nina (ugh) and valentina i think will be DEFO top 3

 

then sasha / eureka / shea. tho u all seem to be a lot more convinced by shea than i am so far. from the promo i thought YAS but she's not really given me much so far

Valentina is so making top 3. It's ridiculous how strong her drag is considering she hasn't been doing it that long, so I'm so so excited to see how much stronger she gets on top of that as the challenges progress etc.

sasha seems like the max/bendela (if she was booted that first time she lipsynced)/milk/thorgy of the season tbh. i.e. gone a bit too early :(

Okay so before episode three, here's how I rank them

 

01. Nina Bo'Nina Brown - Definitely the most creative/variety-showing of them all so far and can be so funny. Love her so far.

 

02. Shea Coulee - The most consistent across the two weeks and smashed the athleticism. One to watch/beat.

 

03. Peppermint - Just so lovely. I can see she hasn't shown much variety in her looks but I think she looked stunning.

 

04. Valentina - The surprise, as she irritated me a bit in Untucked last week. I can see the cute schtick getting a little old but there's no denying she smashed this week, looked gorgeous and massively surprised me by bringing personality to the challenge.

 

05. Eureka - She clearly talks too much and is abrasive but I do think she has talent to back it up and will excel in acting challenges etc.

 

06. Charlie Hides - Looked stunning on the runway, I hope she doesn't try and blame her age too much. Hope we get to see her funny side soon.

 

07. Alexis Michelle - Was not a fan of the way she spoke to Jaymes but she seems seasoned and polished generally. I liked her white look.

 

08. Cynthia Lee Fontaine - Seems to have stepped up her game from last season, the Cucu thing is annoying but she is harmless I think.

 

09. Trinity Taylor - She was my week one boot from the promos, I was surprised how much she impressed me this week. LOL at her saying she hated heights then being the girl ending up on the ceiling.

 

10. Sasha Velour - I think she has bags of potential and I actually really liked her look this week, with wig, even though Raja and Raven ragged on it. But I think she has more up her sleeve than we've been allowed to see yet.

 

11. Farrah Moan - Glimmers of potential, and seemed fairly sweet in Untucked S1, but made little impact,

 

(Jaymes - showed little excellence but still :()

 

12. Aja - I still haven't been convinced that she is a polished queen.

 

13. Kimora Blac - I enjoyed her bitchy boy 'what are bloomers? it sounds disgusting' better than any drag she's done.

Aja is a f***ing mess. How can they all think she's good? (As in the other queens and her herself). Kimora didn't even know the words but Aja's lip sync came off so desperate.

Cynthia teaching Kimora about the English language *.*

Aja's face?! Girl can NOT paint, I agree with Joe she is a mess.

 

Also.. Farrah's runway look was the worst of them all. Kimora actually looked like a hot jungle princess.

Aja's make up is far too harsh I completely agree but I think it comes from her insecurity with acne scarring and only by learning to use the right make up for her skin and skin texture, can she develop. Aja owned that Lip Sync and was so enjoyable compared to last week's, completely reclaimed her place and I hope this push back much like Pearl's in S7 forces her to up her game.

What a shit challenge though, I can't say I found anything of them funny and found it all a bit lame really. I also, while not a big fan, felt kinda uncomfortable at how RuPaul and Michelle seemed to be trying to humiliate Kimora all of the time.

 

Farrah's look was so Derrick Barry but I really really like her :( I find her so endearing and cute. Can't bring myself to properly like Trinity purely because I don't like her face, which I know is harsh because she's clearly talented, her look just puts me off.

 

As for the lip sync, I think Aja killed it?! I'm not a big fan of her and her make-up is indeed a mess but she turned it out when it mattered. My favourites at the moment, I think would be Nina Bonina, Shea Coulee and admittedly Farrah Moan, against my better judgement. I can see Valentina getting on my nerves with this gaping open mouthed smile before long, but I'm still with her for the time being, while Eureka is actually growing on me.

Oh and I'm waiting for Peppermint to really wow me too because I think she has huge potential, just not the challenges to properly show it yet.

I thought Peppermint looked a bit like Lenaysha Sparks in that fire dress.

This episode was a real step up from the first two I think, a lot of the safe queens really turned it out to the point where I think some of them were actually better than Peppermint. Farrah totally should have been bottom two for that basic fabric wrap dress but I don't mind so much when we got to see Aja kill that lip sync (Holding Out For A Hero is one of the long list of 'can't believe they've not used this as a LSFYL yet' songs so I was pleased to see that there). Yeah she's a mess but rather a mess than polished beige tbh.

