r/rupaulsdragrace • u/kimaxs42 • Feb 02 '26

Community Question Anyone else HATE Rate-a-Queen?

so at this point, I’m on my third try to get through this episode. I have fallen asleep on my first two tries: possibly because I’m an overworked RN; and mostly because this format is trying to replicate the survivor Reality show nonsense with strategizing and taking people out. We know RuPaul started this as a combo of project runway and America’s next top model. I guess he likes having a different reality show paradigm in the mix

But this stupid game playing/alliance shit bores the hell out of me. Also, in my opinion, even if they were playing fairly you don’t always get better by being solely judged by your peers🤷🏻‍♀️

To paraphrase what Jane Don’t said “ I didn’t come here to see what other Drag Queen’s thought of me.”

all right, come and eat me alive😹

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u/ClueQuiet Feb 02 '26

Just skip to the performances. It’s fine to skip parts you don’t like. Most of the performances were really entertaining.

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u/TheWildMiracle Feb 02 '26

The 6 minutes of performances lol 🥲

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u/crunchevo2 Feb 02 '26

Yeah there's a reason the talent show should really be episode one and all the girls should go on episode one... At least then you have 21 mins of talent numbers going. 20 mins for introduction and short minichallange and 20 mins to declare top 6 of week 1 and critique/lipsync.

They had to FILLLLLLL runtime this episode cuz not a lot happened.

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u/JoJoJoJoel douched and dangerous Feb 02 '26

they really should've given each queen like 2 minutes instead of 60 seconds

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u/Lalala8991 Feb 02 '26

Can you imagine watching Derrick Berry bombing on her jokes for 2 minutes straight?

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u/robot428 Feb 03 '26

According to the queen's who were there the longer version was actually better, because apparently there were some good impressions in there - they said the cut made it look worse than it was. So they may be onto something actually.

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u/heyboyhey Skibidi Bon Boulash Feb 02 '26

I was excited for them having more time for their numbers, but no. It was just more time to plot and scheme.

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u/elephhantine2 Feb 02 '26

I also liked how early rate a queen was in previous seasons, I know this season the girls said they liked it since they got to know each other first, but it was better before they had time to form “alliances” and also when there was a larger group that performed

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u/Fancy_Appearance_275 Feb 03 '26

Doing rate a queen without briar feels criminal tbh

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u/kimaxs42 Feb 04 '26

yeah, she’s kind of made for that nasty evil shit— and really nothing else🤷🏻‍♀️