Before we start, can we all just take a minute to say congratulations to Miss Venus for snatching the crown of Canada's Drag Race Season 4! I mean between her and Aurora, I'm happy for either one to take the crown. Now let's jump onto episode two of Rupaul's Drag Race Season 16. I'm so excited for this season and as I mentioned last week, I might change my top 4 again after this episode and I did. Should I share who latest my top 4 are? I think I should. So after watching both premieres, I've decided I'm going to stan Nympia Wind, Mirage, Sapphira Cristal and Plasma. How about yours?
Okay, let's go through the new set of queens entering the werkroom in the second episode. Starting with Hershii Liqcour-Jete and as for the first impression, I didn't get much from her and she does give off an aunty's vibe. Next comes Plasma and right off the gate, she is giving me Jinx Monsoon and I can't wait to see more.
Then comes queen number 3, Miss Geneva Karr. Her name is as clever as Amanda Tori Meating but you need to say it in a certain way to get the reference. As for the first impression of Geneva, she does remind me of MIB but the tamer version. Here comes trouble, Plane Jane walks in and already reading the first 3 queens? I feel like she's going to be a lot for most people but I love shady queens. I love MIB, I love Morphine this season. Shady queens are just the best.
The fifth queen walking into the werkroom is Megami. Cosplaying as an anti-Christ, she's being real when she says she's just owning whatever the narrative people give to drag queens. Mother! Then walking in right after Megami is the queen of flips, Mhiya Iman Lepaige! I'm pretty sure she is going to flip around the mainstage this season and when she and Mirage lipsync? Ohhh it's going to be a show. They are saving the best for last, here comes my queen of the season, Nymphia Wind. A self-proclaimed Banana Goddess from Taiwan. I love how I can feel her vibe just from the first impression. She is giving tranquility.
If last week I was living for Morphine reading and checking Amanda, this week I'm kind of living for Plane Jane reads but I understand how it does come off as mean and rude to people. Commenting on someone's appearance is a bit too much but does she speak Russian though? It sounds like she just learned the insults right before she walked into the werkroom. I also see the potential in Plasma in reading them queens.
Let's talk about this week's mini-challenge. I thought last week's was fun but this She MV mini skit with TS Madison is just genius! Did Mhiya sleep while waiting for her turn? If so, she is an icon just for that. Congrats Miss Nymphia for winning the first mini-challenge and now let's move on to the main challenge which is the Queen's Choice Award Talent Show. Let's be real, there's nothing much to see this week and my top 3 performances of the night are Nymphia, Mhiya, and Plane Jane. Geneva's number was okay for me but the energy wasn't there. Megami? Oh, she did that, didn't she? Hate to say it but Plane Jane was right. The top 2 of the night should've been Plane Jane and Nymphia Wind but since Miss Plane wanted to play the game, she put Nymphia last. I think that's why she wasn't at the top.
Let's move on to the runway and the category is Made You Look aka Ruveal yourself. I think it's fair to make the 2nd set of queens have the same runway theme as last week. My top 3 looks of the night are Nymphia, Geneva, and Plasma. Now let's go into my Rate-A-Queen ratings for this week. Below are my ratings based on how good I think their talent shows are + their runway presentations.
Nymphia Wind
Plane Jane
Geneva Karr
Plasma
Mhiya Iman Lepaige
Hershii Liqcour-Jete
Megami
So the actual top 2 for this week's episode are Plane Jane and Geneva Karr. Both of the queens lipsync to this week's guest judge, Miss Becky G, Shower. Again, watching the lipsync is like a deja vu for me because Geneva is giving Q who is giving Pearl during that lipsync. Plane Jane is just being stupid for the song and she ate that, to be honest.
Now two episodes in and next week it's going to be a ball. My all-time favorite challenge and I can't wait to see Nymphia and Q devour the main stage! What do you guys think about season 16 so far? Are we liking it or what?
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