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By vallegirl | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | 6:00 am | 17 Comments
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Hello again, Gasmii!  And it’s the (second) week we’ve all be waiting for…the annual visit from Absolut brand ambassador, JEFFREY MORAN!

Psych.  He’s still boring as all hell.  No, it’s the annual READING OF THE QUEENS! Even though I do miss hearing all the reads from all of the queens, the editors have at least gotten better this year and actually highlight most of the queens best jokes.  Doesn’t mean they were all good and sadly, yet not unsurprisingly, one of them gets left out entirely but overall everyone seemed to manage at least one good joke and one queen gets off a read of Detox that I’m still laughing at because:

Um, yeah.  Anyway, a very clever queen wins and it’s time for the main challenge:  A RuPaul Roast.  Queens will have to write jokes roasting Ru as well as the other queens and judges.  Other than the Alyssa and Coco ish, this is a relatively drama-free group of queens (What is wrong with THEM?) so they all kind of quietly sit around writing their jokes and being amused at how much Alyssa can just amuse herself and it’s all kind of a snore until runway day when a couple of backsliding queens let their much uglier side get the better of them.

So it’s a pretty quick jump to the runway which is also the roast.  Guest judges Leslie Jordan and Absolut brand ambassador (What does that even mean?) JEFFREY MORAN are there and the girls pretty much perform as expected.  Until an unexpected queen wins and two very unexpected queens are in the bottom two and forced to face the ignominy of being the doll who lost lip synching to Willow Smith.

And then, gurr, some really weird shit goes down on the runway that I figured had to be equal parts sincere and sincerely bullshit until I saw Untucked and felt a little bad for doubting the sincerity.  But not really because I still think there was some bullshit involved.

 Full recap in a few days. Until then, you can catch up on the last recap here.

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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.

17 Comments

  1. 1
    April
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 7:35 am

    Yeah that crossed my mind about if that emotional breakdown on the runway was not to garner sympathy too. But, I probably would have done the same as Rupaul. I don’t want to see any of these Queens go home except Coco at this point. Coco just takes things too seriously for me. If she can stop being butthurt then I probably would not have a problem with her. At least Alyssa laughs hardest at herself. Wish I could be more like that sometimes.

    Yeah there has been very little drama since Serena left. This season has Queens that seem to for the most part get along. Even Alyssa and Coco are friends and get along great besides that one stupid issue. I mean the drama is entertaining, but I like the idea better of them all being a happy drag family together.

    Ugh I don’t envy them having to read Rupaul. She is too flawless to read hunny. I got nothing. I really loved Michelle’s pink corset top. I need to borrow that to hit the club this weekend! Can’t wait for the full recap!

  2. 2
    badgerfreak
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 7:55 am

    I thought Michelle looked sickening when she came in to have a Tim Gunn moment with the queens before the roast. She’s stepped up her game this season…maybe she got herself a new stylist.

    I have to object to the song Whip My Hair by Willow Smith as a legitimate song for a LSFYL. I hate the song anyways, but it’s not a good song for a lip sync. It all just became about whipping their hair around.

    I kind of thought (after watching Untucked) that the breakdown seemed a bit…prompted? She just had told the girls about being left on the bus stop, and then she loses all sense of control on the runway when it comes down to potentially being eliminated? It’s suspect, to me.

    I don’t appreciate the queens coming after Ms. Jinkx as being shady or manipulative. The girl has had a history of low self confidence, that doesn’t just go away with a few well performed challenges.

    I was a little sad to see them use their “get out of jail” free card on this episode, since the double elimination. I honestly think if it had been another song, we would’ve had a better chance for a winner and loser.

  3. 3
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 7:58 am

    Michelle’s boobs looked like they were made of cement. Detox’s breast plate has more jiggle.

    I think Roxxxy came out so strong that she really thought she was the top queen there. And getting knocked own a peg made her fall all the way to the bottom. Her ego is such a thin veneer masking deep insecurity. Even during the mini-challenge, Jinkx made a skin joke (crunchy peanut butter) and Roxxxy couldn’t even laugh at it. She got defensive.

    Okay… off to watch untucked. Le sigh.. I just want drunk backstage shenanigans.. enough trying to wring tears out of us every week.

  4. 4
    April
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 8:28 am

    Oh yeah and I just found out today Roxxxy Andrews Drag Momma died today. I think her name was Erica Andrews. One of my local Drag Queens was posting about it and Roxxxy posted about it on facebook. Very sad.

  5. 5
    PacoSauce
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 9:22 am

    The reading challenge gave me LIFE. Especially after that awful Snatch Game, the overall performance was excellent.

    Also, I definitely think that Roxxxy’s breakdown was real. The emotions had just been brought up during Untucked, and I think it all just came to a head after the lip sync. And it was a damn good lip sync, between Alyssa’s overall performance and Roxxxy’s reveal. I’m glad they both stayed.

