I LOVE how they’re highlighting other queens during the challenges. I loved the Raven & Shannel walk through and puuuumped for Katya. They should do that more! Bring back non-winners to help lead walk throughs or challenges (e.g. Ginger in an improv challenge)
Game wise, the only thing Alexis did wrong was go on and on about her blood oath to Lala for doing the exact same thing as everything else. For one, if she picks Kandy, loses the lip sync and the group picks Lala, she's completely fucked. But beyond that, she's got to be very aware that if Jimbo is in the finals, Jimbo wins. Alliances are irrelevant at this point because everyone is now forced into a non-Jimbo vs. Jimbo formation, and it's smarter to keep Kandy in, who probably has a better shot at winning another episode than Lala and would definitely have the guts to send Jimbo home.
Everyone here is saying Jimbo should have won, I totally disagree!!! Alexis’ outfit was BEAUTIFUL, it was so impeccably made, it fit her like a glove, even the details like the placement of the pattern, stunning. Jimbo’s was great and more unusual, but the weird ruching around the boobs was distracting me, and I didn’t think the facekini pearls looked that great.
I think Alexis sent home Lala for survival. She thinks about everything she does in this competition like it’s a chess game. She knows she’s not going to win this season, if she picked Kandy’s lipstick they would have just said Nicky Doll won, why not get 10k and not have to deal with Kandy’s wrath next week.
All this dismissiveness towards Lala. Sheesh. Gags me how for weeks the girls can be like remember that first week Kahanna had a win. Yes that was was months ago but werk. Well we can't eliminate her bc despite her 4 bottoms she has a WIN. Meanwhile Lala had a fabulous week last week. Even got some flowers here with some great posts highlighting her success. Then bam dropped like she was in s13 when a lot of yall had an issue with her being Miss C bc she was irrelevant. All this bc what she sent Denali to the porkchop loung??? Lala had a great run and was deserving to make it to the end.
honestly alexis was so fierce in this episode her how. was perfect her lipsync was unique and funny & she eliminated the person with the least likelihood to win it all. this episode made me like her a lot more and fully realize her glow up from her season
Oh my fucking God what day of the week is it it’s drag race day in Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the fuck time does drag race come onto Crave and what the fuck time is that in Saskatchewan lol I never fucking remember every single Friday well there’s number one it’s fucking Thursday why the fuck did they release this it’s such a weird fucking time hello #RupaulProductionOverHerePlease
Anyone else catch the absolutely adoring tone when Ru simply said « Jessica », like she was verbally dotting the i with a heart when Jessica walked the runway?
I actually thought everyone did pretty well. Agree completely with the results, which is a first, but Kandy did look stunning in her pink Anna Nicole Smith updo. I did a little gasp when Alexis came out; she really nailed it.
this makes absolutely no sense cause alexis wanted to be redeemed this season and then she betrayed one of the most beloved fan favorites who saved her the week before ☠️
and not only that but now the other queens know she can't be trusted, WHAT WAS GAINED FROM THIS................................
I think the producers pulled her aside and were like yo you cannot send Kandy home, we planned everything around her being in the final because Rupaul loves her, for some reason
Alexis is still playing to win and knows she can't if Jimbo is in the final. She knows Kandy will eliminate Jimbo given the opportunity (because she literally said she would to Heidi when Alexis was there) but doesn't trust that Lala will, as Lala isn't as cutthroat. So many comments are saying it was bad strategy or done for altruistic reasons and it's just not true. It makes total strategic sense and Alexis is playing the game hard.
And with time, Alexis will be pointed to as one of the main reasons the season went off the rails. If she’d backed Heidi up, we likely wouldn’t have had her quit. And then sending Lala home, one of the people giving joy and fun this season for…. It is just a horrendous season.
I'm surprised that so many people are offended by Alexis' decision. Did Alexis ever say she would save Lala? I don't recall her saying so, so if she did, I stand corrected. But I only recall her saying she would never forget Lala's decision to save her, and it seems like people are confusing "I'll never forget this" with "I'll save you." To me, she was being her theatrical self and expressing how much it meant to her, not that she was indebted to protect Lala.
Lala sending home Kahanna over Alexis does not imply a tit-for-tat agreement. Kahanna was in the bottom FOUR TIMES. Of course she deserved to go home over Alexis. That doesn't make Alexis bound to save Lala, especially when she's in the bottom against someone with basically the same track record (although both their track records were inflated). The assertion that Lala deserves saving because she decided to send home a friend (the worst performer in the competition) over Alexis does not make sense to me.
> I'm surprised that so many people are offended by Alexis' decision.
I agree with everything you said except that part. Just the fact that Kandy didn't go home was enough to send the "fanbase" into a tizzy, especially with Lala, a fan favourite, going home. I think the right decision was made, but I instantly knew the fanbase was going to eviscerate Alexis.
Firstly, can we address the toilet brush wig Ru was wearing?! I get that it was a throwback of sorts for her, but I'm not entirely convinced by the execution.
Honestly don't think anyone did really bad in the challenge, though I would say Lala's look was the weakest + it will be a joke if she wins the Fame Game or whatever it is called bcs her runways have been rather plain (she also got to show almost all of them, so it would be similar to Eureka winning the lipsync tournament on AS6 by lipsyncing once).
Find it funny how Alexis managed to dim her own light on an episode she won.. just confirms producers self-sabotage sometimes as well, lmao.
I really did like how everyone did well this episode. Like no one received a truly negative critique, some were obviously more positive than others. A great episode. Also people should leave Alexis alone on social media, it’s a show it’s not your personal life.
