The bracket two queens sparkle on stage in an All Stars movie Rusical for their final challenge. Director and choreographer Adam Shankman is a guest judge…
Last week the bracket two queens got a little sticky with point distribution and for the first time in Drag Race herstory, the queens took part in a rapping roast. All of them did a fantastic job but Mistress and Jorgeous were the top two queens of the week tying up the lip sync and splitting that extra point between them. This week for their last bracket challenge, the queens will dazzle on stage during a Rusical, and we’ll find out which three are heading to the semi-finals. Let’s get into it.
This week’s episode begins back in the werk room with a freshly updated scoreboard featuring those pesky half points. The four extra pins are waiting for the queens. Kerri and Nicole both have zero points and they’re starting to feel a little nervous that this might be the end of the competition for them. Tina says she didn’t like how the points went down last week because everyone deserves a fighting chance and the rest of the safe queens agree with her. The winning queens enter the werk room and they’re feeling good about their 4.5 points. The safe queens are going to try to even things about a bit according to Kerri. Nicole gifts her point to Kerri, Kerri gives hers to Lydia (as per their agreement last episode), Tina gives hers to Nicole, and Lydia gives hers to Kerri which upsets Tina because she’s now knocked out of the top three.
It’s a new day in the werk room and the queens are rested and ready for their final bracket challenge. Mistress asks Nicole if she’s in her feelings about only having one point but she’s not bothered. Tina says the way Lydia gave her point away felt like a personal blow but Lydia tells her at the end of the day it is a game. Mistress seizes an opportunity to stir the pot and succeeds but it’s broken up by Ru, who announces that this week’s maxi challenge they’ll be performing in a Movie Rusical. They head over to the couches to read through the scripts to cast the production Starbooty: The Rebooty. Mistress, Jorgeous, and Lydia take control of the casting but Kerri catches on and hopes that leaning into their plan disarms Mistress a little bit. Over at the villains table Lydia is excited to revisit the rusical and be a little stronger. This is also Nicole’s first rusical and she’s taking a lot of liberty with improv during rehearsals.
Out on the main stage they record their vocals with Leland and Gabe. They step up to the mic one by one and each of them tap into their characters but it’s Mistress who is having the most trouble. After recording the queens learn the movement of the performance with choreographer Adam Shankman. It’s a dance-heavy production and while Jorgeous has no problem picking up the steps, Mistress is having a bit of trouble. Lydia says she can boogie, but she’s not a dancing queen, but Adam seems to think all she needs to do is tap into a villain’s energy to get it down. Kerri impresses Adam with her flow, but Tina and Nicole are having a hard time following the steps.
It’s performance day and around the mirror Tina says she’s not here to throw others under the bus but Mistress picks a bit of a fight. Tina wants to continue to play fair even though her bracket mates don’t agree, but she wants to leave the competition with her head held high. Out on the mainstage, Ru introduces this week’s panel of judges Michelle, Carson, and this week’s extra special guest judge Adam Shankman. Starrbooty: The Rebooty kicks off with a musical number from Starrbooty herself RuPaul. The Booty Squad, Kerri, Nicole, and Tina’s number is up first and their number is good. The choreography is tight but Kerri is for sure the standout of the group. The Agents of P.U.S.S. Mistress, Lydia, and Jorgeous are up next and as a group they’re stronger performances but Jorgeous is their shining star. The movie Rusical finishes with an epic dance battle group number before the credits roll.
On the runway the category is “Wild Wild West”, and the queens stun in their western-inspired outfits.
Critiques begin with Nicole. Adam says she didn’t do anything right and Michelle says she didn’t find the rhythm at all, but the judges like her campy pink pony look. Carson loves Tina’s cowgirl look and Adam said she ate the rusical right up but Michelle says she kept losing her. The judges love her artful take on western look and Michelle compliments her performance. Michelle tells Mistress she didn’t extend enough on the movements which made it look like she was holding back but Carson loves her runway. Michelle adores her quirky handmade runway look and the judges say she went for it with the performance and she had a great night. Finally, Michelle calls Jorgeous “spectacular” in the performance, and Ru tells her she can go straight to Broadway and the judges are divided on her saloon girl look but they can all agree it’s polished and very Jorgeous. Before dismissing them for deliberations, Ru tells the queens the four save queens will be giving their extra point away on the stage.
Following deliberations, Ru announces that the top two queens of the week are Jorgeous and Lydia. Tina and Nicole scheme to give Kerri their point to keep Mistress out of the top. The top queens lip sync for their legacy to “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé.
Both queens give it their all with their own brand of performance and even though both of them are going to the semi-finals, Ru decides the winner of the lip sync is Jorgeous. All of the queens step forward for the MVQ point distribution. In the event of a tie Ru will choose who moves on. The queens write down the names of their MVQ queen on their hand mirrors.
Nicole reveals she’s chosen Kerri, Tina also gives her point to Kerri. Kerri gives hers to Tina, and Mistress gives hers to Lydia after promising it to Kerri. This means that the three queens heading to the semi finals are Jorgeous, Lydia, and Mistress. As we know all is not lost for Kerri, Tina, and Nicole, as they still have a shot with the wild card lottery.
Next week on All Stars: Bracket three begins with six new queens and a bewitching design challenge featuring some Wicked special guests.
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