DragRace Episode 3: Gonna wiggle to the top, wi-wiggle to the top!
Added 2021-01-17 01:31:56 +0000 UTCI wish a wiggliest of Saturdays to you, Patrons! How are we doing? I just slammed a late afternoon cup of coffee and currently can't remember the last time I took a shower so things are pretty normal over here in the house of Helbig. I've also been building up the confidence to order artistic wallpaper to put up as an accent wall in my office so, ya know, staying veeeeeery busy!
But not TOO busy! I still had time to reheat old pizza and screech at my TV for Drag Race episode 3! Just like 2020-into-2021 the start of Drag Race season 13 feels like one looooong fever dream. We're at the third episode and still haven't seen all the queens in one room. If I didn't know any better I'd say this is some Hannah Montana shit right now. But I do know better. And it's not.
Regardless I was VERY much looking forward to this episode because it features one of my absolute favorite things: LOVABLE LOSERS WITH THE CHANCE TO MAKE A COMEBACK! That's right, it's RU-demption time for this gaggle of nervous-but-know-how-to-play-to-the-camera island of misfit boys! The only thing I love more than an underdog story is ... dogs. So I was eager and excited for this ep!
Episode 3 finally gave me a chance to get to know the queens I was the most curious about. The first thing I learned - they're all cuties out of drag! And I'm not the only one that thinks so. That giggly wiggly lil Utica turned into a Cheshire Cat saying she thinks everyone is cute and that it's distracting. (And now knowing her true love is Captain Christ it's even more fun to watch her handle temptation island...but more on that later!)
Things kick off with the Lady and the Vamp themed double trouble runway! Kahmora struggles to get herself ready in time and though it seemed like an eye-roll of a situation I related to her time management mess HARD. I'm late to everything (well, in the 'before times' when there were actual things to be late for). I tend do what I have classified as the "putz and panic". I'll nervously putz around in a mediocre attempt to get myself ready for something before I realize I don't have as much time as I thought and then I'll thoroughly PANIC. Thus....putz and panic. *sigh* Kahmora's struggle brought me right back some 'before times' fond, frenzied memories.
My recap of the runways: Denali has a gorgeous face and even more gorgeous backstories to her looks that made her runways more interesting to me than at first glance (something about her scrunched blue doily'd tights in her first look made me go 'huh?' and then her story about the significance of the flower made me go 'huh!') . I LOOOOOVED Rose's pop art dress and Utica's ladylike ball pit presentation and vampy 8th grade solar system science project... also when she said "it's about the goof, the woof and the aloof" I screamed! Can someone slap that on a sweatshirt and sell it to me for more than it's worth? Another incredibly notable quote was Joey Jay referring to her big ass earrings as "stupid ignorant earrings". Even Elliott yelled from the other room "did someone just say stupid ignorant earrings??" YES THEY DID! Otherwise, I thought Tamisha looked sleek and stunning (and the good kind of hairy!) and Kahmora, in all of her putzing and panicking, served "member of the royal family" back to back with "married to the head of a mafia family". Remind me again...these are the losers???
Back in the werkroom Tamisha reveals that, although she's ageless, she's FORTY NINE. Truly incredible. Maybe it's Maybelline...or maybe it's whatever the f*ck Tamisha has been doing for 49 years! But I looooooved (read as a terrible Oprah impression) to see Tamisha's maternal side naturally come out as she so fondly remembered her legendary drag daughter Tandi (who I had never heard of but do yourself a favor and watch that link!). Ugh, it was a very sweet side of her to see. You can tell she's sugar to the core. I'm rooting for her big time.
But we gotta move on...to the battle of the seriously-self-proclaimed-choreographers! The queens, like last week, wrote their own verses and choreographed a performance to Ru's "Phenomenon". And, what a luxury ... half of the group are choreographers! But you know that claaaaasssic proverb..."too many choreographers in the kitchen... makes you go WHERE THE F*CK IS THE COOK? WHY ARE THERE DANCERS IN HERE!? I NEED A BLOOMIN' ONION FOR TABLE 42!" You know. That one.
The choreographers start to capsize but Tamisha, god bless her, gets them back on track. Later, as they're prepping for their performance Tamisha starts slinging some Deepak Chopra level advice/warnings saying "sometimes your confidence can exceed your abilities" and then immediately saying "but a bitch is still scared to unpack!"...ugh, it made me love her 49 year old heart/soul/brain SO MUCH. More like DeePACK Chopra??? The coffee is fading.
