especially I remember mis Cracker saying she actually poured all her insecurities into the challenge and the judges were basically saying "no thats not your insecurities 💋" just awkward episode all around
@@ChrolliForeveryou say that as if they had control over the other queens picks. maybe the big madonna fan should have thought of a way to distribute outfits instead of being pissed off at them. twice.
What's even crazier is that in season 9 production left it up to chance AGAIN, by not pre approving the queen's looks. This is made clear by the fact that 2 looks had doubles
the producers just did not give a shit about jaidynn or kandy in season 7 and it really sucks. like trixie was never a huge part of the season either, but her coming back gave her some story-line to work with, whereas jaiden and kandy are just there, despite jaidynn doing really good and kandy being a lip sync assassin.
I still would give anything for Jaidynn to come back and finally get her flowers after all this time. Also, why do we never talk about her costume making skills and her creativity?
It still baffles me that Naomi's Madonna runway look was even considered a Kimono. It was just a Victoria's Secret dressing gown and lingerie; Naomi looked great, don't get me wrong, but the outfit was nowhere near a Kimono.
I get your point, but it was inspired by the kimono look... I think if it wasn't for the other kimono looks it really couldve been considered a great and sexy adaption of the look (tho theres an equal chance it wouldve been ripped apart)
@@kev7600I know this might seem silly since Akashia isn’t really someone we talk often about nowadays but, yeah people really couldn’t stand her personality and her struggling in basically all the challenges didn’t help her case
@@hwasa217 It would have to be done in realtime. You can use blur to make things look less focused in post, but the only way to make things more focused is in the camera. So the cameraperson positioned themself so that Coco and Alyssa were in frame, and they were able to slide the focus from Coco to Alyssa at that moment. It's pretty impressive work
For the SNL challenge in season 16 when Rupaul said "back by popular demand" All Stars 8 hadn't even aired yet when season 16 filmed so literally no one even saw the challenge to be demanding it.
@@sarahcatherine57I’m fairly certain Sharon’s partner (the one who was threatening to beat up Chad Micheals) would later clarify that he was instructed to act super aggressive or “masculine.” I think the fight between him and Chad was partially staged so the queens could get a cigarette break
I never saw the episode and it’s the only episode of that season I’ve never seen which sucked cuz I really like Joslyn and she was eliminated that episode, do we know the reason on why it’s completely erased from the season?
@@t.s.1156because it was actually way worse than what we were shown. Joslyns makeover partner was there as an ultimatum, as his fiancée told him she would not marry unless he did drag as punishment for cheating her. On top of the fact that after TKB was eliminated they removed all the dark foundations and basically set Joslyn up to fail, and this becomes obvious when you see poor Joslyn’s makeover partner come out in gray face. I’m not sure what else exactly but I know there’s a lotttt of negativity and controversy surrounding the production of this episode.
I think the Denim and Diamonds drag could be awesome now, where queens are serving a lot more elaborate looks. Like Nymphia with denim? Imagine that after the bows dress!
Season 2 Runway was not “Denim and Diamonds” that was the theme when Season 10 did it. Season 2 runway category was just “Country Realness” which explains why there wasn’t a diamond to be found.
Wow, I was CERTAIN the first episode of season 13 "The Pork Chop" was the lowest rated of all time. I'm kinda shocked that it isn't, the way they decimated the best parts of an opening while giving trauma to the queens was so uncomfortable to watch.
Yeah agreed. Ik it was season 1 but that episode gets me so heated lolol the judging is insane. A fun heated for me tho, like i have passionate feelings about it especially with how good the lip sync was!!
I used to trust IMDB reviews but after the Drag race Brasil review bomb Drag race Mexico and Drag Race Germany because they wanted their franchise to be the best I can't trust that anymore. it has become tool to boost or hinder franchises just for petty fandom fights.
If your lowest Episode is 7,3/10 its a great season and it was the First One. Yes. The whole season is underrated! Most of what WE Love about drag Race was included from the start!
Maybe some complex choreo or queens working with trained cheerleaders, if the judges really NEEDED to see someone in the air, but asking people who aren't trained to pull off those stunts after a brief crash course was wrong. It's a wonder no one was maimed for life, you can literally become paralyzed if someone catches you wrong
2:33 "by no means is this a bad episode", "and it's probably the weakest part of the episode"... Did you forgot the mini-challenge in which the queens were blindfolded and forced to eat all kinds of disgusting cadavers?
