Naomi is too much like Violet. I don't think she'll win.

Naomi is too much like Violet. I don't think she'll win.

baso this. im entirely basing my prediction of kim chi to win on the fact we haven't had a winner like her yet. bob is a poor man's bianca, naomi a poor man's violet and chi chi is.... well, chi chi.

Echoing the poor man's Bianca comments with Bob. Apart from without good makeup. I didn't even love Bianca as much as everyone else. Adore was always my first pic.

 

Also I think Jinx did have some great runways, particularly the Day of the Dead look. *.*

I remember when RuPaul gasped at Jinkx walking out dressed like that, genuine shock!

Bob's runways reminded me a lot of Jinkx's overall. They were not fantastic but both try to change things up every once in a while and it sometimes paid off. Comedy-wise though, Jinkx was way more dimensional whereas Bob is just a bit too loud and obnoxious which is off-putting. Bianca cut bitches with one stroke when she needed and I feel Bob is way too tame in comparison with nothing to compensate for it.

 

I don't know why I'm comparing these but here we are.

As much as I love them all in different ways, I don't think there's really a winner that will be considered a huge favourite if people were to do ranks. They all have something stopping them from being the obvious stand out.

Miss Congeniality vote is up. Voted Cynthia.

No spoilers without spoiler tags about who went in this episode until tomorrow morning plz

i defo thought at one point they were going to push all 4 to the final.... and honestly i think it would have been totally deserved. the tightest top 4 in history for sure. i'm super sad for

chi chi

but they kinda hit the nail on the head when they said she was the least original of the 4.

 

Standard top 4 episode. Naomi was the MVP of the night for me. In every one of the video shot she was by far the best. Truly great. I thought the runway was a bit rubbish tbh. Bob looked horrendous. We all know her make up is troubled, but it was so bad, and her runway look was so pedestrian, but as many have said previously, Bob isn't a runway queen, so no one really cares. Chi Chi looked really pretty, but standard pageant queen dress. meh. Kim Chi looked awesome, but it was probably one of my least favourite Kim looks of the series, so even she fell short of the high standards she'd set herself over the series for me. Naomi's runway was very pedestrian, nothing gag worthy. I thought Bob's speech was the best, followed by Kim, and chi chi, naomi's was a bit of a mess, but she'd done so amazing on the video I knew she was the dead cert for top 3 :wub:

 

Sad ChiChi has gone, really grew to love her, and fully expected her to leave first off MTQ vids, but what a gem she'd turned out to be. However i do think it was the right call. This is possibly the best top 3 they've ever had, and while i still want Bob to win, i genuinely can't call it. I think popularity wise they're pretty split evenly, so it's just so difficult. Any one of the 3 would be a fantastic winner.

 

Personal top 3 rank:

1. Bob

2. Naomi

3. Kim

 

 

I'm kind of happy they didn't just cave and give us a Final 4. Yes, the standard is high with these girls but a decision needs to be made and I think Ru made the right call.

Every scene with Naomi was on point for that music video. Flawless. Everyone else was just okay.

I was actually expecting Bob to go after that lip sync, he just didn't seem on point.

I really think Bob is the front runner, but that episode with Kim Chi at the end talking about his journey and how emotional he got sets him up very well for the Final. They spoke about the journey both in the competition and personally.. well.. the journey ain't over yet. I think if Kim Chi can go into the final confident, on point and give us some closure to the whole Mother story line and coming out, I really think Kim could take out the win.. especially if we get a Pro-Kim Chi audience that just goes crazy.

 

Brilliant season. This season really clicked for me over any other season.

This is also the first episode I watched live, however, for some reason - I think OutTV here in Canada edit's down the episodes to one hour. The last episode was what, 1 1/2 hours? I downloaded the episode afterwards because OutTV doesn't have an HD Channel and I prefer to watch things in HD.. however the re-run the previous episode before the new episodes and it was only a 1 Hour presentation. Hmmm. I may need to go back and see if anything was edited from this episode.

 

After that episode, I really am backing Kim Chi, sure she can't dance but she's still full of lovable personality. And I do agree that she really can change and elevate drag in way that the others probably couldn't. Every single look has been exciting. I love Naomi too, she's polished in a way Bob isn't, she gives actual DRAG.

 

Bob is sure a warm person, I really do like him but that makeup this week was AWFUL, not what I'd hope to see from the to 4. And his outfit was really not good. ChiChi's wasn't much better, but at least it looked less thrown together. Bob is still a comedian that sometimes puts on a wig to me.

 

Talking of comedians, I died at Bianca's random appearance, so funny! 'Tyra you look horrible!'.