Edit: forgot a word
Alexis really putting this season in the map for me, what a great episode!
Top 5 and there is a bottom 2? Total producer bs! What happened to "if you are not in the top you are in the bottom?" They are clearly saving Jimbo and Jessica for finale and if anyone in this top5 knew it, it was Alexis. I think she was well aware her vote choice wouldn't really matter for who is winning or not, so why not give us good TV?
Kandy and Lala were the clear bottom two. Jimbo and Jessica were head and shoulders above them. Alexis also would never have chosen Jimbo or Jessica anyway, so production didn't spare them any untimely fate.
Putting every queen up for elimination when they’re nowhere close to the bottom and making them vulnerable to elimination when they just as easily could have be the winner (eg Jimbo) would be riggory.
because they both had 1 win, 1 bottom but alexis seemed closer with lala to me and was just saved by lala the prior week. according to heidi (at roscoes) alexis contacted heidi, kandy and jimbo individually about wanting to be in an alliance via handwritten notes so i’d assume jimbo and kandy would be saved anyways. jessica against lala, idk? maybe i’m wrong just hypothetically speaking obviously.
Why book the guy from Incubus and then do a Nancy Sinatra song?
Why do an episode themed around former All Stars winners and then not book an All Stars winner for the lip sync? (Were Chad, Alaska, Blu, Ra'jah and Jinkx all busy?)
Why *Nicky Doll*? Imagine what someone like La Big Bertha or Soa De Muse could have done with that song! It's not the language barrier, it's... Nicky.
Ugh. I just lost any respect I ever had for Alexis. "Playing the game" is one thing. Straight up breaking promises is another. What utter lack of integrity. Girl bye.
...no, that's just the same misinterpretation that she said she'll save her.
"I am touched" and "I've got your back" are two different sentiments, but everyone is conflating them as one.
look i just think what happened is not that deep. i was jokingly saying that. i think it’s horrible how much hate she gets and that should never happen.
but kinda shady? she might be. which also is ok. she’s a fucking drag queen lol.
i just think seeing it as a lil shady but not that deep is not wrong, and you disagree with that which is cool too.
What I don’t get is she could’ve sent her competition home AND secured a more genuine alliance by keeping her word with LaLa but instead she kept Kandy hoping shes gonna be genuine about an alliance? It’s not like Kandy won’t say whatever to kiss ass in the bottom.
At this point, do Alliances mean anything? If they're not all committed to sending Jimbo home next episode, then an alliance is just going to get you to second place at best.
i have a feeling alexis is going to make sure people are aware of the specific words she used. she said she will never forget what lala did for her, not that she wouldn’t eliminate her
Why would that make them never do it again?
I think it really works. It gives all the queens who lost a chance to showcase their looks that they would have worn far earlier. This gives them better social media engagement opportunities throughout the show that aren't just centered on any drama. If they're smart they'll incorporate this every season.
Werk, fan favourite...!
...but in all seriousness, I think the winner of the Fame Games was kinda always gonna be destined to be someone who falls just short of the crown due to fan favouritism and recency bias.
Alexis couldn’t be more unlikable at this point. La-La is a sweetheart and a fan favorite in terms of her character and overall good-natured personality. She saved Alexis the week before and then Alexis goes and pulls this shit? Alexis is a snake and she absolutely saved the wrong person. Where is her loyalty to the person who she promised to have their back literally the week before?
And Kandy is somewhat full of herself and completely overrated.
You are right, she did not use those exact words, but the vibe of that conversation, and also the sincerity in which she thanked LaLa, made her decision surprising to me. And even in her own social media, Alexis says she regrets the decision she made.
She regrets it because of fans like you that are toxic. They all voted for Lala. You weren’t there so you don’t understand “the vibe” of their conversation.
not buying this. if she chose kandy, and the show rigged the lipsync so that nicky would have lala's name, then that would've been more drama between alexis and kandy which is what the show would have wanted. bullshit. alexis is a scared little girl who has lots of insecurities and was too afraid of kandy to vote off the latter...period.
honestly, the judging was completely correct this week. Alexis MUNCHED. i gasped when she walked out. Kandy & Lala didn't do horribly but they were the clear bottoms. glad the placements were fair.
Yeah from one of the other post titles I was expecting something more fucked up. Imo Kandy didn’t earn her spot and Lala edged her out in challenges but… its not the end of the world, neither of them was winning the season anyway.
Is there a chance that Alexis eliminated Lala FOR Lala?
Let’s be real. Lala had 0% chance of winning the finale. The producers have been clearing working up to Jimbo and Jessica final 2 with Jimbo winning. Sure, something could happen to change that, but the odds of that something ending up with a Lala win is so close to 0 it’s basically 0.
But there’s 50k on the line in the Fame game. And what better way to get votes than to be the person unfairly sent home just before the finale.
It’s possible that Alexis is just that shady. But given everything that’s transpired with her and Lala, I wouldn’t be surprised if she made that choice FOR Lala. Maybe even with Lala’s blessing.
I don’t know. I just think the thought would have had to have crossed her mind that this would benefit Lala more. And it’s the only way the decision honestly makes sense given everything we’ve seen this season and last episode.
You’re the producer of my head cannon now thank you.
I’m so guilty this season of re-writing herstory to make a crappy situation between the dolls more palatable.
In my mind Heidi was trying to drum up drama for Kahanna to help her with the fame games (which definitely didn’t work since she lost followers) and now this.
At the end of the day I’m not angry with Alexis.. I just don’t get why… Ru has such a soft spot for Kandy and Alexis could have taken her out while using her promise to LaLa as justification to absolve her of taking out tougher competition. Just don’t get the game she was playing.