Then their performance comes and my first YAAASSS is to NICOLE BYER BEING A JUDGE AGAIN! So good!! My second YAAASSS is to my absolute favorite line of the whole god dang episode...Utica's verse saying "there's not a bone in my body, gonna wiggle to the top, w-w-wiggle to the top." UGH. I rewound and replayed that at least three times and giggled like I was full of the Holy Spirit...tbh I was full of a different kind of spirit. Anyway, SO GOOD. Overall I thought they all performed fantastic...for a group of LOSERS.
As always this is getting long so let's wrap it up! The scarf themed runways were great... I thought Denali talked about designers a little too much, and Utica looked like a cute girl that tried to get into magic but quit and got into crystals instead and I loved Rose's makeup and agreed with Michelle that I wanna see Joey with some hair versatility bc her face is so gorg and Kahmora has room to get quirky and Tamisha's dress was INCREDIBLE. And she made it?!? What the heck!? I also liked that they gave Utica a chance to explain her religious beliefs and I lol'd bc it looked like Michelle's body just kept stiffening at the mention of Jesus. lololol.
WHEW. Okay, basically I'm MORE THAN EXCITED to finally see the losers and winners come together. What are your thoughts on what might happen next? Seems like they're setting Rose up as our villain-in-waiting so I'm interested to see how that pans out. Honestly, at this point, I don't know who could go home next week?? They're all great! And some of them have christ on their side! Is that allowed?! Anyway, they've spent so long letting us get to know them how dare they take one away! Aaaaand my coffee kick is offically over, time to go stare at more wallpaper options! Have great weekends y'all! ❤️G
Comments
Yesss! I love your review and share pretty much all your opinions. But they need to start eliminating people otherwise we will get way too attached! Next episode will be juicy I think!
2021-01-20 17:53:39 +0000 UTCmaybe they explained this and i missed it, but are they keeping the queens in two small groups because of COVID (i.e., smaller “bubbles”)? at what point do you think the two groups will unite?
2021-01-19 14:02:19 +0000 UTCjust here to say i love these
2021-01-19 13:56:18 +0000 UTCoh shoot I cannot wait to watch UK! also I wonder if the US is setting us up for some Survivor level psychological warfare where the queens will have to choose to stay amongst their original group or switch sides??? many possibilities!
2021-01-17 18:31:46 +0000 UTCohhhh thank you for this added info! makes sense!
2021-01-17 18:30:17 +0000 UTCoh shoot! I mean, I would LOOOOOVE Nicole as a more permanent judge - it'd give Carson and Ross a break occasionally (bc sometimes I find them making similar jokes, no?) ... maybe they start off not by replacing one of them, but maybe keeping Nicole in a consistent rotation with them?
2021-01-17 18:29:31 +0000 UTCwow so controversial .... so brave ...now that you've called that out I can't uncompare it!
2021-01-17 18:27:30 +0000 UTCDon't worry. You're safe here.
2021-01-17 18:26:46 +0000 UTCi always seem to be drawn to the weirdos so utica is really speaking to me. i love tamisha and can DEFINITELY see rose being set up for a villain storyline. i've been thinking about it and i do think the winner's group do need a big slice of humble pie, in my opinion. the connection that the pork chop queens have all formed is so sweet!! i agree too that the first three weeks of this season have felt so dragged out and exhausting it's a little off-putting. like others in the comments have mentioned, drag race uk started this week and it was SO good and such a breath of fresh air. i did watch season 1 of uk too and it seems to just be building on what worked and what was already established. however, i am still outraged and in denial over the queen that got eliminated lmao
Karis Gorst
2021-01-17 13:06:11 +0000 UTCAll the queens get a list of looks to bring that is longer than the looks that they will actually need even if they make it to the finale. So they all got a "bring a lamé look" and "bring a sheer" on their list. If you check the Porkchops' social media from last week, a lot of them posted their lamé looks.
