It’s taken me a lot longer than it should to admit I’m not able to recap RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4. It’s been a great season so far. Gia Gunn, the obnoxious villain. All of Monét X Change’s leotards. The delusion of Jasmine Masters. And Latrice Royale. And Valentina. My heart broke when Farrah Moan slipped. I treasure Manila Luzon like an old friend (even when she throws competitions). Life and adulting and responsibilities sometimes force my hand but I’m not giving up on Drag Race. Join me here for weekly watching parties. We can kiki, banter, argue, rakatatiti tata. With the departure of the presumptive winner, the field is wide open. Who will become our season 4 reigning? Warning: This post (and comments) could contain Drag Race spoilers
Tonight’s tribute to Judy Garland is overstuffed with herstory. Way back in season 5 (otherwise known as the glory days of Drag Race), the queens were tasked with dragifying LGBTQIA service members. War can be a cruel mistress and Jinkx Monsoon’s partner seemed particularly haunted. It had nothing to do with his time in the Navy (pish posh). Dave was guilty of the vilest crime: killing Judy Garland. The fact that he chose to make the confession to a narcoleptic drag queen on national TV Just. Made. Sense. In honor of this iconic Drag Race moment, the All Stars transform their bff’s into drag siblings. Guest judge Frances Bean Cobain is cast merely to remind us of the famous photo of RuPaul holding her. Tell me I’m wrong.
I have to say that I am in love with Trinity the Tuck’s glamour look. The Batty Old Lady from last week’s Dance for your Legacy nearly wiped all of that out! Looking forward to tonight and if Valentina had’s been such a lazy ass in setting up her club, she might had been allowed to stay 🙂
I totally agree about Trinity. She is quickly becoming one of my favorites. But that old lady geish was rude AF. Hopefully she wins us back. Can you imagine the uproar if all 4 All Stars winners are blonde twinks?
ARRRGH! Have you noticed that the camera LOVES “Patti,” Monet’s Judy? That stasch has to GO
I’m running late but catching up!
OMG PATTI!
These good judos are better than Survivor’s family visits. They tell us so much about the queens.
Yeah, whatever, autocorrect.
I stalked Trinity’s Insta because I kind of want to get her Pulse heartbeat tattoo. Almost all of her photos are her and her man. They really are adorable.
RuPaul is working for an acting Emmy tonight. I can’t wait to watch with my sister. She laughs at all of Ru’s corny jokes.
And then there’s that runway look. Woof.
“Maybe it’s menopause?”
OMG, this bottom 2!
The meta of it all.
Naomi’s lip-sync look thrills me.
I AM BROWN COW STUNNED RIGHT NOW. GAGGED. DEAD. I CANNOT BELIEVE SHE SENT HER HOME. I AM STILL SCREAMING.
What?! Gooped. I am GOOPED!
But she was supposed to win.
FACTS ARE FACTS AMERICA ?
When All Stars 4 began, all I hoped for was that it would NOT be another All Stars 3. So far, my wish has been granted. Obviously, tonight looks to be a major twist in the plot. I can only hope this isn’t another round of “rigamoris”.
But then again, I’ve been rooting for Monet and Monique all season, so I’m happy to at least see Monet enjoy a bit of “Mo’mentum” these last few episodes. I’ve also enjoyed Trinity’s full embrace of her comedy queen side, so I still have high hopes for the home stretch of the season.
“Super Bowl”? Nah, I’d rather enjoy me some super vogue.
Are we not supposed to spoil in here? Because I stayed up until now to watch so I could read these comments.
First of all, I was completely unmoved when Valentina went home last week. It was her time. She was not bringing it. She was better on her season. Loved her in Rent but not so much this season.
As for tonight’s Lip Sync Naomi Smalls made me a huge fan. She had me at Prince and never let me go.
I almost told Lady C today that I was going to be pulling for Manila. But I’m team Naomi til the end now.
Am I the only one who thinks that Monet did not want to win that Lip Sync? I don’t think she wanted to pull the trigger. I’m not saying she could have surpassed what Naomi did, Naomi KILLED IT TONIGHT…errr last night.
But I don’t think Monet had the heart to do it. Naomi on the other hand, all of her looks are mesmerizing.
And once she wiped the floor with Monet, she stood strong and delivered the news without and sobbing dramatics. It was perfect.
#TeamNaomi
Is rakatatiti tata some sort of titty twister? Because No MAM!
Thanks for giving us a place to talk about this episode, Lady C! I have scheduling conflicts but yesterday I went to the cable company and now my bedroom has a second DVR so I will REALLY never leave the house now. So I will be watching Drag Race propped up in my big high canopy bed that I can barely climb up on when my back is out, propped up on half a dozen pillows for the rest of the season.
Who are y’all pulling for this year? Are you sad Manila is gone? I’m not sure she deserved it. I think Latrice should have stayed gone the first time. I feel like her time is passed and she needs to step aside for the new girls. Our token big girl should have been Eureka. IMHO.