I hated the Dragazines episode. First of all, the prompts weren't explained well, or at all, to the queens before they were told to pick. I remember RuPaul just saying, "you got ____ magazine" after they were distributed randomly. Second, the judges were just bitching about everything, right down to the font. Like I get the cover is the selling point, but it's like when people bitching about Maddy not wearing heels for her Marie Antoinette runway. The bitch literally has her head on a plate and all you wanna care about is flats... and aren't even part of the runway theme. Lastly, Phi Phi and Sharon were definitely the best, but I hate that everyone else was low. I think Chad was 3rd best, Willam was safe for AT LEAST having a relevant theme for her cover, and maybe I think Latrice or Dida could've be in the bottom with Jiggly. It was just a chop, mainly cuz the queens were LITERALLY give prompts without prior knowledge and RuPaul was like "just take it". They should definitely revisit the concept though, especially with more drag queens getting interviews for Elle and Cosmo.
Sidenote: "Queens in Space" was inspired by "Pigs in Space" from the Muppet Show (that's why they have the pig ears). This choice iconically way on so many levels.
Queens of Talk in season 6 was dumb. They did it again in season 15 and called it 50/50. Why do the queens need to know how to interview celebrities? I don't want to learn things about celebrities. I'd rather learn about the queens. It's just an irrelevant challenge.
The REAL tea is what kind of person is going to IMDB and rating an episode? I've watched every season from all English-speaking franchises and never thought to go upvote or downvote after an episode lol
THIS is why I love watching Jack. His positive outlook. Able to take a negative concept and give it some positive context and insight. Love these kind of vids so much
To be fair, according to everything I’ve heard about Deja’s “Lip Sync For Your Pleasure” (Which is all stuff I’m _sure_ you’ve also heard!), had they included it in the episode, it almost certainly would’ve been rated even _lower_ than it already is! lol. (And some of this chatter about how bad Deja’s lip sync was came straight from Deja herself. lol. So I’m not trying to hate on her at all OR spread around any false info!) Also, I just *LOVE* you for properly propping up Jaidynn and giving her proper props for her performance as Bianca! lol. I LOOOOOOGE Miss Kennedy to DEATH and she was great and all but Jaidynn 100% should have won that challenge as she was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!! (And I am just *thrilled* to see people finally talking about it more and more these days. Also, Jaidynn Diore Fierce 4 All Stars!!!)
For some reason I thought the emoticon at the end of your comment was a grade... Like how people will say "great episode 9/10", I thought the same thing was happening and you were rating it a zero point zero 😭 what a rollercoaster of emotions I've just been through
I sub to you but I was too lazy to scroll to find this video since I’m catching up on my subscriptions since being sick and I typed jackf in the search w autocorrected to jackfruit but you still showed up on top!
Besides de premiere, I really like S13, maybe because I love Symone so much and I am so runway focused... don't really get what could make s13 so poorly rated besides de premiere.
I think the premiere hurts the season because it is clear from the start that the "winner" squad will be favored and the "porkchop" squad will be overlooked, which is why some strong queens like Denali or Rose or even Utica ended up being overlooked and treated poorly by production while queens on the other group where clearly favored (like Kandy for instance, being saved after losing a lipsync), so it is a case where the premiere ends up hindering the entire season I think (no shade to any queens and ofc Symone is so amazing but that is why I think S13 isn't as highly rated as other seasons)
The first episode doomed s13 imo, because it made obvious to everyone watching (not tv savvy people, but all viewers) who were the favourites and who weren't. and it made it really mean spirited for the "loser" group in general, for example, people wouldn't really noticed the mistreatment of Utica if the first episode didn't happen, same with Denali.
@@grandmabecky7984at the time s12 was surrounded with controversy obviously because of the dq, but also all the opinions about the "undeserving" winner, people sending death threats to Brita because she was "mean and annoying", the fact that having a finale via zoom felt wrong (even though there was no other way to film it) but I'm glad now people are starting to appreciate and enjoy the season because it is actually really good and full of talent
I wonder if having a "Night of a Thousand" category on the runway drags down an episode's rating. I find such categories really boring and they don't leave much room for creativity.
