Drag Race All-Stars Recap: We’ve Been Robbed!

19 Comments

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   Derek Hazelton
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 10:33 am

   If Chad does pull out her Cher impression, she should automatically be sent to LSFYL.

   As far as this episode goes, Pandora let me down. I remember her as the plucky person to root for and she came back as a stone cold bitch. Mimi isn’t an ideal partner, but Mimi made a real effort to build a partnership and Pandora shut her down at every turn. Pandora made no effort and checked out mentally and Mimi can’t pull two people’s weight in a team environment. Pandora should have definitely done the LSFYL, because I do think she could’ve beaten Chad, but I’m kind of glad she’s not there if she’s not really going to try.

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   PopePhilly
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 1:12 pm

   I get so frustrated watching Shannel be a bitch on the show. I had an email exchange a few years back and she was nothing but sweet and appreciate that I wrote her a fan email. That TOTALLY changed the opinion I had of her based on the first season. I figured, it must be editing and the fact that Rebecca Glasscock kept beating everyone. I’m really starting to worry that someone else wrote those emails for her.

   Also, I don’t remember Chad being this much of a twat waffle last season! She was always so nice to everyone! What the hell happened?

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   PopePhilly
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 1:12 pm

   Oh, and fabulous recap! I didn’t forget. I just figured it goes without saying.

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   cbc-cca
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 3:10 pm

   Funny recap, Sugarbush. Thank you!

   While watching the episode, I felt bad for Mimi. I think Mimi received a really really good edit. Until “Untucked” that is.

   When Alexis was explaining what happened, she was quite politically correct, going so far as to say that she understood it was the bar owner’s decision. Then Mimi said … ” … if you’ve got a problem with me, you need to come to me …” Alexis started to say, “I don’t have a problem …” And Mimi went off! When she said, ” … now you listen to me for a hot minute … ” Uggh!!! HUGE turn off for me. There could have been a “moment” of sistahood there, but she got all obnoxious.
   Chad said what I was thinking … ” the old Mimi showed up.” Just uggh!

   Even Latrice who gets along with EVERYONE said she’d “kill” her in the K/M/F game.

   I admire Raven. She is not afraid to say what she thinks and stands by it. She’s fierce. B.I.T.C.H. ala Royale definition. I love her and Rujubee is giving me LIFE!

   Speaking of fierce, Nina Flowers, highlight hair notwithstanding, is amazing. Not to mention incredibly sweet to pair with the misunderstood Tammie. I LIVED with Tammie throwing out random soundbite gems. I think she knows she is there just to provide entertainment and she will do her damnedest to not disappoint. I crack up everything time they show Manila saying, “Is this bitch for real?”

   The correct 2 were sent home this week, imho.

   Although I want them all to win, I predict Team Shad and Team Rujubee as the last standing.

   Can’t wait for next week!

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   Charlie
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm

   I just honestly have to say, Sugarbush, you are a stellar writer. I was really impressed by how you were able to summarize what happened and squeeze in humour in almost every line haha. Such a great and witty recap. Keep doing it!!!!!!!!!!!

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   vallegirl
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 6:04 pm

   Nina and Tammie are friends in real life so I wasn’t surprised that they paired up on the first round.

   As for Pandora, I’m not surprised at all that she acted like a brat. I know she was popular in her season, although I was living for Jujubee and Jessica, but other than a few good quips and her Carol Channing she really was kind of middling. But she always had an excuse for her criticism and it was never her fault. It was either Santino who just didn’t understand her drag or it was the dirty old hammy queen she had to makeover who threw her off, and I remember her “read” of Jessica being rather nasty.

   And Sugarbush, even though I feel compelled to hate you for giving me a run for my money with the RPDR recaps, I’ll stand with you on being a fan of Santino. I never mind the ones who throw out the barbs when they can take them and Santino always laughs the most when Ru shit talks him so he’s fine by me. I loved him on PR, too, and still think he was robbed because he had the best collection PER TIM!