Rakatatiti tata is an utterance Bebe Zahara Benet made in a song about herself in AS3.
I totally agree Monet threw that lip sync battle. It was a tough decision but Latrice should have gone. Manila did not deserve to go. Because of her decision, I’m anti Naomi Smalls.
I need to watch it again because in my wine haze, it looked like Naomi was moving around the stage frenetically. She seemed desperate, but with Monet’s nebulous performance, Naomi was clear to win.
I’m sticking by my original hopeful, Monet X Change. My girl has overcome her challenge with her glam looks. She’s funny and continues to be the Miss Congeniality of the group. NYC REPRESENT!
Yes all of this!
I think monét didn’t want to have to choose, if she chose Manila she looked vengeful but didn’t want to be the one to send Latrice home. I was most excited to Farrah back and was hoping she would of stayed. Naomi has me eating my words this season loved her as Wendy and thought her character was hilarious during the jersey episode, and even loved her club scene. Somebody’s else said it a few recaps ago that pretty much Latrice has been phoning in this season and I agree. Also didn’t love Valentina this season as much as last she killed the dream a little for me.
Rakatatiti tata is an utterance Bebe Zahara Benet made in a song about herself in AS3.
I totally agree Monet threw that lip sync battle. It was a tough decision but Latrice should have gone. Manila did not deserve to go. Because of her decision, I’m anti Naomi Smalls.
I need to watch it again because in my wine haze, it looked like Naomi was moving around the stage frenetically. She seemed desperate, but with Monet’s nebulous performance, Naomi was clear to win.
I’m sticking by my original hopeful, Monet X Change. My girl has overcome her challenge with her glam looks. She’s funny and continues to be the Miss Congeniality of the group. NYC REPRESENT!
You should definitely watch again. Naomi did what is best for her game. All’s fair in love and Drag Race. 🙂
I hate that Naomi sent Manila home but she had every right. She killed that lip-sync! I hope she makes it to the end. I’d love to see her lip-sync for the crown.
So glad this space is here for me to share my Race love. I was good with Valentina went home last week. Some queens best Race is done on their first season so returning doesn’t enhance or lift up their star status (in my mind). Adore is another example of this, she was perfectly Adore in her season. This week I have mixed emotions. I LOVE Manila, yet I also love that Naomi changed the game. Instead of playing by the rules set by the past, she went Survivor on our ass. Girl got rid of her biggest competition, and I kinda love her for that. Lord of the flies rules are happening now. Does that mean one of my favorites went home yeah…and that I don’t like…does it open the door for more twists and turns…yeas and that I love.
Until next week Race Fans.
I agree with all of this. Naomi knows she has to knock down the old queens to grab the crown. What I would not give for her LEGS.
Whilst I’ll miss Manilla and her brand of high glamour campness, Naomi was well within her rights to send her packing – this aint Rupaul’s Next Best Friend Race! The part that irked me was the “you’ve done so well… I love you so much… there’s no way you can go home…” BS Naomi spoon fed Manilla backstage before sending her packing. Don’t be THAT girl, girl!
As long as
MystiqueLatrice goes home next week, any of the top 4 would be a fitting all star winner imo.I love Latrice but she doesn’t deserve to win. I’m a little worried she’ll take the crown if the eliminated queens have anything to say about it.
There’s nothing small when Naomi lip syncs, she is larger than life and keeps getting bigger and bigger. The attack of the fifth foot drag queen.
50 foot. Another busted joke by an autocorrectional officer.
First, apologies for my stream of consciousness live comments. I didn’t want to spoil as it was playing but I couldn’t keep my fingers from posting. Let me know if you guys want to schedule a watching party together, maybe on Saturdays if Friday night is hard? It would be fun to live chat while we watch.
I’m gutted that Manila is gone. It wasn’t fair. She deserved the crown, like BenDeLaCreme and Shangela before her. I’m trying to forget about winning and simply enjoy the journey, but it’s hard.
That being said, Naomi is killing it. I thought she started the season really strong. She’s elevated her fashion with comedy. Seeing how much fun she had during the lip-sync was exhilarating. The other queens should be scared. Both of her lip-syncs this season have been amazing. I don’t like that she went Survivor on Manila but she had every right. If she turns it out for the rest of the competition, I’d be happy to see her crowned.
Naomi has seemed weak up until this episode.
She did alright on her lip sync this week, but I’m still not a fan.
First of all, Ben should have won last year, hands down, but she didn’t like the cut throat aspect so she left. I still think she’s the All Time BEST.
I didn’t like it last time when Shangela got the shaft from the other insecure girls and I don’t like it this year regarding Manilla.
I’m hoping Trinity wins. She’s the only one that deserves it and has played a fair race.
I do not like the All Stars voting procedure. It’s not fair for those thirsty bitches to boot out
the most talented girls. It seems cut throat.
And TRIXIE sure as hell did not deserve to win last time. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF ALL TIME!!!
Naomi weak? She bends but doesn’t break. It’s as though she has a cartilaginous spine.