There are few things in life more troubling than an unusually tall, completely bald Tom Brown in a suit, suddenly opening the door to scold you for your sins. I don’t really know the Bible, but I agree that there is such a story in the scriptures. The reason is when RuPaul walks. come back into Drag race all stars 8 Working Class A collection of miniature dolls – sorry, I mean, “favorite contestants” – felt like a necessary divine intervention.
Season 8 of Drag race.The already-cut spinoff has been rapidly spiraling into insanity over the past few weeks. First, there was the unexpected suicide of contestant Heidi’s Closet, some allegedly inciting in-game loyalties backfired, causing her friends to briefly knock her out, and pressure her to overdo it. Last week, James Mansfield was eliminated unanimously, although Kahana Montres—also on the cut—was set to be eliminated for consecutive weeks without going home. And how can we forget the lovely Alexis Michelle, who is crying her eyes out for a performance by Stella Adler herself?
All of this drama came to a head this week, when Kahana faced yet another improv challenge, which she had so far failed to clear and challenged her to pack her bags. As the tension escalated for Kahana, Alexis Michelle and contestant Kandi Moses got into another heated exchange, arguing over who would get the most coveted role in the competition, leaving Alexis in tears again. Then RuPaul, who watched this pocket of chaos grow by the second, stepped in to bring the fear of God back into the cast, like a breathless older brother.
“Alright ladies!” None of the queens expected to hear them pop out of the clay walls in the workroom. It’s rare for RuPaul to break character and deviate from the show’s established formula, but in this case, the only option to write the test script could be to lose a shooting date if the show loses another contestant. “We’ll gather around, we’ll gather around!” Roo continued. Anyone who doubts the sincerity of the moment can see that it’s true by Roo pointing frantically around the workroom looking for the perfect block pattern to line the queen. “Mommy’s here to fix shit!”
“We need to talk ladies,” Roo said moving his eyes down the line of queens one by one. “I want to fix you before you make any mistakes you can’t undo. You’re having all these feelings—of course you’re going to have these feelings, you’re under a lot of pressure—but feelings aren’t reality. Do you have feelings? Go, ‘Oh yeah, I’m feeling some kind of way, but I’m going to do this thing, because I am a professional, I am a professional!”
Naturally, Ru couldn’t get through a little sermon without mentioning one of his favorite phenomena: the Inner Saber. “Don’t let your emotions ruin your experience in this life, don’t. This is the biggest platform in the world to present your work, don’t let the little things get in the way of your big picture – oh she goes preaching Tonight!”
Even Kandi, normally a very stony queen, couldn’t keep the fragility of this opportunity in front of them together with Ru. “Sometimes it’s hard to look at the big picture when you’re in the situation, because there are so many emotions going on,” Kandi said. “But just because you’re having an emotional day doesn’t mean you should throw this opportunity away.”
Then Roo—with the taped Daily Newspaper fresh in his mind—addresses Kahanan specifically: “You think you’re ready to pack your pee?” Kahana keeps her head up and tells Ru and herself that she will stay.
Another suicide successfully avoided, RuPaul nods and slowly begins to fade away, becoming completely transparent, until he can no longer be seen. just kidding! He left the workroom laughing, perhaps wiping the sweat from his cheeks, and assured the crew that their number of shooting days would not change.
But Ru’s interruption effectively shook the cast. The main test – a Date line-esque crime magazine show Forensic queens (not the strongest name)—was a rousing success, the funniest and most engaging challenge of the season so far. Dare I say, it was harder than I laughed. Drag race. RuPaul’s “Whatever Happened to Merle Ginsberg? It rang in my ears at the beginning of chapter 7. Each of the queens did very well, leaning into the challenge’s e-provisional idiosyncrasies. It was so wild, drawn out and delightfully funny, that I can compare it to RuPaul’s 2007 magnum opus film; StarrbootyProbably the highest compliment I can give to any medium.
All the stars 8 Online has been a bit of a letdown among fans of the franchise, and an off-script, fourth-wall-breaking RuPaul was just what this season needed to get back on track. As La La Ree said before RuPaul stormed out the door: “Lord, I want to be a drag queen who can have fun, honey, and live my best life.” Now, Lala, I think we all can.
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