  6. 6
    April
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 10:15 am

    The reveal floored me! I was like “WTF she better not be ripping that wig off!” Then I pretty reacted the same way Michelle Visage did. I have never seen that before!

  7. 7
    juddfan
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    I’ll give Roxxxy props for a clever wig rip off and costume change, but her inner ugly really shined on that roast . . . I’m not sure it can be repaired for me. Alyssa also was terrible, terrible, terrible . . . but somewhat in a clueless manner, rather than a mean girl manner.

    I didn’t see Untucked yet–anyone have time warner, it’s totally fucking with me, or Logo is just stupid with their info. When I tuned in to see Drag Race, Untucked was nearly finished recording, red line and all, but no, nothing in the cue . . . ARGHHHH!!!!

    I will say, I thought Coco’s approach to the roast was brilliant, a very clever way to read Ru. And I must agree, how do you roast Ru, she’s a phenom, a glamazon!!! I even like her music!

    I think I would have roasted the Vodka guy . . . And Pandora Box would have possessed me for a scathing read on Santino!

  8. 8
    April
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    I was able to watch untucked on logotv.com juddfan so try that. I always watch them on there.

  9. 9
    S-Natch S-Natch
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I am glad I am not the only one who felt the hysterical breakdown was a bit insincere. The emotion certainly wasn’t as prevalent on Untucked. Plus, she was just so freaking mean the entire rest of the time, I found it hard to be glad about Ru’s decision. Roxxxy and Detox talk about how manipulative Jinkx is (bull-oney), but I think she could have taken lessons this week.

    Team Jinkx!!

  10. 10
    Miss Molly
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    Roxxxxxxxxy working her hair like a windmill reminded me of Kyle Richards.

  11. 11
    Sunny
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    I still can’t help but laugh at roxxy’s crocodile tears on the main stage. I don’t doubt she has issues regarding that but we all know that if she wasn’t so close to being eliminated it would never have been brought up. That was her ace in the hole because she knew there was no way that she could say that and still sashay. She needs to go home. Every time she opens her mouth and tears the other queens down (especially Jinkx) I just want to smack her. You can be shady, just so long as it’s funny, otherwise you are a bitch end-of-story.

    I did seriously enjoy Coco’s routine! I was surprised because in the workroom it seemed like a terrible idea she wouldn’t be able to pull off. Congrats.

  12. 12
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Roxxxy’s breakdown was like 10% her mom and 90% the anxiety and pressure over almost getting eliminated. I’m sure it’s traumatic, but that sure wasn’t why she was crying up there. Even when she was in the bottom before, she wasn’t carrying on like that. I’m just glad that she didn’t pull a Yara and was able to save it for the end of the lipsync.

    Thank God Jinkx fixed her face this episode. She looked so much better. Although I still yearn for her to wear bigger hair. MOAR HAIR.

    And Alyssa continues to endear herself to me.
    When she was Untucked, cracking up at how bad she was and about how they shut off her mike, I almost kinda fell in love.
    I thought it was so cute how much Leslie loved her too….he was all yeah her comedy sucks, but she’s beeeeyouutifulllllll.

  13. 13
    mmmbuttery
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    I just adore that both Jinkx and Alyssa effortlessly balance their cute quirkiness AND ferocious fierceness AND sincere self-deprecation – best of luck to them both!!

  14. 14
    April
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    I agree with the majority that Roxxxy does get meaner every episode and needs to stop being up her own butt so much. Detox gets in on it, but at other times she is not like that at all. I think whomever said they bring out that worst in each other might be right. I respect Alaska for distancing herself from it. I think I actually want Alaska to win at this point. Or Alyssa. She makes me love her more every episode. She could seriously carry her own show.

    Hey I watched an old episode of Toddlers and Tiaras tonight that had Shangela in it. I was like “OMG that girl gets around!” She was on Dance Moms like once or twice and then Toddlers and Tiaras. I think it is cute when she coaches little girls on being fierce.

  15. 15
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Alyssa cracked me up this episode! She was so clueless, laughing at her own jokes, despite the silence around her. Girl does NOT know how to read a room. But that makes me love her more. Because if she’s have tuned into the stank looks, we might have missed out on the delusion.

    It would’ve been our loss.

    I love Leslie Jordan ever since his run as Karen’s passive aggressive rival on Will and Grace.

  16. 16
    Liz
    Posted March 12, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    I am soooo glad I’m not the only one who thought Roxxxy was a little….prepared with that breakdown on the runway. I don’t doubt that she’s traumatized by that, it just really didn’t feel like an actual emotional breakdown as much as a rehearsed breakdown. Ru still made me tear up though.

    Also, my captcha code is “crocodile tears.”

  17. 17
    blueberrypancake
    Posted March 13, 2013 at 6:09 am

    Leslie Jordan FTW since Ski Patrol…my gay guy friends all him the “pocket gay”

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