Alaska survived intense eliminations, sickening lip syncs, a Russian threat, a temper tantrum that swung the fanbase — and RoLaskaTox — to clinch the second “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” crown.
It all came to a lukewarm end Thursday night. And it’s no surprise, even without the spoilers that emerged months before the season started. Alaska was consistently on top throughout the weeks. She was poised, professional and here to play.
Until the meltdown over being in the bottom two that disappointed viewers and sunk her popularity. It was sad, surprising and not cute. At all.
Alaska has been doing some serious image rehab ever since.
If we take everything into account, and based on who remained, Katya should have taken the crown. She’s smart, funny, sincere and absurdly talented. And also just plain absurd. She also surged in popularity and was the clear public choice based on social media shares and numbers. (Look it up.)
In short, Katya behaved like a queen.
Detox and Roxxxy Andrews, bless her heart, were nonfactors. I think everyone, including Roxxxy herself, agree she should have been cut weeks ago. Detox, though she had some strong moments, just never seemed like the winner.
But mostly, truly, always and forever — ALYSSA EDWARDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE. You know it. I know it. They all know it.
Katya calls her “the most memorable creature to ever walk through that door.” Yes, gawd.
The top four should have been Alaska, Alyssa, Katya and Tatianna. RoLaskaTox strikes again.
The final challenge is to form a drag “supergroup,” write “rap” lyrics to a Ru song and learn choreography. The final four also appear on the RuPaul/Michelle Visage “What’s the Tee?” podcast.
AB Soto is here … for some reason … Why? Does anyone know why? Does he have shirts with buttons? He’s a “singer,” right?
Katya, for the win again, dubs herself “the sugar-free French Vanilla Ice of drag.”
Side note: Mama Ru looks amazing during the podcast segments.
AND YES MA’AM for Ru clocking all those queens who blame editing.
“No bitch. You said it. You did it. That’s how it was.”
PHI PHI O’HARA WHERE YOU AT.
Alaska continues to realize how awful she’s behaved and how stupid the whole RoLaskaTox is. Because it really is dumb and serves no purpose other than to alienate. It all comes up during her podcast segment. Instead of learning from it and leaving it behind, she has another mini-tantrum in the workroom.
Detox face pretty much sums it up. We are all Detox this episode.
Look, I loved Alaska as much as anyone else. And I acknowledge her immense talent. She has the strongest individual rap among the four, and I live for the Victoria Porkchop Parker reference.
But that behavior is just not the tea, y’all. The way you carry yourself is an important part of the “All Star” brand. Or at least it should be.
I also don’t love her Smurf-inatrix look during the rap performance. Or Detox, giving me Ariana Grande costume by way of Party City. No.
Each queen, now all in gowns, makes one final plea for the “All Stars” crown. Alaska smartly references past seasons and competitors. It’s really sort of everything and reminiscent of her Season 5 speech.
Detox gets sincere. Katya goes absurd and sweet.
Roxxxy says she “won when she walked in the door.” Which is pretty much the way we all feel so of course she’s out before one final lip sync to a Gladys Knight classic for Alaska, Detox and Katya.
The lip sync is neither here nor there. (That song? Right now?) And it likely has no bearing on Ru’s decision. Done and done from week 1.
Congratulations, Alaska. You certainly earned it. Deserved it, however, is another story.
Is there still time to switch out Alaska and Chad Michaels for Alyssa and Katya?
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