7/5/2023 0 Comments Symone drag race“But Yah Got To Have Friends…”Īfter the interviews, RuPaul talks about how 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the very first reported case of AIDS and how the song “Friends” by Bette Midler “took on a whole new meaning” once the virus became more widespread. It’s almost halfway through the episode and seeing Symone’s clip show just makes it so obvious! Crown her now! We know she’s going to win whatever’s thrown at her! Just crown Symone already!! But even when RuPaul brings up the fact that Symone got the attention of Rihanna on social media, there’s no crowning at that moment (which would have been totally valid) but I guess I can wait a little longer to see Symone’s win. Last, and most certainly not least, is Symone in her interview. Rosé makes RuPaul laugh throughout the interview and we even get to see a message from Rosé’s Scottish family and their thick-ass accents. Rosé is next, and we learn that she had sprained her ankle which, ooh, doesn’t bode well for her in the upcoming lip sync. We also get to meet Kandy’s mom via a video message and learn that Kandy actually has two moms! Kandy talks about having two moms and it’s a little wild that we are learning this in the 11th hour – it would have truly been wonderful to see this side of Kandy during the season. In Kandy’s interview, we see how fun and charismatic she is, along with her saying that she hasn’t talked with Tamisha Iman since the show ended and that she doesn’t care about their fight at all (a noticeably more unbothered take on the situation than Tamisha herself). We see Gottmik becoming a comedy queen and, during her sitdown interview with Ru, Gottmik’s incredible Snatch Game character Paris Hilton sends the queen a personal message – in the immortal words of Gottmik, “gagatrondra!” From here, each queen gets her own spotlight with yet another clip show of their best moments from the show (just like last week’s episode). Jaida is among the fans and is acting as a correspondent to help bridge the gap between the performers and the stage. source: VH1Īs quickly as it came, the Ball was over and we cut to the winner of Drag Race season 12, Jaida Essense Hall at a socially distanced drive-in audience who are watching the Finale from a parking lot (or so the editing would have us believe). Just about everyone else’s looks were fabulous but Gottmik really, truly smoked them all with these two looks. Gottmik’s “Grand Finale Eleganza” look is reminiscent of an evil queen from a Disney movie combined with a femme Gene Simmons from KISS. With the three categories of “Black and White”, “Red All Over”, and “Grand Finale Eleganza”, the looks are heightened, breathtaking and EXPENSIVE, though none of the queens could hold a candle to Gottmik, who opened the ball in a complete drag version of Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise – Pandora’s Box purse included! – and then brought the house down with the most “gorge” gown to ever clothe that tiny body. RuPaul is 60-years-old now and isn’t about to go out there and do some crazy dance moves, but she still gave some fantastic choreography that took me back to her work on the show that never should have been canceled, Netflix’s AJ and the Queen.įrom here, the Top Four queens partake in a Ball unlike any the show has ever seen as it’s extremely brief and each outfit (12 in total) are given just enough airtime for the audience to take them in, but not fully enjoy their beauty. The show immediately kicks off with an amazing opening number by RuPaul, singing her song “New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold” and rocking the same look she wore for the holiday 2019/2020 cover of Vanity Fair. From a bombastic opening performance by RuPaul to the Top Four queens coming out in a Ball to a tribute to those who have died from AIDs, there was a lot going on in this finale and it ended the best way possible. It all was coming down to this moment and the rest was some fabulous filler. From a full Durag train to this very powerful tribute to Jacob Blake and all of the lives we’ve lost to unjust police killings, Symone gave the world her full self each episode.Ĭheckout some of the other looks with a message from Symone below & stream the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars on Paramount+.Sierra Rein Returns to Don't Tell Mama With Her Award-Winning RUNNING IN PLACE Symone took common things that may not seem to have a place on the runway and turned them into high fashion looks. Symone came in ready to represent elements of the Black experience in America and our culture. In those (and still) scary times having a place to release creative energy was needed. Season 13 of the show was like no other as this was one of the first shows to start production back up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theee Symone is the reigning queen of the hit competition show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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