Drag Race All-Stars Recap: The True Meaning of Brown Flowers: Revealed

Recaps

By Sugarbush | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 | 6:00 am | 22 Comments
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Next, at the joke wall, Latrila has a hard time remembering what they’re doing, which doesn’t help the fact that their jokes are bad.  Of course, Brown Flower’s jokes leave us all with a vacant stare, but at least Tammie nailed Tammy Faye’s look.  The real winning team with the jokes is Yarlexis, who go to prove that Nina’s excuse that English isn’t her first language is lame.  What I do have to give Tammie is that Laugh-In had a lot of “huh?” humor, so I think she didn’t do so badly.  Luckily, Raven’s Bea picked up a lot as the show progressed, so I think our beloved Rujubee will be fine.

What do you mean I’m not dry and sarcastic enough?  I’m Raven, for God’s sake.

The runway is a fabulous theme of 60s mod.  That, my friends, is the only fashion decade that always will be cool and look good.  This whole relaunch of early 90s fashion is sickening, especially since it also reminds me that I actually wore that shit and thought it looked cool.  What’s next?  Blossom hats with the stupid, gigantic sunflower?  Maybe we’ll start wearing the colored Lennon glasses again and guys will stop bathing.

The judges didn’t like Alexis’s Paul Stanley impression, but loved Charo and their work as a team. 

Manila receives great praise for nailing modern-day Madonna, but no one could figure out who Latrice was supposed to be.  Manila also shows great attitude by taking Michelle’s comment about the white eyeliner causing a cross-eyed look with great stride. 

As we could have predicted, Lucy was a let down to the judges, but Bette was fantastic. 

Apparently the only episode Shannel has seen is the Vitameatavegamin commercial.

Bea Arthur wasn’t gravely and sarcastic enough to make the judges flip, but Santino felt exactly the same way I did about Juju.  The look wasn’t necessarily there, but the voice and laugh were spot-on and she was hysterical.

Nina’s runway won a lot of praise, but La Lupe was La Lame.  Everyone laughed watching Nina and Tammie, but it wasn’t because they were funny.  Ouch.

In the end, it’s Latrice and Tammie who lip sync for their lives, with Latrice coming out on top, of course.  We knew they couldn’t toss out Latrila to keep Brown Flowers.  It’s a shame.  I just think you can’t take someone like Tammie who’s shtick is so specific and out there and keep her around in such a competition.  Ru nails it when she says that Tammie is like Andy Kauffman.  She couldn’t be more right about that.  Tammie is hilarious, but you have no fucking clue why.  Nina wasn’t pulling out all the stops, either.  It’s sad to see some of the greatest queens just like of lose their luster in this all-stars competition.  I guess it really does come down to survival of the fittest. 

And in this competition, THIS is fit.

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Hi, there!  About me...well, let's see.  I like to think of myself as an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in a mystery.  Sometimes my personality doesn't even reconcile in my own head.  I'm a really caring and sensitive person, but I have a dark, dry, sarcastic sense of humor which tends gives the impression that I have no soul.  I am married to a great guy who shares my sense of humor and we have a son who, both fortunately and unfortunately, has his mother's personality.   I'm an independent contractor who works from home and keeps the kid all day, everyday.  I've loved to write my whole life and have big, never-to-be-achieved dreams of one day writing a book.  My favorite past time is laughing, which is what brought me to this site.  I can laugh at almost anything, so beware.

22 Comments

  1. 1
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 8:26 am

    I just loved Vicki Lawrence’s take down of Madonna during panel. That is all.

    I will miss Brown Flowers because I really do love them both. But then, I also loved Andy Kaufman and can still crack the hell up at his Mighty Mouse routine. Not for everyone, for sure, but very funny for the niche that does like it.

  2. 2
    cbc-cca
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 8:48 am

    I love your parenting philosophy … Loving your kids for WHO they are not WHAT they are. Big thumbs up!

