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Drag Race UK S4

Writer Robert Spencer

I’m kinda Ru Paul’d out already with all these drag races. But I’ll hate watch anyway.

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by Anonymousreply 118August 11, 2023 10:29 PM

Is nobody watching this? Actually enjoying it, much better than the latest American ones. And no comparison to the latest awful Canadian version.

by Anonymousreply 1September 30, 2022 4:01 AM

I am pretty certain RuPaul has already crowned Black Peppa the winner. He and Michelle LOVE her!

by Anonymousreply 2September 30, 2022 4:20 AM

Honestly, it’s too bad the UK version of Drag Race doesn’t award a cash prize. Some of those British queens could really use dental work.

by Anonymousreply 3September 30, 2022 4:23 AM

👆Forgot to sign my name!

by Anonymousreply 4September 30, 2022 4:24 AM

It’s better than the Canadian version isn’t saying much.

by Anonymousreply 5September 30, 2022 1:29 PM

Yay, Cathy Dennis! And a LSFYL to Sugababes. Much better than last season by far.

by Anonymousreply 7October 1, 2022 7:48 PM

How many are trans or bio women this time?

by Anonymousreply 8October 1, 2022 7:57 PM

Just one (so far), who also has a twin IDing as non-binary.

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by Anonymousreply 9October 2, 2022 9:48 PM

No, dear. That's^ Cindy Brady.

Also, Black Peppa has been anointed, Krystal-style. The rest are now playing for Queen 2.

by Anonymousreply 10October 2, 2022 11:47 PM

R9 Is that a man or woman?

by Anonymousreply 11October 3, 2022 12:04 AM

Make this drag show insanity stop please. Every place I go there is drag. I hate it. Can we cancel it for being anti-trans /misogynist….or something? Just make it end.

by Anonymousreply 12October 3, 2022 1:56 AM

R13 So, a man. Got it. Looks very good tho, very real.

by Anonymousreply 14October 3, 2022 9:06 AM

Enjoying it so far, I think the right queens have gone home so far as well.

by Anonymousreply 15October 3, 2022 3:58 PM

If Dakota Schiffer makes it to snatch game, she’d be great as young Princess Diana.

I feel like Cheddar Gorgeous is going to struggle if called to step away from her “divine being from another galaxy” drag schtick, which I think is “old lady” drag trying to masquerade as something more high concept.

by Anonymousreply 16October 3, 2022 4:24 PM

R16 - Dakota should totally do Thindy Brady.

by Anonymousreply 17October 4, 2022 12:36 AM

R17 As it's Drag Race UK that's not gonna happen. The Brady Bunch was not a thing in the UK.

by Anonymousreply 18October 4, 2022 2:31 AM

Captain Obvious @R18. You must be the trivia master at parties that everyone avoids.

by Anonymousreply 19October 4, 2022 3:01 AM

At least I get invited to parties, R19 . Don't worry, I'm sure your invitations just got lost in the mail and spam folder.

by Anonymousreply 20October 4, 2022 3:05 AM

I've been half watching. It's OK. I do think the bloom was off the rose years ago and now we're looking at the few half-limp petals left on a mushy flowerhead.

But I think the UK is more engaging than the US show because the budget is lower. The US shows are now all annoying choreographed song and dance numbers and parades of purchased outfits. The UK series is like the earlier seasons of Drag Race, which was a better formula IMO. The first episode was just posing for a stupid photoshoot. The most recent was outfit construction. I have stopped watching the choreographed episodes with the annoying songs. They're boring. The songs are always stupid and the show only demonstrates how well someone can memorize choreography. I like to see their creativity and personalities, not how well they remember to move an arm over their head.

by Anonymousreply 22October 12, 2022 1:29 AM

I was surprised at the elimination tonight. I thought Ru would have kept her around longer.

by Anonymousreply 23October 14, 2022 5:44 AM

R23 Too similar to last year’s winner.

by Anonymousreply 24October 14, 2022 9:27 AM

[quote]Is nobody watching this? Actually enjoying it, much better than the latest American ones. And no comparison to the latest awful Canadian version.