A. I would love if you would do this for All Stars/international seasons too. I really enjoyed this concept and analysis! B. Perhaps the low rating for the premiere episode might stem from 2009 being a generally more homophobic time, and them seeing it in their TV lineup had them feeling some type of way, as IMDb and people rating (and rate bombing too) stuff has been around for decades.
The idea of the World's Worst is good. I can see how it could succeed. They could do that challenge again, but give the queens better scenarios. The only good scenario was the 3 old ladies. Better scenarios would make for a better outcome.
I'd really like to see them bring back a burlesque challenge again if the queens involved were comfortable with doing it. I think it's fun to see folks try something slowed down and sultry. If someone isn't comfortable they shouldn't be forced or anything but it could be fun
Im not a fan of Delta, but holy cow I agree with that annoying thing about things giving...exactly what they are supposed to give😂like...why even use the words "it's giving-" if you are just gonna say whatever it is exactly as how it looks?!😂
I think using “it’s giving” is only annoying when it’s used to describe what a thing literally is. I really love when someone uses “it’s giving” to describe something with more flavor like “that green couch is giving the grinch’s living room decor if he was a millionaire”
Not mentioning the REAL reason why country queens is rated so low is a huge oversight. Chicken or what was by far the worst mini challenge the show ever produced.
If we’re being Technical, Kim Chi isn’t Japanese. She is Korean.. so if we’re being really technical, no one should’ve worn a Kimono but it’s just a look.. so production needs to start telling Queens someone else has that look already.
One thing I've wondered sometimes was if Kimonos was originally a runway prompt that got discarded partway into the season planning. But then some DA's had kimonos they really wanted to use, so they figured they'd use it for the Madonna runway.
Or have them get randomly assigned a look. Like it wouldn't be hard to plug say 30 iconic Madonna looks into a program and have a queen hit the button, whatever the program spits out becomes their concept then the program removes that look from the pool
Kim Chi's Kimono was the best on them all... so well done, looked amazing! Bob mentioned on a podcast that two others (not sure who) also brought Kimonos ....😂
I really love re-watching the first eight seasons of RPDR. To be honest I’ve watched seasons 13-16 through The Pit Stop, exclusively. I don’t like how they’ve focused more on looks, or more popular young queens, so I wait for TPS every week and see what happened.
My issue with season 13 was that they filmed it when they did. I thought they would take a year off or so to give the world time to open back up. I felt so bad for Jaida because she didn’t really get to reap the rewards of being a winner. I mean I know the show must go on, but damn!
this video apparently enthralled me so much that i didn't hear my neighbour yelling because they fell over in the street, and all other my neighbours yelling for help and their dogs barking. 5/5
I really love Season 13. Not all episodes, but for the most part the cast was excellent imo. Had no idea so many episodes were rated as low as they were.
The S7 one is so crazy, like i literally quote that episode all the time because it's so funny. I've had JDF's "I hope you trip. I hope you fall." stuck in my head for years 🤣
The Evil Twin episode was madness but RuPaul being dismissive of any struggle that isn't addiction is not new. That seems to be the only one he can relate to so it's the only one where he shows empathy. With anything else he's just like "don't let that hold you back" when it's very clearly a bigger issue. I think the only reason that Katya's anxiety was addressed at all is because she is also a recovering alcoholic. If your struggles are a good sob story it's cool but if your struggles actually hinder you in the competition, it's your fault for "letting your inner saboteur get to you".
i would argue that the guest judges for season 8 were also part of why the episode was received so poorly. gigi and chanel just were not giving what they needed to give.
Its so funny that with seaosn 10 the Emmy Voters went nuts with Drag Race and it won the first of 32 emmys in total (till now, next months, Ru will win the 9th time in a row at least) and season 10 was the worst season with 13 overall, besides All Stars.
it wasnt star wars or star trek, the acting challenge in season 3 was inspired and a parody of Barbarella with jane fonda , rupaul says it in the episode when shes explaining the challenge
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The evil twin episode is just so so awkward. I hate when Ru tries to act like a therapist
THIS!!! Love to mother but she needs to stick to drag
especially I remember mis Cracker saying she actually poured all her insecurities into the challenge and the judges were basically saying "no thats not your insecurities 💋"
just awkward episode all around
kimono gate in season 8 is still so crazy to me
Madonna is such a Style Icon and they come with auch repeatative Looks infront of THE Madonna-Fan Michelle Visage? Oh Lord!
