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"The word "empire" is pronounced with a special quasi-French pronunciation /ɑːmˈpɪər/ by many in the fashion world.[1]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_silhouette

...because that's how it's pronounced?

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... and this croquet set...that's all I need. ...and this box of sand...

That pizza tppings on eggs thing was about the most disgusting thing i've ever seen on this show, and that's saying something.

I think she burned herself with her crack pipe. not wet herself.

The woman with the teddy bears and dolls in San Leandro-with Dr Lurch. She was on a rerun the other day with the "hoarders live" intervention guy. What a hopeless case. She needed in home care, or to be in a facility.

my heart broke for Robby. Her entire family misgendered her except for one niece and some of them were downright aggressive about it. no wonder she took to drinking.

i don't see why the security forces wouldn't be mostly if not all hosts. that would explain felix/sly not freaking out. ford was committed to his story so he wanted the board dead. it worked for him.

I really liked it. Probably my favorite finale yet. I especially enjoyed Lana's extreme botox-face and old lady neck. the way she managed to talk without moving her lips hardly at all was hilarious. the whole episode was an over the top sendup of reality tv. I foumd it very funny and loved seeing Trixie Mattel!

I did not like this ep. Too gross. Cannibalism, teeth pulling, I spent more time looking away than looking at the screen. Ugh.

I like Detox and Roxxxxxy both much more now than I did in their seasons. Neither is a winner though and I feel sure they'll be the next 2 to go. Though I was sure Tati was going to be safe this week so what do I know..; sigh. I'm not mad at Alaska. Whether it was strategic, genuine, or producer-driven. I also think Alaska has grown more than I thought possible and I am living for her looks, ideas, and polish this season. If the win is in the bag for her, it's because she's earned it. Katya. I love that kooky russian hooker. Her commercial had me in hysterics. It was perfect. I wouldn't be mad if she won. Alyssa. Love her too but rapidly approaching her expiration date.

whoo, I was relieved to see Barbara go. Sweet as pie and doing well for her age but I was really worried she was going to hurt herself.

I have to hand it to Roxxxxxxy, she really has kept her head down and done what she said she was here to do. Good for her.

I'm over the moon this morning. that was as perfect a 45 minutes of television as I've ever seen. holy carp. Alaska looked SO beautiful on stage. Just breathtaking. As did Tati during the lip synch. Stunning. And that LSFYL/L was incredible. I was chanting SAVE BOTH SAVE BOTH SAVE BOTH PLEASE RU and she DID! Oh wow. Then the perfect capper of Phi2's elimination. I'm not mad at Roxxxxxxxxxy's performance. She's not a comedienne. She looked great and did a decent job of hosting. Bringing Tasha Salad back was a smart move. I expect she'll be next to go. Really felt bad for Coco being paired with Phi2. But her line about Clinton hugging Trump was hilarious. I like Coco but she was a prop in this season. Ginger. She's funny, a terrific performer, glamour toad realness all the livelong day but just not on the same level. Katya was the funnier of the two by far. Could not make out a word Detox was saying so I missed most of her jokes. Phi2. Wow. The routine was unfortunate. I really think some therapy would help her a lot but she isn't self-aware enough to seek help. I mostly feel bad for her at this point but that outfit was tragic in so many ways. Finally, loved seeing all the past queens in the audience. can't wait to rewatch!

I didn't understand why with all the improvements they made to that house, why didn't they replace that ugly assed garage door.

past performance absolutely should be taken into account. no way should one off week get an otherwise great queen sent home.

i can't believe i'm saying this but I thought Phi2 won the lip synch and was also very good in the challenge, second to Alaska. I still hate her though. I thought for sure Alaska was going to send Roxxxxxxxxxy home but alas. Alaska tore this shit up again though. Spot on Bette Davis as Baby Jane. Lil' Poundcake on the runway. I SHRIEKED at that reveal. She absolutely deserved the win. Katya should not have been in the bottom. No way, no how. I'm getting a little sick of the shenanigans. "Katya has confidence! We gotta stop that! Let's put her in the bottom twice for no good reason!" Bullshit. especially after the bottom 2 last week, then a bottom 3 this week? WT everloving F? That actually makes me really angry.

I hate the show things too, the music always sucks and the queens are critiqued on something they can't control, especially this one where they were assigned a part well in advance. Alaska was great, both as eve and as the future. she cracked me up. loved the whole thing. phiphi sucked as helen of troy but her runway saved her. it would have been really brilliant for her to come out done up as sharon needles on the runway but i doubt she'd be able to think of that. and if she had her giant ego would not have allowed it. detox's marie antoinette was ok. I could have done without the neon though. I was conflicted about her runway. at first I was amazed but the longer I looked at it, it started to wear thin. ginger as catherine the great, i agree that it was gross putting all the emphasis on the horse story. she did ok in spite of the huge dress but her runway was bad. it was a mess. the makeup was a mess and the outfit was falling apart. alyssa was hilarious as annie and her runway was also hilarious. it reminded me of something laganja would wear. (not a compliment) roxxxxxxxxxxxxy's eva peron was meh. she had the look down i guess but her runway was so so so basic. katya did the best she could with the piss poor material she was given. sheesh. and I loved her runway. it was giving me jane jetson realness. all the details were amazing. i just loved it. so I agree with alyssa winning but honestly i don't know who else i would have put in the top with her. maybe alaska. i emphatically did not agree with katya being in the bottom. it should have been roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxy. I mean overall i'm enjoying the season but the scripting is way too obvious. and phi2 and rox can go any time.

I wish Ru had called for a non-elimination because of Adore's quitting. Alaska and Katya are killing it. They both dominated the snatch game and the runway. I think it was the best snatch game ever with no horrible duds. Tati and Roxy were definitely the weakest though I would have put Phi2 in the bottom 3. My guess is production doesn't want her eliminated yet. On performance + runway I would have booted Roxy. Her snatch was the messiest and her runway wasn't up to her usual standards. At least Tati looked like AG. On another note I love how the other queens were actively trying to help Roxy and Tati do better in snatch game. There were several times queens fed them lines, not just Ru feeding them lines as usual.

There's a reason these assholes set up in states like arizona and utah and texas where "personal freedumbs" are paramount. minimal interference from the evil, evil government when it comes to substandard education and child abuse.

That was glorious. Glorious. Adore was terrific and in no way belonged in the bottom 3. No way. Michelle Visage is so wrong about her and so mean. I'm kinda worried about Coco. She's really thin. I mean really, really thin. She looks like she's sick. I hope she's ok. Alaska fulfilled her season 5 dream of making her lips "look like thissssss", hahahhaaa. I love her and I hope she wins the shit out of this. She's always been my drag dream girl. Katya cracked my shit up. So funny. Love her.

yeah, but she wasn't the only one. Raven and Morgan were nastier than nasty.

the glue, the oversized bouquet, the flawless makeup, the jump up from kneeling, the attitude. at the time I was mad but looking back I can really see why tyra deserved to win the season. she truly did bring it. for extra points watch for the shared wigs and accessories. tyra's beyonce wig was morgan's wig in the gone with the windows challenge. don't know who it actually belonged to. in snatch game, pandora's necklace as carol channing is the same one tyra wore with the nappy pompadour/see through skirt from the starrbooty runway.

I'm sure it's been brought up here before but Jon Krakauer's book Under the Banner of Heaven is also excellent, as is Escape by Carolyn Jessup.