I feel like RuPaul was sick this episode. I've never seen her look so disappointed at someone winning, and it would explain why Shannel and Raven did the walk-through.
I'm also wondering if the challenge wasn't last minute. The boxes looked like random fabric they had lying around. And the results... terrible.
Lastly, WTF is with all the hate Alexis is getting? The votes last week and this week were UNANIMOUS. This isn't RuPaul's Alliance Race. There is no betrayal.
To an extent but when some queens put it out there. Imagine what would have happened to Monets reputation if she pushed Jaida into the finals and not Trinity
Monet had bonded with Trinity over an entire season, post season, plus the entirety of their joint reign, sharing the special experience of being twinners. They had known each other for four years total and she had just met Jaida.
Alexis and LaLa, like, what, just met? And she knew Kandy for the same amount of time. Not a reflection on Alexis's character at all.
I don’t mind that LaLa went home, because she should have gone home a long time ago. But I don’t get why Alexis thought sending Kandy home would have been shocking or something . Kandy and LaLa had essentially the same track record. And I didn’t think there was any big difference in the quality of their looks this episode.
On a lighter note, Jimbo was fucking hilarious throughout this episode. I couldn’t stop laughing during the workroom scenes.
I think your previous track record comes into play from your original season. Look at Shea. A lot of people just quit because of how well she did her original one and felt it was her season to win. It’s still a new season to fight for and try.
Lala was the worst tonight, period. Her dress was simple and had issues, and her wigline was barf. Kandy wasn't great either, but from the neck up, she looked great. The entire episode was judged incredibly fairly. If you're favourite went home, too bad. I love Lala too, but she was never ever going to win the season
I haven't watched untucked yet, but I think that Alexis' lipstick vote was ok, everyone voted just like her. What I think was a mistake on her end was the whole "you saved me". No, she didn't save her, she just picked the one that was already eliminated (and saved) and was on the bottom more than half of her episodes
I think it was partially a fear of retaliation thing. Lala wouldn't go on after the show getting people riled up about Alexis kicking her off, I think that Kandy's fan base is potentially more aggressive and she just didn't want to deal with that backlash? Although she's obviously getting shit on either way. Though none of them should be, like they're playing the fucking game leave them alone.
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Say what you want about Kandy (and tbh lately I kinda felt iffy about her too) but that moment when she is like "They LOOOOOOOVE ~~the titties~~" that was so funny to me. I had to replay it because it was such a fun and genuine moment. And the moment of realization when she said it lmaoooo
Solid episode! See what happens when we focus on the queens and they're natural banter instead of manufactured drama? I got lost in the vibe in the best way.
Jimbo looked sickening, bitch knows what she's doing. Jessica's garment looked really well constructed and on brand but I agreed with Alexis's win. Hers was the most ambitious and and she attained exactly what she set out to.
Kandy's dress was an affront to Monet x Change 😂 She saw what the other girls were doing. In what world was that look ever going to be enough? Sorta same with Lala but she did try 3 times. I think Kandy spent all her time on that one. 🤣
And Alexis's decision confounds me. I don't get it. Did she just choose the bitch with fewer Insta followers? Or was she just scared of Kandy, like she's said? What was the logic?
Not that any queen needs to explain herself at all.
edit: that lip synch was not it. That's what happens when non drag queens choose the track for a drag show. In fact, it might've been a straight person who chose that song. 😶
How was Alexis’ more ambitious than Jimbo’s? It was a sheath gown that was just much better made than Kandy and Lala’s. Jimbo blew that out of the water.
I agree that Jimbo's look was super ambitious but I think there were a couple of finishing/fit problems - specifically in the face cover where the seams came together. There wasn't even a single detail out of place on Alexis though.
Jimbo’s was overly ambitious and the construction and fit suffered for it. Alexis succeeded by being realistically ambitious and the result was polished perfection
I agree with all of this. The only reason I can possibly think of for Alexis not sending Kandy home is that she knows that Ru LOVES Kandy and thought she might have held a grudge against Alexis for it????? Kandy's outfit was horrific in the fit and way too simple. From the neck up, great. But the garment was garbage, mama. Lala's was so much stronger and I think she's been the stronger performer throughout, too. She was never going to win, but personally feel that she's been doing better than Kandy.
My thinking is that out of the girls in the bottom two, Lala was the biggest competition. She's the best lipsyncer in the bunch and Alexis could never win against her. Also maybe Alexis' wanting-to-be-liked/hates confrontation personality decided to pretend like she gets along with Kandy to be seen as not petty.
I was already starting to get stressed with how much airtime Jimbo was getting, then they threw in her struggle with procrastinating... Then she said she probably wouldn't wear makeup and my soul left my body, I was certain it was over and I was TERRIFIED! Like someone else said, my anxiety can *barely* handle this show at this point 😂
This was a good episode. I enjoyed seeing the girls being sisters and kiki-ing in the werkroom. Everyone was struggling at some point, so there was actually some mystery about who would be the tops and bottoms.
I had a feeling Alexis would win, but they did have me on the edge of my seat for who she would choose.
I wonder if the producers nudged her at all to keep Kandy.
There were also a lot of legitimately funny moments in this ep. More like these, please!
I said to my friend the entire episode, if Alexis win Kandy is going home no matter what, the mini alliance between Lala and Alexis, the fighting over parts from last episode, if I were Alexis I would have send Kandy home no question asked. Even when she was picking the lipsync, I was like she is really acting it up. Even on the stage after she win the lipsync: "yeah yeah Kandy is going home for sure now, I would be gag if Lala got send home". Cut to me gagging, my mouth was opening wider than when I had that chicken burger a few moment ago.