2021-01-17 11:36:18 +0000 UTCConspiracy time! So with the runway being sheer and not lamay like last week does that mean the lip syncs in the first episode were a set up? Equally could be all queens had to prep both looks and only one got used by each, but not quite as scandalous 🤷♀️
nitech
2021-01-17 11:04:31 +0000 UTCTamisha looks younger than me and I’m 22... absolutely incredible. Also, I’ve seen a lot of tweets popping up saying that Nicole should be made a permanent judge and I would LOVE that! Wonder if they would add her to the rotation of Ross and Carson or have her replace one of them... but then which one? Oh boy that could open up a can of worms... what’re all y’all’s thoughts on that?
2021-01-17 09:10:23 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this episode a lot! The fashions were great again. Verses I don't care for that much tbh after Read U Wrote U but it was fun nonetheless. I am very interested to see the groups merge next week. I do think that the Porkchops have gotten a bit more focused through their experience and that will play in their favor. I'm also at the edge of my seat to see how EllioTT and the Porkchops get along after a UNANIMOUS vote!!!. And btw, how sweet was the Utica moment at the Porkchop Loading Dock with Khamora's nail? I was all "Yeah, it makes sense. If I was waiting for a re-vote that could send me home I would be juuuuuuust disassociated enough to respond mechanically to anything falling on the floor just to instill a sense of order to the world again.". My heart felt for her. And finally, I'm so happy to see Nicole Byer anywhere. I listen to 4 of her 5 podcasts (and that's only cause we don't have "90 day fiance" in Greece so that I can get into the 5th one here on Patreon) and I can't wait to get some bts commentary on her "Drag Her!" Podcast tomorrow!
2021-01-17 08:03:05 +0000 UTCThis was a hilarious recap and hit all the highlights. I'm gonna say something controversial yet brave™️ ...Tamisha's runway was beautiful but also looked like a fancy napkin in a napkin ring. I cant unsee it.
Steve Jenks
2021-01-17 07:46:51 +0000 UTCI ALSO do not remember when I last showered! 🙃
Melody Condon
2021-01-17 06:12:49 +0000 UTCAlso, welcome to our Patreon!! So glad you’re here!!
2021-01-17 04:30:25 +0000 UTC10000000% that's what I'm missing...the straight up comedy of it all! they're all so accidentally hilarious but I cannot wait (and i'm slightly scared) to see them really go for the lols! also I totally forgot about rose's future-sex-lamp vamp look! loved it!!
2021-01-17 03:57:09 +0000 UTC10/10 recommend watching UK2, it's an amaaaaazing cast and way less trauma than season 13 so far lol
2021-01-17 03:56:06 +0000 UTCright?? I feel uneasy ... like they're going to continue to throw wrenches into this season! poor girls!
2021-01-17 03:50:18 +0000 UTCoh shit oh shit! Thank you for no elimination spoilers but UK2 is really that good?! Okay it's the top of my to-do list now! Thank you, Lauren!
2021-01-17 03:49:32 +0000 UTCYet another awesome episode! I totally agree with you, I’m way more in love with the losers group than the winners. I think it was in Untucked when the girls (specifically Rosé) said they were almost glad they lost because it kept them humble and lit a fire under their asses. Although I love a lot of the girls in the winners group, I wouldn’t mind some of their egos get knocked down a peg. In terms of the runway mini challenge, Rosé and Utica were my favorites! Both of their Vamp looks had me gasping out loud when they walked out. Tamisha’s lady look was too die for!!! The more Tamisha Iman is on the screen, the more I fall in love with her. She’s so humble, intelligent, and talented. Her commentary literally has me laughing out loud at the screen. I love how much respect the girls have for her because she deserves it. For the main challenge, I thought as a whole this group had stronger verses compared to the winners group. I’ve been in love with Denali since the first episode so I’m so glad she shined in this performance. Utica is like if Thorgy and Crystal Methyd had a baby and I could not love her anymore. Top 4 I want: Symone, Olivia, Utica, Denali Top 4 I predict: Rosé, Symone, Olivia, Tina I’m really excited for snatch game and the first acting or comedy challenge. We’ve only seen looks and lip syncs so I can’t wait to see who can pull off the comedy!
2021-01-17 03:38:00 +0000 UTCTamisha was so good this episode i dont know how she wasn't top. Though I knew of tandi, from that legendary video I didn't realize she was her daughter. She looked so proud when Ru said everyone has seen THAT video. Next week will be interesting , I'm curious if things go back to normal or if something else is coming
Megan St-Amour
2021-01-17 03:28:41 +0000 UTC
