CraftyHazel

Did anyone else get the survey from Paramount+ for a sweepstakes to win a gift card?

John Liszt, anyone? Yes, I know he was pre-internet, but his photos were out there, the case was covered on TV, and he managed to hide in plain sight for 20 years. John Liszt

Okay, next year I’m going to need a male killer or I’m going to begin to question whether this show is a bit misogynistic. LOL I *knew* the stabbing of Charles wasn’t real, but still gasped audibly when he went down. The Alice fake out was actually nicely done. I wonder what Ben did, and to whom? Mabel? Lucy? God, I love this show!!

Holy cow…I loved it!

I can only hope the timeline of events is a little skewed, otherwise both the doorman AND Marv managed to beat our trio to the 14th floor, and Marv started from where they did and managed to get his uniform on as well. And Charles, Mabel, and Oliver were in such a rush to save Lucy.

It’s actually set in the late 1990s.

Definitely. Dorothy is my favorite character (and I loved Bea Arthur), so watching Sophia constantly put her down broke my heart. Sophia reminds me of my Dad and stepmother…mean and awful. I never loved the Miles character, but Harold Gould was just such a cutie as Rhoda Morgenstern’s father Martin, and soooo good in “The Sting” that he earns enough goodwill to pass.

This, though, is some serious BS. I don’t even care for Monet, but for her to come in second and have made less money than Viv, Shea, or Raja is crazy. And poor Yvie, not a nickel, and then the emotional toll it took on her, too. I hope Yvie knows that for many…if not most…of us, she’s not just some happy, big dicked buffoon. She frequently seemed to me to be using that laughter to cover her real feelings, and I feel for her. I hope she’s okay. Unrelated to any of that, but am I sincerely the only one who doesn’t care for Trinity’s lip syncs? Everyone is always saying she mopped the floor with her competition, but for me, she is always the same…a couple of silly faces and a whole lot of sex. I love Trinity, but her lip syncs don’t interest me. I also didn’t feel like Monet clearly won the lip sync over Jinkx. I didn’t think either of them did that great, for such a huge prize…and I say that as a Jinkx fan from “You know, I can hear the cackling from down the street.”

This just melts my heart. They have the most wonderful friendship, they really do. They’re so cute.

The fans are brutal! If a queen spoils anything, they can get their face chewed off! DeLa did, also.

…unless the rumors are true that Shea threatened to quit halfway through because she thought production was favoring Jinkx. It sure would be a nice little slice of revenge on production’s part to then turn around and cause a twist that made people view Shea as undeserving. (And before anyone starts saying that the “game show rules” forbid that, remember that this isn’t a game show, it’s a reality competition and they can skew the results any way they want.). I don’t know that that’s what happened, but it exists as a possibility. Jinkx walked into this having done the work. She had two absolutely stellar Snatch Game characters, she is incredibly funny, she truly has a beautiful singing voice, and her runways were (mostly) well thought out and extremely elevated from her Season Five runways. She is incredible and deserves the title of “Queen of All Queens”. I couldn’t be happier with her win. And I’m thrilled for Raja, too, for her “She Done Already Done Had Herses” prize. She is so beautiful, and she really added to my enjoyment watching this season. Finally, the lip syncs themselves. Mostly, I thought there were some fair to good song choices in there. They absolutely butchered “So What” with the way they cut it up, though, and the sweet, poppy nature of “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” seemed like an odd choice for Raja to perform, but that’s the luck of the draw. “Swish Swish” was…awful. I thought that was a double sashay performance, and I say this as someone who thinks Jinkx is beyond reproach on the main stage. I didn’t like what she was wearing, either, to be honest. It looked kinda…flat?? As much as she is beautiful and has looked incredible all season long (the gown she was wearing at the end of last week’s/beginning of this week’s episodes was absolutely gorgeous on her and would have made a wonderful look in which to be crowned!), I wasn’t all that impressed by her final look. Who knows, though…maybe on rewatch I’ll like it better! It was 3:15 a.m. and I was barely awake by the time the show was over here, and I couldn’t wait til this morning to watch. Random musings… The Viv looked positively incredible in that colorful eye makeup. She’s beautiful. I really wish the best for Yvie. Such a young and creative queen, and she is losing so much. I was a bit annoyed when Jaida won in Season Twelve because I adore Crystal’s weirdness and she’s a local girl, (I knew Jaida deserved her win, honestly, but that “lovable weirdo” thing always speaks to me…see Jinkx Monsoon) but watching her throughout this All Winners season, I really thought she held her own very well. And she’s as cute as a button! I really do love her. Dear Trinity…sweetheart, enough surgeries on your once-cute face, because you are veering dangerously close to Jocelyn Wildenstein territory. Also, I know that her ass is her trademark, and her preferred LSFYL move is to writhe around on the stage, but it just doesn’t work with every song!! “So What” is not a sexy tune, and as silly and stupid as Trinity can be, she could have done so much more. She truly seems like an absolute sweetheart, though. I wonder (I don’t keep up with her socials; I only follow a handful of queens) if she really is. Jinkx really worked that red coat/robe in the “Judas” lip sync. Shea didn’t stand a chance after that…and what the hell was Shea wearing?! Did she figure she’d go “quirky” in the hopes of beating Jinkx at her own game? To quote “Pretty Woman”, “Big mistake…HUGE!”, because Jinkx went sexy/glam and instead beat Shea at hers. Great season!! I’m going to miss these queens. Well, mostly! All hail the Queen of Queens, Jinkx Monsoon!!!