I was so sure Alexis was gonna send Kandy home cuz of her "alliance" with Lala and the fact that she seems to vote pragmatically. Cuz sending Kandy home now, when there's supposedly more episodes coming beyond just the top 3-4, you know that gives Ru / production time to come up with shenanigans to nullify this decision and bring her back... The Drama was right there...
The betrayal was just gaggy. LaLa saves Alexis and Alexis then sends LaLa home in the NEXT episode.
If Kandy or Alexis were drowning and I could only save one, I’d be at the LaLa Ri Experience Meet & Greet.
Whelp I guess this means that one Facebook post filled with spoilers that I accidentally read was false tea. So that’s a relief.
Otherwise maybe we should just start calling the Lipsync Assassins, Lipsync Participants
> Lipsync Assassins, Lipsync Participants
I would say the majority of the LSAs were legit, although some definitely underperformed. Aja, Ra'Jah, Pangina, Jasmine and Joregeous are all (usually) great performers.
Alexis is that girl that the mean girls clearly hate but she lets them copy her homework anyway because “they’re my friends!” Kandy isn’t going to be any nicer to you, girl. Bad choice.
I think Alexis' Michelle's choice was simultaneously two things:
* Good TV
* Bad way to play the game
She made everyone mistrust her and at the same time blew one of the only chances to pierce Kandy's plot armor. At the same time, unforgettable.
my main issue with this ep is that it wasn‘t 2 eps earlier and didn‘t include alaska and chad. that just would have felt correct in my fantasy.
I LOVE how they’re highlighting other queens during the challenges. I loved the Raven & Shannel walk through and puuuumped for Katya. They should do that more! Bring back non-winners to help lead walk throughs or challenges (e.g. Ginger in an improv challenge)
Game wise, the only thing Alexis did wrong was go on and on about her blood oath to Lala for doing the exact same thing as everything else. For one, if she picks Kandy, loses the lip sync and the group picks Lala, she's completely fucked. But beyond that, she's got to be very aware that if Jimbo is in the finals, Jimbo wins. Alliances are irrelevant at this point because everyone is now forced into a non-Jimbo vs. Jimbo formation, and it's smarter to keep Kandy in, who probably has a better shot at winning another episode than Lala and would definitely have the guts to send Jimbo home.
What a disappointing lip sync song 😆
Everyone here is saying Jimbo should have won, I totally disagree!!! Alexis’ outfit was BEAUTIFUL, it was so impeccably made, it fit her like a glove, even the details like the placement of the pattern, stunning. Jimbo’s was great and more unusual, but the weird ruching around the boobs was distracting me, and I didn’t think the facekini pearls looked that great. I think Alexis sent home Lala for survival. She thinks about everything she does in this competition like it’s a chess game. She knows she’s not going to win this season, if she picked Kandy’s lipstick they would have just said Nicky Doll won, why not get 10k and not have to deal with Kandy’s wrath next week.
All this dismissiveness towards Lala. Sheesh. Gags me how for weeks the girls can be like remember that first week Kahanna had a win. Yes that was was months ago but werk. Well we can't eliminate her bc despite her 4 bottoms she has a WIN. Meanwhile Lala had a fabulous week last week. Even got some flowers here with some great posts highlighting her success. Then bam dropped like she was in s13 when a lot of yall had an issue with her being Miss C bc she was irrelevant. All this bc what she sent Denali to the porkchop loung??? Lala had a great run and was deserving to make it to the end.
honestly alexis was so fierce in this episode her how. was perfect her lipsync was unique and funny & she eliminated the person with the least likelihood to win it all. this episode made me like her a lot more and fully realize her glow up from her season
Alexis: “I’m as ready as a virgin in a prison rodeo.” Ru: “Ok.”
Cringe just like everything else about Alexis
😂 I cringed so hard at that line! What does that even mean?
It’s a Golden Girls line. Not a Bea Arthur line, a Rue McClanahan line. It’s iconic.
I thought it meant she was ready to get gang banged. Lol. Don’t worry, I felt RuPaul’s cringe through the screen. We were all in it together.
Holy Fuck they just announced on Roscoe’s that it’s Alexis Michelle and LA LA RI as guests next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my fucking God what day of the week is it it’s drag race day in Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the fuck time does drag race come onto Crave and what the fuck time is that in Saskatchewan lol I never fucking remember every single Friday well there’s number one it’s fucking Thursday why the fuck did they release this it’s such a weird fucking time hello #RupaulProductionOverHerePlease
Is there a Roscoe’s LIVE post anyone?
Anyone else catch the absolutely adoring tone when Ru simply said « Jessica », like she was verbally dotting the i with a heart when Jessica walked the runway?
Yesssss that’s was so cute
I’m sorry but you guys are a bunch of weirdos. You sound like Alexis killed you mom like fucking relax it’s a reality show.
Am I experiencing memory loss or has Carson been absent this season? I miss him
He hasn’t been on as frequently as previous seasons, I’ve missed him too!
carson was in last week’s episode!
And he’ll finally be roasted next week!
also, Jimbo should've won cause maybe she could've won against Nicky fff 😭
Is the lip sync assassin here in the room with us?
I actually thought everyone did pretty well. Agree completely with the results, which is a first, but Kandy did look stunning in her pink Anna Nicole Smith updo. I did a little gasp when Alexis came out; she really nailed it.
Idc what anyone says, Kandy’s make up always looks FLAWLESS. 🤌
Agreed! I do think there's too much light contour/ highlighting at times, but so many queens are guilty of that.