 

1) Kim Chi

2) Naomi

3) Bob

 

Though, it really is the right top 3 in the end, As far as ChiChi came, nothing she did in the final episode stood out, at least Bob gave tones of personality in the video.

 

Right choice to go, as much as I loved Chi Chi I do agree she was the weakest and least original of probably the strongest top 4 we've ever had? I hope Chi Chi wins Miss Congeniality.

 

I do admit that Naomi's progression is impressive but is it enough to win? I don't think so. She's a nice fashion queen reminding me of Violet, Pearl, Max and Miss Fame but I really think it's between Bob and Kim Chi. Kim is very much the future of drag, similar to how Sharon was viewed as when she was in Drag Race ...without burning fans with cigarettes :/

 

I personally love Kim Chi and would personally want her to win but all the signs do point to Bob winning. Either way, it's the strongest top three I personally think we've seen since S5 & S6

 

Personal Ranking:

 

1) Kim Chi

2) Naomi Smalls

3) Bob the Drag Queen

 

How I think it'll Go:

 

1) Bob the Drag Queen

2) Kim Chi

3) Naomi Smalls

 

Edited May 3, 20169 yr by Mackenzie

I was so feeling EVERYTHING that Kim said in her speech <3 I'm really rooting for her too, she has had such a journey and she's her own drag queen. I love that all of her feeling is behind every look, there's always a story to it and some feeling. Whilst Bob deserves the win in different ways and Naomi always serves beautiful drag, I'm drawn to Kim so much more. Naomi is beautiful (in that way too similar to Violet so I doubt she'll win) in a way none of the others are, so so polished, and then Bob is hilarious. I do agree that Bob would be my last preference but I'd still not be averse to him winning. I'm just so so here for Kim winning at this point <3 It's so close though, this series has been incredible.

Personally, I think it's now abundantly clear that Kim Chi is going to win.

When ChiChi said something about her make-up not saving her this week, I knew she was going home.

I'm not happy at ALL that they showed bias and didn't give them any choreography for the video.

They knew Kim they would have had to go as the other 3 would dance circles around her. And they do choreography every season, poor Candis!

 

With the judges comments, they had something negative to say about Bob & Naomi but praised Kim from head to toe.

The only thing that could be construed as negative about Kim is they said they don't know if she can command a stage and I don't think she can.

 

Visually, I think that Kim Chi wins as Naomi had a few dud weeks and Bob's make up and love of leggings is his downfall.

But overall ability to bring it, drag it up and for the pure FASHION, it's Naomi. She's come into her own these past 4 weeks and it's incredible.

 

Oh and I hate sob stories which puts me off Kim Chi even more. I'd love for Naomi to be the next drag superstar but if she can't then give it to Bob.

I wouldn't call Kim Chi's tears a 'sob story'. Just emotional pride over how far she's come as a drag queen and person, and it's genuine to me. I feel her. It's not like she's saying her mother left her at a bus stop.

I think Kim Chi absolutely can command a stage, just not in the conventional way a drag queen might. Think about her second look at the book ball - the performance of that character was wordless but so evocative. It's totally different from comedy queens like Bob and Bianca and not pageant, but it's artistry and performance and that's what drag is.

 

I'm #TeamKim but I think all three are great and wouldn't mind any of them winning - Naomi particularly has really surprised and developed which makes for a great narrative over the series.

i love that top 3 a lot, would be happy with ANY of them winning. and i absolutely 100% agree with david, that runway was so authentic and pure that i think kim does have the power to perform

I wouldn't call Kim Chi's tears a 'sob story'. Just emotional pride over how far she's come as a drag queen and person, and it's genuine to me. I feel her. It's not like she's saying her mother left her at a bus stop.

 

 

I would. I'm definitely not saying it's disingenuous, but Kim Chi was already very popular before she joined the show.

Her Mother may not have known that she's a drag queen but it's not like she's been living with this huge secret.. she has an instagram that was started long before her season of Drag Race!

There are numerous other queens that have worked with her and Naomi said herself that she was a fan of Kim's and was excited that she joined.

 

I feel for her too, it must be hard but she's not the first person to have had a parent not know or disown them. It's never been brought up as much as with Kim, though.

 

i don't know if it's the 'mum' thing that i really got out of the speech, for me it was more that she was the fat awkward gay kid who has outgrown the weight but not the awkwardness - a lot of these drag race story arcs show people losing weight and becoming 'fabulous' and 'fierce' and just fitting in so well but it's not always the case, some of us gay kids just stay awkward and weird and have to embrace that which can be really difficult. she overcame that with her sense of art instead of her sense of typical drag personality which is something we've not really seen as much in drag race, and it was beautiful to see