@@ChrolliForeveryou say that as if they had control over the other queens picks. maybe the big madonna fan should have thought of a way to distribute outfits instead of being pissed off at them. twice.
What's even crazier is that in season 9 production left it up to chance AGAIN, by not pre approving the queen's looks. This is made clear by the fact that 2 looks had doubles
they should do a kimono runway in honor of kimono gate
“it’s giving green couch💅”
“NO ITS A FCKIN GREEN COUCH🗣️”
Don't say "fckin" and "couch" so close together or you'll attract Vances
She’s showing her age by not understanding the slang
😂
@@vicious.but.romantic she's a 52 year old white woman from the suburbs and she doesn't care about trends
@@vicious.but.romanticThere’s nothing to understand
I love that clip haha
the producers just did not give a shit about jaidynn or kandy in season 7 and it really sucks. like trixie was never a huge part of the season either, but her coming back gave her some story-line to work with, whereas jaiden and kandy are just there, despite jaidynn doing really good and kandy being a lip sync assassin.
@3v3rything3 she's the only good performance i remember other than katya. And then max with the wrong accent
Jaiden had all the makings of a front runner but they wouldn't give her the time of day
@@godrickstockwell1505 i need her on all stars along with mystique summers and the princess
I still would give anything for Jaidynn to come back and finally get her flowers after all this time. Also, why do we never talk about her costume making skills and her creativity?
Season 10’s evil twin challenge is so icky. Having a 5.8 for that episode is generous at best
It still baffles me that Naomi's Madonna runway look was even considered a Kimono. It was just a Victoria's Secret dressing gown and lingerie; Naomi looked great, don't get me wrong, but the outfit was nowhere near a Kimono.
I get your point, but it was inspired by the kimono look... I think if it wasn't for the other kimono looks it really couldve been considered a great and sexy adaption of the look (tho theres an equal chance it wouldve been ripped apart)
so she had the outfit and had to make it fit the theme 🤭
More baffles me that they hate Acid Betty Bedtime Story's look, which way better than 1000 Kimono's look.
I love Naomi but it's clear she's a young queen who didn't have much of a reference or reverence for Madonna, unlike Betty with a great runway.
People rated episode 1 of season 1 low because they hated Akashia and wanted her to be first out
Was Akashi’s really that important to them?
@@kev7600I know this might seem silly since Akashia isn’t really someone we talk often about nowadays but, yeah people really couldn’t stand her personality and her struggling in basically all the challenges didn’t help her case
@@maximeminassian6002 😧
Didn’t know that.
Akashia was my favorite after watching episode 1
I found her boring out the gate.
The green couch monologue from very delta took me out
I died! So good hahahaha
The longer versión is even funnier but the shot of her green couch such a funny edit
@@Javier-zw9sx uhh gonna go watch the full version Haahha tks
It Was giving red wig vibes 💅
it was giving funny
9:32 that change in focus is PERFECT, I can't believe the cameraperson pulled that off.
Did this happen in Realtime or in post Production? Im clueless about this stuff maybe you can tell me?
@@hwasa217its real time, there is a someone manning a big camera, so he shifted the focus in that scene
@@hwasa217 It would have to be done in realtime. You can use blur to make things look less focused in post, but the only way to make things more focused is in the camera. So the cameraperson positioned themself so that Coco and Alyssa were in frame, and they were able to slide the focus from Coco to Alyssa at that moment. It's pretty impressive work
For the SNL challenge in season 16 when Rupaul said "back by popular demand" All Stars 8 hadn't even aired yet when season 16 filmed so literally no one even saw the challenge to be demanding it.
I’m shocked the lowest rated episode of season 4 wasn’t the makeover. It’s such an icky episode and it makes me so uncomfy watching it.
Hiring actors to be this mean was such a mistake. It's really terrible to watch, probably my least favorite episode of all franchises
The lipsync saved it I think. Lattice killed it!
@@niekklaver3030 that's what the deal was? They were hired to be mean???
