There will be little to no time to waste in the RuPaul’s Drag Race universe later this month, as season 11 of the long-running series will premiere only two weeks after All Stars 4 has finished. VH1 has also moved the show to a new night… Thursdays, beginning February 28. Just giving the heads up in case a gaggle of my fellow gays show up to a local gay bar that Friday expecting to say “yasssss” to the TV screen, but they are playing gay porn instead.
This show has been on for a decade and has succeeded at many things that has led it to be where it is today. Unfortunately, there are aspects to the program that need to stop ASAP. This was evident in AS4 and I’m hoping that it doesn’t continue in season 11.
RPDR could be in danger in jumping the shark if they continue with these three things in my opinion. So relax, untuck, and read on for what RPDR should not do when season 11 premieres very soon.
Way too many comedy challenges.
The amount of comedy challenges in each season is a bit much. It’s good to show the comedic abilities with many of these queens, but that doesn’t define what makes them great. All Stars 4 had: Snatch Game of Love, Lady Bunny’s roast, Sex and the Kitty Girl 3 and Jersey Justice. It’s… a lot. There must be other things that these producers can come up with to showcase the strengths that they all have.
Force storylines.
We can see fake drama from a mile away… Gia Gunn. I get that this show must be dramatic somehow, and we don’t need it to be RuPaul’s Best Friend Race, but there must be a way to create several episodes where the frustrations, tears and comradery can come organically.
No more lip sync for the crown.
Lip synching for the crown is an insult to any queen that participates on the show. It means that you only win because of how your body and mouth moves for two songs. This negates everything you’ve done up to this point… not to mention how you excel outside the show. It started in season 9, where the arguable final two of Shea Coulee and Trinity Taylor (now the Tuck) were eliminated in the lip sync battle royale over two queens who expertly revealed what they did in order to win (Sasha Velour and Peppermint). It’s kind of the Drag Race equivalent of spending months doing research on an assignment that someone wings last minute and gets a higher grade. It needs to stop, as the season 10 finale one was a f***ing mess from start to finish and I really don’t want to see who will win RuPaul’s Best Reveal Race… hunties.
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