I stayed up just to watch this, and it’s not coming up for me! I had to Google to find out the winner, just so I can get some sleep before work tomorrow. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr…

According to an interview with The Vivienne, Jinkx actually landed her cartwheel, so who knows? I love Jinkx, but I got the impression from the cuts and Jinkx’s comment afterwards that she didn’t.

First of all, I covet Mabel’s cream-colored coat. Sazz breaking up with Jan was hilarious. Poor Mabel! Alice has no excuse that would make this okay. Why is Will the one sending his dad footage of Mabel going off in the subway? He couldn’t have called his dad and broken it to him any other way? Suspicious. Finding out that Cinda is a snake is hardly new information, is it? I do like Poppy and hope this increased airtime doesn’t push her onto the suspect list. I miss Detective Williams. Steve Martin really is a talent. He walks that tightrope between pathos and farce quite skillfully.

On Instagram, Jinkx has more votes than the other three queens combined…about 50,000 more!! Many of the comments under Shea’s photo are about how ridiculous it is that she is even in the top four. IF it’s true that she threw a fit and wound up in the finale as a result of that, it sure didn’t win her any new fans.

Not like it’s a runaway or anything so far…

I have to agree with you, honestly. It feels like a lot of work went into some queens getting their three or four stars, only to get pushed back to the also-rans because Ru likes Shea’s ass. I don’t think going out there and lip syncing to your pre-recorded vanity track should be worth more than writing and delivering a roast or coming up with TWO stellar Snatch Game characters. I mean, I don’t like Monet but she deserved to win this week for certain. Wow! And I understand Ru not giving another win to Jinkx, even though Jinkxy has arguably the best set of pipes in the history for this show. Girl can SAAAANG!!! But all that’s Ru’s choice, not mine, and I’m fine with the idea that my opinion doesn’t mean a thing. I’m just not fine with a simple, brief performance counting for as much…or more...than Raja’s or Yvie’s or Viv’s entire season’s work. I’m always the first to scream that it’s Ru’s show and she can run it however she wants, but the giveaway stars from earlier in the season (a consolation prize, basically, that nearly put Jaida into the finale over Trinity, who earned hers), the “Surprise! You may have worked your padded ass off all season, but it all comes down to this single challenge…sorry not sorry.”, it all seems pretty unfair. And then Monet getting to decide all on her own whether Jaida or Trinity would make the finale isn’t fair, either…they should have had to either LSFYL for the spot, or have all the queens vote, or honestly, it shouldn’t have even mattered because there shouldn’t have been charity stars in the first place. I’m thrilled for Jinkxy and hope she wins it all. She has grown so much since her season, and she just impresses the hell out of me. #TeamJinkx all the way. One last note…I haven’t exactly been The Vivienne’s biggest fan, I’ll be honest. (I was firmly on Team Divina De Campo.). I have thought she was unnecessarily salty. But considering the absolute fuckery of this episode, I can’t say I blame her. And if it’s true that Shea has been pissing and moaning about favoritism towards Jinkx, she’s even worse than I thought…because who got three stars for a single unremarkable performance, hmmm? I believe that would be Shea Coulée, not Miss Jinkx Monsoon.

I think she had the Son of Sam card all along, and picked the other one up somehow as another lie. Charles, really??? Jan tried to murder you…rather gleefully, I might add, and you’re giving her a minute of your time? Or was that whole scene…hopefully…a dream/fantasy sequence? (Except, he did visit her after that and take her the blueberry bagels.) So Teddy is likely Will’s father? Poor Oliver! I had a feeling they were foreshadowing this with all of Oliver’s talk about family, and Will and Henry working on a family tree project. Was the “Great. Half of Ivan’s list is in Russian.”, after Mabel grabbed the ticket at the restaurant some sort of missed clue? What was written in Russian there?