@@sarahcatherine57I’m fairly certain Sharon’s partner (the one who was threatening to beat up Chad Micheals) would later clarify that he was instructed to act super aggressive or “masculine.” I think the fight between him and Chad was partially staged so the queens could get a cigarette break
Im so glad Im not the only one. I always cringe watching it
lowkey surprised the makeover of s6 isn’t the lowest rated. considering ppl can’t even watch it anymore and all the controversy around it.
I never saw the episode and it’s the only episode of that season I’ve never seen which sucked cuz I really like Joslyn and she was eliminated that episode, do we know the reason on why it’s completely erased from the season?
@@t.s.1156because it was actually way worse than what we were shown. Joslyns makeover partner was there as an ultimatum, as his fiancée told him she would not marry unless he did drag as punishment for cheating her. On top of the fact that after TKB was eliminated they removed all the dark foundations and basically set Joslyn up to fail, and this becomes obvious when you see poor Joslyn’s makeover partner come out in gray face. I’m not sure what else exactly but I know there’s a lotttt of negativity and controversy surrounding the production of this episode.
@@sionellmccubbin953she was done so dirty I would kill for her to come back on all stars
@@t.s.1156 I think there was some kind of legal action from the guy and they took it down
If you have Wow+, it's watchable through other countries (VPN).
I think the Denim and Diamonds drag could be awesome now, where queens are serving a lot more elaborate looks. Like Nymphia with denim? Imagine that after the bows dress!
They did that same runway category on Season 10, Episode 5. Monet and Mayhem were in the bottom 2.
I wonder if the criticism of Alaskas “boy drag” is part of the reason Draggle Rock was rated lower
the challenge itself is cringy af
Season 2 Runway was not “Denim and Diamonds” that was the theme when Season 10 did it.
Season 2 runway category was just “Country Realness” which explains why there wasn’t a diamond to be found.
Wow, I was CERTAIN the first episode of season 13 "The Pork Chop" was the lowest rated of all time. I'm kinda shocked that it isn't, the way they decimated the best parts of an opening while giving trauma to the queens was so uncomfortable to watch.
Let's just say season 13 done a LOT of things wrong.
season 1 feels wrong, i feel like the makeover would be the lowest if it was rated today
Not wrong just different from what it's like today
@@MylingCyrusnah wrong
Fight. Fight. Fight
@@oscarkamaladrag her
Yeah agreed. Ik it was season 1 but that episode gets me so heated lolol the judging is insane. A fun heated for me tho, like i have passionate feelings about it especially with how good the lip sync was!!
I used to trust IMDB reviews but after the Drag race Brasil review bomb Drag race Mexico and Drag Race Germany because they wanted their franchise to be the best I can't trust that anymore. it has become tool to boost or hinder franchises just for petty fandom fights.
If your lowest Episode is 7,3/10 its a great season and it was the First One. Yes. The whole season is underrated! Most of what WE Love about drag Race was included from the start!
That's right! Season 1 is, to this day, one of the best seasons! Even with it's flaws
Season 9's cheerleading challenge should've been a lip sync challenge battle inspired by Bring It On similar to Bitch Perfect
Maybe some complex choreo or queens working with trained cheerleaders, if the judges really NEEDED to see someone in the air, but asking people who aren't trained to pull off those stunts after a brief crash course was wrong. It's a wonder no one was maimed for life, you can literally become paralyzed if someone catches you wrong
2:33 "by no means is this a bad episode", "and it's probably the weakest part of the episode"... Did you forgot the mini-challenge in which the queens were blindfolded and forced to eat all kinds of disgusting cadavers?
I hated the Dragazines episode.
First of all, the prompts weren't explained well, or at all, to the queens before they were told to pick. I remember RuPaul just saying, "you got ____ magazine" after they were distributed randomly.
Second, the judges were just bitching about everything, right down to the font. Like I get the cover is the selling point, but it's like when people bitching about Maddy not wearing heels for her Marie Antoinette runway. The bitch literally has her head on a plate and all you wanna care about is flats... and aren't even part of the runway theme.
Lastly, Phi Phi and Sharon were definitely the best, but I hate that everyone else was low. I think Chad was 3rd best, Willam was safe for AT LEAST having a relevant theme for her cover, and maybe I think Latrice or Dida could've be in the bottom with Jiggly.