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   chaosbutterfly
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 6:28 pm

   Raven is my entire life.
   I agree that sometimes she looks crazy, but anything wrong with her face is instantly negated when she opens her mouth.
   During Untucked, she had tears streaming from my eyes, especially when she read Mimi for filth and sent her running from the room. All hail Raven.

   And continuing the discussion about Tammie from the minicap comments, I can kind of see the Lucille Ball thing, but Lucille Ball was funny and cute and lovably wacky. She was also pretty.
   Tammie is none of those things. She would actually be funny if she pulled back a little bit, but she does too much and ends up being irritating as fuck. The only resemblance between LB and Tammie is in the lips. And LB’s looked better.

   I hate the format of this though. I came into it ready to be gagged by the eleganza and extravaganza, but the format pretty much guarantees that many of the queens are not going to be able to meet their potential.
   The only ones I see being more or less evenly matched is Yarlexis and Rujubee.
   Manila is going to get held back by Latrice (I love her, but most of her outfits have been kind of underwhelming), Nina is going to get held back by Tammie, and Chad is gonna get held back by Shannel (who does the very most unnecessarily).

   And Pandora is too damn old for the shenanigans and petulance. I liked her alot before, but am really not amused by her behavior. Yeah Mimi is terrible and it sucked that she got saddled with her, but she needed to get over it.

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   cbc-cca
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 6:50 pm

   Reading comments @ Logo and came across this tidbit of information regarding Mimi vs. Alexis:

   “you all you not see how shady ******* can be in real life. it’s not that a club owner just ‘preferred’ mimi lol she took a pay cut to steal the job! “

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   Xouille
   Posted October 25, 2012 at 6:59 pm

   Thanks for the great recap Sugarbush.

   And I slightly disagree with several of you about Pandora. I can totally understand why she checked out.
   She would have had to deal with Mimi in every challenge for the rest of the season, having to reign her in, shoot down every stupid idea, remind the bitch every 5 minutes to stop trying so hard… I am exhausted just thinking about it so I cut Pandora some slack.
   Did she have to go for us to be spared that crap ? Absolutely. So I agree with her ousting though.
   I just hope Ru brings back one (or two ?) eliminated girls like she’s done in the two past seasons.

   And I will admit that I felt bad for Mimi during the episode (she got a very favorable edit) and then I watched Untucked and all that good will disappeared.
   That bitch undercut a sister, she can burn in hell for all I care. I don’t need to have all the details… you know the bitch is nasty when even Latrice and Chad cannot stand her.
   Plus, her simple presence in the roster robbed us of watching other great queens compete like Jessica Wilde, Willam or Ongina.

   I love too many of those queens to have a favourite team so far but Team Rujubee and Team Latrila both look like dream teams to me. Can’t wait for next week.

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    jewel64
    Posted October 25, 2012 at 7:15 pm

    Pandora wasted a golden opportunity to camp it up with Mimi. Instead she acts like a spoiled brat, pouting that none of the other queens wanted her, except Mimi. She was a poor sport and I was disappointed in her. I always admire her drive and spirit even though she was heavily criticized in season 2. That queen was missing and her place was a poor sport bitch. IMHO, maybe Pandora thought she was so improved to be “elevated” in the other queens eyes; she viewed Mimi as an inferior. I think Pandora was upset that none of the other queens had picked her, except Mimi, so her ego was crushed. She felt like the kid who gets picked last for the softball team. Mimi does not have the poise or maturity of the others–she still tries too hard, but she handled the Pandora problem with maturity, something Pandora did not do. She tried to draw Pandora in, but Pandora wasn’t having any of it. It was as if Pandora and the queens were going to continue to punish Mimi for her past behavior on Season 3. Pandora deserved to go home with her shitty, negative attitude. She was disappointing.

    Although I’m not a Mimi fan. the way the queens ganged up on her in Untucked was downright mean. It wasn’t throwing shade at Mimi; it was throwing her under the bus. It was uncalled for and I really felt sorry for Mimi. It appears Ru put her on the show be the whipping post for the other queens. It is never fun to see somebody get bullied, and that’s what I feel happened.

