Drag Race Recap: The Alyssa Edwards Show

Recaps

By vallegirl | Friday, February 22, 2013 | 11:00 am | 9 Comments
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Ru tells the judges that this week the queens were challenged to dance their (padded) asses off in the drag ballet “No RuPaulogies”, based on Ru’s life…or as he likes to call it “comparing myself to the whole Bible because Jesus was only half of it, and not even the fun half with all the fornicating.” So gentlemen? Start your engines. And may the best woman, WIN!

Act One:

1 – A Star is Born

Alaska leads off the show as Ru’s mother. She’s stern and her mid-century look is flawlessly frightening. What she lacks in dancing talent she makes up for by hamming it up and not looking the slightest bit intimidated. As an aside, her eyes look really pretty.

2 – Supreme Inspiration

Jade’s cute enough and manages to look star struck while Lineysha, tall, slim, pretty, glamour queen Lineysha who didn’t know a lick about Diana Ross manages to pull off a reasonable “ballet” version of Diana’s signature slinky (non) dancing because…she’s tall, slim, pretty and glamorous.

3 – Party Monster

Ivy’s wig and dress is straight up Bunny since she’s made a few for the Lady herself and while Jinkx doesn’t really try to look too much like Ru, they’re quite cute and funny glossing over what I’ll assume are the darker corners of Ru and Bunny’s escapades on the LES in the early 80s. Jinkx is really settling into the competition and says the other team better not slip on all the pee on the stage because they…pissed all over the competition. Graphic, but I think she feels confident they did well.

Act Two:

4 – Ru vs. Ru

Coco is valiant in her efforts to keep up with Alyssa but this really is Alyssa’s competition. Between the dance training and the crazy face, she kills it. Even the judges give her an opera clap, which is like a golf clap only more sneering.

5 – Supermodel of the World

Detox is a dead ringer for Anjelica Huston in The Grifters but oh, Honey. No. Other than the wig there’s nothing Diana about her. Which is funny because Honey always has a mildly deranged smile on her face to begin with so you’d think it would be easy enough to go completely deranged like Diana. Then she forgets the steps and is just kind of wandering the stage. Detox informs us in interview that it was like carrying around all this extra blubber. Heh, bitch.

6 – All My Legendary Children

Since most classical music is public domain, Ru’s busted out the “Ode to Joy” (I think) as Roxxxy stomps the runway…in a leotard and jelly roll hair…and Vivi…zzzz is there. Travis appears to be trying to urge them along with his chin but he’s not quite as magical as we’ve been led to believe and they just kind of end with a thud and some crazy eyes from Roxxxy.

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9 Comments

  1. 1
    April
    Posted February 22, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Great recap!

    My favs are Jinxx, Roxxxy, Alaska, Detox, and Alyssa. Team Alyssa all the way. She really is just too much with her bitch faces and her shade throwing. You gotta love her because Miss Thing is entertaining. Plus as a former dancer I gotta support her for being a dancer. I always got annoyed a bit in the past when the Queens that can’t dance a flip won. I think dancing should be a basic skill for a Drag Queen honestly. It makes the performance more interesting. Just don’t let the dancing overshadow the performance but more like add to it. Alyssa seems to have that down. She still works the face while dancing. Love it.

    I predict Alyssa might make it to top 3. At least to top 5.

  2. 2
    Lee
    Posted February 22, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    I kinda liked Honey. She wasn’t top 3 material like I pegged her when the pictures and videos first came out, but she a least had some high points in the competiton like her lip sync video, and her Hollywood Coture outfit, where as Vivene is probally the most BORING queen in the history of the show, Nicole Paige Brooks can now rest easy as she is the 2nd most boring queen.

  3. 3
    Miss Molly
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Alaska did the best job as Ru’s momma AND Alaska had the best comment – “Chaz Bono came out of Cher’s vagina”.

  4. 4
    blueberrypancake
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 10:19 am

    @Lee You are soo right about Nichole Paige Brooks and Vivi being so pretty yet sooo boring! lol

    I actually kinda like Honeys video- she is a glamazon for real. too bad she couldn’t bring a bit more personality!

    Alaska was great as Ru’s mom! I am getting kinda bored withJade’s attitude- blah!

  5. 5
    patbsaid
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    If Honey had portrayed herself on the show the way she portrayed herself in her video she would’ve have stuck around much longer

  6. 6
    Jessi
    Posted February 23, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    The Princess said that they ask them who should go home every single week, just to make sure that the drama is extra heated for Untucked. That explains some things. She was furious at how bad the lip synch was, too.

  7. 7
    Cosmo
    Posted February 25, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Most awesome: “I’ll go polish up her petard so she can foist herself when she’s finished.”

  8. 8
    badgerfreak
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 6:48 am

    I was so happy that Ru sent them both home. It was pretty telling when there was zero applause after the lip sync was over. Good on Ru for having the balls to not stick to formatting and keep one of them.

    I was sort of anti-Alaska, but she’s growing on me each week. And as much as I hated Viv…..zzzz I think Roxxxy is being a little overly bitchy.

    I also have to say, and some may call it rasict, but Ms Viv….zzzz was a let down for the Asian drag queens from seasons past. Jujubee and Manilla were superstars, and I had hope that Viv….zzzz would maintain the standard. Ah well. It just makes me love Juju and Manilla more.

    CAN’T WAIT FOR EDITH IN SNATCH GAME!!! Give me a winner Jinxy cat!

  9. 9
    c8h10n4o2
    Posted February 26, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    Thanks for the Stuart Smalley references! I just watched Stuart Saves His Family during our snow days and still adore that movie!

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