It was just a chop, mainly cuz the queens were LITERALLY give prompts without prior knowledge and RuPaul was like "just take it". They should definitely revisit the concept though, especially with more drag queens getting interviews for Elle and Cosmo.
What's even worse is the queens had little control over a lot of the stuff on their covers like the font.
season 13 managed to kill my interest in RPDR episodes for me. it was really bad :/
They didn't give out a golden boot in season 16. It made me mad. I was waiting to see Amanda get it for that horrible nest look.
Country Queens in season 2 also had the iconic "Chicken or What?" mini challenge lol. Would not be surprised if that brought the score down
That was such a weird challenge no one asked for 😅 And I wonder if they had the idea for it and had to wait for a cast with no vegetarians to do it
I love the princess challenge, it's just that no one nailed it. The challenge itself is very drag.
I still sing the tanning song lyrics whenever I hear Dance with U. The spoof lyrics are the true lyrics in my eyes.
9:34 is drag race’s BEST shot. whoever placed alyssa there needs to be paid well.
Sidenote: "Queens in Space" was inspired by "Pigs in Space" from the Muppet Show (that's why they have the pig ears). This choice iconically way on so many levels.
Queens of Talk in season 6 was dumb. They did it again in season 15 and called it 50/50. Why do the queens need to know how to interview celebrities? I don't want to learn things about celebrities. I'd rather learn about the queens. It's just an irrelevant challenge.
In the country queens episode u forgot to mention the HORRID and nasty mini challenge where some of the queens ended up puking
you calling the real friends of weho "the real gays of weho" with full confidence multiple times is soooo funny
enjoyed the video!
The REAL tea is what kind of person is going to IMDB and rating an episode? I've watched every season from all English-speaking franchises and never thought to go upvote or downvote after an episode lol
i do🙋♂️idk it’s just a fun way for me to go back and look at what i thought of the episode when it aired
THIS is why I love watching Jack. His positive outlook. Able to take a negative concept and give it some positive context and insight. Love these kind of vids so much
the Red wig vibez BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
All of season 13, I didn't even watch the final I was SO over it
I feel like s2e3 could also be low because Mystique was bullied by everyone, then sent home without any catharsis whatsoever.
Justice for Mystique!!
This is such a good idea. please do an international version! 😍😍
Darienne and Bendelacreme were not the worst in that challenge. Joslyn and Courtney were absolutely the worst, it was hard to watch honestly.
To be fair, according to everything I’ve heard about Deja’s “Lip Sync For Your Pleasure” (Which is all stuff I’m _sure_ you’ve also heard!), had they included it in the episode, it almost certainly would’ve been rated even _lower_ than it already is! lol. (And some of this chatter about how bad Deja’s lip sync was came straight from Deja herself. lol. So I’m not trying to hate on her at all OR spread around any false info!)
Also, I just *LOVE* you for properly propping up Jaidynn and giving her proper props for her performance as Bianca! lol. I LOOOOOOGE Miss Kennedy to DEATH and she was great and all but Jaidynn 100% should have won that challenge as she was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!! (And I am just *thrilled* to see people finally talking about it more and more these days. Also, Jaidynn Diore Fierce 4 All Stars!!!)
i also really liked the snatch game in season 8, but i'm a bit biased cuz thats the first season that i've ever watched and i appreciate so much 0.0
For some reason I thought the emoticon at the end of your comment was a grade... Like how people will say "great episode 9/10", I thought the same thing was happening and you were rating it a zero point zero 😭 what a rollercoaster of emotions I've just been through
@@레아-q4e HAHAHA NOOO, the season i appreciate and hate 😭😭
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Besides de premiere, I really like S13, maybe because I love Symone so much and I am so runway focused... don't really get what could make s13 so poorly rated besides de premiere.
I think the premiere hurts the season because it is clear from the start that the "winner" squad will be favored and the "porkchop" squad will be overlooked, which is why some strong queens like Denali or Rose or even Utica ended up being overlooked and treated poorly by production while queens on the other group where clearly favored (like Kandy for instance, being saved after losing a lipsync), so it is a case where the premiere ends up hindering the entire season I think (no shade to any queens and ofc Symone is so amazing but that is why I think S13 isn't as highly rated as other seasons)
The first episode doomed s13 imo, because it made obvious to everyone watching (not tv savvy people, but all viewers) who were the favourites and who weren't. and it made it really mean spirited for the "loser" group in general, for example, people wouldn't really noticed the mistreatment of Utica if the first episode didn't happen, same with Denali.