 

Still all about Nina and Valentina for me. Nina's by far the most creative one and I don't usually go for the young, polished and fishy ones but omfg Valentina is so adorable!

Weird decisions all round that episode.

 

Kimora and Farrah should have been the bottom two for sure. Also Nina and Charlie both deserved to be top 3 with Trinity I think, Nina's look was fantastic and Charlie keeps on getting overlooked. Shea also could have been up there.

 

I am not really sure what I thought of the episode in all honesty. I always love the design challenges but this one was a little strange. I feel like the challenges this series have been really lackluster so far. At least Aja gave us a great lip sync and also some drama on Untucked, so that made it a little more interesting. She isn't my favourite by any means but at least she is offering us something.

I feel the exact same about Farrah, Rob :lol: Hers was definitely the weakest look but I was lowkey glad she wasn't bottom becasue she's just so sweet and I love her. I'm glad it was Kimora who went, Aja's runway look was a disaster (one of the worst I can remember) and the lipsync was a bit... desperate but Kimora was coming across as budget Gia Gunn and nothing else for the past two weeks and it was wearing really thin. I wasn't really wowed by anyone this week, there were a fair few great looks I could have put in the top 3 (I'd probably have chosen Trinity, Nina and Charlie also though, maybe Peppermint) but not really one wow this should be the challenge winner look.

 

I agree about the challenge though, it was ok but it felt like something that would have been the runway theme after an acting challenge rather than an actual challenge in its own right. None of the characters (the actual princess or sidekick) were fleshed out or exciting enough to be the entire episode's focus, so it felt a bit limp...

 

 

(also Cheyenne Jackson is daddy af)

So my queen rate after this episode:

 

1. Valentina (was so not feeling her up until last week but this week cemented her as my favourite. she didn't deserve high placement but she is so sweet and likable)

2. Charlie Hides (can she get some recognition plz?)

3. Shea Coulee

4. Nina Bo'Nina Brown

5. Trinity Taylor (the pleasant surprise of the season so far for sure)

6. Peppermint

7. Alexis Michelle

8. Sasha Valour (the biggest disappointment so far, was expecting her to kill the runway but she has been massively pedestrian)

9. Aja

10. Farrah Moan

11. Eureka O'Hara

12. Cynthia Lee Fontaine

 

I would have put Kimora above Cynthia, Eureka and Farrah. I was at least enjoying her bitchy confessionals.

I was so disappointed with Kimora Blac leaving so soon:(...I know she is not the most talented and she was just rely on her beauty/booty, but I would want her for at least another 2-3 episodes. Oh well.

 

My rankings after episode 3:

 

01. Valentina - My new fave, she is gorgeous

02. Shea Coulee - I just can't stop but adore her, I think it's something about her personality that makes me really really really like her :wub:

03. Nina Bo'Nina Brown - :wub:

04. Charlie Hides - I agree, she needs some recognition mama Ru please!!!

05. Peppermint

06. Trinity Taylor - I am slowly starting to recognize her!!!

07. Alexis Michelle

08. Sasha Valour

09. Farrah Moan - she is sweet but can't see her going too far unfortunately!!!

10. Eureka O'Hara - I am trying to like her but I just can't.

11. Aja - she killed the lip-sync but she really looks like a mess!!!

12. Cynthia Lee Fontaine

01. Valentina

02. Nina Bo'Nina Brown

03. Shea Coulee

04. Peppermint

05. Trinity Taylor

06. Charlie Hides

07. Sasha Velour

08. Eureka O'Hara

09. Farrah Moan

10. Alexis Michelle

11. Cynthia

12. Aja

 

really disappointed with alexis michelle / sasha velour atm! i like cynthia but she is bringing NOTHING more than she already did on season 8

The editing is still annoying me but it was less obvious this week.

 

01 Nina Bo'Nina Brown

02 Valentina

03 Sasha Velour

04 Shea Coulee

05 Charlie Hides

06 Aja (that lip sync)

07 Peppermint

08 Eureka O'Hara

09 Trinity Taylor

10 Alexis Michelle

11 Cynthia

12 Farrah Moan

 

02. Shea Coulee - I just can't stop but adore her, I think it's something about her personality that makes me really really really like her :wub:

 

I agree with this, one of the personalities I've warmed to the most this season. Also wore a Pearl dress when she walked in which is bonus points to me!

The editing is still annoying me but it was less obvious this week.

 

Yeah, the editing is so off this season.

 

Nina & Charlie having about 2 words all episode bugged the shit out of me when they have been doing so well, especially on the runway. They really are editing out some potential front-runners for no reason.