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Absolutely thrilled for Sissal, I was resigned to losing both Laika Party and Hallucination but especially the latter so I’m elated she made it. Diva down in low energy queen Emmy x I did start feeling like Australia might not make it, it is a shock in one way but I do feel like the song didn’t stand out as much as it could have live and he was on first so I think the average person at home hearing songs for the first time would have forgotten about it or been more compelled by other songs. I fear we could see an SBS withdrawal tbh

Ich Komme as a whole package is by far and away the winner for me, out of everything we’ve seen in both semis that felt like a winning performance, what a star. Louane was amazing too though and I do think she’s in the mix to win as well after that. I also need my disaster bop Laika Party to get through idc.

Just when I think I’m bored of Cindy, I have to say it is high camp to think of her lording it over The Albert

This coming week has to be the end of this trafficking stuff now, as has been said already the pacing is just really off for the show at times and in this case it’s been prolonged for so long without much happening. I expect the big reveal of Clare being Banks’ wife (“my wife had an accident and can’t have kids” as well) might kickstart the climax and we can be rid of it? I can only hope

Belgium and Cyprus both out is insane!! This wasn’t the best semi final whereas semi 2 is a bloodbath, it’s a shame some weak songs got through here and we’ll inevitably lose some great ones on Thursday. I was hoping for Netherlands or Estonia shock NQ personally

Both, initially it is top 2 legacy and there is a “golden balut” instead of lipsticks, the winning queen gives the balut to whoever they want to save. But it changes part way through to bottom 2 lipsync, I think there is still a top 2 at that point not sure what happens there. It sounds like Khianna is in the bottom there at episode 8 and Pao has had enough and changes it to get rid of her lmfao camp

Harvey and Kathy just make so much sense, Jean and Harvey never made sense or felt right. It’s like they didn’t really know to do with them and now it’s too late. It’s a waste of Harvey’s character and it does nothing for Jean.

Not fully shocked but gutted, to say the least that is a colossal loss for the show

Assorted tea: Madame Yoko, Sum Ting Wong and Ivory Glaze are early outs in that order Bernie is a shock flop, she is a mid out, she may have one win and the rest she is in the bottom Khianna crashes out at points but has 2 wins, she has an ego which is irritating to the other queens, she is eliminated in episode 8 in a bottom 2 lipsync with Viñas, after Mama Pao changes to lipsync to your life as a “punishment” (camp) Bridiging and Arizona have 4 wins, Suki and Viñas have 3 Kitty Space wins the ball Yuhua gets a win and is high for Snatch Game Guest judges are various Asian queens across the franchise including Nymphia, Plastique, Pangina and Precious Paula Nicole Snatch Game is possibly the only comedy based challenge, it is won by Brigiding and Viñas

Nuclear Seasons back in 2011, still one of her absolute best for me and I remember instantly wanting to hear more and checked her out from that.

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.

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 Aja TOP Bosco HIGH Irene SAFE Deja, Olivia LOW Phoenix Episode 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 Bosco TOP Irene HIGH Deja SAFE Phoenix, Aja LOW Olivia In 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!

Aja and Bosco, Irene and Bosco were very close but I think Bosco had her personality in it more and edged the top placement for me Aja did the best, as expected for a performance challenge Phoenix did the worst bless her, “first one in I’m the real owjeee” teas

Top 4 is apparently… (omg you can do spoilers tags here I didn’t know) Viñas, Brigiding, Arizona and Suki, ngl Viñas is the only one I expected, Bernie and Khianna not there is INSANE

I kind of live for Cindy just being a rotted c**t, but she’s the type of character who would work better just popping up causing trouble now and again, not a permanent figure. Right now it’s going round in circles and I don’t see a way that she can just stay on the square at this point nor do I understand why she would.

I’ve always thought for seasons like Canada where the Snatch Games are a struggle, they could so easily do a different celebrity impersonation challenge. Maybe something like a talent or variety show so that girls who are less confident being funny do a popstar performance or something, if you played an actor or comedian you could do an interview or a roast or whatever. It makes it a bit more flexible without losing the celebrity impersonation angle that has always been a huge part of drag, which is something the show wants to honour. Then again Canada Vs The World tried that horrendous Snatch Game Rusical

I hate to say it but the more I see of new Vicki the more I don’t think I like her. Idk just what’s even the point, Ross and Joel could have been characters of their own I don’t know why they’ve brought back a legacy character to do absolutely nothing and just be a prop for a storyline? I guess Letitia Dean being off work, presumably, doesn’t help, she doesn’t have anyone to integrate with really she’s just there.

I’m almost certain she’s going to end up being revealed as Banks’ wife.

I just fully take Canada as unserious and enjoy it all the more for it, like it’s always going to be good reality TV first and kind of good drag second lol

This season is a f***ing fever dream, apparently Snatch Game is OPTIONAL 😭💀 I thought the double challenges would be a kind of France 3 situation where they added parts to a challenge or like España 3 where they also did a Ball on the Snatch Game episode, but apparently they just choose, that is wild lmfaoooo I can’t. I mean Canada girls just are not funny largely, a 10 person roast straight after as well is going to be excruciating viewing lol. Van Goth wins the design part, so she will be the only winner never to play the Snatch Game if she was to win (ofc Snatch Game didn’t exist for season 1 of US but Bebe did Snatch Game later on AS3).

Saara Aalto at Bristol Pride a while ago, Pride wise I have also seen Charlotte Perrelli last year and Nicki French once. There’s probably others I can’t remember with how many random Prides I have been to. Only one I think I’ve seen in their concert themselves is Loreen, which was great but the crowd was surprisingly horrific Oh Lucie Jones in Waitress too if we’re counting that

I did each way on Albania a bit ago, not certain and I can see it in like 15th or something realistically but my gut feeling told me to go for it as it has gathered hype a bit. Getting The Code at 40/1 to win last year was my luck used up for a while probably :lol:

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

It seems to be a UK5 type situation, she was disqualified after the talent show premiere so they will just edit her out and pretend she wasn’t even on I assume.

Thank god we didn’t elect Reform in our Mayor election. I work very near a Reform bait housing estate where a LOT my regulars are thick enough to be drawn in. Someone I used to work with genuinely thought that she was voting for Nigel Farage to be Prime Minister, which says it all about the average Reform voter.