. No not bad just dull, really dull and awkward, and the worst part is that its not the queens who drag the season down, the queens themselves are fine and Pearl stands out as being a particularly interresting person when not on drag race, its RuPaul being a tool off camera and coming up with challenges that play to the queens weaknesses rather strengths.
S8: Unfortunately I found Bob the Drag Queen so attractive out of drag that I stopped caring about what he looked like in drag with the end result being that I have no idea if hes a good drag queen. But ignoring the moments where I was drooling over Bob it was a good season with some truly great outfits,and a good Snatch Game, that wether for good or bad did very quickly become the Bob the drag queen and Kim Chi show, making it in hindsight the second most plann
S9: The season started off with an appearance by Lady Gaga , whose reviews of the outfits consisted of little more than name dropping and not much else, unintentionally setting the tone for a dull and awkward season with a cheerleading challenge that causes one person to crack a rib and another to almost permanently lose their ability to dance, a Reality Star Rusical that is well just dull, painfully bad lipsinks, uninterresting outfits, and perhaps the blandest wierd drag queen in the history of the competition. Its also in this season that introduced the lipsink for the crown format that I personally despise as it takes the power away from the viewers and puts it back in Rupauls hand.
S10: Solid season, mostly focused on returning contestant Eureka but the other contestants are given enough focus that it feels natural. The challenges are interresting to watch, the snatchgame is funny, and the dresses are well made. The top four are all stars in their right and the winner of that season could have easily been any of them, making this the only season where a lipsink for the crown made sense.
S11: Starts off strong with people like Miss Vanjie, Brooke Lynne Hytes, Nina West and Yvie Oddly revealing a high degree of skill both as actors and as dress makers. Unfortunately the blatant favoritism of Rupaul, the judges, and the producers towards Silky Nutmeg Ganache (honestly they seem like a nice person in real life, but on the show they just seem like a tool), unimaginative challenges, distracting and irritating cameos by former drag race contestants including by Bianca whos dull and unentertaining appearance shows exactly why contestants shouldnt return at all, a rusical so god cringeworthy you'll pray for death (Trump the Rusical), the worst snatch game in drag race history, and painfully predictable twists result in a terrible season, with the only interresting things being the romance between Vanjie and Brooke (they broke up four months after the last episode before the reunion due to conflicting schedules), Miss Vanjie being well himself, Nina Wests acting, and Yvie Oddly's outfits .
S12: Havent seen it, but lets be honest this season is the one where the star is a sex offender. By now many fans have analysed the season and its become clear that the person who was intended to be the focal point and possible winner was Sherry Pie, which means that editing them out for very well known reasons also makes them the focal point just in a different way than intended. Hell it wouldnt surprise me if this season becomes known as the one with Sherry Pie, not the one where the winner won. Though it might also be the last season that RuPauls on, as there are rumors that hes stopping with drag race.
The Christmass Special: To short for a christmass special, to much like the other episodes to be special, to blatantly commercial to be Christmass, and to scripted, even by drag race standards, to be drag race.
And now for a review of the Judges themselves
RuPaul: On the outside a warm, outspoken, well meaning person whose done things which are truly groundbreaking. But beneath that warm exterior beats the stone cold heart of a businessman. He's calculating, manipulative, greedy, has no qualms about setting queens up for failure, and ultimately hasnt done much that could be seen as groundbreaking. Perhaps the worst part is that its clear that in terms of humor , mentality and fashion hes never left the 70s, which combined with his callous way of treating the enviroment (as shown by his fracking empire) and his history of transpobia, makes him a liability to the show. Even if you manage to ignore all of that, the show is ultimately about the drag queens, not about Rupaul, and Rupauls attemps to make it about him really drag the show down
Michelle Visage: Shes a mother of two teenagers with a stay at home husband pretending to be a bitchy whore on a tv show about drag queens, yeah thats her career. Now in truth thats not the biggest issue, the biggest issue is that shes got hangups and makes the same jokes over over again and that after being on the show for ten years she hasnt developed as a judge so the routine, to paphrase miss Visage herself, has been done to death. In truth the show needs something other than the same damn shtick and same damn comments all the time, and if she cant do it then she should quite so someone else can do it for her. Ok maybe thats the second biggest issue, the biggest is that she kisses RuPaul's ass untill it shines brighter than a mirror.
