RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Thread!
#3
Posted: 3/7/16 at 9:47pm
It's season 8, and girls are still showing up having no idea how to design a garment. I can't understand. Have they never seen the show?
On an unrelated note, everything out of Acid Betty's mouth is beyond irritating. Bob the Drag Queen is my early favorite.
Updated On: 3/7/16 at 09:47 PM
#7
Posted: 3/7/16 at 10:52pm
Final two: Bob and Kim.
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#8
Posted: 3/7/16 at 10:53pm
Kim's runway look was seriously impressive.
#9
Posted: 3/8/16 at 1:32am
Yeah her whole look was flawless.
Bob is great, I love him, but he needs to step it up to compete with the other girls. His wigs and makeup are pretty basic. But I'm still rooting for him.
And I love the Britney.
#10
Also: is it just me, or is Bob the spitting image of Viola Davis when he's in drag?
Posted: 3/8/16 at 9:35am
Bob and Kim are clearly the standouts. Bob is gonna kill it in performance challenges; Kim is gonna slay in design challenges.
I actually think this is an amazing group of queens. No one was tragic last night.
In terms of personality, I think Acid Betty and Robbie Turner are both obnoxious. Can't really fault Acid Betty's look, though.
Also: is it just me, or is Bob the spitting image of Viola Davis when he's in drag?
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Updated On: 3/8/16 at 09:35 AM
#11
Posted: 3/8/16 at 9:42am
Kad said: "Also: is it just me, or is Bob the spitting image of Viola Davis when he's in drag?"
He's also the spitting image of her out of drag.
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#12
Posted: 3/8/16 at 9:58am
I share the Bob love. I'm much more interested in this year's group than in last year's -- what a tedious bunch that was. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
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#13
Posted: 3/8/16 at 10:43am
In drag, Bob (to me) is the spitting image of Miss J Alexander.
#14
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:00am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyCTWDUj3zU - speaking of Bob resembling Viola...
Also, I was really not impressed by a single look on the runway last night... I don't know if it was the stale-ness of the past challenges or what, but I was not into a single queen's choices...
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#15
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:34am
Reminder that Untucked is now online.
#16
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:34am
Jordan Catalano said: "Reminder that Untucked is now online."
Is it still terrible like last season?
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#17
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:35am
Was anyone else bothered by all those flashing lights during the runway section? It made it really hard to see the outfits, the image got even blurrier than it already is.
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#18
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:38am
Roscoe said: "Was anyone else bothered by all those flashing lights during the runway section? It made it really hard to see the outfits, the image got even blurrier than it already is."
It's funny you mention this because I've been rewatching all the seasons (finally getting to see 1-3 again) and the runways are always filmed so poorly that it's nearly impossible to see the outfits. At first I thought it was a streaming thing, then I thought it was a season 1 thing but it's definitely an always thing. How they haven't corrected this in 8 seasons is beyond me.
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#19
Posted: 3/8/16 at 11:43am
Clyde, I just finished the first Untucked and while it still follows the same format as last year, overall it's a lot more fun. I just wish they'd stop trying to make it "serious". But after what we got last season, I can't complain about anything, seeing how great the first episode was.
#20
Posted: 3/8/16 at 12:15pm
Season 7 already feels like a distant memory. I'm loving these queens. Even though I don't like the YouTube morning-after thing, Untucked was still fun. Can't wait to see what unfolds!
#21
Posted: 3/8/16 at 2:12pm
ClydeBarrow said: It's funny you mention (lousy lighting during the runway) because I've been rewatching all the seasons (finally getting to see 1-3 again) and the runways are always filmed so poorly that it's nearly impossible to see the outfits. At first I thought it was a streaming thing, then I thought it was a season 1 thing but it's definitely an always thing. How they haven't corrected this in 8 seasons is beyond me."
I'm remembering having an issue with it in previous years, too. I didn't remember it being an issue last season because I bailed on last season pretty quick. I found a comment where I refer to Season Six as looking like a blurry VHS dupe.
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"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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Updated On: 3/8/16 at 02:12 PM
#22
Posted: 3/8/16 at 9:47pm
Bob the Drag Queen is an obvious early favorite, and Kim Chi is stunning and adorable out of drag. Thorgy Thor also seems like a lot of fun, even though I wasn't in love with what we saw of her look. Cynthia Lee Fontaine also made me laugh, she seems like an adorable oddball.
Not at all surprised with who went home, though I didn't think Laila McQueen showed a lot of fire in her performance either. But a few underwhelming queens aside, it seems like a very fun and talented group, so this season should be a blast!
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#23
Posted: 3/8/16 at 9:59pm
The person who went home got called out on Michelle's Whatcha Packing? after show on the Logo site for not knowing the words to Applause. That's why she went home. Default elimination.
#24
Posted: 3/9/16 at 9:32am
It's good to remember that any eliminated queen might very well return later in the season; I hope that happens for this week's losing gal.
#25
Posted: 3/9/16 at 9:39am
Really? She was gorgeous, no doubt, but I thought she was personality free- pretty does not an interesting contestant make, at least for me. Even during Applause she smiled through the whole thing like she just won another pageant.
And besides, I hate when Ru brings eliminated queens back. They rarely last beyond that episode anyway, and even when they do it's never a particularly strong showing.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
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