But what about that Canarsie version?

by Anonymousreply 25October 14, 2022 9:32 AM

I don't remember who won the last season r24. They all run together now.

by Anonymousreply 26October 14, 2022 3:13 PM

I thought last season’s winner was some fat queen.

by Anonymousreply 27October 14, 2022 3:39 PM

RuPaul doesn't crown fatties.

by Anonymousreply 28October 14, 2022 3:41 PM

Oh, right. It was Krystal Versace. Tubby Lawrence Chaney won S2. Forgot all about Krystal.

by Anonymousreply 29October 14, 2022 3:46 PM

Yay for using Mel & Kim for the LSFYL! The music has been good so far this season.

by Anonymousreply 30October 16, 2022 12:58 AM

Why the fuck is Cindy Brady on the show?

by Anonymousreply 31October 16, 2022 12:59 AM

She hasn’t a chance of winning, but I like Le Fil. She’s quite beautiful and seems like a sweet person.

by Anonymousreply 32October 16, 2022 3:11 PM

Yeah I think Le Fil and Dakota will have huge "glow ups" after the show.

by Anonymousreply 33October 16, 2022 3:26 PM

R33 I think Le Fil already looks pretty great, though I'm sure she could do more with a bigger budget.

Dakota barely wears any make up, she looks the same in the workroom and on the runway. I want my drag queens to look like drag queens!

by Anonymousreply 34October 16, 2022 3:32 PM

^That's because she cosplays as a woman in real life.

by Anonymousreply 35October 16, 2022 4:45 PM

Drag is steeped in appropriation and misogyny. You can't complain about women joining in with it. That would be like white people complaining about black people joining in with black face. It's thanks to drag normalising the moronic notion that womanhood is a nothing more than a costume that enabled the trans cult. This is the chickens coming home to roost..

by Anonymousreply 36October 16, 2022 5:10 PM

I think Dakota looks very different in the runways, though she does look like a woman in both.

by Anonymousreply 37October 16, 2022 6:28 PM

No one’s talking about how Baby slayed that lip sync? Best lip sync of the season so far, though Black Peppa’s was incredible too.

by Anonymousreply 38October 17, 2022 5:31 AM

Major tangent from Drag Race UK, but RuPaul's BFF Lady Bunny is dangerously insane. She's been posting to Instagram that Russia is an innocent victim of US propaganda. Ukraine is the aggressor, and is saying Joe Biden is a dangerous warmonger who must be upended because he is waging war with China and Russia, who have never done anything to antagonize us.

Really.

It's insane.

RuPaul always does this patriotic "I'm an American!" things, encouraging people to vote, he has had Nancy Pelosi on his show twice, and yet he promotes this insane old drag queen who is recruiting people into the QAnon black hole.

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by Anonymousreply 39October 17, 2022 1:37 PM

Baby should have gone home. She looked like a fucking boy getting naked for that lipsync. Remember she BROUGHT that trash outfit, so I’m not giving a pass like I do Pepper for dropping the homemade garment last week.

At least Sminty gave a performance *in full drag.*

Also tired of these bitches being lazy and never wearing tits anymore, like Baby and the boy nips.

I HAVE OPINIONS

by Anonymousreply 40October 22, 2022 5:18 AM

Oh my gosh, I thought this week's guest judge was interesting and familiar looking—she reminds me of Katty Kay from BBC News—so I googled her and I am SHOCKED to find out she's the "SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!" septa/nun from Game of Thrones! How could the show not have done something with that?! I have come to despise 'Rusicals' and I usually skip the episodes that feature them, which is most of the episodes these days. They could have done a skit (even a musical version if they must) of Game of Thrones set in the nunnery featurinf tortured GoT characters. That woule have been amazing.

