We're almost at the end! Tonight, the final four queens took the
stage to convince the judges they are America's Next Drag Superstar. They
sashayed down treadmills. They donned their finest frocks. They made treacly
speeches on the runway about how much the last few weeks have changed them as a
person.
Who was tonight's top video vixen? Find out who shed tears and who
went home, AFTER THE JUMP …
As per tradition, the final challenge involved filming a music
video for one of RuPaul's tracks. (This time it's to "Sissy That
Walk.") The girls had to look fierce with their "sissyography"
and then ham it up in two acting scenes with Mama Ru herself. Before the shoot,
they also joined RuPaul for the mother-daughter Tic Tac lunch. I know that
shouldn't still make me chuckle as much it does, but I Ru's line about not
wanting to cook while pointing to a take-out box of orange Tic Tacs still got a
laugh out of me.
With just a recap special and reunion to go, here's how the girls
performed in tonight's Power Rankings:
1. I've made no secret of my love for Bianca Del Rio. Week after
week, she's brought top-knotch polish to the final runways, cleverness and
commitment to the challenges and that signature humor to her interviews. More
than anything else, she's been a savvy competitor. I'm not saying her emotional
final runway spiel about how transformative this experience has been was
entirely insincere, per se, but surely she knew it wouldn't hurt her chances.
The previews and early moments of tonight's episode appeared to show Bianca struggle,
but clearly it was just so the audience might entertain the thought that she
doesn't have this locked up. Whether or not Ru does the right thing and gives
her the crown, she will go down in herstory as one of -- if not the --
strongest competitor Drag Race has ever seen.
2. You know, maybe Adore could actually pull this one off. She
slayed the acting portion of the video, and I don't disagree with her position
that she's a star. You can always buy better gowns and wigs; you can't buy
talent. There's an undeniable star quality to her. This may sound crazy, but I
just can't shake this feeling that maybe, just maybe, we're going to get two
winners this season, split between Adore and Bianca. As they said over and over
tonight on Untucked, all these girls are so different. What better way to
celebrate old drag and new drag than crowning these two queens together? Let's
also not forget the season's narrative about their mentoring relationship. It
would make quite an exciting end for the show's sixth season, I'm just saying.
3. Oh, Courtney. I'm so glad I won't have to be bored by you for
much longer. The only thing worse than Courtney failing to impress me while
seemingly not really trying is Courtney failing to impress me while trying
really hard. Both on the runway and chatting with Ru, Courtney's responses felt
so insincere and uninspired. Her video performance was deranged. She looked
great on the runway (she always does), but I wish she'd actually serve a side
of charm with all that body-ody-ody.
4. That was certainly an unsurprising (though very much warranted)
dumping of Darienne Lake. It was just so obvious from the beginning that there
was no way she could muscle out any of the top three. Was it really worth
sending BenDeLaCreme home? At least she would have made the top four much more
interesting. I will admit I loved Darienne's runway ensemble, and she always
has such a gorgeous face. I just can't get over that acrid personality and
those overstuffed jumpsuits.
What do you think of the final three? Who do you think will take
the crown?
it better be Bianca... or we RIOT !
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