Valentino Rice: Good judge, and had great chemistry with the other judges.
Ross Mathews: Cute guy, wierdly charming, and interacts well with the others.
Carson Kressley: He comes across as a very tired, very frail, very gay but very very very dull ninety year old man, which makes sense given the fact that his entire career is based on being gay, and hes, well old. Ok hes not really old, hes 50, but on camera he looks and acts closer to 150. And the issue isnt that hes gay, its that hes doing a shtick, a very dull and fairly offensive shtick. Possibly the worst choice for a judge, and the show jumps in quality whenever hes not there.
Now for a few things that just bug me.
Favoritism: Unfortunately one of the biggest issues of the show is that seasons tend to be structured around Queens who are intended to be the winner, or at least the hero, from the get go, which has the advantage of allowing the creators of the show to change the structure and challenges from season to season, but also makes it hard to watch if the season is blatant in its favoritism, if the intended winner isnt that good, or if the winner gets eliminated for one reason or another.
Cameos by former contestants: Cameos are a great way to get people to say "I know that person" which is great in a tv show because you know that the cast wont change in the next episode, but not great in a competition where all it does is take away screentime from competitors and giving it to competitors who most likely did not do well enough to win in their own drag race, and even if they did, the show is not about them, but about the current contestants. As such if Ru wants them to return he should put them in All Stars.
Cameos by celebrities: Add nothing. Its drag race not the red carpet, i'm watching for the up and coming drag queens not famous people trying to boost their careers.
Adding politics to the show: No, just no. Dont do things like Trump the Rusical, dont have steven colbert do a voiceover, theres no way that can go well and it comes accross as virtue signaling. If Ru wants to do something good he should double the prize money and have half of the money go to a charity of the winners choosing, or stop fracking.
Adding politics outside of the Show: Drag queens are celebrities and entertainers, as such are constantly in the public eye and dependent on being in it for their income which means that anything they say in public, wether its gossiping, or discussing politics, needs to be viewed as being some form of self promotion. Now this might make things difficult for them, but it is a well known part of being an entertainer so it can be assumed that they were well aware of this before they joined Drag Race. If they do want to talk about politics without being viewed as self promoting, they are free to make an anonymous account on one of the many sites, like tumblr, where its assumed that no one knows who the other people are.
Family Friendly Drag: Lets be honest its men shoving their cocks up their own asses while dressing up as women, and naking refferences to sex, for the sake of entertainment. Thers nothing family friendly about it. Nor should there be as part of the appeal of drag is that its something that is restricted to adults. Likewise they arent heroes, they are entertainers, not doctors, not construction workers, entertainers no more worthy of praise then a person on a sitcom.
Drama outside of Drag Race: While drama on the show is to be expected and is part of what makes it entertaining, drama outside of the show is different its more personal and something that in truth should not be shared. However by presenting it as gossip on various shows they are saying its part of the show, which is unhealthy at best.
Final note.
While I am critising the Drag Race, I am not doing it because I dislike the show, I am infact a big fan of the show but at the same time I want to get my thoughts out there see how others view these topics.
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Ah well were all at home better ask all 200 questions g, don't really know much about u
200 QUESTIONS???? ALRIGHT HERE YA GO.
hope you enjoy me spending an hour answering all of these :)
200: My crush’s name is: N/A
199: I was born in: 2000
198: I am really: nice
197: My cellphone company is: idk
196: My eye color is: Hazel, can turn dark brown or light green sometimes
195: My shoe size is: 8
194: My ring size is: 7 I think
193: My height is: 5′3
192: I am allergic to: penicillin
191: My 1st car was: Toyota
190: My 1st job was: Baskin Robbins
189: Last book you read: Suicide Notes (highly recommend)
188: My bed is: galaxy bedding and is currently on the floor in my bed fram cause my friends broke it...
