April 24Apr 24 I think Gigi is borderline at a point where she’s “above” coming back, I just don’t see why she would with all the opportunities she has and such a strong run the first time around as well.Season 12 is a really weird one, it’s a shame they had a “weird” season the way they did with no proper finale and Covid stopping them touring etc, but other than the ones who have been back, I don’t think I’d necessarily be that bothered by any of them coming back bar maybe Crystal but I think the fans overrate her. Jackie Cox I do like but I think she’d be an early out. Gigi (moreso a couple of years ago), Rock and Aiden (both AS8 and AS10 iirc) I have seen rumoured or speculated but you don’t even really see the S12 girls come up in the casting rumours stages of All Stars funnily enough.I think Jan is most likely to come back actually, I don’t mean this in a shady way but I could see her on UKvTW or CanadavTW as the US rep. Like she’s strong enough to do okay but not so strong she’d steamroll and be another RuGirl winner
April 25Apr 25 You know, I always felt Bosco was overly pushed and favoured in her series. I never properly SAW it and they should've been cut in 5th without needing the top 5 finale stunt.HOWEVER... that entrance look? CUNTYYYYY. And the vibe feels different, I've got a feeling it's going to really click with her this series. Mistress is obviously huge competition too, it's hard not to think it'll be one of those two for the win.In terms of the others I'm excited to see: Acid Betty FOR SURE, went too soon, such a unique artist. I actually loved Olivia Lux and thought she was underrated for her star power by just... standing there and smiling. So I'm intrigued to see how she's harnessed her talent into something more "win ready" this time around. And I'm personally really excited for Kerri Colby, maybe just cos she's gorgeous but when I saw her live, I truly did find her captivating. Denali too.
April 25Apr 25 50 minutes ago, RobBot said:You know, I always felt Bosco was overly pushed and favoured in her series. I never properly SAW it and they should've been cut in 5th without needing the top 5 finale stunt.HOWEVER... that entrance look? CUNTYYYYY. And the vibe feels different, I've got a feeling it's going to really click with her this series. Mistress is obviously huge competition too, it's hard not to think it'll be one of those two for the win.In terms of the others I'm excited to see: Acid Betty FOR SURE, went too soon, such a unique artist. I actually loved Olivia Lux and thought she was underrated for her star power by just... standing there and smiling. So I'm intrigued to see how she's harnessed her talent into something more "win ready" this time around. And I'm personally really excited for Kerri Colby, maybe just cos she's gorgeous but when I saw her live, I truly did find her captivating. Denali too.100% agree re BoscoActually out of this cast I'm LESS excited for Denali altho I was such a huge fan on her series... Most excited for Mistress, Acid... maybe Daya Betty, curious what her vibe is these days. And some of the old girls!
May 2May 2 Ice Spice as a judge feels so ill-timed just like Katy was also a misfire...Are they about to get Bhad Babie for S18?
May 3May 3 That was the first guest judge tea we had during filming iirc and even then I felt like if was an odd choice and had missed the buck a bit in terms of her being relevant. She was such a flash in the pan but it feels like some producer just went “who do the kids love nowadays?” And grabbed her out of thin air
May 9May 9 Episode 1 thoughts:Aja and Bosco are killing this, as TV personalities, like I’m hanging off every second they grace us with their presence. It was close between Irene and Bosco for me in the challenge but I think I’d have gone Bosco over Irene just as Bosco’s personality shone through in her verse too, but I guess we don't know Irene’s personality really as she got one episode before this Aja mollywhopped her but she did well ish in that lipsync. I like her but I do think she kind of lacks that spark, like a weird mix of a great unique aesthetic and a soulless kind of Miz Cracker/Rosé “autopilot decent at Drag Race” vibe? Idk maybe I will warm to her a little more as the episodes go on. Phoenix’s verse was almost iconically bad, bless her.WIN AjaTOP BoscoHIGH IreneSAFE Deja, OliviaLOW PhoenixEpisode 2:Irene and Bosco both killed that, I am so glad Bosco’s stupid sense of humour is still there no matter how much of a c**t glow up she’s had I actually liked that skit, it was so silly but actually well done for a Drag Race parody. I thought Phoenix and Deja did well too. Phoenix actually seems so sweet and chill, I am glad she got to come back and had a decent showing in this. WIN BoscoTOP IreneHIGH DejaSAFE Phoenix, AjaLOW OliviaIn general I am really disliking Olivia, just like the uwu sweet little baby tripe last around, she is trying way too hard to be something she clearly isn’t. You can practically see the cogs turning every time she speaks, it just doesn’t feel genuine and there’s nothing compelling at all. It’s a shame because I do think the talent is there. The format is actually working better than I thought, but it’s a shame there is only 3 episodes each and I think the bottom 4 when there isn’t an elimination is unnecessary, particularly when they singled out Bosco as doing well in episode 1!