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by Anonymousreply 42October 22, 2022 1:33 PM

Hannah Waddington is far more famous for Ted Lasso than the small part in GOT. Also, she's a British Musical Theater star, which is why she was there for the Rusical. I was surprised by how great Dakota was in the lipsync and presumed she would have won anyway had Baby not said she was leaving on her own.

by Anonymousreply 43October 22, 2022 2:09 PM

R43 I've never seen Ted Lasso. I avoid all things sporty. But Septa Unella was a small role that made a big impact.

by Anonymousreply 44October 22, 2022 2:16 PM

I like Dakota. I think she's cute. Girl, boy, whatever, I don't care. It's all about the personality to me, and she's one of the standouts of the season—she just seems like a down-to-Earth person who's there for fun and not to grandstand.

by Anonymousreply 45October 22, 2022 2:18 PM

I honestly think Dakota would have gotten booted for saying she hates musicals. You’re a drag queen, fercrissakes. Your job is to perform. So many of these young drag queens seem to just want to dress up and look pretty.

by Anonymousreply 46October 22, 2022 2:25 PM

When she said that, I thought, "ME TOO! Wait! No! I love a lot of musicals. But I HATE Rusicals. I HATE these stupid choreographed-clomping episodes. And I bet that's what Dakota really means."

by Anonymousreply 47October 22, 2022 2:27 PM

Dakota looks and sounds like Cindy Brady

by Anonymousreply 48October 22, 2022 2:30 PM

When Dakota talks she reminds me of Antoni from Queer Eye. Similar little lisp, similar smile. Once you see it it’s uncanny. It’s like looking a femme trans Antoni.

by Anonymousreply 49October 22, 2022 2:40 PM

She sounds like Cindy Brady but she looks a lot like Goop.

by Anonymousreply 50October 22, 2022 3:13 PM

I thought Dakota looked a lot like Britney on the LSFYL routine.

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by Anonymousreply 51October 22, 2022 5:07 PM

I don’t know, Dakota is just missing something for me.

by Anonymousreply 52October 25, 2022 1:00 AM

Is it that she lacks the performance confidence that they all need to have mid run of the show r52? Find her looks (and those legs!) engaging but her time on UK4 must now be limited. Experience may help her with stage presence and charisma.

by Anonymousreply 53October 25, 2022 6:26 AM

For me it is that she lacks performance confidence, and maybe charisma. She’s there to be pretty. She could probably do with a lot more time and experience. People don’t want to see drag queens just look like women. They want them to perform and entertain as well. They want them to be fun and funny.

by Anonymousreply 54October 25, 2022 10:06 AM

I’m not warming to cheddar at all. When I read about her achievements etc I assumed she would be the new Vivienne and win, but I can see her going soon. Ru isn’t keen either is she. Does she speak like that all the time, must be exhausting. She is beautiful mind you.

by Anonymousreply 55October 25, 2022 7:59 PM

R55, Cheddar was on a program (Drag SOS) where they travelled around the UK, making over people to drag queens and having them perform. This was pre, « We’re Here ». Cheddar and her family were warm, empathetic, and encouraging, without pandering and platitudes.

by Anonymousreply 56October 25, 2022 9:23 PM

Good GOD this episode was horrible. One of the worst Snatch Games. Fix was in. Peppa is obviously winning the thing, so bye Le Fil.

by Anonymousreply 57October 28, 2022 4:24 AM

Good GOD this episode was horrible. One of the worst Snatch Games. Fix was in. Peppa is obviously winning the thing, so bye Le Fil.

by Anonymousreply 58October 28, 2022 4:24 AM

I couldn't believe they liked the Queen Elizabeth stuff. So not funny, and St "Patty" wasn't much better. Actually, Dakota probably was the funniest, and they barely showed her, though I have absolutely no idea who Pete Burns is.

by Anonymousreply 59October 28, 2022 1:04 PM

R19, were you born yesterday? I suggest you drop Pete's name in a search engine...you'll be pleasantly surprised.

by Anonymousreply 60October 28, 2022 1:24 PM

TBH, R58, who the fuck would pick Marie Kondo for the Snatch Game? Le Fil’s auf’ing was justified.

by Anonymousreply 61October 28, 2022 1:46 PM

Dakota is a female impersonator

That’s not the same as a drag queen

by Anonymousreply 63October 28, 2022 3:14 PM

It seems the Asian queens (with the exception of Jujubee) can't do comedic improv- they tend to pick Asian celebrities that aren't that well known- and that's where Juju got it right-she went with a known icon who wasn't Asian. Even Pangina, who is naturally funny, did a terrible Snatch game- but to be fair, others have tried Mariah and failed.

by Anonymousreply 64October 28, 2022 4:00 PM

That snatch game was a nightmare.