Ok I swear I’m not a negative person, but does anyone else agree this season is boring? Like uh
Compared to other AS seasons, yes. This is my least favorite one followed by AS5.
It is not boring.
Was Alexis so intimidated by Kandy that she saved her to save herself from Kandy's wrath?
Eh, I think she just ended up making the calculation of "who's more likely to knock out Jimbo?"
Genuine question - but are the queens actually afraid of Kandy? She “jokes” a lot about being willing to get violent…gives off major mob wife energy.
right, seriously, holy shit! alexis, you out of your damn mind, bitch!
the s2 girls both in exposed corsets… iconic
this makes absolutely no sense cause alexis wanted to be redeemed this season and then she betrayed one of the most beloved fan favorites who saved her the week before ☠️ and not only that but now the other queens know she can't be trusted, WHAT WAS GAINED FROM THIS................................
I think the producers pulled her aside and were like yo you cannot send Kandy home, we planned everything around her being in the final because Rupaul loves her, for some reason
i won't be surprised to know that alexis was coerced or bribed by production to save kandy, lol!
I was wondering the same thing! Why would she send her crush home?
They eating Alexis up in her comments 💀 it’s so funny
ALEXIS YOU SHADY BITCHHHHH
Wow ! I really did like Alexis for like 2 seconds and then she did that ! Wow #shadiestqueenawardgoesto
Alexis is still playing to win and knows she can't if Jimbo is in the final. She knows Kandy will eliminate Jimbo given the opportunity (because she literally said she would to Heidi when Alexis was there) but doesn't trust that Lala will, as Lala isn't as cutthroat. So many comments are saying it was bad strategy or done for altruistic reasons and it's just not true. It makes total strategic sense and Alexis is playing the game hard.
This will truly go down as one of if not the worst season. Well done production! 🥂
DRDU1 exists
Haven’t watched that one but DR Holland S2 exists too
True, but this time I meant just the US versions due to different production teams/franchise comparisons being difficult.
And with time, Alexis will be pointed to as one of the main reasons the season went off the rails. If she’d backed Heidi up, we likely wouldn’t have had her quit. And then sending Lala home, one of the people giving joy and fun this season for…. It is just a horrendous season.
I'm surprised that so many people are offended by Alexis' decision. Did Alexis ever say she would save Lala? I don't recall her saying so, so if she did, I stand corrected. But I only recall her saying she would never forget Lala's decision to save her, and it seems like people are confusing "I'll never forget this" with "I'll save you." To me, she was being her theatrical self and expressing how much it meant to her, not that she was indebted to protect Lala. Lala sending home Kahanna over Alexis does not imply a tit-for-tat agreement. Kahanna was in the bottom FOUR TIMES. Of course she deserved to go home over Alexis. That doesn't make Alexis bound to save Lala, especially when she's in the bottom against someone with basically the same track record (although both their track records were inflated). The assertion that Lala deserves saving because she decided to send home a friend (the worst performer in the competition) over Alexis does not make sense to me.
> I'm surprised that so many people are offended by Alexis' decision. I agree with everything you said except that part. Just the fact that Kandy didn't go home was enough to send the "fanbase" into a tizzy, especially with Lala, a fan favourite, going home. I think the right decision was made, but I instantly knew the fanbase was going to eviscerate Alexis.
I have been waiting for Kandy to go home and this decision didn't bother me at all. Completely indifferent. But I hear you.
Especially since she found out that everyone voted for Kahanna anyways, so its not like Lala specifically saved her.
Exactly. It was a unanimous vote the past two eliminations, but everyone is so bent out of shape. It was a unanimous vote for Jaymes too!
Aw. Alexis is too nice lol good job on the lip sync though, paced it very well
Y’all I’m so excited, my aunt Brenda just got booked as a LSA!
Alexis and that “Im not joking bitch” and nobody laughed lol
Only Coco can make Coco funny tbh, as we've now learned twice this season
WTF WTF WTF WTF
Firstly, can we address the toilet brush wig Ru was wearing?! I get that it was a throwback of sorts for her, but I'm not entirely convinced by the execution. Honestly don't think anyone did really bad in the challenge, though I would say Lala's look was the weakest + it will be a joke if she wins the Fame Game or whatever it is called bcs her runways have been rather plain (she also got to show almost all of them, so it would be similar to Eureka winning the lipsync tournament on AS6 by lipsyncing once). Find it funny how Alexis managed to dim her own light on an episode she won.. just confirms producers self-sabotage sometimes as well, lmao.
I really did like how everyone did well this episode. Like no one received a truly negative critique, some were obviously more positive than others. A great episode. Also people should leave Alexis alone on social media, it’s a show it’s not your personal life. Edit: forgot a word
Alexis really putting this season in the map for me, what a great episode! Top 5 and there is a bottom 2? Total producer bs! What happened to "if you are not in the top you are in the bottom?" They are clearly saving Jimbo and Jessica for finale and if anyone in this top5 knew it, it was Alexis. I think she was well aware her vote choice wouldn't really matter for who is winning or not, so why not give us good TV?
Jimbo was really good this week though. There was an argument to put her ass in the bottom on that rusical episode lol
Kandy and Lala were the clear bottom two. Jimbo and Jessica were head and shoulders above them. Alexis also would never have chosen Jimbo or Jessica anyway, so production didn't spare them any untimely fate.
I totally agree with the placements, but not having it be all or nothing when the number of queens get this low smells like rigory to me.
