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Since it's premiere back in March, season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race has been one of the most polarising ever. Many fans point to the move to major network VH1 as the root of all evil, alleging that the change of channels has led to the "commercialisation" and "mainstreaming" of the show, and that the new network has stripped back all that was brilliant about the show to begin with, from the Pit Crew to the extended runway scenes. And sadly for her, Wendy Williams has often been the face of this outrage, thanks to a misplaced hosting gig with the show. We're nine episodes into season nine now, and whether it's luck or some divine intervention, it seems like the show has finally done it. Last night's episode was hands down the best one all season, despite the fact that a mini-challenge was nowhere to be seen. The main challenge for the week found the girls asked to create their own TV pilot to pitch to networks, which in the great Drag Race tradition of course led to a blaxploitation series involving a Russian spy, a sitcom about two Christian mothers dealing with their sons sexuality, and a prison drama involving two hookers. But it was the fun and drama in the episode, rather than the challenge itself, which made it one to remember. Much of this season has been devoted to the "special moments" the girls have in the workroom - whether it's Peppermint discussing her transgender identity, Sasha slamming Russia or Valentina talking about her eating disorder - and we still got a little of that in this episode with Sasha's crash course on club kids, but it was blessedly short. Instead, the extra time was filled with scenes of the girls gaming each other and playing around, which was a nice change from the serious tone we'd had previously. In the workroom, Alexis continued the trend of trying to dominate every challenge, fighting Peppermint for the voice over in their pilot; while Sasha and Shea forged their friendship even further and Nina and Valentina made the interesting choice not to shoot from a script. The pilots themselves turned out just okay, although Sasha and Shea took a well-deserved win for their on-brand, simple and effective spy comedy. The runway, on the other hand, was one of the best we've had all season, with each queen debuting their own version of a 'Club Kid' look, and the majority of them succeeding spectacularly. And what happened after the runway was truly shocking. Valentina, the "beautiful", "gorgeous" "Linda Evangelista" lookalike faced her ally, the forever self-doubting Nina in a surprise lip sync. And, after an altercation with RuPaul about the suitability of a veil in a lip syncing challenge - she later revealed that she didn't know the words to the song which was why she wanted to keep it on - Valentina was the queen to sashay away. More than a thirteenth queen in the form of Cynthia or a shock elimination in the form of Eureka, Valentina's elimination was for me the biggest twist of this season. Given the "winners edit" the producers were giving her up until this point - from the cute reaction shots, to the candle she prayed to, to the amount of screen time dedicated to telling her how "beautiful" she was - I really thought that Valentina was going to go all the way and snatch the trophy this year, despite my protests that she didn't deserve it. Of course, queens return every season on Drag Race, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if Valentina came back in a future episode - after all, I can't ever remember Ru dismissing a queen with so much malice and I can't see that standing forever. But if Valentina really is gone for good, then I'm not only completely shook but also completely impressed by the ability of the Drag Race editors to know their formula so well and to know exactly how to subvert it. If it stands, Valentina's elimination will almost definitely set her up for an All Stars gig - and let's hope it will set up Sasha for a win this season as well.
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Sis, we both know it's a pencil dick. Maybe 7" or 8" but no thickness there at all.
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RuPaul's Drag Race RuView: RuPaul Roast
Main Pop Girl commented on Main Pop Girl's article in Reviews
Farrah's set was sooooo uncomofortable, but her little sighs and gasps made me laugh so hard. That bitch is untalented af but she's also pretty af and I miss her whiny ass! I give Alexis kudos for her balls, but she came off as kinda unprofessional and rude talking to Tamar like that. If you're gonna drag anyone, drag Michelle Visage instead! -
Most likely sometime around October like the last season.
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Robin is a trashy JT rip off. Kristian is a tacky Troye Sivan rip off. Blanche isn't ripping anyone off because no one else would make such disgusting music.
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Maybe I'll check out the top five from those years, but there's so much on there to listen to it becomes exhausting... Why has there gotta be so many countries in Europe?
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How do you know tho? Asking for a friend...
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Aww, maybe one day when you get it fixed!
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To be fair she did that for Coachella... They could have even filmed scenes for ASIB on the Eurovision stage like they did there!
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I totally picked up on the Scream vibe, it's really similiar but not a copy which is cool. I got a little Riverdale from the story as well! You should write it out as a script and see if anyone would pick it up!
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Yasss, great minds think alike! There really is a song for every mood on there!
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I've only read up until the end of the first episode so far, but I love it! You're a great writer and I think this could make a brilliant TV show! What series is it based on originally?
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I've never heard of them but this does sound kinda familiar! I love this 90s kinda style as well.
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You better tell me what you think!
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It's sad that she's fallen so far... I remember her at her peak when 'Maneater' was on the radio pretty much non-stop!
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Brilliant... So she confirms an album in November then by May she's not releasing anything ever again. I love Bonnie but she makes it hard to support her when she can't even get her plans straight...
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I'm super surprised to hear this! I feel like getting big US popstars wasn't a thing in Eurovision before JT, right? So I just assumed it was a one off thing. But it seems like weird timing for Gaga given she's filming her movie and looking after her friend who's just died of cancer... It would have been great to have a live performance of 'The Cure' to jam to tho.
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Why would you wanna give DISGASTING any of your coin tho?
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Amelia Lily, ha impact on titles!
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Anti-Swift Squad Releasing Their First Single
Main Pop Girl commented on Main Pop Girl's article in News
I think Nicki just does whatever will get her the most promo, whether that's liking or hating someone. And Taylor is jalouse of any female artist who doesn't need to use her as promo for a successful career...- 4 comments
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Sounds great as usual, I love your version of 'Sweet Creature' just as much as the original!
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'Spirit of the Night' was kind of a hot mess but tbh it's everything I love about Eurovision... Vaguely talented singers making a fool of themselves on stage singing a cheesy af song? Perfect! I don't think I watched all of last year but imo this year was really great! It had the big Europop dance tracks ('Hey Mamma'), the swooping ballads ('Apollo'), the crazy ridiculous shit (whoever the yodellers were ) and the winner was completely left of centre. I loved it and it's the first Eurovision album I've ever downloaded!
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I'm really surprised they're ending it after this season! I've only watched a little so far but it seems interesting and I feel like it's only just started blowing up internationally so I'm confused as to why they'd end it...
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Justin Bieber Lookalike Tries To Shade Katy Perry
Main Pop Girl replied to Main Pop Girl's topic in Entertainment News
I agree. I was so into The Veronicas until she appeared in their video, and now I judge them so hard for even associating with this human garbage. It makes me sad to know she's kissed this girl. -
I kind of like having them around just so everyone can publicly shame them in this thread tho...