I wound up going to the season 3 show at the London Palladium earlier this month. Krystal (the winner) was pretty awful. The first part of the show was just her and it was boring as hell. Vanity Milan rocked, and Veronica Green of all people got a standing ovation.

by Anonymousreply 65October 28, 2022 4:03 PM

I caught a bit of this last night when flicking and it was my introduction to the series. It started in the rehearsal room where the scouse was talking about doing Louis Walsh and Irish was going to do Enya.

Elizabeth 1st was vaguely amusing, Marie Kondo dreadful, Cilla Black shameful, Shirley Bassey criminal, Pete Burns hateful, Lil Nas X wasteful and St Patty forgettable.

AJ Odudu and Tess Daly (53) look like they were filmed laughing at something actually funny and then edited in.

That's enough for this year.

by Anonymousreply 66October 28, 2022 4:12 PM

We're at the point where only one or two queens get positive critiques on Snatch Game and everyone else gets roasted. Deservedly so. It happened in the last US regular season and the first Down Under season.

Is it reflective of today's drag queens where they can't seem to pick a good character and make it funny and entertaining? Are they too focused on looking good and having polished pics on their social media?

Black Peppa was obviously Ru's pick to win at the beginning but now I'm not so sure, if she keeps landing in the bottom.

by Anonymousreply 67October 28, 2022 4:20 PM

Jonbers really looked like Lorraine Kelly in Snatch Game. Speaking of Jonbers’ snatch game, if we are now at the point where “broad ethnic stereotype” is an acceptable snatch game character, then Ru basically needs to tell every Asian queen from here on out that they should just do Margaret Cho’s mom.

Both of Pixie Polite’s improv characters have been rip-offs of Matt Lucas from Little Britain.

I’m the same age as Cheddar and had to roll my eyes a little with the runway. Girl, the second act of Rent the Musical wasn’t real life for us. Dry up.

by Anonymousreply 68October 28, 2022 4:33 PM

Sister Michael or Jenny Joyce from Derry Girls would be a terrific Northern Irish drag race characters. Still shocked that nobody has done Edina Monsoon, Bubbles, Hyacinth Bucket or anything from the Catherine Tate oeuvre.

by Anonymousreply 69October 28, 2022 5:43 PM

During the first few seasons of RPDR, it was possible that you didn't like a Queen because of their aesthetic or attitude, but most all of them were performers who gave it their all and were intent on putting on a show. The Snatch Game challenge in particular shows how much that's changed: these people are no longer entertainers in the classic sense of the word. They don't know improv, or how to choose a character that has an angle that can be worked for a laugh. Deer in headlights, frozen in place in their costumes. Hello?! Dress up gets boring after a while, no matter how good it looks or how high the budget.

by Anonymousreply 70October 28, 2022 7:36 PM

Yeah, speaking of Hyacinth Bucket, I was sure when pixie had her wig and costume out for Ru, and he said something about Dame, I was sure he was going to do Dame Patricia Routledge. Oh well.

by Anonymousreply 71October 28, 2022 7:40 PM

Yea that was a weak snatch. Very vanilla. Dakota was my fave. Cheddar was funny…ish. And I’m sorry but Peppa lost that lip sync easily. I was sad half way through realising she was going to leave and then was so shocked when she was saved. Fix.

by Anonymousreply 72October 28, 2022 8:31 PM

R72

I disagree. Sure, Le Fil started stronger but she couldn’t keep that same energy throughout the performance and it became a mess. I knew when she was laying on the floor for so long, and taking her shoes off, that she had lost.

by Anonymousreply 73October 31, 2022 10:33 PM

Pete Burns was comedy gold. Context:

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by Anonymousreply 74November 1, 2022 12:00 PM

