Drag Race scrapes the barrel with lacklustre challenge and embarrassing fart jokes

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This week’s Drag Race opens with Jasmine Kennedie gloating about her success in sending Maddy packing following their big blow up on last week’s Untucked.

She got the last laugh ultimately. But it’s a new week, and as we’re almost at the halfway point of the season the competition is stiffer than ever. As Jasmine basks in her survival, Daya Betty is still harping on about Jorgeous’s win in last week’s maxi-challenge being undeserved. This sore loser look on her is almost as tired as the Diet Crystal Methyd looks she’s been sending down the runway the past few weeks.

Just before RuPaul enters to inform the girls about this week’s challenge, she sees sense and apologises to Jorgeous, who has been understandably put out by Daya’s remark that her winning look was akin to a napkin. Jasmine says in her confessional that she believes Daya’s apology is “as fake as my breast plate” and we’re inclined to agree – perhaps Daya remembered that the previous week’s winner is often rewarded a game-changing power and needed to do some damage control?

I’m finding Daya very relatable, if I were on drag race, I’d be sent home the first week, brought back on a technicality, then talk about myself nonstop to combat the imposter syndrome.

#DragRace

— ˗ˏˋ ozzy ˎˊ˗ (@notanothrsadboi) February 19, 2022

She would have been right to suspect so, as shortly later Ru enters the werk room to inform the queens that this week’s maxi-challenge will see them act in a Dynasty-esque soap opera entitled “The Daytona Wind”. Sure enough, Jorgeous is granted the power of choosing who will play what role, though she decides to play nice and mostly lets everyone choose their own roles after she’s had first pick.

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In last week’s recap we mentioned there was a famine of charisma amongst this cast, and boy, oh boy did an acting challenge support this statement. It really must be said, comedy is not this group’s friend. While truly nobody stood out as particularly strong in the soap opera, there was fierce competition for the title of  Least Valued Player. DeJa Skye’s attempt at a southern US accent left a lot to be desired, and Jorgeous, who has struggled in previous acting challenges, managed to raise the bar a little for herself – but it’s still really lacking. She’s just so damn sweet though that you tend to forgive her for her shortcomings.

At the very bottom of the barrel you’ll find the always-wooden Kerri Kolby. Beautiful and all as she is, she has the same energy as the least fun girl at a Halloween party who’s shown up in a black boob tube and a pair of cat ears. Angeria, typically considered strong when it comes to acting and comedy challenges, struggles to recreate her previous successes which begs the question: is she good at acting or does her natural southern drawl just make everything she says a little bit funny?

Lady Camden does her best impression of Kate Winslet in Titanic, through both her plummy English accent and her head of fiery ginger curls. It’s not funny, per se, but she has enough charm to render it a success. Bosco, Daya Betty and Willow Pill also deliver perfectly serviceable performances.

no thoughts just emmy award winning actresses daya betty and willow pill #DragRace pic.twitter.com/eoUPj7EPe9

— gabby