Yes... Crystal is doing fine y'all! After all kids, she is a professional. But I can say it was safe to say after her elimination last week she was not happy in the slightest when this was still fresh in the filming process. To say Crystal was one of the stronger queens would be an understatement. This pageant queen from Asbury and drag friend had been consistently doing well since she landed in the top two for her talent number and had been killing most of the challenges and runways. In talking to Crystal, she said that her elimination was not "particularly justifiable, making for one of the most shocking eliminations in recent seasons. And while I don't think she would have made the top four, she most certainly should have gone on much further than this early exit. Granted, the Nicole Richie impersonation in Snatch Game sucked balls, as did Lana Ja Rae's Rosa Parks...but when it came to the runway....again...just what in the flying fuck did the judges see??? Crystal's runway for the nails theme was out of the box and much more evolved in technique, talent and creativity, then Lana's. Lana's look seemed way to poorly handmade and not executed very well. Of course all season to this point, she has been very underwhelming with her looks. She is so thin, everything looks very awkward on her, and everything looks so thrown together. And the same with Kori King. How many exposed legs and body suits are we going to see??? Since both queens bombed in the Snatch Game, I feel Lana's runway was just as bad, and she should have been sent packing.
Which leads me to...the show is rigged, no matter what Mama Ru says. If you're in the know, on the drag circuit and involved in the drag world, and know many in the world of drag, it pretty common knowledge from season 6 or 7, the show was getting rigged and scripted. Now a regular viewer watches and enjoys it, which it is still fun, but let's make this a fair game for any queen to have a chance. Most of us queens, every season, can peg who the top four will be. It is almost painfully oblivious. And when MM#1 Fan worked at World of Wonder he even told me that many queens on previous season even knew they would be top four! Now, I know this has just become nothing more than a competition show, and most queens apply and go on the show, knowing they will be filler queens. They are happy to just get on the show to jump start them to another level. But part of that bothers me. Are we giving the crown to already seasoned, well known queens, and forgoing real natural talent? I mean to me, the only queens on this season that I would really want to see a show from is Onya Nurve Lexi Love, and Suzie Toot. They have talent. The talent show episode has become a joke. Sure, lip-synching is tough if you do it right...but is that talent? I really love the girls who do the real talent like Suzie did and Acacia Forgot had, or like what Sasha Velour did her season or even Trixie Matell. I guess my point is, are we propping and cultivating real talent and good drag queens or just in this for a storyline and drama? Because if I had been judging, Lana and Kori, would have been gone before Hormona Lisa. And DONT EVEN get me started on the dunk tank. I didn't like that at all. If they were not up to par and were told to sashay away because of elimination, then why reward them to "win" a chance to say on? I still watch, but for me the real show doesn't even start, like most of my queen friends till the top four.
But werk Crystal!!!! I'll catch you in Asbury girl.
She looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYep. Rigged. It's much like the US elections. Does the best one win, or the one who just gives drama? Hell, I can remember way back on season one. The staff at WOW loved Bebe, but we were stunned when Nina was not announced the winner, and lets face it, Nina could out show and dance Bebe in a minute.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes Lana sucked last week both challenges. And yet again in her lip-synch to say pulled the same old tricks off again for the win, which shows she has no new tricks, while Crystal went way off and did something more fun and creative. And look at Sam Star. Stunning? HELL YES. But is she just going to give stunning and pretty every single time? YAWN.
And it was rigged back in 1967 at the drag fest Miss All America Camp Beauty Pageant contest in NYC when new comer Rachel Harlow was chosen over the formidable Crystal LaBeija.
ReplyDeleteAnd so it goes.
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I would tend to agree. While I didn't care for either of their Snatch Games or Runways. Crystal up to that point brought way more to the looks and performance. Which brings me too.....I don't know why the queens consistently, season after season after season, pick influencers and pop stars,or other drag queens, which I'll never understand..... with no edge or distinctness to their personality. Hell, I don't even know who half of them are. It's like "I love X celebrity so I'm going to do her..." ...with no plan.
ReplyDeleteI think RuPaul should make it mandatory they have to strictly do movies stars or tv stars or singers. But with the age of these queens, they probably don't know the real talent to do and probably don't get the references of legends. I guess it's why I never really enjoy the Snatch Game episode anymore. It hasn't been good since season 10 or 11, except for Jinkx in the Queen of the Universe season doing Judy Garland and Natasha Lyonne. Now THAT was funny.
I agree with your comment. I think these younger queens just aren't familiar with the legends, which is unfortunate. There are oodles of big names to be had yet, but they seem to only know reality and internet stars, who most of the general public don't know.
DeleteWhen RuPaul told Crystal to sashay away I was like Oh no she didn't! I don't get it. Lana has no facial expression other than trying to look sexy, and I find her lip syncs and style kind of boring. She can’t emote.
ReplyDeleteOh, I can definitely argue with this one because my watch group of queens thought that Crystal won that lipsynch hands down: Lana had generic moves, didn't really connect with the song and even lost her wig. That is a huge no-no and appears sloppy in performance unless it's purposely ripped off. I call shenanigans.
ReplyDeleteAnd your right, as us queens know, it's all for show with always a clear top 4.
I'm another who agrees. Lana stank! Crystal didn't deliver either this showing but overall she offers way more than Lana. But let's be honest.....I think the last couples season we've got queens who have a lot of polish.... but not much beneath the surface. Exception to Sapphira Cristal, who back up everything with receipts.
ReplyDeleteOne a side note? Crystal's Catwoman? OMG!!
I admit I was a bit shocked too Crystal Envy went home over Lana. Crystal has quite the reputation out there . I personally don't think Lana is up to this level of drag yet. And I of course adore Suzie Toot, And anyone who had seen Little Shop of Horrors knows that Suzie could have done a better job as Ellen Greene. If she had busted out into "Suddenly Seymour" at any point, whenever she was stumped, it would have been hilarious. What was under Trixie's bed? I don't know, maybe hungry baby alien plants? Try harder, queens! One of the weaker Snatch Games.
ReplyDeleteI agree Crystal was stronger than Lana, but I also think that this is not a pageant or a Drag talent show. It is a reality series, and as such, it has its downfalls. Also, remember that this is for the masses. I know nothing of Drag, so for me everything is a surprise. And that’s about 80% of the people who watch the show.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think that any Queen who goes on the show knows what they are signing for. Crystal was a strong contender, and she will be dine (Werk the World will give her money, honey) and she’s now a Ru Girl, which will allow her to set her price. She may have not won the $200K, but she already won.
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She definitely had an early departure, and I agree it's troubling that Lana hasn't been sent sashaying away yet. It's not that I don't like her. I know that she's the least talented one left.
ReplyDeleteI was so disappointed Crystal left. She was my favorite one, and I totally would bang him as a boy. I feel like On ya or Lexi is going to win the whole thing.
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