    Chad was rather egotistical and obnoxious–it was as if he decided to take on Shannel’s personality. Those two were so in love with themselves and super confident when in reality, their concepts were too obtuse and cerebral for what the challenge really required. Their ideas were so out there that they overthought the challenge and missed the point of the challenge entirely. Their opposites photo was dull and mediocre, and both wore HIDEOUS outfits. Their half-baked photo was anything but, as they used “special effects” makeup; they tried too hard to be creative and “editorial” that it fell flat. I had expected something SO fabulous and amazing from those two, but their egos and overthinking resulted in mediocre results. They deserved to be in the bottom 2, I’m sure served as a wake-up call for those two. Yes, they are both extremely beautiful, polished Pro-FESS-ion-als, but they are so much alike that I’m wondering if it might hurt them instead of help.

    Yara is a spitfire but Alexis wasn’t her usual bouncy self–she seemed a bit uncomfortable. Loved Raven, Juju, Tammie, Nina, Latrice and Manila. It will be interesting to see what they come up with. I hope Tammie and Nina stick around for awhile–we need quirky funny ladies now that Pandora’s sour bitchiness knocked her out of the competition. What happened to the funny queen we all knew and loved from Season 2?

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    April
    Posted October 25, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    What everyone else said.

    Damn I love this show!

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    kiki
    Posted October 25, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    thanks for the awesome recap-

    i have been a lurker on tvgasm- i love Drag Race-

    i found an interesting tid bit online- perhaps MiMi Imfurst has a music career with her girl group “XELLE”
    the song is called “queen” and the new video has many Drag Race alum w- featured cameos including Ms Boxx, Jiggley Calienete ……etc

    enjoy

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    juddfan
    Posted October 26, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    I too agree with everyone. I was disappointed in Pandora, and she never copped to having that same hideous outfit as Mimi . . . I mean, for reals, I love me some neon green, but those were just awful, awful Halloween costumes. Calling out Mimi for having them around the waist was dumb too. What next! I actually thought Mimi was doing better on the LSFYL than Chad, until she stripped at least. Much better energy.

    I mainly feel gyped! What a crock to do teams, if they want a short season, have two challenges and eliminate two . . . doing teams, and then one LSFYL is also dumb.

    I’m not loving Shad, queens with cash and wardrobes can be confused by wanting to show off everything instead of doing something fresh. I hated their final outfits, Rudickulous!!! (ok, I wont keep using that) They deserved to be in the bottom, fo sure!

    I forgot how gorgeous Raven is as a man, and I was relieved to see her giant lips is more from make-up. I agree that there’s too much muddy bronzing going on. Love Juju too.

    Tammie cracks me up, I love the non-sequitors, and the mad cap humor. She’s an odd duck, but I like it!!! Glad to see her team with Nina too.

    I’m surprised it wasn’t Morgan in the line up instead of Mimi . . . she’s a staple with the Ru shows.

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    cbc-cca
    Posted October 27, 2012 at 7:41 am

    “I’m surprised it wasn’t Morgan …. ”

    She did place quite high on the FB fan page voting scale. She may have made the All-Star line up. I think that’s another reason why Raven was so intent on asking Mimi about her third ranked placement. The voting numbers on FB were as follows:

    Sharon Needles – 18965
    Pandora Boxx – 18824
    Mimi Imfurst – 13785
    Manila Luzon – 10225
    Jujubee – 10070
    Nina Flowers – 9991
    Raven – 9978
    Shangela Laquifa Wadley – 9437
    Yara Sofia – 9103
    Latrice Royale – 8693
    Jessica Wild – 8438
    Morgan McMichaels – 8271
    Tatianna – 7293
    Carmen Carrera – 5319
    Alexis Mateo – 5201
    Shannel – 5048
    Willam – 4281
    Ongina – 3449
    Jade – 3425
    Raja – 2817
    Bebe Zahara Benet – 2518
    Tammie Brown – 2069
    Delta Work – 1876
    Chad Michaels – 1634
    The Princess – 1353
    Phi Phi O’Hara – 1157
    Mystique Summers Madison – 1036
    Mariah – 1004
    Sonique – 897
    Kenya Michaels – 861
    Tyra Sanchez – 584
    Jiggly Caliente – 526
    Victoria Parker – 445
    Madame LaQueer – 374
    LaShauwn Beyond – 321
    Sahara Davenport – 310
    Dida Ritz – 266
    Stacy Layne Matthews – 238
    Nicole Paige Brooks – 234
    Milan – 223
    Akashia – 221
    Rebecca Glasscock – 217
    Venus D-Lite – 197
    India Ferrah – 186
    Phoenix – 157
    Alisa Summers – 145

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    pretty good year
    Posted October 27, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I didn’t watch “Untucked,” so I have no doubt that Mimi brought the crazy, self-victimizing side of herself that we all know so well there. However, she got a good edit on the main show. She’s awkward and doesn’t have personal boundaries, but she really did seem to be trying.

    Besides, Mimi and Pandora make a lot of sense as a team. They’re both comedy queens with a pretty campy, traditional drag style. Neither of them are “edgy.” Pandora basically proved it when she said that they both coincidentally brought neon green boas. I actually really liked their “half baked” picture, too. It was interesting and spoke to their dynamic.

    I mean, I sympathize with Pandora for immediately getting saddled with the cannon fodder, but come on. None of these girls are strangers to reality shows. When the reality gods hand you lemons, you need to buck up and start making some fierce, sparkly, alcohol-fueled lemonade. Whining and shooting yourself in the foot is the quickest way off a reality show.

    I’m rooting for Tammie and Nina, though. I love that they picked each other despite their contrasting styles. They’re zany, but in very different ways.

    Also, RIP to Sahara. I know this was filmed before her passing, but I’d love for Manila to win just because of all she’s had to go through recently.

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    April
    Posted October 28, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I know right? I actually really don’t like Manila. She was too mean in her season to the “boogers”, but after knowing what happened I still feel really sad and sorry for her.

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    badgerfreak
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 7:29 am

    I missed the first season so there are a few queens I don’t know. But I was excited to see Chad and Raven. I thought Chad was classy on her season, and I can’t explain my love of Raven. It’s just something that happened I guess.

    Disappointed with teams. Teams never work out for the benefit of anyone on ANY reality show. Think about how many contestants on any reality show complains when there’s a team challenge. And these poor queens are saddled together for the whole season, for better or worse! It seems so unfair that one bad apple can kill the whole tree, but oh well, Ru must have his reasons.

    Pandora had reason to be bitchy and pouty…that being said, she needed to get over that. I’m not saying I would want to be paired with Mimi, but this is your time to shine. This could have been the perfect opportunity to showcase how awesome your personality is. Rise above it all. I think Pandora should have LSFYL, or at least tagged in when Mimi’s clothes started coming off. The right team went home. I didn’t watch Untucked, but I’m about to!

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    pretty good year
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 9:20 am

    When Pandora offered Mimi to lip sync, you just knew she had resigned to going home first. She probably just didn’t even want to be there at that point. After all, Mimi was eliminated for giving the worst, most over-the-top and ludicrous lip sync ever. If you think you’re a decent performer, why allow such a wildcard to be responsible for saving your butt? The only explanation is that she was already over it.

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    sarcasatire
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Outwardly, Pandora was mad about being saddled with Mimi. Inwardly, she was upset that none of the other queens picked her. So, in her mind, this was schoolyard dodgeball all over again.

    My fav part was during untucked when Mimi was justifying her reason for being there.
    Mimi: “Well, if I’m not good enough, then how come I’m here?”
    Yara: “Because they needed someone to go home first.”

    OUCH. Kitty got claws!