I loved season 13 myself. Well besides the first episode, but that’s a given.
Seasons 11-14 were really the dark ages of Drag Race
no not really. s12 is literally one of the most liked seasons
@@grandmabecky7984at the time s12 was surrounded with controversy obviously because of the dq, but also all the opinions about the "undeserving" winner, people sending death threats to Brita because she was "mean and annoying", the fact that having a finale via zoom felt wrong (even though there was no other way to film it) but I'm glad now people are starting to appreciate and enjoy the season because it is actually really good and full of talent
Adding the clip from the very delta podcast is perfect lmao. Stuff like this is why I love your channel ❤
9:48 using the clip of the backrolls meme like that is somehow even funnier to me.
I was SO gutted when Netflix in UK removed all the old seasons I'd watch them on loop 😢
Pretty sure “Queen’s in Space” is a spoof of “Pigs in Space” which is spoof of Star Trek.
I loved this video ! Can you do the same for US all stars ? (it would make sense looking at that first part of AS9 finale)
I wonder if having a "Night of a Thousand" category on the runway drags down an episode's rating. I find such categories really boring and they don't leave much room for creativity.
A. I would love if you would do this for All Stars/international seasons too. I really enjoyed this concept and analysis!
B. Perhaps the low rating for the premiere episode might stem from 2009 being a generally more homophobic time, and them seeing it in their TV lineup had them feeling some type of way, as IMDb and people rating (and rate bombing too) stuff has been around for decades.
The idea of the World's Worst is good. I can see how it could succeed. They could do that challenge again, but give the queens better scenarios. The only good scenario was the 3 old ladies. Better scenarios would make for a better outcome.
That clip of Delta took me tf out😂
All Queens Go to Heaven was rough. The season 15 talent show was amazing. One of the best premieres ever. It was a hard episode to top.
I agree! The heaven episode was so rushed and the best Queen went home :(
I'd really like to see them bring back a burlesque challenge again if the queens involved were comfortable with doing it. I think it's fun to see folks try something slowed down and sultry. If someone isn't comfortable they shouldn't be forced or anything but it could be fun
If you do part 2 it will be every episode of global all stars
I came here to say the same thing hahaha
Im not a fan of Delta, but holy cow I agree with that annoying thing about things giving...exactly what they are supposed to give😂like...why even use the words "it's giving-" if you are just gonna say whatever it is exactly as how it looks?!😂
It's giving me replying to a UA-cam comment in agreement 💅
@@definitelynotashark1799 🤣
I think using “it’s giving” is only annoying when it’s used to describe what a thing literally is. I really love when someone uses “it’s giving” to describe something with more flavor like “that green couch is giving the grinch’s living room decor if he was a millionaire”
This reminds me to rewatch season 5
I'm surprised Season 16 wasn't the premiere with Nymphia being robbed a win because of Plane Jane's shenanigans.
there have been bigger robberies
I loved the worst episode from season 5. Tasha Salad is hilarious. Detox was good too, but I really loved Roxxxy in this challenge.
Detox yelling "box" in a chicken voice will live rent free in my head until my final days
Alyssa's pained "It sure is sunny. up. here." has haunted me ever since I first heard it
@@calamityradio it's one of my favorites from the season
Not mentioning the REAL reason why country queens is rated so low is a huge oversight. Chicken or what was by far the worst mini challenge the show ever produced.
I'd love to see the highest rated of each seasson!! Grreat job!!
If you haven’t made the plan yet, I’d love to see this done for international seasons too. (We all know which it would be for Holland season 2)
the episode/elimination that was so bad it cancelled a franchise.
@@imaminordw yep, that episode were Keta is eliminated has a 2.3 rating.
And UK 3 would’ve been on it, that one challenge was very… meh
@@ItzSonnyyy are we speaking of draglexa? there’s a few episode on UK3 that could be there though. snatch game possibly?