Huh I think Ru had Covid- that is the only reason why she's Zooming it.

by Anonymousreply 75November 3, 2022 11:59 PM

Most definitely...she sounded ill at the beginning of the episode.

by Anonymousreply 76November 4, 2022 2:27 PM

Some bad judging in this ep. Dakota should t have even been in the bottom. The makeup that Jonbers (so?) did on his partner was fucking horrible and he should be embarrassed.

by Anonymousreply 77November 5, 2022 6:50 PM

Is "jonbers" slang for something, or a nickname in N Ireland? Or a pun? It's very strange.

by Anonymousreply 78November 5, 2022 10:30 PM

Dakota went because she’s stuck on the set of Valley of the Dolls. Pretty getups and make up, but limited drag.

by Anonymousreply 80November 6, 2022 12:33 PM

I like Dakota better than Sonique. Dakota did better than I expected.

by Anonymousreply 81November 6, 2022 4:51 PM

I like Dakota. It was cute how she even lisps in a lip synch.

by Anonymousreply 82November 6, 2022 10:47 PM

Dakota is annoying and just wants to be "pretty". That being said, Jonbers did far worse.

by Anonymousreply 83November 7, 2022 3:23 AM

That boy George song was absolutely dreadful.

by Anonymousreply 84November 8, 2022 3:50 AM

R84, That's Culture Club and it was a hit song back in '84. George has his solo hits in the late 80's/early 90's.

by Anonymousreply 85November 8, 2022 7:06 AM

I can’t believe Jonbers has made it this far.

by Anonymousreply 86November 8, 2022 11:44 AM

I thought Jonbers and Pixie were gonna be in the bottom, but Dakota makes sense. The judges HATE when they don’t follow their advice and Dakota is a repeat offender when it comes to the runway.

by Anonymousreply 87November 8, 2022 12:51 PM

Drag queens were more interesting as a "Thing" when there were fewer of them around.

by Anonymousreply 88November 8, 2022 12:59 PM

That was the worst acting challenge thing in all the seasons across all countries. It was fucking FOUL.

Just ff to Black Peppa “shock” winning over 18 badges boremonger Cheddar G already.

UK is losing me as a franchise given all 4 winners were telegraphed so hard from Episode 1.

by Anonymousreply 89November 11, 2022 3:58 AM

Who has time to watch the silliness.

by Anonymousreply 90November 11, 2022 4:05 AM

I didn't warm to cheddar through the whole thing and now I'm rooting for her to win as the lesser of all evils.

by Anonymousreply 91November 11, 2022 11:48 AM

I have to agree about the challenge. I kept falling asleep during it, it was so bad. It seemed they hadn't had enough time to learn their lines before the rehearsal, but I did feel Pixie did the best job, so I found it ludicrous that they said that there wasn't enough of her in the part. I mean, come on, what do you think acting is? I knew early on that it was going to be Peppa and Jombers in the lipsync and presumed Jombers was going home. Of course, Jombers obviously won the lipsync, (I mean you couldn't even see Peppa's face!) and since you knew Ru wouldn't send Peppa home, they saved them both. It's all so ridiculous at this point. Why am I even watching? The only thing in their favor is it's a thousand times better than Italia.

by Anonymousreply 92November 11, 2022 11:59 AM

The melodrama sucks, every other queen gets overwhelmed almost every episode, occasionally it's ok but everytime sobbing is ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 93November 11, 2022 7:23 PM

The writers responsible for that acting challenge should be fired.

by Anonymousreply 94November 11, 2022 7:42 PM

Not a Jonbers fan by any means but his lipsynch was miles better than Black Peppa's.

I am so sick of the acting and musical challenges. Where are all the old school ones from earlier seasons? I feel like it's just boring crap + snatch game fail every time.

by Anonymousreply 95November 15, 2022 6:24 AM

I don't mind watching the stage shows. But who the hell cares what any of these vapid queens have to say? The interviews are excruciating.

by Anonymousreply 96November 15, 2022 6:39 AM

[quote] it's ok but everytime sobbing is ridiculous.

r93 Fucking lol. Cretins.

by Anonymousreply 97November 15, 2022 6:41 AM

SHIT, i quit watchin rup paul crap yrs ago.

by Anonymousreply 98November 15, 2022 6:54 AM

Old ru still renting her land to frackers? sad.

by Anonymousreply 99November 15, 2022 6:56 AM

🙄

Another lifeline shenanigans for for the incredibly meh Black Peppa.

