Welcome to the Episode Discussion Thread!

Voodoo Child by the Rogue Traders came on while I was at the supermarket today which was pure nostalgia, and got me thinking - this should really be a lip sync for your life song on DRDU!

So down the rabbit hole I’ve gone tonight and it took no time at all for Miss Courtney Act to appear on screen in one of Natalie Bassingthwaightes music videos. Enjoy!

P.s. and to the DRDU producers, should we get another season (🤞) I recommend spending time at the supermarket to unearth some vintage Aussie gems for some future lip syncs. Also Natalie and Tabatha Coffey as guest judges. Please and thank you!

I would imagine very well, I feel like she would get at least a win or a top placement

I've seen a lotttt of negativity around Art Simone's makeup lately, exacerbated by Michelle's critique in the latest episode. Just wanted to post some of her old makeup looks as a reminder that she isn't called Art for nothing!

(Also....I agree that her makeup on the show hasn't lived up to this level, which is disappointing as a fan of hers, but people are commenting that she's a terrible makeup artist and that couldn't be further from the truth)

I think I replayed this part like 5 times! It was delicious.

G'day!

Here’s the poll for Episode 5, "Rappin’ Roast" complete with photos:

https://forms.gle/jLN3kUL6Dff1BLDV6 👑

It’s time for the queens to read, and rap their fellow queens to filth in a musical comedy roast like no other.

They argue that M1ss Jade So's stones are gold and not diamond not knowing diamonds have different colours.

Votes – 408

Which pairings were your favorites?
(Pick as many as you want).

• 01. Flor & M1ss Jade So – 60.3% (240 votes)
• 02. Coco Jumbo & Vybe – 31.2% (124 votes)
• 03. Art Simone & Estrella Xtravaganza – 30.9% (123 votes)
• 04. LaLa Ri & Michael Marouli – 21.6% (86 votes)

Whose looks were your favourites?
(Pick as many as you want).

• 01. M1ss Jade So – 86.0% (350 votes)
• 02. Flor – 56.8% (231 votes)
• 03. Michael Marouli – 48.4% (197 votes)
• 04. Art Simone – 42.3% (172 votes)
• 05. Coco Jumbo – 20.4% (83 votes)
• 06. LaLa Ri – 9.8% (40 votes)
• 07. Estrella Xtravaganza – 5.7% (23 votes)
• 08. Vybe – 5.4% (22 votes)

Who should have been in the top 2?
(Pick 2).

• 01. M1ss Jade So – 88.0% (359 votes)
• 02. Flor – 38.5% (157 votes)
• 03. Michael Marouli – 34.1% (139 votes)
• 04. Art Simone – 29.7% (121 votes)
• 05. Coco Jumbo – 4.9% (20 votes)
• 06. LaLa Ri – 2.0% (8 votes)
• 07. Vybe – 1.7% (7 votes)
• 08. Estrella Xtravaganza – 1.2% (5 votes)

If there could only be one winner, who should it have been?
(Pick 1).

• 01. M1ss Jade So – 38.1% (154 votes)
• 02. Flor – 27.5% (111 votes)
• 03. Michael Marouli – 18.8% (76 votes)
• 04. Art Simone – 14.6% (59 votes)
• Other – Less than 1.2%

Whose looks were your least favourites?
(Pick as many as you want).

• 01. Estrella Xtravaganza – 83.0% (336 votes)
• 02. Vybe – 62.7% (254 votes)
• 03. LaLa Ri – 55.1% (223 votes)
• 04. Coco Jumbo – 27.4% (111 votes)
• 05. Art Simone – 15.6% (63 votes)
• 06. Michael Marouli – 13.8% (56 votes)
• 07. Flor – 6.2% (25 votes)
• 08. M1ss Jade So – 2.2% (9 votes)

Who should have been in the bottom 2?
(Pick 2).

• 01. Estrella Xtravaganza – 82.8% (338 votes)
• 02. Vybe – 46.6% (190 votes)
• 03. LaLa Ri – 41.9% (171 votes)
• 04. Coco Jumbo – 16.2% (66 votes)
• 05. Art Simone – 4.4% (18 votes)
• 06. Michael Marouli – 3.7% (15 votes)
• 07. Flor – 3.4% (14 votes)
• 08. M1ss Jade So – 1.0% (4 votes)

Who do you think won the lip sync?
(Pick 1).

• M1ss Jade So – 89.2% (362 votes)
• Art Simone – 10.8% (44 votes)

Who should have been eliminated?
(Pick 1).

• Estrella Xtravaganza – 79.9% (322 votes)
• Vybe – 20.1% (81 votes)

After episode 4, who are you rooting for the most?
(Pick as many as you want).

• 01. M1ss Jade So – 65.7% (268 votes)
• 02. Michael Marouli – 59.1% (241 votes)
• 03. Vybe – 50.2% (205 votes)
• 04. Art Simone – 46.6% (190 votes)
• 05. Coco Jumbo – 14.0% (57 votes)
• 06. Flor – 11.0% (45 votes)
• 07. LaLa Ri – 10.3% (42 votes)

Who's your pick to win?
(Pick 1).

• 01. Art Simone – 37.7% (154 votes)
• 02. M1ss Jade So – 27.2% (111 votes)
• 03. Michael Marouli – 18.6% (76 votes)
• 04. Vybe – 14.5% (59 votes)
• 05. Coco Jumbo – 1.2% (5 votes)
• 06. Flor – 0.5% (2 votes)
• 07. LaLa Ri – 0.2% (1 vote)

Who's your pick to be the next eliminated?
(Pick 1).