    I don’t want to be presumptious but I mention this only because I have the same problem with the ads on LogoTV … however if you want to watch the episodes w/o ads you can find them embedded in posts. I usually watch them on Tumblr because the embedded postings don’t play the ads. Yay! I don’t have to say the same ads 50 times in a row. Ughh. I get up early b/c I have to get the kids up for the bus by 7 am and then watch my RPDR in peace. The fastest poster is usually here: http://lipsyncforyourlife.tumblr.com/

    Tammie Brown was indeed a huge fan of Tammy Faye. At 7:45 look for our favorite funny girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P4GMMu_3jsc

    Yara was spot-on as Charo. She had the facial expressions and body mannerisms DOWN!

    Manila’s Madonna and Chad’s Bette were also amazing! Everyone else was kind of “Meh” for me.

    I am loving the All-Stars season but I find the Untucked videos are almost better that the episodes themselves!

    I read that Shannel recently lost his mom (5 or 6 mos. ago) so he’s put on some weight.

    I don’t know why, but I find the fact that Chad’s dad’s name is Jerry to be so cute! I loved seeing Jerry reach out like that. Aww!

  3. 3
    Jessi
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 9:47 am

    Vicki Lawrence’s take down of Madonna was priceless!

    Santino is still useless and meaner than he needs to be. “We’re not laughing with you, we’re laughing at you” is some serious 6th grade mean girl bullshit.

    I’m glad in a weird way that I’m not the only one having problems with Logotv.com! What is up with their streaming? It’s so glitchy!

  4. 4
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 9:47 am

    That Untucked was so sad. All the outpouring about the fathers was sad in and of itself, but what really broke my heart was Tammie. Her statement about wearing drag to high school dances and always making sure to wear matching underwear so just in case the police found her dead in the gutter that night, her underwear would look nice was one of the saddest things I have ever heard. Still don’t like her, but it hurts that while most kids are excited to go to school dances, her primary concern was about being found in a gutter at the end of the night.

    It was surprising too that Manila’s original game plan was to pass for a straight man.
    How did she ever plan on making that work?

    How come Ru got so salty when Nina said that she wanted to bring some culture to the show?
    I couldn’t quite tell if she was really mad or just joking because she’s spoke in a deadpan (as always), but the words and background music seemed to indicate that girl was feeling some kind of way.

    I’m proud of Chad for showing people that she’s not just a one way monkey in a Cher wig. I just really wish she wasn’t saddled with Shannel.

    Juju and Raven need their own show. They are so cute and funny together that I cannot take it.

  5. 5
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 10:48 am

    I’m pretty sure Ru was just having a laugh. Not to make anyone jealous or anything but when I went to get his book signed Ru was holding court and made a comment about never knowing how to pronounce any name with more than one syllable. I jokingly asked if that included his own name and he rolled with it, telling us that yes, even his own name, because people in the South still want him to be Ruth Paul while New Yorkers still call him Rapul. I think he’s always just looking for a place to be witty and Nina gave him the opening.

    Especially since he’s the first and last to say that what you think of him is none of his business. I thought it was funny, it just seemed more pointed because of Nina’s reaction shot, which was probably from b-roll while they were blocking the scene or something.

    I also thought Chad’s dad being named “Jerry” was oddly endearing. Chad’s personality out of drag is so poised it was a strange juxtaposition to see that his family was much more working class. Reminds me of Clinton Kelly when he’s with his family because his dad’s a motorcycle riding general contractor.

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    April
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 11:46 am

    I just adore Yara. That gayer than ever comment made my day. He is cute as a boy too. I also like Alexis as a boy. Yara killed this episode! She was the prettiest on the catwalk and the funniest as the impersonation and won! So proud of her!

    I was like “Man where is all the shade throwing and fighting in Untucked? Because it was an emotional love fest in there.” One would start crying then the next one would start boohooing. I think since the All Stars are mostly all very classy and nice and get along the shade is few and far between now.

    I am right there with you about parents not accepting their gay sons. Just shameful. I have two boys and gay runs in our family, so I am fully prepared for it to happen. I already have suspicions. Won’t change a thing with how we feel. My gay Dad would probably never be prouder. My husband’s family are super Baptist so they would act stupid but we hate them anyway, so not much would change with that. I kinda think it would be awesome to have a drag queen son. He could make me sequin dresses and show me how to do better make up. I can teach him dance moves. It will be fabulous.