If we’re being Technical, Kim Chi isn’t Japanese. She is Korean.. so if we’re being really technical, no one should’ve worn a Kimono but it’s just a look.. so production needs to start telling Queens someone else has that look already.
One thing I've wondered sometimes was if Kimonos was originally a runway prompt that got discarded partway into the season planning. But then some DA's had kimonos they really wanted to use, so they figured they'd use it for the Madonna runway.
Or have them get randomly assigned a look. Like it wouldn't be hard to plug say 30 iconic Madonna looks into a program and have a queen hit the button, whatever the program spits out becomes their concept then the program removes that look from the pool
Really surprised Queens of Talk ep from season 6 is so highly rated. Every time I rewatch it it physically pains me.
I have to skip over that challenge. It’s too cringy for me to ever rewatch.
Kim Chi's Kimono was the best on them all... so well done, looked amazing! Bob mentioned on a podcast that two others (not sure who) also brought Kimonos ....😂
The whole scat porn / Real Gays drama was an insane thing to watch happen in real time
Evil Twin is like saying "Have you tried being happy?"
Its giving green couch mawma
Love the theme here. I'm so use to hearing about "the best" episodes so it's refreshing to hear about the lowest rated ones too. Well done 👍✅
Please do All Stars version as well!
I really love re-watching the first eight seasons of RPDR. To be honest I’ve watched seasons 13-16 through The Pit Stop, exclusively. I don’t like how they’ve focused more on looks, or more popular young queens, so I wait for TPS every week and see what happened.
Perfect to watch over my lunch break ♥
My issue with season 13 was that they filmed it when they did. I thought they would take a year off or so to give the world time to open back up. I felt so bad for Jaida because she didn’t really get to reap the rewards of being a winner. I mean I know the show must go on, but damn!
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this video apparently enthralled me so much that i didn't hear my neighbour yelling because they fell over in the street, and all other my neighbours yelling for help and their dogs barking. 5/5
I really love Season 13. Not all episodes, but for the most part the cast was excellent imo. Had no idea so many episodes were rated as low as they were.
This is a what a video essay should be and it is awesome!
The S7 one is so crazy, like i literally quote that episode all the time because it's so funny. I've had JDF's "I hope you trip. I hope you fall." stuck in my head for years 🤣
I would be really interested to see vids like this using only contemporary ratings, from the year, and maybe the year after, it came out.
idk about yall but jack i am seeing the results!!! u look great king love ur videos
15:45 kimono-gate was iconic! it really speaks to how deep down every queer person wants to be a geisha😂😂
9:46 I see what you did here
I wish season 13 was filmed in 2021.
The Evil Twin episode was madness but RuPaul being dismissive of any struggle that isn't addiction is not new. That seems to be the only one he can relate to so it's the only one where he shows empathy. With anything else he's just like "don't let that hold you back" when it's very clearly a bigger issue. I think the only reason that Katya's anxiety was addressed at all is because she is also a recovering alcoholic.
If your struggles are a good sob story it's cool but if your struggles actually hinder you in the competition, it's your fault for "letting your inner saboteur get to you".
I feel like asking your viewers if they're familiar with Trixie would be like asking Christians if they know the pope lol
The country queens episode is so legendary though....
i would argue that the guest judges for season 8 were also part of why the episode was received so poorly. gigi and chanel just were not giving what they needed to give.
Season two is runway wasn’t “denim and diamonds “it was country queen
this is making me want to rewatch the older seasons.. will i? maybe
Queen of Space is my favorite episode/challenge ever. 🤷🏻♂️
Its so funny that with seaosn 10 the Emmy Voters went nuts with Drag Race and it won the first of 32 emmys in total (till now, next months, Ru will win the 9th time in a row at least) and season 10 was the worst season with 13 overall, besides All Stars.
Evil Twins was an afterthought. A lot of those runways looked the same, but why? Because they were meant for a prehistoric runway.
7:12 oh know he’s hawt
it wasnt star wars or star trek, the acting challenge in season 3 was inspired and a parody of Barbarella with jane fonda , rupaul says it in the episode when shes explaining the challenge
Have you ever been told that you have a very beautiful voice? Because you do 😄
omg you look so cute in the trainwell section
love your work
Any challenge involving ross matthews is doomed to fail
Can you do this for all stars? ❤