May 10May 10 I haven't seen episode 2 yet but Bosco seems like the obvious winner after E1. I was lukewarm on the format but in practice this is going to be like 3 short All Stars one after the other which I'm not actually mad at! Only 6 queens gel fine in the workroom too.Am I crazy to say Bosco has some Jimbo or Jinkx energy this time round?Aja is great too, seems really mellow, and I've always enjoyed Irene. Deja is doing her best. I've never cared for Olivia Lux. Phoenix, bless her, needs to lean into her strengths as a looks queen and possibly a host. It's giving deer in the headlights.
May 10May 10 Nope I fully agree on Bosco! Definitely feels like one of those once in a while, perfect timing type All Stars runs. Whilst it’s a decent group of queens, and I adore Aja, it feels 100% like it’s her time.I think one of the strengths of a smaller crop with this format is you get to see more of everyone, I feel like everyone has had a moment and shared their story, even if they haven’t shone in the challenges necessarily. If this was even just a 12 person cast, we’d already have lost two queens and the airtime would be split between more people so you’d have a couple of invisible edits.
May 11May 11 I have to say I really love the format. It's nice to be able to have hyper-focus on 6 queens for a few episodes. I also think it's because I like having a top 2 lip sync again for the win.First episode Irene <3 Killed it. Also Aja was amazing and her lip sync was equally amazing. Bosco was really great too.Second episode, Irene, Irene, Irene!! That character/voice change mid-way through the interrogation was just perfect. Bosco was very good too and Deja did well.I don't think I've really disagreed with anything the judges have said so far. An obvious top 3 in Aja/Bosco/Irene, although Deja and Olivia could still surprise in the last episode.Really hoping Irene can get through the the semi-final!!Also I love the runways - some really great ones. Bosco's runways just stunning, both of them. Irene's amazing too. Deja's runway in the 2nd episode was beautiful. Edited May 11May 11 by Envoirment
May 16May 16 Really enjoyed the episode! I would've had Olivia & Irene top 2 though. Would've made things so interesting for the 3 queens going through *_* Happy Irene managed to win a lip sync although was a rather boring/underwhelming lip sync. I think Bosco forgot the words at one point? Happy that Irene, Bosco & Aja went through as that was the right top 3. So far really liking the format and looking forward to the next bracket!
May 17May 17 That was one of the most random lipsync song choices I’ve ever seen Irene kind of nibbled to be fair. The right 3 made it through, I don’t think Olivia was even close to Bosco and Irene here so I’m baffled to see so many people online saying she should have won. Can’t wait for the next bracket, I’m so excited to see Lydia and Jorgeous again and Mistress/Nicole are bound to give amazing TV.
May 17May 17 Correct top 3 for sure, Irene is steamrolling this competition alongside Bosco, it’s not even remotely close.Glad they didn’t milk the reveal until the next episode although this bracket really felt short (and it indeed technically lasted 1 week).
May 17May 17 irene could really take this whole thing. she hasn’t slipped up ONCE and all her lipsyncs have been pretty good. truly the biggest turnaround in drag race history. so excited to see nicole paige brooks next week 😭😭😭😭😭
May 18May 18 NPBFAG back on our screens STILL feels like a fever dream, like the season is on and it just doesn’t feel real but it is so deeply iconic that she’s back!!
May 19May 19 On 18/05/2025 at 23:20, Liаm said:NPBFAG back on our screens STILL feels like a fever dream, like the season is on and it just doesn’t feel real but it is so deeply iconic that she’s back!!That acronym that I knew right away From the Queen interviews she's going to bring the drama
May 20May 20 Arrietty and Irene have majorly fallen out seemingly over $50 and Arrietty has accused Irene of being a nonce and then rescinded it saying she just likes young looking twinks, as if it’s ok to “joke” about allegations that are that serious?!
