Drag Race S10E9
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 10:40AM
NATHANIEL R in Drag Queens, RuPaul's Drag Race

by Nathaniel R 

A very very quick runthrough this week as we were busy with Cannes mania and Drag Race basically tread water with no one drowning this week. The episode peaked early with a mini-challenge involving a supersized Pit Crew and lots of ass. RuPaul was right when she suggested it should be its own spin-off. In this matching underwear game, Aquaria proved the most adept at remembering butts. Hmmmm... 

You're a winner, baby
Asia O'Hara won this week's competition but in truth no one really nailed both challenge and runway in which the Queens had to imagine themselves as old ladies. Asia may have been the most consistently decent at both challenges but a win? Aquaria was much stronger in the actual acting challenge.

Why does Kameron have so much self doubt?

Sashay away
And no one sashayed away after a very spirited lipsynch from both Eureka and Kameron. Was this a filler episode? The script for Breastworld was hatefully bad despite a promisingly goofy concept. And that wasn't the Queens fault!

Name dropping
Guest judges: Abbi and Ilana from Broad City with a special appearance by Steve Colbert; Pop culture references this episode: Nicole Kidman (bless you Asia for bringing her up!), The Love Boat, Michigan J Frog, Sarah Palin, Michele Lamy, Westworld, The Devil Wears Prada, The Brady Bunch, Gone With the Wind, Mother May I Sleep With Danger.

Rankings
Shifts from last week indicated with arrows...

PREDICTION PREFERENCE
Subject to change as we get to know them
1. 🔺 Asia O'Hara
1. Monét X Change
2. Aquaria 2. Eureka
3. 🔻Eureka 3. Monique Heart OUT
4. Kameron Michaels 4. 🔺Kameron Michaels
5. Monét X Change 5. Miz Cracker
6. Miz Cracker 6. Asia O'Hara
7. The Vixen OUT 7. Aquaria
8. Monique Heart OUT 8.  Dusty Ray Bottoms OUT
9. Blair St Clair OUT 9. The Vixen OUT
10. Mayhem Miller OUT 10. Yuhua Hamasaki OUT
11. Dusty Ray Bottoms OUT 11. Blair St Clair OUT
12. Yuhua Hamasaki OUT 12. Mayhem Miller OUT
13. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams OUT 13. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams OUT
14. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo OUT 14. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo OUT

 

Until next week...

 

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