Rupauls Drag Race Season 10

[Mildred Plotka]

Starts tonight, hunties!

Excited, but watching the first several minutes on VH1.com doesn’t have me super jazzed about many of the queens yet. Looks like it’s their youngest season of queens thus far. Hope there’s as much talent as there is look. Seems like many of the younger queens these days just know how to work an Instagram filter.

And I am still baffled by the appeal of Eureka.

[Kad]

I'm excited for the NYC queens. Monet X Change can really turn it out in performance.

[Mildred Plotka]

Did Vh1 cancel plans to show untucked after the regular show? It’s not on this or next week’s schedule per their website.

[TotallyEffed]

Team Cracker!

[Mildred Plotka]

I think Untucked May just be listed as part of the show. Each episode appears to be 2 hours l, spnthe last 30 must be Untucked.

[ColorTheHours048]

The last 30 minutes of every episode will, indeed, be the Untucked portion.

I’m so excited! Mostly because I’m dying for the show to return to its roots of equal parts drama and talent and not just a garden variety reality show devoid of all the things that made us love Drag Race to begin with. I’m rooting for that whole batch of NYC queens. Miz Cracker is my favorite so far, just based on interviews and that opening 14 minutes.

[Mildred Plotka]

I’m just happy to be done with them voting each other off the Island. I hope next All Stars abandons this as well.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Great opening episode, I thought! The right girl probably won and the right one surely went home first. There was a powerhouse starstudded mini-challenge (revelatory to see some of the past winning queens the way they look today), and a truly worthy maxi challenge (shades of our favorite old Project Runway challenges). The whole hour and a half showed real skills and real honest drama. Hail the returning champion of reality shows. 

[Musical Master]

Now this is what I call a great opening episode! Most of these new queens are so good, it's currently hard for me to pick a favorite. That Christina Aguilera entrance though was really funny. 

[broadwayjim42]

Agree with Someone In A Tree--the right queen one and the right one went home. Vanessa reminded me uncomfortably of Season 9 Aja.

[TotallyEffed]

This feels like a return to form.

[Valentina3]

This episode reminded me of seasons 2-5 where the show didn't need to construct drama because queens weren't constantly watching what they say/feel, or producers wouldn't make stuff happen where there wasn't any (I mean, in an obvious way).

I loved me some Vanessa hope there's a return episode. Realllly looking forward to this season!

[Valentina3]

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[ColorTheHours048]

What a great return to what makes Drag Race such a fun show. Happy Mayhem won, happy Miz Cracker was close behind. I was GAGGED over Blair St. Clair’s runway look, but she kind of faded into the background otherwise. Already over the Aquaria/Cracker non-drama, but I’m interested to see if it ever comes to a head on Untucked.

This is definitely a high bar season 10 has set for itself. Excited to see where it takes us.

[ArtMan]

For those that live in NYC.  Are there any clubs where the Season 10 (or other seasons) girls perform Wednesday -Sunday?  Would like to see a show (in May) after my evening show, but somewhere that the show doesn't start at midnight or 1:00 am.  Thanks.

[JP2]

ArtMan said: "For those that live in NYC. Are there any clubs where the Season 10 (or other seasons) girls perform Wednesday -Sunday? Would like to see a show (in May) after my evening show, but somewhere that the show doesn't start at midnight or 1:00 am. Thanks."

Off the top of my head:

Dusty is at Pieces on Fridays and hosts Look Queen on Sundays

Monet is at Harware on Sunday nights (with Cracker), and Industry on Thursday.

Aquaria doesn't seem to have a set gig that I'm familiar with. I always end up seeing her at a random party or event.

 

But keep in mind that Drag Race generally changes a Queens schedule. The weekly gig life turns into the tour life.

[Kad]

Monet performs along with the fantastic Pixie Aventura (undoubtedly a future contestant herself) at Barracuda regularly, too.

 

[ArtMan]

Thanks, JP2 and Kad.

[RippedMan]

I saw the end of Monet at Hardware a few weeks ago.

[JP2]

"But keep in mind that Drag Race generally changes a Queens schedule. The weekly gig life turns into the tour life."

 

Welp... Dusty Ray Bottoms just announced she is no longer doing Frisky Friday's at Pieces, or The Dusty Ray Bottoms Show at Hardware.

 

 

[ColorTheHours048]

Does anyone else watch the 10-15 minute previews they release on the VH1 app every week? It always gets me pumped for the episode to come because it sets up most of the narrative thread.

I am already over The Vixen. You can tell she’s a force of nature to watch live, but I am not at all into messy queens who live for drama.

[Kad]

Right now, Trixie is doing two tours at once- her Moving Parts show, plus the Hater's Roast. And the other queens are involved in tours or are booked at clubs everywhere. It's crazy. The queens often talk about how they rarely even get to go home.

[Mildred Plotka]

Drag Race is my favorite television show, and I nearly turned it off due to Eureka’s constant whining tonight. I didn’t think she could annoy me more. She outdid herself tonight. And it was even worse in Untucked. Her lip sync for your life was good, but girl loves to hear herself talk.

[Kad]

Between her three weeping sessions over the 2 hours and her backseat driving during the prep for the challenge, I am... over Eureka. And her best drag was... questionable.

She slayed the lip sync, undoubtedly. But I think her time on this show is running out.

[ColorTheHours048]

Unless Eureka got it all out of her system this week and makes a total 180, I don’t think she’s long for this season.

That maxi challenge was truly bizarre, but thank GOD for Team Vixen bringing at least some personality and humor to what can only be described as the definition of “bottom of the barrel.”

I know she’s not going to last, but I liiiiiiive for Blair’s runway looks. This week was breathtaking. I’m generally dubious that this was anyone’s “very best drag,” but I imagine they’d want to save their very best for later on in the season. As Ross said “If it’s in the closet, it won’t do you any good.”