  7. 7
    juddfan
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    I too was quite saddened by the call from Jerry. He really said everything a grrrl like Chad would long to hear. I balled like a baby. And it just didn’t quit . . . it kept on going and going.

    None of the jokes were funny at all, not even the deliveries. The empty baggie was funny tho, and one of the jokes Shakira and Charo did they flashed back to, I think it was in Untucked, was clever. The rest . . meh . . .

    And I do love Tammie, but she could deliver lines in her mad cap way just as easily as doing gibberish, or whatever she was serving. I do think Santino is a bitch too. Just cut her if you think she’s next, there’s no need to be cruel!!!

    Still hate the team concept. They should at least cut the weakest link of the team, and force the remaining two to team. At least there could be some drama, and some fab queens might still be standing!

    Vicki Lawrence was amazing, and looks amazing!!! She must sleep in formaldehyde!!!

  8. 8
    April
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    juddfan: I thought the same thing about Vicki Lawrence! I used to watch Mama’s Family when I was a young kid and I was like “Holy crap she looks exactly the same!”

  9. 9
    blueberryPancake
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    OMG I was havin a moment during untucked… way to crank up the emotion…it was like a barbara walters special up in there !
    Chads dad was so sweet and i am really happy that they are mending their relationship. It shows , that even tho Yaras parents are in her life, there is a big difference between “being there ” and actually recognizing your son as gay and accepting, not just pushing it under the rug. Major stuff. and Latrice OMG ..she has overcome so much!

    As for the Gaff-in fiasco….clearly Chad, Yara, Manila and Jujubee were on it ! the rest..meh…

    Vicki Lawrence is AMAZING …i was hoping for a LSFYL to her song “the nights went out in georgia” ( use to play this on my big bird record player and sing along! me = showing my age! anybody else? ..anybody?)

    Tammie brown wasted an opportunity to really do a killer Tammy Faye…and Nina..I don’t know what she was thinking ! the right pair went home.

  10. 10
    juddfan
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    I know, right, April . . . seriously, she looks amazing!!!

  11. 11
    April
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    I also was impressed with how much Latrice has overcome. With that kinda of upbringing it is not surprising she did a jail sentence, but to pick yourself up and start over and make something of yourself is a huge accomplishment and I give him props.

  12. 12
    VelocityBird
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    And Latrice not only picked herself up and started over, but girl has the best attitude and the most charisma of every bitch out there!

    I am still in awe of Chad. Serving some seriously on-point Bette Davis!!!

    And I was the most sad when they cut to the picture of Manila and Sahara.

  13. 13
    Charlie
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    lol, another awesome recap. But gur, really? Shannel not doing good make-up? *wags finger. Mmmhmm, Shannel can paint for the gods, don’t get it twisted haha.

  14. 14
    Xouille Xouille
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Thanks for the awesome recap Sugarbush.
    God I was dreading the all stars “snatch game” episode and for good reason. Half of those queens ranged from bad to awful during their respective season, 3 of them (the season one queens) didn’t even participate in an inpersonation challenge at all… and I was right RuPaul’s Gaff-In was a big pile of meh.
    Only Chad, Jujubee and Yara Sofia stood out. The runway was so full of perfection though, loved the 60′s looks.
    Untucked was so emotional… I was having a moment too, since I am pretty much in the same situation than some of those queens, it hit right home.

    P.S. : The little interview segments with Jujubee were just perfect, that girl needs her own show.
    P.P.S. : I made the mistake of counting the number of outfits for each team during theUntucked intro and now I am spoiled on the order of eliminations… I’m such a stupid bitch.

  15. 15
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    I love Vicki Lawrence so much and I am very fond of the “Mama” character. Thinking about “Mama’s Family” and “The Carol Burnett Show”, wouldn’t Tammie Brown’s zaniness have been better used if she had done a version of Carol Burnett’s Eunice? That would have been awesome, appealed to the guest judge, and not made people think of her drag inspiration.

    I have no idea who La Lupe is and I don’t care to google her. I understand Nina’s point, but the purpose of the challenge is to channel an actual pop cultural reference. Why couldn’t she do Jennifer Lopez, Rosie Perez, or even Paula Abdul? I think she completely missed the boat of the challenge, but as noted above, she didn’t participate in it during her season, so maybe she misunderstood.