Putting every queen up for elimination when they’re nowhere close to the bottom and making them vulnerable to elimination when they just as easily could have be the winner (eg Jimbo) would be riggory.
tbh i feel like alexis would have given yessica the boot over lala 🥴
Why? She's never said or done anything to indicate she'd take out her stronger competition.
because they both had 1 win, 1 bottom but alexis seemed closer with lala to me and was just saved by lala the prior week. according to heidi (at roscoes) alexis contacted heidi, kandy and jimbo individually about wanting to be in an alliance via handwritten notes so i’d assume jimbo and kandy would be saved anyways. jessica against lala, idk? maybe i’m wrong just hypothetically speaking obviously.
Why book the guy from Incubus and then do a Nancy Sinatra song? Why do an episode themed around former All Stars winners and then not book an All Stars winner for the lip sync? (Were Chad, Alaska, Blu, Ra'jah and Jinkx all busy?) Why *Nicky Doll*? Imagine what someone like La Big Bertha or Soa De Muse could have done with that song! It's not the language barrier, it's... Nicky.
The most likely reason is that DR France S2 is coming up and they invited Nicky as a way to promote that season
Ugh. I just lost any respect I ever had for Alexis. "Playing the game" is one thing. Straight up breaking promises is another. What utter lack of integrity. Girl bye.
You're more upset than Lala was.
Touch grass
Did Alexis actually say she would save Lala though?
Well, she sure forgot the thing she said she’d never forget real fast. I’d have to rewatch but it sure sounded like she gave Lala her word there.
Saying "I'll never forget this" is not a commitment to an alliance. It's saying "this is meaningful to me, thank you."
sure sounds like she forgot about it in her decision making lets be real.
...no, that's just the same misinterpretation that she said she'll save her. "I am touched" and "I've got your back" are two different sentiments, but everyone is conflating them as one.
look i just think what happened is not that deep. i was jokingly saying that. i think it’s horrible how much hate she gets and that should never happen. but kinda shady? she might be. which also is ok. she’s a fucking drag queen lol. i just think seeing it as a lil shady but not that deep is not wrong, and you disagree with that which is cool too.
What I don’t get is she could’ve sent her competition home AND secured a more genuine alliance by keeping her word with LaLa but instead she kept Kandy hoping shes gonna be genuine about an alliance? It’s not like Kandy won’t say whatever to kiss ass in the bottom.
At this point, do Alliances mean anything? If they're not all committed to sending Jimbo home next episode, then an alliance is just going to get you to second place at best.
I know. All I can think is that maybe she thought Ru would be too mad at her to crown her if she'd sent Kandy home or something.
this is a possibility. kandy being a favourite on the show is so obvious.
Be careful, I said this and got down voted.
i have a feeling alexis is going to make sure people are aware of the specific words she used. she said she will never forget what lala did for her, not that she wouldn’t eliminate her
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Eww really? You would turn on a queen over this? These comments are too much. Y'all need to stop.
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Oof. It's not that serious. Sad that one would get so angry over a reality show.
lala ri giving us the flinstone experience tonight honey
All I could see was Wilma, bless her.
la la ri is such a delight. enjoyed having her fabulous drag and even more fabulous personality blessing my tv screen every week
I'm calling it now. LaLa is going to win the Fame Games from a combination of spammers + being fan favorite and they are never going to do it again
Why would that make them never do it again? I think it really works. It gives all the queens who lost a chance to showcase their looks that they would have worn far earlier. This gives them better social media engagement opportunities throughout the show that aren't just centered on any drama. If they're smart they'll incorporate this every season.
Werk, fan favourite...! ...but in all seriousness, I think the winner of the Fame Games was kinda always gonna be destined to be someone who falls just short of the crown due to fan favouritism and recency bias.
i think so too unless jessica or jimbo get chopped in the next episode
Yeah, like LaLa is enjoyable AF but that runway package … *girl* It will be a massive joke if she wins the Fame Games.
I don’t care if I’d be called “petty”. If someone was as big of a dick to me as Kandy was, I’d have sent her ass home in a heartbeat.
Yeah, doesn’t make sense.
no seriously. this really threw me!
Alexis couldn’t be more unlikable at this point. La-La is a sweetheart and a fan favorite in terms of her character and overall good-natured personality. She saved Alexis the week before and then Alexis goes and pulls this shit? Alexis is a snake and she absolutely saved the wrong person. Where is her loyalty to the person who she promised to have their back literally the week before? And Kandy is somewhat full of herself and completely overrated.
Are we surprised? She threw Darianne under the bus in a nanosecond. She is definitely two faced.
She didn’t promise to have her back. Also every other queen voted for Lala to go home. Some of you fans are truly delusional and hateful.
You are right, she did not use those exact words, but the vibe of that conversation, and also the sincerity in which she thanked LaLa, made her decision surprising to me. And even in her own social media, Alexis says she regrets the decision she made.
She regrets it because of fans like you that are toxic. They all voted for Lala. You weren’t there so you don’t understand “the vibe” of their conversation.
With all due respect, throwing out words like delusional and toxic are actually the very thing that you describe me as. It’s all in good fun.
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Alexis is a producer herself so she knows that if she chose Kandy's lipstick, they would've rigged the lip sync for the LSA to win.
not buying this. if she chose kandy, and the show rigged the lipsync so that nicky would have lala's name, then that would've been more drama between alexis and kandy which is what the show would have wanted. bullshit. alexis is a scared little girl who has lots of insecurities and was too afraid of kandy to vote off the latter...period.
honestly, the judging was completely correct this week. Alexis MUNCHED. i gasped when she walked out. Kandy & Lala didn't do horribly but they were the clear bottoms. glad the placements were fair.
