The Main
Challenge
This week’s
challenge was an acting challenge – a reworking of The Daytona Wind daytime
soap format. Was that only last season that we did that? It feels like a
lifetime ago.
Last time
around, the twist on this was that they added in fart noises in post-production
which came as a surprise to the cast when they watched it back.
This time
around, I’m not really sure what the twist was. They used a laugh-track and
were going for more of a sit-com feel (mashing up sit-com with daytime soap)
but there was also some reference to surreal moments that I didn’t get and
didn’t seem to work.
The filming
process was fine, although we’re painting in very broad strokes in terms of
storyline development. The finished product was fine, with Mistress and
Malaysia doing the most with the best parts.
The Runway
This week’s
category was Puffa.
I don’t think
we’ve had this before? It’s an interesting challenge to see how you take the
material and the concept and make something drag-fashion out of it. However, in
a world where every queen is working with a designer to create these looks,
this is very project runway – it would be interesting to hear from the
designers about how the concepts and the construction of the looks.
·
Loosey: This was a very strong look from Loosey. She gave us the
puff-marshmallow man from Ghostbusters. It was a clear concept, it hit the
brief on two levels, and it was very well-executed. Top marks.
·
Spice: Spice looked good, and it was a slightly different look from what
we’ve seen her in previously. It was Insta-girl goes to the snow. Job done.
·
Sasha: Another gorgeous look from Sasha. She was head-to-toe in bumblebee
black and yellow stripes, with a puffer jacket and a puffer vest – stripped it
all down to show body, giving us the parachute coat effect that Salina tried to
construct in the sewing challenge.
·
Luxx: Another great look from Luxx. Hot pink with accents of black, this
was a Jackie O look reimagined for the Jetsons. Smashed it.
·
Malaysia: This was a cute look from Malaysia – head-to-toe in a lemonade
theme that all made sense. It was slightly more duvet than puffer-jacket, but
it worked.
·
Aura: This was a gorgeous look from Aura, she used puffer material to
make a dramatic kimono. Nice one.
·
Jax: This is one of the better looks that we’ve seen from Jax – giving
us bumblebee in black and yellow and embodying the bee silhouette. Good job.
·
Mistress: This was a good concept from Mistress – it was puffer chaps in a
custard swirl of pink and yellow. It would have been a lot stronger if she’d
rethought the pants – they looked a bit diaper.
·
Anetra: Anetra looked gorgeous but – given what we saw from everyone else
– this was a bit underwhelming. It was hot pink minidress with a fur-lined red
puffer jacket.
·
Marsha: Marsha gave us an all-white look and explained that it was her
character going to the snow and not realising that it was cold so she got
frostbite. It was pretty basic.
·
Salina: This was a cute look from Salina. It was a white puffer jacket
covered in clear-plastic pockets, with things in them. Job done.
The Judging
Mistress was
declared the winner, which was fair enough. It must have been a close call
between Mistress and Malaysia, but this gives Mistress her first win which is
probably helpful from a storyline perspective.
The bottom
three were Spice, Jax, and Aura. I thought Spice was going to be lip-syncing
for sure, but no – it was Jax and Aura that ended up in the Bottom 2.
The lip-sync
The track was
Sweetest Pie by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa.
Lip-syncing to
rap is a tough ask.
Aura is a very
strong performer, but in this format Jax is very hard to beat. Jax throws her
stunts in so effortlessly, that it feels a very natural performance that’s
great to watch.
It was no
surprise when Jax was safe and Aura was eliminated.
Episode 7,
done!
SOURCE: MEANS HAPPY
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