S13.E16: Reunited

[ElectricBoogaloo]

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The season 13 queens are back to dish on all the moments that made this season unforgettable. This gag-worthy reunion will feature up close and personal interviews, original music videos, and a special lip sync.

Original air date: 4/16/21

[CraftyHazel]

Holy hell, Rosé is too damned beautiful out of drag.  

[funnygirl]

Tamisha is not f*cking with Kandy and I love her for it. 

[MsJamieDornan]

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Holy hell, Rosé is too damned beautiful out of drag.  

Very !  And talented, but in drag I'm just not impressed. The makeup isn't great and the costumes dont fit and aren't that impressive.

[PhoneCop]

Well, this only reemphasized what I've known for ages: too many non-elimination weeks, too many filler queens, and sunk cost fallacy is the sole reason I'm still subjecting myself to Kandy's endless braying. It's like conducting a job interview with someone who showed up with an incomplete application, no references, and inflated salary expectations. And I can't get them escorted out of the building because security is mysteriously not picking up.

I'm not saying I need Season 14 to become The Bryce Show for me to return, but the display of goodwill would certainly be appreciated at this point.

[Keywestclubkid]

Go ahead Denali and your blackpink number :) 

[cpcathy]

I can’t believe it, I liked Utica’s video the best.

 

[theatremouse]

Utica was the only one who seemed to know the words. I was totally bored by Denali's skate EXCEPT for the backflip.

[Dewey Decimate]

Did ElioTT actually perform in her video? I was a little distracted by the back-up dancers. My, my...

Don't know if she's going to win (hoping for her or Symone), but Rose is a star. His "69 Questions" was flawless.

Joey J's video was my favorite.

[howiveaddict]

I like Joey Jay's video best also.  Do you think he's gay?

[cpcathy]

1 hour ago, Dewey Decimate said:

Don't know if she's going to win (hoping for her or Symone), but Rose is a star. His "69 Questions" was flawless.

Perfect 69 Questions from Rose. Symone not as much, too many pauses and “oh God....”
 

[violet and green]

Well, that was not what I was expecting!

I felt Ru was essentially saying via that edit, sorry LaLaRi, you should have been this season's Big Girl who goes to the end...

I also felt there was more respect for Elliott, and that Elliott really came across well. Loved the leg-work in the video.

Tamisha Iman was so good! Suck on that, bitches.

Denali's skating was amazing. And Joey Jay had the funniest, most enjoyable video.

I thought Rosé aced the 69 questions. Unfortunate that her answer in the clip from the previous ep, re basically hoping to one day take over all Ru's specialities, was such a bad move; I can see almost zero hope of a Rosé win now. Once Ru's eyes narrow and glint like that, you're toast.

 

 

[Vermicious Knid]

This was an hour longer than it needed to be.

[Koalagirl]

5 hours ago, Vermicious Knid said:

This was an hour longer than it needed to be.

It was two hours longer than it needed to be.

[Blissfool]

10 hours ago, violet and green said:

 

I also felt there was more respect for Elliott, and that Elliott really came across well. Loved the leg-work in the video.

I feel like Elliott should be this season's Miss Congeniality, too bad she's not very popular amongst the other queens or the fans. I feel like she was this season's punching bag and she always took it all in stride and was sweet to everyone. 

Most likely, Olivia will win but she's got some meanness in her, I think.

 

[phoenix780]

11 hours ago, violet and green said:

Well, that was not what I was expecting!

I felt Ru was essentially saying via that edit, sorry LaLaRi, you should have been this season's Big Girl who goes to the end...

I think that was the intention, and I'd have been here for it because she was a hilarious narrator. Alas, LaLaRi had a couple really bad outfits, and she and Tamisha didn't take the bait and make their rift Alyssa/Coco level drama. She wasn't the kind of character VH1 showcases. 

So glad this is done next week. I'll be reading about the finale before sitting through it. I want Kandy to win so she's less likely to appear on all stars. 

[Just Carol]

It was an interesting episode.  I enjoyed many of the videos, but some were unlistenable.

I did not like Denali's figure skating number.  The padding makes her look heavy, and her jumps are low.  I am trying not to compare her to figure skaters that we normally see, with high jumps and multiple rotations.  Denali (as Cordero Zuckerman) has many skating videos online, and these are much better than what she does in drag.  

Also not a fan of the green-yellow-blue hair, lips and nails.  Took the reference to the aurora borealis too far, imo.

And I thought Lala did better than Denali in the lip-synch. 

Rose's 69 Questions bit was hilarious.  The queens must have gotten the list beforehand, because Rose was so quick to answer the question about a vice to keep- Kamala Harris.  Genius response.  (Also, love interest: "Den...t see you there...") 

But in the previously unaired runway scene when she was talking to Ru, desperation was oozing from every pore.  Tell Ru how far you've come, not how great you are, not how ambitious you are!

Symone seems to have changed, maybe not for the better.  She was young, sensitive and fresh, but now she is coming across like a snooty old bitch.  YMMV.

 

 

 

[Rai]

I liked Utica's video quite a bit. Hopefully some day she'll harness her freak power while shedding her defense-mechanism dorkiness. I mean, I love a dork. I AM a dork. But she's got this incredibly powerful and dramatic side to her that is world class when she unleashes it.

