RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 2 episode 7 answers the question we’ve all had from last week. Did Katya also pick Tatianna to go home?
Answer, as evidenced above: NOPE!
Alaska swears there’s no RoLaskaToxxx blood oath. You guys! Roxxxy loaned her that shirt! How could she eliminate a queen when she lent her a shirt? I mean, she’d have to take her shirt off right there on the runway! Or something. She’s kinda right about Tatianna missing 2 episodes, so is that really fair for her to continue when she hasn’t gone through all of the same tests? But still. A shirt?
So it’s the makeover challenge – in come the family members & the waterworks. It’s the emotional porn episode! We get:
Moms have to be made over with #DragFamilyValues. Katya suggests sexy Russian mail order bride and her peasant mother. Katya’s mom asks “who will I be?” Love her.
Back to the emotional porn
Alyssa & her sister apparently haven’t seen each other since their mother’s funeral a year ago. So Alyssa’s a little distracted this episode. Detox & her sister are coming up on the anniversary of their dad’s death. OF COURSE we re-visit Roxxxy’s whole bus stop story. Alaska’s mom is glad Alaska is clean this time around. Katya’s mom thanks RuPaul for counseling Katya. (Editor’s Note: RuPaul is not a licensed therapist. Use Drag Race for entertainment, not as a substitute for therapy.)
Anastasia of the makeup brand is in the workroom to fix the ladies eyebrows. We get no tips for the at-home gals except to fill in thin eyebrows with a pencil & pomade fuller eyebrows into a distinct shape. Thanks Anastasia! Knew that already!
Each duo has to prepare a vogue dance-off. It’s cute & unnecessary.
Time for the runway!
Ru has placed Detox and Katya in the top. OOooohhhh, girl! The queens and their relatives get Marc Jacobs gift certificates. And then we get to see Milk. Yay Milk. Rowr.
That puts Alyssa, Alaska & Roxxxy in the bottom. Whoa.
Alaska goes to Pouty McPouty town big time. She’s going on & on about how some girls have been eliminated for doing bad in 1 challenge even though they were strong previously. (Um, huh? Wasn’t that what y’all railed on Alyssa for considering history over a poor performance in a week?) Then pouts about drag hurting and she’s sorry she won so many times. It’s not cute.
Does anyone else see this outburst as a bit forced? I don’t want to call producer shenanigans, but there seems to be a bit of shenanigans going on right now.
Detox is re-thinking her final decision, saying Alaska’s being really unattractive right now. Katya teases Alaska a bit about her decision. Party.
Sending Alaska home tonight? Now THAT would be a shocking twist. That I’m not expecting. At least if Detox wins. She’s clearly not sending Roxxxy home:
The only thing that would make that picture better would be if Alaska were looking on. Mournfully. Finally understanding how the game works. Oh wait!
Detox wins the lip sync by a crack. That’s another $10,000 stolen from Katya.
Because of course – it’s only RoLaskaToxxx drama if a member of RoLaskaToxxx is in both the bottom & the top. So it’s Detox’ call, and she decides to send Alyssa home. She just couldn’t send Roxxxy home! She just couldn’t send her home!
Oh, come ON!
What did you guys think? What about that Alaska hissy fit? Are you #TeamAlaska, #TeamDetox, #TeamKatya or #TeamRoxxxy? (The correct answer is #TeamKatya, FYI)
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Roxxy finally goes home and it’s Katya, Detox and Alaska for the win. And Alaska will win.
The consensus among queens around the business was that Jinkx’s win (which I applauded) snatched the crown off the more traditional, drag-loved Roxxxy, who represents the mainstream history of drag with great, feminine looks no matter what her size is. The former contestants of Drag Race have chimed in over the years that their choice was Roxxxy. So that puts things into perspective a bit for both her and Alaska’s prominence now – the producers feel they can milk the threesome a little while giving Roxxxy the love.
Katya is a fan favorite and so is Alyssa. That rounds out the top five rationale. Plus everyone in the top six and beyond is an absolute top drag talent.
Ru has picked the winners knowing their choices to go home. So Ru STILL is picking the queen to leave while awarding the episode wins.
And Alaska was ill-served by the shenanigans, which just played wrong and did seem manipulated. If Alaska needed to express her vulnerability and was a little sloppy about it after winning more than anyone ever has, what is the harm in it? We had to put up with the nastiest crap in the history of the show with Phi Phi and the most embarrassing crash ever with Adore’s sad messiness.
I don’t even like Roxxxy’s style, but I have more respect for her than ever because her, Detox’s and Alaska’s runway looks (augmented by Katya’s swimmer and lesbian executive looks) have pretty much set a new standard for excellence for the show.
Period.
Rupaul rigged this show by having rolaskatox on. He strategically places them in low and high positions giving them the chance to eliminate everyone else. In the end it will be rolaskatox in top three with Alaska winning. Rupaul did this on purpose to make up for giving Jinx the win over Alaska in season 5. Too bad he didn’t just have a unified win in season 5 instead of this forced make up all stars! Detox is boring and overrated, Roxxy is beautiful but keeps screwing up, Alaska is totally the teachers’ pet. in example of unfairness,Alyssa was grilled for coming out in a black ball of fabric and revealing her camera dress, but Alaska was praised and placed tops for her black ball of fabric or plastic and then do her past doll lookalike. Lame to say the least. Too bad all these reality shows are fixed, scripted and edited so cruelly. But Rupaul is very, very rich now. Visage needs to be booted. But I am so happy that drag has emerged and that is to the thanks of Rupaul and us fans!!!!!!!!!!
So, so, obviously rigged. I agree with you Eleanor. The behind the scenes machinations are not fooling anyone and Michelle Visage MUST go! Done watching.
WTF Roxxy should have been eliminated ages ago!!!
Rolaskatoxic more like it – their alliance is lowering the standards of the game, I’m sick of seeing Roxxy bombing at every challenge and allowed to stay when other more deserving queens should be there.
I love Alyssa & Katya. Now that Alyssa is gone it’s Katya all the way!! Win you sexy Russian bitch, win!
Totally team Katya!!
Alyssa did not deserve to be eliminated.
I agree Cheryl. I noticed Rupaul’s jaw drop when Alyssa was eliminated. I have been a devoted fan since season 1. What has happened to Alaska? She has developed this deep throated voice and seems so utterly different from season 5 and not in a positive way. I think Alyssa and Tatianna were the absolute stars of this season. So terribly disappointed they are gone. If Alaska wins I may never watch again. Hoping Rupaul does’nt reward bad behavior.
They called b/s on Alyssa for choosing consistency and then they turn around and save Roxxy who should’ve been gone at least 3 weeks ago. I hope those 3 all lose because of lowering the shows standards.