As a huge John Waters fan, I’d been looking forward to last
night’s episode all week and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. Last
week’s emotional rollercoaster of an episode saw Ginger Minj
in the bottom two and defeating JaidynnDoire Fierce in a lip-sync battle for the books. Last
night’s episode saw the return of Trixie Mattel — and as Kennedy Davenport said,
“Today’s a new day with an extra bitch.”
Monday night’s mini-challenge can be summed up in one word:
SHADE. The library was open and each contestant got a chance to vent and hurl
insults at the queens of her choosing. Ginger Minj
was asked if she ever ended up saving that little girl from the poltergeist. (This
house is clean! RIP Zelda Rubinstein.) Miss Fame threw insults and all she got
was silence. Did anyone else see that tumbleweed roll by? But the winner of the
mini-challenge was Trixie…she’s baaaaaack.
For the maxi-challenge, the queens would be paying tribute
to the legendary John Waters — the King of Bad Taste; the Pope of Trash. The
queens would be screen testing for a new “Rusical”
based on John Waters’ most iconic scenes. #JohnWatersForever
Is this a team challenge? Of course it is.
Team “Poo” — Pearl, Miss Fame, and Violet Chachki
Team “Egg” — Trixie Mattel and Ginger Minj
Team “Cha Cha Heels” — Katya and
Kennedy Davenport
This was gonna be good…
Team Poo’s screen test was inspired by “Pink Flamingos,”
with each queen playing different versions of Divine, John Waters’ muse. Team
Cha Cha’s screen test was inspired by “Female
Trouble,” with Kennedy playing Dawn Davenport. And Team Egg’s screen test was
also inspired by Pink Flamingos, with Ginger Minj
playing the legendary “egg lady” originally played by Edith Massey. Each team
would be screen testing with Lucian Piane and
Michelle Visage.
During the screen tests, everyone was told to STEP IT UP.
This is John Waters, ladies and gentlemen. You go big or you go the f**k home. Team Poo was a mess (shocker). Pearl stumbled
through her lines, there was no cohesion, and Lucian told them they didn’t feel
like a group. Tell it, Lucian.
I would be perfectly happy if all three of these queens went
home. Violet has been the most improved out of all three, but besides the
visual, I’m just not seeing much to keep her here. Someone needs to spike
Pearl’s Ambien drip with some amphetamines: I can’t take the monotone voice and
the barely there performances anymore. Miss Fame just seems to miss the mark —
I can see the intention is there, and I think the passion is there as well, but
the execution is just not doing it for me.
I was ready to see some ugly dresses, bring on the runway!
The judges were Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley (He’s
alive!), Demi Lovato (Sure?) and *John Waters*. May the filthiest woman win!
Kennedy Davenport channeled Sophia from the Golden Girls for
her look. Katya was a vision in hideous crochet, although as John Waters pointed
out, the hippest girl in Brooklyn would probably kill for that dress. Ginger Minj was all neon green and polka dots. Trixie Mattel
brought 1980’s prom realness. Pearl’s look was childish but not ugly. Violet Chachki served clown chic and Miss Fame came out in a
glamourous tent.
It was time to watch the screen tests. Katya and Kennedy in “Cha
Cha Heels” were fantastic with Katya going for it as
the mom. Kennedy was whipping her around the room and when Kennedy threw the
Christmas tree at her at the end, the judges were eating it up. Ginger Minj in “Eggs” was flawless. She channeled egg lady with
all she had and it was clear who the winner was going to be. Poor Trixie was
lost in her shadow, but still gave a good performance. Team “Poo” really lived
up to their name: Pearl sucked, there was way too much random tongue work, and
it just paled in comparison to the other two. Someone’s going home…
Judges critiques were aligned with my thoughts. Everyone
thought Trixie did a good job but Ginger was the star. John thought that Miss
Fame needed ugly lessons because he found her dress rather chic, and he said
Katya added a new layer of filth to her performance. (The highest compliment!)
And Pearl just phoned it in.
What did the queens think of each other? Who should go home?
Pretty much everyone said Miss Fame, except for Violet who thought Trixie
should leave. Miss Fame told the rest of the queens to f**k off, and said that
Pearl should go home because she’s too cool for Season 7.
Who was the winner? Ginger Minj of
course! From the bottom last week to the top this week — she’s already won
three challenges. Kennedy, Katya, Trixie and Violet were all safe. Miss Fame
and Pearl faced off in the lip-sync to Demi Lovato’s
“Really Don’t Care.” Guys, I really didn’t care about this song. The lip-sync was boring … BORING. This was their last chance
to show the judges why they should keep one of them and it was a total snorefest. Pearl performed better than Miss Fame but that
didn’t say much.
Pearl got to stay and Miss Fame sashayed away.
Next week: Only 6 left!
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2015.
