Episode Discussion: Float Your Boat

[keeper-of-stars.livejournal.com]

Float Your Boat

Welcome back, squirrel friends! It’s time for the next leg of the race! Who will come out ahead this time? Will Chad continue to be amazing? And what is going on with the wet t-shirt contest?

Wigs and heels don’t go on for a few hours yet, but let’s get the T flowing now!

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~ And of course, don’t forget to werk.

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Comments

[ebmich.livejournal.com]

WARNING: If you hate William, skip this week's show. haha

I don't think we've seen a queen so calculated about how she presents herself more than William than maybe Rebecca Glasscock. I am not talking about her actually look. I am talking about her shtick. She knows when to turn on the character and has something about her that sells it to the judges. But unlike Rebbeca, I thought all of the attention William got on the episode was will deserved.


- I hated the mini challenge this week. Call me a prude, but I really don't like to watch overly sexual stuff. I just thought it was totally trashy.

- I really dig the concept of the main challenge this week. I also really liked how William handed out the colors.

- I was in shock with how bad Jiggly's hairline was. omg

- But I was more shocked with how the other queens just stared at her. Hopefully it is just editing, but this season's queens seem to be very unwilling to help each other. I don't remember if I've seen a clip of any of the girls helping someone else with her look. idk just off putting I guess.

- I am still waiting for a "WOW!" fashion moment. I am not feeling lot of the looks this season. =/

- I thought Chad's look was put together well, but like Billy B said, not inspiring.

- How did Dida NOT make the bottom two? There's a difference between a drag queen and a boy in a dress. But that's not fair to say because Chi Chi put more effort and was a lot more feminine than Dida. Ugh. Dida's laziness is infurating, esp when no one is calling her out on it enough.

- Jiggly was a mess. But after looking like one of the hoarders from Labyrinth in the first week, was anyone really surprised she's not creative?

- Milan wasn't as polished as the top queens, but she I don't think she should've been in the bottom two. And her ripping stuff off matched the song I think. idk Wasn't someone already sent home in previous seasons just for copying Gaga's dance moves?

- Sharon's face does not take on light make up well. I think the only time her face has looked good was in the first eps. Maybe she needs to fill in her dimple idk

- I would've really liked Latrice's look if it wasn't for her lips. Wtf was up with that?

- William deserved to win. I don't think his message was spoken with the right words, but the whole "You're a star" theme is right up Ru's alley.

- I thought Phi Phi had the best float.

[pharna.livejournal.com]

I think it was the absurdly retarded latex boobs.

Previous drag-races have made the contestants perform in strip clubs in their best hooker drag, but they didn't have the insane FFF cup sized latex knockers provided by the most random LOLtastic sponsor ever.

[ebmich.livejournal.com]

idk. I feel like their is a difference between looking sexy and acting sexual. Like if someone wants to show their confidence off, more power to them. But I don't want to see implied sex when I think that kind of stuff should be kept private. Like I said, I am a prude.

[kapvik.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it wasn't in part some PR crisis management after the end of Season 2/beginning of Season 3 when Ru and the judging panel seemed to come off very anti-boob plates? Perhaps enough drag queens are using boob plates now that Ru & Co. don't want to look out of touch, even if they only deign to give the boobs away as challenge prizes and for low comedy bits like the mini-challenge.

[pharna.livejournal.com]

Real sex doesn't bother me and I thought I was a pretty big prude. However, jejune and sophmoric FFF + fantasy breasts do piss me off. It breaks the all important illusion of femininity in the most vile and degrading manner. Especially since the queens were instructed to give off a super sexual vibe.

Part of me is super intolerant of shit like above having volunteered to help people with eating disorders. I take zero joy in celebrating unrealistic body images.

[momiji-neyuki.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it is just editing, but this season's queens seem to be very unwilling to help each other. I don't remember if I've seen a clip of any of the girls helping someone else with her look. idk just off putting I guess.

I remember seeing more queens helping out in other seasons too, most notably the second season . I also remember the queens from first season being more encouraging to each other. I realize this is not "Ru Pauls Best Friends Race", but still have a little heart. :(