Jinkx wins the lip-sync, and decides to block Shea. The two duke it out to Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It’ - between that and the guest judge being UK socialite/IT girl Daphne Guiness, I wonder if this episode was geared towards being The Viv’s moment just as last week was clearly lined up for Shea. The judges give the top two of the week to Jinkx and Trinity, which is also a helpful way to show how the ‘blocking’ system works: Trinity has won, but doesn’t earn a star, which is what will be counted at the competition’s end ahead of the final lipsync tournament. And to steal Raja’s thing, I’m calling a trend alert between her and Jaida: brown is in! Jaida’s Matrix-inspired runways is one of my favourites of the night - a straightforward idea done really, really well. I’m particularly enjoying Monet’s glow-up. ![]() An unbelievable mind that could compete with these queens before she was even crowned!). (Side note: this makes me realise just how good Willow Pill’s runways were. But maybe that’s just what it means to be a winner. Were these queens given extra time to prep for this season? Yes, all of these queens have more funds and resources to play with, but it’s the concepts that are really shining through. This week’s runway is all about leather, and my God. It was a nice shift from how anxiety ran S14’s Snatch Game (and a lot of the season, really): that’s the nature of the competition and I love the drama (and by God imagine no eliminations in S14), but there’s something to be said for letting the queens be at ease and just do their thing. No one was stressed (well, maybe Yvie as Rico), and every one just sat back and had fun. Having just ranked the queens’ performances, these Snatch Games really did feel like a victory lap for everyone. I’ve always been on the ‘Yvie HOT’ train, so I’m glad everyone’s caught up even if it was weird to see Ru’s critiques this week just be “you’re hot”. Like I said, Rico was just a piss-poor choice, but her twist on the Boogieman was really fun: the punchlines didn’t always hit, but it was weird, entertaining and overall funny, which is pretty much Yvie summed up. I love that Yvie leaves this episode happy that she’d “redeemed” her S11 Snatch Game, as this is easily the weakest showing of the bunch even if she’d also win “most improved”. Like her AS4 performance as Caitlyn Jenner, it might not really feel that original, but it’s certainly very smart and strategic. ![]() There’s no way Trinity played the devil by coincidence this is pure troll.Īdd to that a very sharp Leslie Jordan - who even stole the last laugh of the night from Jinkx’s Judy by correcting her rendition of the Drag Race theme - and you’ve got a masterclass. The account purported to be a Black trans woman who loved (and often defended) Trinity: whether or not it was actually her (it’s not as proven as Reddit would like you to believe), the whole thing really coloured a lot of people’s judgement of her. And there’s also the meta-element, which I was a little surprised the show didn’t mention (maybe it was cut for time?) - Trinity was embroiled in a bit of a Reddit controversy when people linked an account called SheDevilByNight to her. Playing a little faggy devil is a bit of a cheap/obvious joke and isn’t my favourite of the night even if it did make me laugh, but it’s a choice that works really well for Snatch Game, opens up so many easy one-liners. ![]() ![]() RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 airs Fridays on MTV.Trinity probably edged out Raja for the judges with two equally strong performances, rather than one clear highlight. more often than not, however, losing the Snatch Game isn't a good look, whereas winning that challenge does propel a queen to being considered a real contender on the show. In season 11, Yvie Oddly and Brooke Lynn Hytes bombing in the Snatch Game led to one of the most exciting and memorable lip syncs of all time. Year after year, the queens on RuPaul's Drag Race describe Snatch Game as the challenge that separates the real frontrunners from the "filler queens." While that long-standing perception fell flat in season 14 when the Snatch Game led to as many as seven queens landing in the bottom and having to lip sync for their lives, this is still a very important episode that most fans look forward to every single season.īut one thing is still considered to be true: most fans do remember how each queen did in the Snatch Game and hold onto the perception of how well or poorly they did in the challenge. These queens reigned supreme in the Snatch Game!
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