    I really wish we could have seen what Pandora and Mimi could have brought to this challenge because it would’ve been tailor made for their team.

    As far as the parenting topic goes, I can understand why a parent would be disappointed to have a gay child. I think it has more to do with a parent’s expectations of what they want their children to be and being gay provides certain challenges that heterosexual people may not necessarily understand. Like it takes time for a gay person to come out, I think it’s fair to give parents time to come to a place of understanding. Sure, it would be great for everyone to see gayness as something irrelevant, but there’s so much disappointment and emotion tied to sexuality that it’s difficult to view it plainly.

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    April
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 4:05 am

    Xouille: I know me too. They make it pretty hard not to notice the different outfits and kinda give it away. Frustrating.

    I think my pick to win is Raven and Jujubee right now. I see them winning the whole thing.

    So is this going to be the Ruhunger Games where after the final team wins, they are going to have to turn on each other and LSFYL against each other? I wonder because there is only space for one portrait next to Ru on that wall…….????? And yes, Logo, you can still the RuHunger Games thing from me. Mwah!

  17. 17
    badgerfreak
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 6:32 am

    I’m so glad Chad didn’t do Cher. It would have been a huge mistake. Even though he did a great job, the whole episode was just kinda blah. I feel like they spent a lot of time just watching them sit in the room trying to come up with jokes to write down. Yes, that’s incredibly hard, but couldn’t you have spent more time showing something more entertaining?

    I may be solely alone in this, but Tammie Brown really bugged me. I understand that she has a schtick and a character, but it made me dizzy to watch her. Maybe it was the editing but I just couldn’t follow her without getting hopelessly lost. And Nina had almost no personality. But, I didn’t see Nina in her original season, so maybe I’m just missing the back story.

    Untucked was incredibly intense and moving. I was so proud of Jerry for coming forward for his son. That was a very personal and heart breaking video to make. I thought Chad handled it like a champion. I’m sure the Chad from 25 year sago was just sobbing uncontrollably inside (much like the current Yara did).

  18. 18
    rubinia
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 10:46 am

    I think Nina is less of a “big personality” type queen and more about the looks…but don’t get me wrong, her performances are awesome. I’m sad to see her go because she can paint her face like NO OTHER and can rock a huge range of drag, from glam to genderf*ck to punk to straight-up batshit. I honestly think she was robbed in her season. Still, I think this is set up for Rujubee to win, having been ROBBED in their season by Tyra Sanchez (yuck).

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    @badgerfreak, you are not alone.
    I am here with you.
    Tammie Brown was tough on the noggin, and I was glad to see her sashay away.
    Nina’s personality isn’t huge, but she’s sweet and warm and was definitely one of the more likeable queens season 1. I think she was RPDR’s first Miss Congeniality too. It was a long time ago, but I can’t think of anyone else that year that it could have gone to, except for Ongina.
    Plus, she’s a fierce queen….In my opinion, one of the best lookwise to ever be on Drag Race.

    I would love it if we got more footage of them putting their on makeup. I just like to watch.

    I don’t think Rujubee was robbed.
    Juju finished in the correct space. It was Raven who got robbed. If she wins this season, I will laugh last on her behalf, because these prizes are way better.
    *in Raven voice* Tyra SANCHEZ.

  20. 20
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    I’m also praying that the next episode features a field trip to la biblioteca.

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    april
    Posted November 1, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    Chaosbutterfly: Yes it must! I showed my husband Juju’s read of Tyra from her season and he died laughing. We talk about it all the time. It has become an in joke between us. Juju has it in the bag.

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    Xouille Xouille
    Posted November 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    @ April : Apparently when there is only two teams left (by episode 4), the teams are broken and the queens compete individually… which confirm the low number of episodes.
    Episode 4 : Last team eliminated
    Episode 5 : Teams are broken, one contestant go
    Episode 6 : Finale
    Episode 7 : Reunion
    I feel a little robbed, so few episodes… I hope it means season 5 is coming very soon.

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