....stand before us!!!!
The 17th season was not a bad one. While RuPaul's Drag Race can be stale at times, this season and last has been better. And fortunately, the Lip Sync Lalaparuza rated among one of the most fun of any of the season's challenges, and sure beats the boring old sit and talk reunion they use to do. I think the Lalaparuza is fun because it's so uncomplicated and, unlike things like say, the monologues about personal growth or product placement bullshit or launches, the performance part is essential to the art of drag. Which is why I take issue partly with the show. Because most of the challenges, most queens aren't doing in daily life. The reunion lip synch also serves as a form of reunion as the queens all reunite to unpack the response to their work and behavior, the faces were just a little bit more polished, well, most of them. But I always enjoy the Lalaparuza because its fun watching the queens support each other without any sniping or shade, well, most of them. Just queens watching queens doing what queens do best. As I thought from my original post, the top four did end up being Onya, Jewels, Lexi and Sam.
Jewels Sparkles is definitely a very glamours and well-polished queen. And she had me in her corner up till the reunion. She made a snide comment about not wanting to see Suzie Toot tap dancing in a lip synch. Well, the joke was on Miss Thing, as Suzie not only turned out all three lip-synchs, but won the whole reunion episode and walked away with some major coin. The comment made me salty. Sure Jewels can turn a look, but I have yet to hear her sing with a live voice in performing or be able to do any other form of dance like Suzie, who is versed in tap, ballroom, and interruptive dance, and live singing...so by my calculations Suzie is far more talented than Jewels. So far more creative and cerebral with looks. While her final lip-synch were out of her wheelhouse she turned them, something I don't think Jewels could have done. I don't see Jewels taking the crown.
Lexi Love might be a tad of a loose screw, cave under pressure and get inside of her own head but damn it...she was entertaining. Queen might not have won as many of the challenges like other queens, but Lexi is the only one to not end up in the bottom to lip-synch, and she TURNED out the looks on the runway...always, in part to Utica, who designed most of Lexi's looks. While, if I get a ticket to go see a Lexi show, I'm still a tad confused what a Lexi Show would entail, unless she is just a guest queen doing a lip synch. I'm not sure she could carry a whole show, but for some reason there is something about her that rings...She's got it. I feel she would be a great performer though, and a trans winner would be another win for the "T" She is one of two choices for the crown.
I hate to be a cunty bitch, but his voice annoyed me beyond belief. But cards on the table, I'd top him real good, if it was 2am closing time at the club, and I was alone... and only if I could have a ball gag to stick in his mouth. Sam is always on point...stunning, polished, sharp ass wigs, and can switch the looks up. But from experience, I've seen everything she brings to the table here from every pageant queen I've seen over the years on and off the show. There is really not anything new here. And let's face it...if Suzie Toot had switched her style up in her lip-synch against Sam, Sam would not be in the top four. She made it in by the skin of her teeth. I doubt I see her taking the crown.
Which brings me to Onya Nerve. Girl....OWNED the season. Brought the looks...urban, elegant, glam, fishy, club kid and more than once, tied in her heritage and background to ensembles. Wait till you see her finale ensemble!!! She did it all, Dance, sang, turned out very funny comedy. We never knew what we were going to get. She knows her history, and her hometown and community roots seem very important to her. I have no qualms what an Onya Nerve show would be. She could definitely carry a one queen show all to herself. Of all the queens here, she in my opinion has all the checks- Creativeness, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent. 10, 10, 10...10's across the board. She is my frontrunner for the Crown.
What chew think kids???