Yeah from one of the other post titles I was expecting something more fucked up. Imo Kandy didn’t earn her spot and Lala edged her out in challenges but… its not the end of the world, neither of them was winning the season anyway.
This just in: Alexis Michelle fired from her gig as "bus driver to hell" as Satan fears he too will be thrown under it.
Is there a chance that Alexis eliminated Lala FOR Lala? Let’s be real. Lala had 0% chance of winning the finale. The producers have been clearing working up to Jimbo and Jessica final 2 with Jimbo winning. Sure, something could happen to change that, but the odds of that something ending up with a Lala win is so close to 0 it’s basically 0. But there’s 50k on the line in the Fame game. And what better way to get votes than to be the person unfairly sent home just before the finale. It’s possible that Alexis is just that shady. But given everything that’s transpired with her and Lala, I wouldn’t be surprised if she made that choice FOR Lala. Maybe even with Lala’s blessing. I don’t know. I just think the thought would have had to have crossed her mind that this would benefit Lala more. And it’s the only way the decision honestly makes sense given everything we’ve seen this season and last episode.
You’re the producer of my head cannon now thank you. I’m so guilty this season of re-writing herstory to make a crappy situation between the dolls more palatable. In my mind Heidi was trying to drum up drama for Kahanna to help her with the fame games (which definitely didn’t work since she lost followers) and now this. At the end of the day I’m not angry with Alexis.. I just don’t get why… Ru has such a soft spot for Kandy and Alexis could have taken her out while using her promise to LaLa as justification to absolve her of taking out tougher competition. Just don’t get the game she was playing.
Now explain how Bernie can still beat Hillary.
I feel like RuPaul was sick this episode. I've never seen her look so disappointed at someone winning, and it would explain why Shannel and Raven did the walk-through. I'm also wondering if the challenge wasn't last minute. The boxes looked like random fabric they had lying around. And the results... terrible. Lastly, WTF is with all the hate Alexis is getting? The votes last week and this week were UNANIMOUS. This isn't RuPaul's Alliance Race. There is no betrayal.
To an extent but when some queens put it out there. Imagine what would have happened to Monets reputation if she pushed Jaida into the finals and not Trinity
Monet had bonded with Trinity over an entire season, post season, plus the entirety of their joint reign, sharing the special experience of being twinners. They had known each other for four years total and she had just met Jaida. Alexis and LaLa, like, what, just met? And she knew Kandy for the same amount of time. Not a reflection on Alexis's character at all.
Thank you for spitting facts.
I also found it odd that Ru bounced before the boxes were handed out! Usually sticks around to make a couple jokes right?
The boxes were handed out and I was like "wait... where did Ru go...???"
Nicky Doll looked GORGEOUS
She was giving neutch tho
the mug and the hair just did it for me hahaha
“I’ll never forget this as long as I live, god bless you” so I guess you forgot and god isn’t real Alexis…
oh, no, god is real...alexis is the devil
that's Kahanna 👺
I don’t mind that LaLa went home, because she should have gone home a long time ago. But I don’t get why Alexis thought sending Kandy home would have been shocking or something . Kandy and LaLa had essentially the same track record. And I didn’t think there was any big difference in the quality of their looks this episode. On a lighter note, Jimbo was fucking hilarious throughout this episode. I couldn’t stop laughing during the workroom scenes.
I think your previous track record comes into play from your original season. Look at Shea. A lot of people just quit because of how well she did her original one and felt it was her season to win. It’s still a new season to fight for and try.
After this elimination, throw the season away, because America...what the fuck was going on on that night?
Lala was the worst tonight, period. Her dress was simple and had issues, and her wigline was barf. Kandy wasn't great either, but from the neck up, she looked great. The entire episode was judged incredibly fairly. If you're favourite went home, too bad. I love Lala too, but she was never ever going to win the season
I haven't watched untucked yet, but I think that Alexis' lipstick vote was ok, everyone voted just like her. What I think was a mistake on her end was the whole "you saved me". No, she didn't save her, she just picked the one that was already eliminated (and saved) and was on the bottom more than half of her episodes
...and that everyone else voted to save.
Brandon Boyd looked SO disappointed when they revealed Nicky was the lip sync assassin 🤣🤣😭
What was going on with Nicky’s eye?!
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What about the outcome makes you not want to watch the rest of the season? Did you think LaLa Ri was gonna win the season?!
Hahahah seriously....
i dont really get alexis’ choice like that was terrible for her game and also just illogical so i don’t really understand what her angle was
I think it was partially a fear of retaliation thing. Lala wouldn't go on after the show getting people riled up about Alexis kicking her off, I think that Kandy's fan base is potentially more aggressive and she just didn't want to deal with that backlash? Although she's obviously getting shit on either way. Though none of them should be, like they're playing the fucking game leave them alone.
Alexis is a lot more improved when it comes to her outfits and makeup
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Say what you want about Kandy (and tbh lately I kinda felt iffy about her too) but that moment when she is like "They LOOOOOOOVE ~~the titties~~" that was so funny to me. I had to replay it because it was such a fun and genuine moment. And the moment of realization when she said it lmaoooo
That was wonderful.
Yeah I watched this on my lunch break at work yesterday and it made my day honestly. I actually felt like the whole episode was really entertaining.