187: My pet: Black cockapoo and a white cockapoo named Abby and Molly
186: My best friend: is a hoe
185: My favorite shampoo is: herbal essence color me happy
184: Xbox or ps3: I perfer Wii, Wii U or Nintendo switch
183: Piggy banks are: cute, Mine is a ducktales cup
182: In my pockets: nothing rn
181: On my calendar: nothing rn
180: Marriage is: a good thing but not a necessity for a happy life
179: Spongebob can: get it
178: My mom: is a queen
177: The last three songs I bought were? i only buy cds for my car so: Lover, Hozier, Blink 182
176: Last YouTube video watched: The Office deleted scenes
175: How many cousins do you have? 8 but I only see four of them and two of them are adults with kids so i consider them more of aunt and uncle figures
174: Do you have any siblings? One older sister
173: Are your parents divorced? Nope
172: Are you taller than your mom? Nope
171: Do you play an instrument? Nope
170: What did you do yesterday? Sat on ass and watched youtube
[ I Believe In ]
169: Love at first sight: ye why not
168: Luck: yes
167: Fate: yes
166: Yourself: kinda
165: Aliens: yes
164: Heaven: mmmm yes i guess
163: Hell: yes
162: God: uhhhhh yes and no, kinda indifferent
161: Horoscopes: yep
160: Soul mates: yesss
159: Ghosts: ye
158: Gay Marriage: WHO THE FUCK DOESNT BELIEVE IN THISS?? ITS REAL
157: War: think it does more harm than good
156: Orbs: ye
155: Magic: ye i wanna be a wizard
[ This or That ]
154: Hugs or Kisses: hugs
153: Drunk or High: drunk, i dont do drugs and i dont drink yet but ill prob get drunk
152: Phone or Online: oo i use both but Online i guess
151: Red heads or Black haired: Black hair
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes
149: Hot or cold: HOT
148: Summer or winter: Summer
147: Autumn or Spring: Both
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
145: Night or Day: Day
144: Oranges or Apples: Oranges
143: Curly or Straight hair: I have straight hair but curly hair is also beautiful
142: McDonalds or Burger King: BURGER KING..I HATE MCDONALDS
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: MILK
140: Mac or PC: Pc
139: Flip flops or high heals:...High heels prob
138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: SWEET AND POOR, IM ALREADY UGLY
137: Coke or Pepsi: NEITHER
136: Hillary or Obama: obama
135: Burried or cremated: cremated
134: Singing or Dancing: love both but maybe dancing rn
133: Coach or Chanel: Coach
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: idk who they are
131: Small town or Big city: Big city, i grew up in a small town
130: Wal-Mart or Target: TARGET
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Adam
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Mani
127: East Coast or West Coast: West Coast
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Chocolate
124: Disney or Six Flags: DISNEY
123: Yankees or Red Sox: eww sports
[ Here’s What I Think About ]
122: War:....does more harm than good
121: George Bush:....dont know enough to say but im pretty sure he was an awful human
120: Gay Marriage: It should just be called marriage, just because you’re gay doesnt make it any less or any more, its equal to other marriages
119: The presidential election:
118: Abortion: Pro Choice, no one has the right to tell someone what to do with their body
117: MySpace: i never used it cause i was too young but i bet it was lit
116: Reality TV: its funny af
115: Parents: are nice if they care about their child but if they are abusive or horrible then they dont deserve respect
114: Back stabbers: should be stabbed
113: Ebay: its nice
112: Facebook: full of idiots and boomers
111: Work: a scam
110: My Neighbors: they fine
109: Gas Prices: A SCAM
108: Designer Clothes: a nice but really $200 for socks, no mama
107: College: SHOULD BE FREE
106: Sports: fun but no one needs to make that much money for throwing a ball
105: My family: i like them
104: The future: is wild and idk at this point
[ Last time I ]
103: Hugged someone: my mom like a few days ago
102: Last time you ate: at 11 today!