I didn’t think Trinity won the lip sync. I do like Trinity a lot and won’t be a bit disappointed if she makes the finale, but her signature LSFYL style is to simulate sex with her opponent and writhe around the floor suggestively. Which is fabulous for some songs, but not all. Jinkx camps it up for her lip syncs, and Ru eats that up. I think unless it’s a very moody, emotional song, Ru would rather be laughing his ass off at some foolishness than watching some straight-up dance performance. I admit that I’m a hardcore Jinkx fan, but I preferred her goofy dancing and failed cartwheel to Trinity’s performance, which was more bachelor party to me. YMMV, as always. I watched the episode again after seeing Viv get frustrated on social media about her best jokes being cut. I would dearly love to see an uncut version of the roast…bet that was incredible! But editing happens, and ultimately Ru is the one who decides who wins, who loses, who comes off looking great, and who comes off looking the fool. Until you take your complaints to social media and let the people decide. I get being salty, and honestly, I understand being frustrated that what she thought was funny got cut. But unless they showed every minute of every other queen’s performance and cut only Viv’s, her putting the show on blast just looks like sour grapes. I can pretty much guess that she’s not winning this. Raja did a good opening, and I thought she had some good roasts in there. Her runway was very Raja…high concept, high fashion, gorgeous. Her best shots were about Monet and Shea. Yvie was funny, but her best shot was calling Monet her favorite winner of AllStars Four, and her Jinkx joke. Her runway was beautiful, and I think she could have won, but she had to throw the “oddly” in there with the flashing grill. That ruined it for me. I also didn’t like the wig. Shea was fine, but her best jokes were calling Trinity dumb and Raja forgotten. I loved her runway! I thought Jinkx was hilarious, but a few too many “Yvie’s dick” jokes. Her best joke was “let’s just be cousins”. Her runway was my favorite. I love that she always has a storyline, not just “I feel cute!” Trinity was really funny! I didn’t think she had it in her, but I’m glad she did. Her funniest joke was about Jinkx’s husband dressing her up as a piñata, because he likes to be blindfolded before he hits it. That, and telling Yvie, “Don’t ever let anyone tell you you’re not pretty. You’re not, but don’t let them tell you that.” Her runway was just okay to me. The glowing effect is cool, but when the lights are so many colors, I think it cheapens the look. Monet. I admit, I don’t like Monet. Her best jokes were “the teeth of a baby”, and “the messence of beauty” towards Jaida. And she was overall funny, but I liked when Viv shot back, “I’m thinner than you, bitch!” Her runway was really pretty, but there were large areas that didn’t glow and that made it seem a little dull. Jaida was a hot mess. The only good joke she had was calling Monet a fake ass bitch and the disparaging remarks about her own bombing. Her runway was very pretty. The Viv, well, I have to believe her best jokes were cut, because although she was funny, it seemed very much like a bunch of one-liners with no through-line. Her runway was pretty, but I hated the wig (hate hate hate pussycat wigs) and she also suffered from too many colors, like Trinity.

Jinkx slayed the roast AND the runway. She’s such a lovable goofball. She was also very kind to Trinity, and I appreciate that about her. Shady queens can be fun, but not when they have a razor’s edge to them…and Jinkx never does. And Trinity did surprisingly well, considering her history with roasts! I loved the runway! Those were some spectacular looks! Wintergreen!! I have also heard the rumors about Shea being…well, Shea…and throwing a bit of a fit over her lack of stars. I’m sure she’ll make the finale, just because. As long as she doesn’t win, I don’t guess I care. Jinkx for the win!! She really has been the strongest competitor, with five wins and four stars.

It was online at least, as Mabel herself scrolled past it while looking at all of the “#BloodyMabel” posts.

She actually said, “What the fuck do you want?”, which leads me in the direction of someone who does live in the Arconia, and who Bunny would not be pleased to see. Nina? Howard? I don’t believe it would be Uma. I think Bunny had expectations that it was just a board meeting and she knew they’d be there. That it turned into a surprise retirement party (and Howard is sure being made suspicious, with his banner that reads “It’s Over” and party hat that reads “You’re Done”!, not to mention the black eye and what appeared to be his fake screaming when Uma noticed the missing painting in the last episode), seems to be what Bunny didn’t know about and was not pleased by.

That was a really good episode! And dare I say, I began to feel some real empathy for Bunny.

Thank goodness I’m not the only one! I hated when I heard she was joining the cast.

I do think Raja is absolutely stunning, maybe even more so than Jaida. But I can never root against Jinkx, unless maybe she was competing against BenDeLaCreme….then I’d just have to not care who won!