Joey Jay's was also pretty good. I do think LaLaRi actually did lip sync better, but both charities got some money, so that's good overall. Doing a reunion is always tricky in These Challenging Times, and I like the slumber party zoom chat thing better in season 12, but hey, they tried and it was soothing after a difficult work week. All I really ask from my escapism these days.

Still rooting for Symone, but Gottmik is coming across as VERY confident about that crown. Ru likes him a confident queen. So....we shall see.

[ItCouldBeWorse]

4 hours ago, Just Carol said:

Rose's 69 Questions bit was hilarious.  The queens must have gotten the list beforehand, because Rose was so quick to answer the question about a vice to keep- Kamala Harris.  Genius response.  (Also, love interest: "Den...t see you there...") 

There was no way Kandy would have been able to actually answer the questions without every other word being "bitch" had they not been given the questions beforehand.

On 4/16/2021 at 8:24 PM, CraftyHazel said:

Holy hell, Rosé is too damned beautiful out of drag

I keep thinking that he probably disappointed a lot of female admirers in HS.

However,  Reunion Joey Jay in drag seemed much prettier than she was on the show. Like, really pretty. Maybe it's the more feminine wig, but I feel like her makeup was prettier, too.

Gottmik's slightly longer boy hair was cute, too.

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by ItCouldBeWorse

[AntManBee]

Those 69 Question bits were awful, all around... overproduced, staged and sort of smug.  It managed to turn me off to all the finalists.

[RoxiP]

Joey Jay is gay?

Also the finalists were not wearing a mask in one of the cities with the strongest precautions. Total,set up. 

 

[loki310]

On 4/17/2021 at 6:01 PM, Dewey Decimate said:

Did ElioTT actually perform in her video? I was a little distracted by the back-up dancers. My, my...

Oh gosh yes. The one with the mustache was so hot. I had my eyes trained on him the entire time. Having hot shirtless professional dancers seems behind you seems like a risky move - hard to stand out. 

On 4/17/2021 at 10:16 PM, violet and green said:

I thought Rosé aced the 69 questions. Unfortunate that her answer in the clip from the previous ep, re basically hoping to one day take over all Ru's specialities, was such a bad move; I can see almost zero hope of a Rosé win now. Once Ru's eyes narrow and glint like that, you're toast.

Yeah that answer just cemented her chances (slim as they were) shut. For being so smart, that was a dumb answer Rosé!

On 4/18/2021 at 11:58 AM, Just Carol said:

It was an interesting episode.  I enjoyed many of the videos, but some were unlistenable.

I did not like Denali's figure skating number.  The padding makes her look heavy, and her jumps are low.  I am trying not to compare her to figure skaters that we normally see, with high jumps and multiple rotations.  Denali (as Cordero Zuckerman) has many skating videos online, and these are much better than what she does in drag.  

Also not a fan of the green-yellow-blue hair, lips and nails.  Took the reference to the aurora borealis too far, imo.

And I thought Lala did better than Denali in the lip-synch. 

Rose's 69 Questions bit was hilarious.  The queens must have gotten the list beforehand, because Rose was so quick to answer the question about a vice to keep- Kamala Harris.  Genius response.  (Also, love interest: "Den...t see you there...") 

Yes- the Kamala and not-Denali answers were so good! All of her answers were flawless and she hit all the marks. Our professional Rosé!

[RoxiP]

I think Rose knows her chances of winning are slim but is too much of a professional to do anything but be the best. She doesn't have a sob story, has a supportive family, and is Uber talented - and looks good in and out of drag.  Way too much polish to be a winner.  I would pay to go see her on stage. 

 

[AntManBee]

Rose is the Panto Dame of season 13.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

S13 queens toot & boot their sisters' fashion choices

Kahmora Hall performs “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” by En Vogue

Joey Jay performs “I Want You Back” by *NSYNC

Tamisha Iman performs “Arrogant” by Tamisha Iman

LaLa Ri Performs “Bad Bitch Tip” by LaLa Ri

Elliott performs “Hideaway” by Kiesza

Denali performs “How You Like That” by BLACKPINK!

Tina Burner performs “Turn It & Burn It” by Tina Burner

Utica performs “You Should Be Sad” by Halsey

The top four's best moments

 

[30 Helens]

“Why should you be the winner?”

Gottmik, Kandy and Symone: “Because I want to represent and inspire people like me.”

Rosé: “Because I’m good and I deserve it.”

 

[HamSammich]

People! I expected to see everyone here as blown away by Joey J's video as much as I was! What? Where my people at??? IMO, there was no comparison to any of the others. He played EVERY character and 100% nailed the mannerisms of each! I was rolling! Enjoyed Utica's as well, but would still rate Joey J's as #1. Love that he could have hired generic backups but instead performed each band member. 

Rose was the only one to nail the 69 questions...the rest of them came off as obnoxious.

And why TF is Kandy still there? 

 

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Olivia Lux Performs “I’m Goin’ Down” by Mary J. Blige

S13 give each other superlatives

Top 4 queens recreate iconic lines from S13

Every S13 makeup tutorial in 45 seconds

 

[ladle]

Wtf did I just watch? That was a series of web extras, at best.