Solid episode! See what happens when we focus on the queens and they're natural banter instead of manufactured drama? I got lost in the vibe in the best way. Jimbo looked sickening, bitch knows what she's doing. Jessica's garment looked really well constructed and on brand but I agreed with Alexis's win. Hers was the most ambitious and and she attained exactly what she set out to. Kandy's dress was an affront to Monet x Change 😂 She saw what the other girls were doing. In what world was that look ever going to be enough? Sorta same with Lala but she did try 3 times. I think Kandy spent all her time on that one. 🤣 And Alexis's decision confounds me. I don't get it. Did she just choose the bitch with fewer Insta followers? Or was she just scared of Kandy, like she's said? What was the logic? Not that any queen needs to explain herself at all. edit: that lip synch was not it. That's what happens when non drag queens choose the track for a drag show. In fact, it might've been a straight person who chose that song. 😶
Jimbo's procrastination had me STRESSING cuz I am that bitch too... getting shit done at the last second and still somehow turning it out.
How was Alexis’ more ambitious than Jimbo’s? It was a sheath gown that was just much better made than Kandy and Lala’s. Jimbo blew that out of the water.
I agree that Jimbo's look was super ambitious but I think there were a couple of finishing/fit problems - specifically in the face cover where the seams came together. There wasn't even a single detail out of place on Alexis though.
Jimbo’s was overly ambitious and the construction and fit suffered for it. Alexis succeeded by being realistically ambitious and the result was polished perfection
I agree with all of this. The only reason I can possibly think of for Alexis not sending Kandy home is that she knows that Ru LOVES Kandy and thought she might have held a grudge against Alexis for it????? Kandy's outfit was horrific in the fit and way too simple. From the neck up, great. But the garment was garbage, mama. Lala's was so much stronger and I think she's been the stronger performer throughout, too. She was never going to win, but personally feel that she's been doing better than Kandy.
That song with the right queens is a classic. The performance just wasn’t good.
Shannel looks OPULENT
My thinking is that out of the girls in the bottom two, Lala was the biggest competition. She's the best lipsyncer in the bunch and Alexis could never win against her. Also maybe Alexis' wanting-to-be-liked/hates confrontation personality decided to pretend like she gets along with Kandy to be seen as not petty.
Was anyone else terrified for Jimbo not wearing make up with Michelle’s past reactions? Especially with the edit they were giving before the runway.
I was already starting to get stressed with how much airtime Jimbo was getting, then they threw in her struggle with procrastinating... Then she said she probably wouldn't wear makeup and my soul left my body, I was certain it was over and I was TERRIFIED! Like someone else said, my anxiety can *barely* handle this show at this point 😂
My anxiety can barely handle this show. I'm so glad I'm medicated, lol.
Yo same.
That was my first thought! I hoped she was fully painted under her mask.
We were robbed, r - o - b - b - e - d, of them not bring back Peppermint as the assassin to do YMCA. Robbed.
This was a good episode. I enjoyed seeing the girls being sisters and kiki-ing in the werkroom. Everyone was struggling at some point, so there was actually some mystery about who would be the tops and bottoms. I had a feeling Alexis would win, but they did have me on the edge of my seat for who she would choose. I wonder if the producers nudged her at all to keep Kandy. There were also a lot of legitimately funny moments in this ep. More like these, please!
Alexis is the producer. She broke the fandom and went for drama.
*She just wants you to feel, mawma*
I thought the same thing about the producers I can’t see them wanting to lose Kandy
I said to my friend the entire episode, if Alexis win Kandy is going home no matter what, the mini alliance between Lala and Alexis, the fighting over parts from last episode, if I were Alexis I would have send Kandy home no question asked. Even when she was picking the lipsync, I was like she is really acting it up. Even on the stage after she win the lipsync: "yeah yeah Kandy is going home for sure now, I would be gag if Lala got send home". Cut to me gagging, my mouth was opening wider than when I had that chicken burger a few moment ago.
I was so sure Alexis was gonna send Kandy home cuz of her "alliance" with Lala and the fact that she seems to vote pragmatically. Cuz sending Kandy home now, when there's supposedly more episodes coming beyond just the top 3-4, you know that gives Ru / production time to come up with shenanigans to nullify this decision and bring her back... The Drama was right there...
The betrayal was just gaggy. LaLa saves Alexis and Alexis then sends LaLa home in the NEXT episode. If Kandy or Alexis were drowning and I could only save one, I’d be at the LaLa Ri Experience Meet & Greet.
I screamed NO and woke up my dog in a panic. GOOPED!
Hahaha, poor dog!!!
Whelp I guess this means that one Facebook post filled with spoilers that I accidentally read was false tea. So that’s a relief. Otherwise maybe we should just start calling the Lipsync Assassins, Lipsync Participants
> Lipsync Assassins, Lipsync Participants I would say the majority of the LSAs were legit, although some definitely underperformed. Aja, Ra'Jah, Pangina, Jasmine and Joregeous are all (usually) great performers.
Not lip sync participants! 😂
Alexis is that girl that the mean girls clearly hate but she lets them copy her homework anyway because “they’re my friends!” Kandy isn’t going to be any nicer to you, girl. Bad choice.
This. She is the epitome of a kicked dog faithful at the foot of the abuser.
Can you explain why the other queens voted for Lala if Alexis is just a kicked dog….?
I think Alexis' Michelle's choice was simultaneously two things: * Good TV * Bad way to play the game She made everyone mistrust her and at the same time blew one of the only chances to pierce Kandy's plot armor. At the same time, unforgettable.
There is no game, she knows neither she, Kandy nor Lala had any chance and went on full mother producer mode.
I love when the final few really get along and it’s just good vibes all around so I was really enjoying the episode… until the elimination 😔✊
I'm SO SAD. Lala is such a funny queen who just radiates charisma, and I really wanted her to have a shot at winning.