RuPauls Drag Race
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Freaky but notFreak-ayyyy.Brooke Lynn?
You look good, but wheres the beef?
Do you know what Im saying?Well.
But before getting to that, lets rewind to the episodes opening minutes.
This is one of the reasons Ive found it difficult to enjoy Yvie in the past.
you’re able to totally be real; everybody loves real!
The silent treatment is fully given, and it will eventually break Yvie down.
This isnt shaking your titties at the camera, this isbusiness.
Truly, look back at almost every mini-challenge of the season.
Shes won every one.
and also a callback tothe bitwhere she shoots a Ping-Pong ball out of her ass and Ru catches it.
Truly, its just the Snatch Game, but this time it takes place on a boat.
Its all just fun!
Madison instead of Oprah Winfrey.
Around the room, though, the confidence isnt at Silky levels.
In fact, the girls are largely shook.
Its clear, however, that Brooke Lynn is beyond help here.
Heres the rundown of what goes down on that panel:
Silky Nutmeg Ganache as T.S.
Every box is checked.
Madison loves big dicks and partying; its unlikely that Silky does not also enjoy both of those things.
Looking around the room, to say that sets her apart is an understatement.
Nina will surely be commended for what shes done here.
She develops a delicious little back and forth with Silkys T.S.
Madison, which says to me that shes not going to back down from someone else whos succeeding.
Shes going to be a part of that energy and use it to her advantage.
Her answers are clever, she looks fun, and its overall a success.
But you cant ignore that she is using a major crutch with that characterization.
For me, the comedy here is clear.
Snatch Game is a bunch of crazy female characters vying for attention and trying to get a word in.
Does this not remind you ofThe View?
These are all very Whoopi, in her current form.
She will obviously be in the bottom two for this.
Shuga seems a little tentative, a little too content to do just enough to get by.
Im very much enjoying the performance, but Silky is sitting behind her truly dominating the scene.
In a talking head, Shuga even acknowledges this much.
Girl, you gotta stop being a fan.
Youre in the same competition as her.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo as Danielle Bregoli, a.k.a.
But it aint the assignment, and she will certainly hear about it at judging.
AKeria C. Davenport as Tiffany Haddish:Is it a rock solid Tiffany Haddish?
She aint necessarily ready forSNL.
But shes having fun!
Overall, she makes Ru laugh without impressing her with specificity.
Brooke Lynn Hytes as Celine Dion:A fullwoof.
Perhaps one of the worst Snatch Game performances in history, and it seems entirely self-inflicted.
Nonetheless, her Celine Dion is very bad.
She commits only 25 percent to the voice, she doesnt know enough about her home nations No.
1 diva export to riff with Ru, and she looks like a deer in the headlights throughout.
Its obviously one of the two weakest performances, along with fellow front-runner Yvie.
So, overall, this is actually a better Snatch Game than most!
Theyre usually truly godawful, and this one was not!
Before we get there, one conflict is resolved while another simply sits and simmers.
Yvie apologizes right back.
Sisters, they decide to put everything behind them and move forward in the competition.
Yvies conflict with Silky, however?
Is not resolving anytime soon.
On the runway, RuPaul looks like a gorgeous, sexy grown-up Pebbles Flintstone.
Are ready to slay em in their sequins.
This ends up being one of the better runways weve seen across the board.
AKeria starts very strong in a zebra-inspired black-and-white dress that is absolutely stunning.
Vanjie is objectively looking gorgeous, and objectively wearing a swimsuit with a cape attached.
She will be shot at dawn by Michelle Visage.
Nina West serves campy patrioticeleganzaand digs further into her brand as a big old funny queen.
I really like it, but am wondering what would happen if Nina decides to bringsexto the runway.
She doesnt need to!
But Iamwondering what that would look like.
I love this dress, she coos as Shuga slowly makes her way to the back of the runway.
This is a big week for her.
So.Then.Brooke Lynn Hytes gets on the runway.
At first, Im pleased to see a disco-inspired look with a sequined cape and an Afro.
Its not a revolutiooh, bitch.
Ru will later invoke the name Nomi Malone to describe what she looks like, and that is apt.
Its like if Pamela Anderson at her peak were a foot taller and more of a star.
She has turned her narrative on this episode all the way around.
She will not be remembered for her disastrous Celine.
Shell be remembered for this.Iconique!
The pantsuit is colorful and cute.
I like her wig.
The cutouts in the back that show her ass, sure.
Im still fully blacked out from what Brooke Lynn has done.
It came out of nowhere.
Truly the definition of shock and awe.
She and AKeria are told they are safe, and the judges turn to their top and bottom critiques.
Michelle barely lets anyone say a word to Vanjie, laying into her about her runway.
At this point, I dont know what else to do, says Michelle.
Ross tries to argue that there is a brand happening here, and Michelle calls instant bullshit.
In all fairness, shes right.
Vanjie should be bringing more to the runway.
The judges cant help themselves with Brooke Lynn and her runway.
The first thing they do is praise her up and down and all around for that.
They agree that it will go down in history as one of the best runway presentations of all time.
That Celine Dion still happened.
Its a very negative critique, and she still may land in the bottom.
Overall, it isnt as bad a critique as Yvies.
Silky receives enthusiastic feedback about both her T.S.
Madison and her runway, and its clear she is the front-runner to win this week.
Silky leaves this week with the prestigious title of Snatch Game winner.
Oh, its on.
And if you thought Brooke Lynns runway was the highlight of this episode?
Bitch, think again.
Demi Lovatos Sorry Not Sorry provides an opportunity for these girls to go all the fuck out.
But this is not all about Brooke Lynn.
RuPaul even exclaims What?!
while watching her at one point.
The woman could eat her own ass.
And the lip-sync is perfect the whole time?!
There are flips, tricks, turns, drops.
Its a roller coaster of fierceness.
And you bet your ass they both fucking stay.
Sending one of them home would have been a tragedy.
This is the best episode of the season, and maybe one of the better ones of the series.
The girls are starting to show up, pop off, and its going down.
This season, like Brooke Lynn Hytes and Yvie Oddly, is suddenly flying in all directions.