Danny Beard at least called her Cheddar BOREgeous which made me chuckle.

And Starlet is so pretty. I’d take her back over Black Peppa, who is just as devoid of personality.

by Anonymousreply 100November 19, 2022 12:14 AM

Yeah, it’s Black Peppa no matter what. Black Peppa has no personality or skills at entertaining. She can do splits and drops and dress up pretty, but that’s it. It should have been a double elimination.

by Anonymousreply 101November 19, 2022 12:58 AM

Love the costumes! Especially the pelican headdress, the antennaed teletubby and the bigass bow. These girls show more eye catching fashion sense than any of the designers at the New York and Paris fashion weeks.

by Anonymousreply 102November 19, 2022 4:29 AM

There was no way that it would have ended up with only white finalists, so Peppa had to be saved. At least they kept Jombers last week, as she easily won the lipsync. Frankly neither did a good job this week, but I always hate when queens bare their tops, I found it strangly creepy, and I thought Pixie was just a hair better. But I guessed the outcome from the beginning of the episode.

by Anonymousreply 103November 19, 2022 12:34 PM

Ru was definitely testing Jombers this week. It seemed obvious Ru was hoping to cut her.

by Anonymousreply 104November 19, 2022 12:45 PM

Do these girls consider themselves trans? Have problems with pronouns?

by Anonymousreply 105November 19, 2022 1:39 PM

Jonbers is ridiculous (that makeup oof) but my husband was like “I hope he wins just for the hell of it.”

He was also bummed because the finale is next Wednesday and we’ll be with different families for Thanksgiving. I told him it doesn’t matter since Peppa will win so social media can’t spoil us anyway 🤷🏼‍♂️

by Anonymousreply 106November 19, 2022 3:26 PM

Peppa over Tayce is a travesty

by Anonymousreply 107November 20, 2022 2:36 AM

This series is so predictable, the quality of UK drag race has been dropping since the season 3. Cheddar will be crowned, JB will be sashayed away. Peppa n Danny will be runner-up. Get ready for the buckets of tears in the grand finale

by Anonymousreply 108November 20, 2022 8:33 AM

[quote]Black Peppa has no personality or skills at entertaining. She can do splits and drops and dress up pretty, but that’s it.

That description reminds me of a certain someone.....

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by Anonymousreply 109November 20, 2022 6:20 PM

Tyra had way more personality than Peppa.

Peppa is Sasha Velour levels of zzzzz

by Anonymousreply 110November 20, 2022 7:30 PM

Truly didn't expect [italic]that[/italic] result. The winner had the Kim Chi runner-up stank on her all season, I thought.

(Not saying names as I know some DLers get their panties in a twist about 'spoilers' that actually aren't.)

by Anonymousreply 111November 25, 2022 3:10 AM

I could never warm up to the winner. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about him/her annoyed me.

by Anonymousreply 112November 26, 2022 6:41 AM

I think she’s too similar to viv. We needed somebody different to represent the uk I think. Cheddar probably.

by Anonymousreply 113November 26, 2022 4:45 PM

THE SHOWS GIT WORSE EVERY YEAR. MAY IT END SOON,

by Anonymousreply 114November 27, 2022 8:00 PM

I got to the stage where I didn't even care who won and it wasn't because I was a fan of everyone.

by Anonymousreply 115November 27, 2022 8:58 PM

I really liked the finale dance, Ru brought hot guys in skimpy clothes just like season 2. I loved Logan Roach, what a butt.

by Anonymousreply 117November 27, 2022 10:07 PM

I just started watching this. Black Peppa is so unfortunate looking in and out of drag. Those horse teeth are so distracting.

by Anonymousreply 118August 11, 2023 10:29 PM