101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile:
100: Cried in front of someone: my mom after i yelled at her
99: Went to a movie theater: i saw Onward when we were allowed outside
98: Took a vacation: went to disneyland last October
97: Swam in a pool: like almost two years sadly
96: Changed a diaper: when i was like 8
95: Got my nails done: never got them done because my mom wouldnt take me cause i was a ‘tom boy’
94: Went to a wedding: never
93: Broke a bone: when i was three, my big toe
92: Got a piercing: my nose in January
91: Broke the law: i guess i sped the other day
90: Texted: literally as im doing this
[ MISC ]
89: Who makes you laugh the most: my friend
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: the silence of being alone
87: The last movie I saw: Princess and the Frog
86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Moving for college
85: The thing im not looking forward to:
84: People call me: Deanna (real name), Dean, Star (what yall call me) ton of others
83: The most difficult thing to do is: idk
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: never
81: My zodiac sign is: Aries
80: The first person i talked to today was:
79: First time you had a crush: Ive had
78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: my best friends
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: my friends over ft
76: Right now I am talking to: no one
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: hopefully being an animator
74: I have/will get a job: at disney
73: Tomorrow: doing nothing
72: Today: doing nothing
71: Next Summer: hopefully not on quarantine
70: Next Weekend: nothing special
69: I have these pets: 2 doggos
68: The worst sound in the world: ICE SCRAPING OR MOUTH BREATHING
67: The person that makes me cry the most is:
66: People that make you happy: my friends
65: Last time I cried: few days ago
64: My friends are: my world
63: My computer is: a Dell
62: My School: is a community college
61: My Car: it goes
60: I lose all respect for people who: are bigots, dehumanize people, republicans
59: The movie I cried at was: Onward had me sobbing
58: Your hair color is: Brown rn
57: TV shows you watch: theres too many
56: Favorite web site: tumblr or youtube
55: Your dream vacation: every disney park
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: i think when i cut my finger or when i went to the hospital for my chest
53: How do you like your steak cooked: Medium rare
52: My room is: disney themed and my safe zone
51: My favorite celebrity is: Tara Strong
50: Where would you like to be: Disneyland
49: Do you want children: ehh maybe
48: Ever been in love: nope
47: Who’s your best friend: my neighbor that ive known since i was 4
46: More guy friends or girl friends: more girl
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: making cake
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: my cousin
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: not really
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: ye
41: Have you pre-named your children: kinda
40: Last person I got mad at: my mom
39: I would like to move to: La
38: I wish I was a professional: animator
[ My Favorites ]
37: Candy: Kitkat
36: Vehicle: Cars
35: President:
34: State visited: California, Nevada, Texas, Hawaii,
33: Cellphone provider:
32: Athlete: n/a
31: Actor: Colin O'Donoghue
30: Actress: Lana Parrilla
29: Singer: Joe Jonas, Taylor Swift
28: Band: Big Time Rush
27: Clothing store: Hot topic, Ross,
26: Grocery store: Safeway
25: TV show: Once Upon A Time or PPG
24: Movie: Princess and the Frog and Ratatouille
23: Website: tumblr
22: Animal: elephant
21: Theme park: disneyland
20: Holiday: Halloween
19: Sport to watch: hockey
18: Sport to play:..i do not play
17: Magazine: i dont read mags
16: Book: Kingdom Keepers
15: Day of the week: Friday
14: Beach: one i went to in Hawaii
13: Concert attended: Jonas Brothers
12: Thing to cook: chowmein and strawberry shortcake
11: Food: Chowmein
10: Restaurant: my fav Chinese restaurant
9: Radio station: I don’t listen to the radio
8: Yankee candle scent: Vanilla
7: Perfume: Vanilla
6: Flower: Rose or Larkspur
5: Color: Black or blue
4: Talk show host: umm i dont watch many but i guess Jimmy Fallon
3: Comedian: Jaboukie Young-White or John Mulaney
2: Dog breed: Pomeranian
1: Did you answer all these truthfully? ye
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