ext_31756 ([identity profile] keeper-of-stars.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] drag_race2016-04-04 05:06 pm

Episode Discussion: Supermodel Snatch Game

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Welcome back, squirrel friends! It’s time for the next lap of the race! Bust out your wigs and padding because this is going to be a crazy ride.

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[identity profile] kapvik.livejournal.com 2016-04-06 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Before this, I felt about Acid Betty the way I felt about Detox: I didn't always get her or like her, but I grudgingly respected her as a queen in this competition.

And then wutchu say, Acid Betty? "Snatch Game sucks"?!? Insert Kim/my Jong Un neck slice here. You done, bitch.

This was one of the better Snatch Games in a while, even though the models weren't much as contestants. Thorgy is starting to be so underappreciated that it hurts, and her Michael was great. Chi Chi's Eartha Kitt was equally inspired, particularly with the actual cat mannerisms. But I get why Bob won - two characters, both perfectly done? Damn, Bob Thedragqueen, you scary!

And to be fair, Carol Channing is partly black, so that's not entirely out of left field.

Naomi sucked at Snatch Game, but not as bad as Acid Betty and definitely not as bad as Robbie. For doing an intensely obscure character and failing at it, she should have been bottom two'ed.

Look at Kim Chi starting to come out of her shell. Kim/my Jong Un was pretty damn clever. Kudos for writing her Snatch Game answers in both English and Korean.

Runway: I'm glad only one person did Blonde Ambition Madonna. However I am irked that no one did Marie Antoinette/Express Yourself Madonna or 1984 VMAs/Like A Virgin Madonna. Also, Thorgy and Kim Chi's kimonos ruled; Naomi and Derek's kimonos sucked.

At this point unless there's another upset, I think it's going to be Bob/Thorgy/Kim at the end.
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[identity profile] lucifuge-5.livejournal.com 2016-04-07 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
At this point unless there's another upset, I think it's going to be Bob/Thorgy/Kim at the end.

I'm gonna say that, if she chooses to stop it with the robes + undies, Naomi has a solid chance to be in the top 3.

[identity profile] kapvik.livejournal.com 2016-04-07 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly I agree in that Naomi is probably Top 4 material, but only because of Ru's glamour/mini-RuPaul fashion queen bias. :/ I live to be surprised that queens can grow beyond their wheelhouses, but as yet Naomi hasn't really shown me that she can.
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[identity profile] lucifuge-5.livejournal.com 2016-04-07 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I think Naomi has enough potential to stay in the game. She's not a terrible performer nor has the type of personality that turns people off. Like I've said time and time again, one of her biggest weaknesses is her super uninspired runway looks (except for the neon one which was playful).

That said, I do agree that Mama Ru's preference for glamour queens does give Naomi a bit of an edge. Especially since this season has had a lot more variety in terms of different kinds of drag.