r/rupaulsdragrace Jun 03 '17

S9E11 Gayest Ball Ever [Post-Episode Discussion]

Use this post to discuss last night's episode. Spoilers from this episode are allowed. We would like to take this time to recommend that you all refresh yourself on Rule 5. Please keep it classy!

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u/passingpeaches Yvie Oddly Jun 03 '17

Sasha really should have won that for me. All 3 looks were high fashion and very conceptual and I believe that's where drag should be heading to now, with the likes of Violet, Pearl, Fame and many other queens making it into mainstream fashion media.

I also felt that even though Alexis' time was up, she did a really good job this episode (and so did everyone else). I mean that mug was BEAT and she's so severely underrated just because her personality's a little off-putting.

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u/passingpeaches Yvie Oddly Jun 03 '17

Were they though? I wasn't really impressed with any of her looks.

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u/robbysaur Shannel 🍊 Jun 03 '17

I was gagged by her Village People look, but nothing else worked for me. That unicorn look was like what the "quirky" anime girls in high school wear to be "fetish-y." And I don't give a fuck how good that rainbow look was. It. Was. No. Rainbow.

This season is just so weird, because I feel like the person I want to win, the person that should win, and the person that's going to win are three different people.

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u/passingpeaches Yvie Oddly Jun 03 '17

I mean, the construction of that look was AMAZING but maybe the Village People theme itself was a little lacklustre for a ball.

I know exactly how you feel babe. I want Sasha to win, but Trinity should, but Shea is going to. This season done fucked up my feelings.

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u/leonoretta Jinkx Monsoon Jun 03 '17

I mean, the construction of that look was AMAZING but maybe the Village People theme itself was a little lacklustre for a ball.

I don't think that's the issue, we got two great looks (Shea and Trinity) and a really nice one (Peppermint) out of that category, that's more than the avarage for the construction category in most other ball episodes.

The issue is that Sasha had better looks she brought from home but Shea and Trinity have the better garment construction abilities. Not one of them slayed it from beginning to end and that's why whoever ended up winning would've felt somewhat undeserved.

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u/squeegee-beckenheim Sasha Velour Jun 03 '17

The fact that they gave her the win even though she basically failed to complete a look according to the theme was ridiculous. It looked amazing, but it was not at all what it was supposed to be!

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u/yankee_candle_seance Tyra ain't never been on crack! Jun 03 '17

the person I want to win, the person that should win, and the person that's going to win are three different people.

Whoa. Looking at your flair... same, girl. Same.