Drag U Recap: WILLAM!

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By vallegirl | Friday, July 13, 2012 | 11:00 am | 12 Comments
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With the introductions out of the way, Ru leaves them to their Orientation. Chad asks why Julie’s wearing her tiara and she tells Chad it’s a prop she was homecoming queen her senior year in high school. Chad goes all Chad and thinks that’s every girl’s dream and Julie gets really sweet and says it felt like they saw the sincerity and beauty in her heart, and her confidence, and she says that’s what is missing. Chad takes her tiara then springs her party drag photo on her. Way harsh, Chad.

It’s not the worst we’ve seen, but Chad thinks she’s dressing herself down on purpose and tells us in interview that Julie can get her confidence back. Such a mother hen.

Not so with Willam. She starts in on Qween about being Miss Onyx Ohio and gets all ’round-the-way girl with Qween, which perks her up. Willam says she lost some of her spark and fabulosity, Qween agrees, and Willam says she saw Qween’s party wear…

Yikes. Willam asks what kind of party she was going to looking like that, but also compliments her shoes. And we know Willam’s a shoe queen. She also tells her the puppies are riding high but Qween feels a little lacking in the work room so Willam gives Qween her cutlets to “boost her confidence.” Then she tells us, in interview, that she shared with Qween because she was “in need” and she wants to win.

But then Qween starts telling Willam about how when she started gaining weight she didn’t even really notice it until she went home and her family told her she got fat. This doesn’t sit well with Willam and Qween cries that it’s time for her to start loving herself again. Willam’s really sweet with her, telling her it’s a big step and to read her bracelet which says “Love.” Then Willam interviews that she’s totally up for making Qween a queen. Aw, Willam’s just a soft, little kitten under all that hair, make-up and fishnets.

Willam learned well in kindergarten.

Morgan’s trying to find something to bond over and lands on the fact that they’re both wearing yellow. Then asks about Tamara’s Uggs. She thinks they’re cute because they fit, and I quote, “the Malibu chick look.” Ugh. Morgan kind of agrees and goes in for the kill, wondering why she’s wearing a turtleneck. She thinks she’s hiding her (imaginary) turkey neck but Morgan notes it screams that she’s hiding something. Then Morgan shows us Tamara’s “party” look:

Ugh. Babydoll dress, UGGS, side ponytail AND a turtleneck. She’s exhausting. Morgan flat out tells her she looks like Michelle Phillips from the Mamas and the Papas and the look ages her because it’s dated. Ouch, that even glanced off my forehead.

Morgan orders Tamara to turn over her Uggs and that she needs to command attention. If she didn’t chap my ass already, she carts out the old “I’m afraid if I’m fabulous other women will hate me.” Oh, sugar. It won’t be because of your fabulosity. Morgan tells her, basically, to get over it then interviews that she’s at Drag U: Get loud, get proud.

Quick Drag. While Chad’s busy shilling for a sponsor, Willam’s lost control of Qween who’s climbing Wig Mountain to get a blonde wig and Morgan’s quietly shooting down Pretty Princess Tamara’s idea of sexy because she still wears baby doll dresses with side ponytails. Then Chad inexplicably does this to Julie:

Still judging you.

Actually, that was just Willam cursing the Michaels name for suggesting she get Qween DQ’d…but really, that mullet wig deserves its own renunciation. Some bonding between Tamara and Morgan over Morgan’s doorknocker earrings and it’s time to meet Ru at the Dragulator.

While Ru kindly critiques what the women did right, like Julie going for “sassy class” with a short, sequined black dress and Qween opening the neck area, Willam lets us know that Morgan’s a bad drag mother because she made Tamara look like…umm…a prostitute. And Willam would know.

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Vallegirl has never actually lived in a valley, has a lot of time on her hands and likes to yell at kids about how things were in her day.  Currently in LA, she's also spent a lot of time in the great states of  New York and Florida so she's not crazy, it's just a cultural thing.

12 Comments

  1. 1
    Debby
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    LOVED your recap. There was ALMOST enough Willam in it for me.

  2. 2
    Timm
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    Willam for President!!!

  3. 3
    whatwhat
    Posted July 14, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    Julie deserved to win. I was hoping Qween would flaunt it, but she just kinda crumbled at the end there – she looked like she was having fun, but she wasn’t over the top. Bummer, because I was hoping she (or rather WILLAM WILLAM WILLAM) would win. But Julie showed the most dramatic change, especially after her performance in dance class. Tamara was probably one of my least favorite contestants ever because her entire demeanor seemed about as fake as fake gets from the moment she arrived till the moment she left. I don’t know what they were thinking.

  4. 4
    thatdariamom1332
    Posted July 15, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    Am I the only one that saw Julie as Meryl? Lost twins…

    I was really digging Tamara’s look, but her whole, “Nice girls don’t go to California!” thing was WAY over dramatic. And not in a “good for reality tv” way. In an old, outdated, narrow minded kind of way.

    Does anybody know if Willam will be on Drag Race All Stars?

  5. 5
    willam
    Posted July 15, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    i know if Willam will be on All-Stars or not.
    WILLAM

  6. 6
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 10:21 am

    OMG, WILLAM!

    Sorry, patterned response. I know you’re just teasing us with that little nugget because you won’t RuPologize for spoiling the season but still…OMG, WILLAM!

    @thatdariamom1332 – I thought Julie looked like Meryl, too. Especially in her profile photo. I considered calling her Mamie Gummer but decided not to.

  7. 7
    Chips.N.Whips
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Great recap! I too was hoping that Sashay would win but knew she wouldn’t when I saw her fade away. Couldn’t stand Tamara but loved the hell outta DeVille’s look. And she worked it til she opened her stupid mouth.

    Actually liked Morgan again. Was thrilled to see Willam and especially Chad!

  8. 8
    Chips.N.Whips
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 1:05 am

    Oh I forgot the main reason for my first post: WTF is a falculty? You are the first I’ve seen mention it but it drives me crazy. I think I understand the pronunciation issue (like the inability to say Sashay or, in my case, minimum). I hope to see it as a word of the day soon.

    Love you, Ru! And Starbooty too!

  9. 9
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Ru explained in an interview that the mispronunciation is an homage to his mother.

    And I can say, having a mother with a heavy Slavic accent, I understand. I will still occasionally pronounce every single letter (and then some) in the word “vegetable” and jokingly mispronounce “squirrel” the Natasha way (SQUEE-del) because that’s how my mom said it.

    I don’t normally say those words that way but it’s just so deeply ingrained that you can forget in passing.

  10. 10
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    I love that….I’m the same way with my mom. She’s Nigerian and says “whatever” like “wahrevah”. I say it that way too alot, but usually try not to do it around people who won’t get it, or they look at me strangely.

    And I’m tired of Drag U picking the wrong people. Tamara looked great, but was so annoying and I don’t think she changed at all. I bet she’s gonna go back home and return to wearing turtleneck long johns under her bathing suits.
    And her diatribe about how “they” won’t “let” nice girls go to L.A. anymore after this show was so idiotic, Morgan should have slapped her. Number one, I’m pretty sure nobody in Arkansas remembers or cares who she is. Number two, Arkansas is not heaven…as long as you’re a U.S. Citizen, there’s not really any rules about who can come in or out.

  11. 11
    Raven
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 3:46 am

    I’m not going anywhere, darling!

  12. 12
    vallegirl vallegirl
    Posted August 8, 2012 at 10:21 am

    SQUEEEEE!

    (You’ve beaten me down and brought me around to liking you…you evil bitch!)

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