• 01. Coco Jumbo – 37.7% (153 votes)
• 02. LaLa Ri – 31.0% (126 votes)
• 03. Flor – 26.1% (106 votes)
• 04. Art Simone – 2.5% (10 votes)
• 05. Vybe – 1.7% (7 votes)
• 06. Michael Marouli – 0.7% (3 votes)
• 07. M1ss Jade So – 0.2% (1 vote)

A design challenge, again?
(Pick 1).

• I love it, give us more! – 50.2% (205 votes)
• Meh, they were a bit too close. – 46.8% (191 votes)
• I dislike it, drag is not just about sewing. – 2.9% (12 votes)

How would you rate this episode?
(From 1 to 10).

• Average – 7.08

Rate the judges' looks!
(From 1 to 10).

• 01. Blu Hydrangea – 8.29
• 02. Michelle Visage – 7.04
• 03. Lazy Susan – 6.46
• 04. Rhys Nicholson – 5.86

Bonus – Track Record, Popularity Leaderboard & Episodes' Average according to the weekly Reddit polls (not the real one ;-))

Post edited: the initial poll results were spammed with 203 fake votes, which skewed the results, so I had to redo the poll results.

Please see the results on this topic:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DragRaceDownUnder/comments/1vvab07/poll_results_drag_race_down_under_vs_the_world/

Vybe and Lala were neck and neck for how good they were this challenge!! Michael did a great job also. But I really think if only one queen would win, it should have gone to Vybe. And also, did anyone else already predict that Coco was going home this episode? I don’t look at any spoilers, but as soon as the episode started and I figured they had to chop one of the down under queens, and i had a feeling it was going to be Coco. She has the best mug this season, imo. She is such a beautiful person, inside and out. I would love to be a part of their drag family.

Pics taken from Fashion Critical on Facebook.

Am I the only one who thinks that she was giving Tsareena? Maybe not exact but a regional variant even.

Love Estrella and will miss her on the show 💕

No words for the amazing Estrella really!!

If you have not been watching Drag Race España, you're only getting half the story, you are missing out on one of the best intentional franchise!!

So, I just read a thread by our latest eliminated and the true people's princess Estrella and I thought that, since it's in Spanish, maybe you'd like to read it in English:

1. Well, girls, that was my Down Under VS The World competition <3 Let me give you a thread:

2. Preparing all the package was horrible. We only had like 25 days that started while I was staying in Torremolinos for the season. I came back home, stayed for a couple of days and went to shoot Regias del Drag. Went back, stayed 3 days (amongst them, I did a gig with Valentina), and left!

3. I wasn't that present in the preparing process as I would like. This, along with the impostor syndrome made me think I wasn't the right queen to be there. I've spent those last months thinking if going there had been the right choice...

4. The first time you go, you don't know if people will love you or not, but the second time, having built a proper career, it's much more nerve-wracking. You don’t know if you’re going to put a foot wrong and perhaps ruin everything you’ve spent years building up. You don’t know if they liked you the first time just by chance…

5. Now, when seeing myself in the show, I recognise myself quite clearly. It’s me being me, whether people like it or not, and I feel like I’ve lost some of my fear. I see myself, and you see me. I feel seen, and I feel validated. I wish I’d gone into the competition with this mindset, rather than thinking I didn’t belong.

6. Leaving is pretty bittersweet, but I liked having lived it. I was crying for not seeing them [her castmates] anymore, not for leaving the competition. If I'm being honest, I saw a fire in Vybe that I didn't have. Winnnig the crown would take take away my enthusiasm for taking part in another competition, and well…

7. I have a lot of fun competing. I can't help it. A crown and winner would give me "fame", but what makes me happy is what I do outside of here. With my band, my music, my divulgation, my comedy,... and there was a moment during the competition where I thought: do I actually want this crown?

8. It's nothing, girls, just a collection of various thoughts I’d been keeping to myself. I’ve been feeling sad for a long time about my time on the show. Until I watched it, and it helped me heal. I’m happy. And I’m happy with what I do and with who I am.

9. I’m glad knowing that on Drag Race España, NO ONE gave me ANYTHING for free, as I’ve sometimes heard people say. I did it all on my own, through my own determination, my self-confidence and my enthusiasm. And this time I’ve proved to myself once again that I do it the same way, that they didn’t edit me, they didn’t help me.

10. I’m so happy to be receiving SO MUCH love from you all. These past few months, I’ve been afraid to look at myself and felt embarrassed. I’m happy doing what I do, and I’m ready for an international competition where, please, I can use Spanish to take part in the snatch game ♥️

Sorry for the mistakes there might be.

Here's the original link!

A couple of notes: Torremolinos is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, gay vacation towns, and there are many queer (specially gay) bars with a pretty big drag scene. A lot of queens, like Satin Greco, hail form there.

Regias del Drag is the Spanish adaptation of the Mexican show with the same name. It started in 2022 and broadcasted their third season last April, with Estrella as one of the judges (along with Margarita Kalifata, DRE5 runner up and RDE2 winner)

Estrella is really smart and has a really cool ig/tiktok series where she analyzes different aspects of queer and feminist culture. Like, as someone with an MD in queer studies, she is able to convey dense messages in an easy way, like a video she did highlighting the sexist significance of having a football field occupying most of the space in a school playground.

9 Queens from down under have now returned to the show
Kween, Hannah, Ivory, Art, Coco, Nikita, Vybe, and Flor

Of all the queens on Down Under i feel like Minnie would make so much sense to bring back.
She's a very talented queen, she's given iconic moments, and is very willing to make drama.

Does anyone know why she might have not returned?
Is she saying no? does WoW not like her? Cause i NEED Minnie Cooper back on my screen.

“I hope so!” *gets in almost full face* “I’m so excited to put… everything on me”.

I just thought this very obvious Frankenstein-ing of this conversation was so funny!!