so how's everyone feeling true north strong and fiercelicious
it's me [ __ ] and welcome back to hot or rot and today we're here to mourn the loss of my mustache
or celebrate if you hated it and also review the finale of canada's drag race season 3 i suppose
which as my sources are telling me may be a spoiler for those of you across the pond
where it has not aired yet so sorry today our final four were challenged to lay down a track
on true north strong and fierce plus learn some choreo do a high tea photo shoot with isis couture
and serve a coronation eleganza runway and all of our eliminated queens walk the runway one
last time so we'll be breaking all of that down plus doing a little critical analysis on this
season as a whole at the end of today's video what went wrong right and left but first whoa
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video and we'll start with a speed round of hot or rot through our eliminated queens runways
first up halal bay and the first thing you'll notice about the dress she's wearing is it says
stop displacing us across the front on instagram she wrote about this look fun fact i wanted to
wear this suck on episode 2 for the awards show to make a political statement like most out of touch
celebs do it shows canadian media from news a tv heavily monitors edits and censors palestinian
voices especially in relation to israeli actions i had a completely different finale look prepared
but decided to take only this look to the reunion i made it a point that it needed to be seen and
that i won't take any other garment with me to the finale and then another post of this look
she wrote my faces tattooed with markings worn by bedouin women and gaza and so out of respect i'm
not going to hot or rot this look and instead just let it speak for itself but i will say
i absolutely admire her dedication to getting her voice heard and wearing something on an
international platform that transcends drag and fashion next up miss mosu whose name i
finally learned how to say correctly and the look that she's wearing tonight is not my favorite i'm
really happy that she looks happy in this outfit though i think she's feeling her oats and that is
what is truly important and technically speaking i think the dress fits well the train on it is great
it's just that i personally don't vibe with the sweet 16 almost prom dress mixed with mother of
the bride from the 80s vibe that i'm getting from this look and i really don't understand where
or why or how the yellow ombre hair comes into play for this look i'm going to give this look a
next up Chelazon and she's giving us cute little beige latex retro number it's very interesting
'judy jetson hookah' styling strikes again and while this look is not as extravagant as some of
the other coronation eleganza gowns i think the fascinator she's wearing is whimsical overall
what she's doing feels fresh and i really enjoy the little trip to 'monochromatica' that she's
taken us on the chic look is hot and next up girl now we're talking miss Kaos came out on the runway
giving us a full show when i think coronation eleganza this is where my brain goes i mean
girl she's already got the crown on and we didn't get to learn a lot really about who chaos is or
what she can truly do with her drag but this is absolutely phenomenal i love how she played with
gender too and in such an unexpected way she's got these armor pieces that feel masculine but cutouts
that feel felt and feminine and i love everything about it this look is hot next up lady boom boom
and this is an interesting look it's like retro golden ethereal grecian goddess but if she were
also the bride of frankenstein and with all the drapery happening on this look it didn't surprise
me to find out it was actually made by Suki Doll overall i'd say i'm very interested in what's
going on here and i think that's a good thing and i would have enjoyed a little more cohesion
between the two disparate elements i think that she's got going on here but you can't say she does
not look damn good so i'm gonna give this look a and next up the crown jewel of the runway tonight
Bombae literally firstly i just have to remind y'all the absolute serves that Bombae gave on
the runway every single time she hit the stage she was doing something forward thinking unique
different and it was stuff we've never seen on the drag race runway before she continues that
here about this look on instagram she wrote the absolute irony that this episode aired the day
the queen died my finale look was inspired by the kohinoor diamond that was stolen from india and
now sits in the crown of the queen mother i wanted to reclaim that legacy and reclaim that crown
so she is the crown and then the crown reveals to her and she is that jewel this look is larger than
life it's a political statement it's important to her and who she is as a person and is one hundred
percent drag vvs is the only kind of vice i want this look is next up take me to the moon all
aboard the snot rocket it's irma gerd and wow did i miss this queen on instagram she wrote about her
finale look one thing i was dealing with during filming was the fact that half of my finale gown
was lost in the mail it was supposed to arrive with time for me to pack it but it never showed up
at all i was using every bit of free time i had to try and whip something together a spare 10 minutes
in the work room tireless nights in the hotel room without a sewing machine but it wasn't coming
together fast enough it was a bit of a relief when i was eliminated because i could just wear this
gorgeous dress that was made for the high tee photo shoot but worked so well for the finale
runway so there you have it the true raising armor guard was eliminated she didn't have a finale look
and i'll say in the context of knowing this dress was originally intended for that high tea photo
shoot i can appreciate it a lot more because she looks beautiful here absolutely stunning possibly
the most elegant she has ever looked on the drag race runway but yes i was looking for that look
that defined miss irma gerd something campy silly with a crazy reference and maybe even i suppose a
little snot but this look is still without a doubt and next up me yeah it's vivian vanderpuss who i
must say is looking very elegant here plus i want to commend her on that gowns fabric choice i'm not
sure if she made it but whoever did i want to give a round of applause because the technical
proficiency required to make a fabric like this so structured next level the style of the gown
though for the coordination category i was maybe a little surprised to see it feels very 80s and that
wasn't necessarily how in my brain i categorized vivian vanderpuss but then again she kind of was
the doll of every decade plus i think last having seen her in that mask with real teeth in it i was
subconsciously searching for something a little weird here but pretty and safe is appropriate for
the category so i will give this okay now on to our final four and first up we've got ms fears who
in this episode reflects on her time throughout the season saying that she's learned to be more
cautious of what she says and how she comes across it's no secret she drove the storyline
of pretty much every single episode this was not just canada's drag race it was canada's drag race:
the miss fiercalicious show and in the challenge i was laughing because the girls are talking about
the lyrics they're writing they're like oh i'm writing about perseverance staying strong my
family and miss fierce is like i'm writing about being fierce which of course was both appropriate
for her because of the name of the song true north strong and fierce and also her name miss
fiercalicious and concerning those fierce lyrics i think her opener was a little uninspired edges
laid bills paid self-made [ __ ] slayed pretty run-of-the-mill for a track like this but i think
when she started to have more fun with it in the middle with lines like serving looks so icy icy
personality spicy spicy rags to riches i'm slaying [ __ ] true nor strong and fiercalicious she was
at her best and in her second verse she had a couplet that was really fun a little bit bratty
little bit catty forget your man i'm leaving with your daddy and the thing is it would have
been very easy for someone like fierce to only lean into the i'm the baddest [ __ ] in the room
character but because she was real and allowed for a little self-reflection in the lyrics i had
a great time with her here however the obvious critique here is that her dancing was not the
best she was both struggling to learn the choreo and actually perform it when it came down to the
wire so a little bit hot a little bit rot for me tonight but on the runway i thought she looked
crystallized for the gods absolutely elegantly beautiful i feel like this was a very youthful
take on a classy silhouette and i enjoyed for example the detail of her legs slit and ferris
is somebody who throughout the competition has displayed a wide array of fashion on the runway
her art and dystopian ones stick out my brain specifically and this was a great opportunity that
she capitalized on to just feel those glamorous oats and i enjoyed this look next up kimmy couture
who says that she learned throughout this season to push the boundaries of her comfort zone and
she's a queen who with all of her openness and honesty about her life and traumas and dramas
was very easy to love and want success for and in the challenge today you probably already know what
i'm going to say firstly her choreo and dancing skills unmatched she's proven time and time again
throughout this season that she's the best dancer of the cast her lyrics though were not quite as
strong but had some fun moments i really liked for example house of couture the next generation i'll
axe these [ __ ] with no hesitation but she would pair fun lines like that with more basic
ones like bra and panties yeah that's right this body audi is serving real tight so both aspects
of what she did tonight combined a very safe and on the runway i was super excited to see
her elevating beyond that standard brawn panty she acknowledged in her lyrics to something
that was truly worthy of coronation eleganza the monochromatic seafoam green color that
she has going on here really really pretty and i think the face jewelry and feathers were opulent
i do though want to call out i think she should have swapped her high tea and finale looks cause
this coronation runway is i think a little dancier than that t look which felt extremely regal and
worthy of putting a crown on this was probably a very conscious choice on her part though because
she was anticipating having to lip sync for the finale still a hot look though next up
Jada Shada Purrdson who if you don't know what that was about struggled to say per per per
rehearsals and she in this finale challenge better than anyone else proved why she is
truly the charisma of the season when she's on stage you're having a good time every time point
blank period jada hudson toronto's queen play in the game i'm causing a scene serving body
and black girl t forget the haters be who you want to be there and in the next part of her lyrics i
think she did a really good job of reminding us who she is why she's there and what she's doing
island girl barbados to the city canadian queen immigrated but she did get a little jumbled in
parts where it was hard for me to understand what she was saying i think in one part she said i'm a
winner no time for safe time to turn up this place but then at the end she ends very memorably when
she belts out you can't f with me so i'd say your delivery matching the tone of the song
very strong and the actual choreo dancing part of this performance she was i'd say in the middle of
Giséle and fierce something she nailed the choreo as well as kimmy but also looked way more into it
and excited to be there which allowed me to have a good time than fierce so i'll give her a hot here
and on the runway this dress is a very similar style to miss mosus although i'll say jada paired
this with a much better hair which overall gives a better effect to this type of look i think the
color palette she used overall is very pretty her silhouette is great the body is snatched and it's
very hitting the red carpet to go except my oscar vibes so while i think it could have had a little
more personality to match her huge personality i still enjoyed it and i think this is a very
look now let's bring it home for the new queen of the north Giséle lullaby jumping right into
her lyrics we have looking where to put the crown and then in french i believe she said bonjour moy
gisele she throws a little shade at her sisters mixed with some effortless confidence funny kind
proud of who i am i hope these [ __ ] they're all my fans shouldn't say i'm perfect and then she
breaks into french rapping that sounded so smooth sexy and powerful and then ends very strongly
from montreal to on the throne this francophone will bring it home plus she nailed every bit of
that choreo the level of professionalism Giséle delivered both in the lyrics and on the stage
dancing she was absolutely the best in both of those categories hands down so yeah a double
here from me and on the runway there's just something about Giséle isn't there and yes that
was yet another something about mary reference the look that she hit the runway with tonight
absolutely gagged me i enjoyed that she did go for glamorous pretty and simple but also elevated it
to the next level this hair is very drag it's like what the hell's going on she's giving me
futuristic cindy lou who at her inaugural presidential address to the alien citizens
of mars i love everything about this look and i think she should be so proud of everything she
did on the finale tonight because it was so winner of her this look is and now we get into the more
controversial part of the episode the lip sync and i did react to this lip sync and challenge over on
my patreon that's my members only website where my patreon family gets exclusive member benefits
like early access to my youtube videos access to exclusive reaction videos and access to the
busy queen discord server and you can join by clicking the link in the description of
my video my critical thoughts are this i did not enjoy how kimmy and fierce were unceremoniously
dismissed from the final four brooke simply tells them to leave and we have then Giséle and jada lip
syncing for the crown and while i do agree yes these two overall the best performance in this
challenge i would prefer something maybe a little more exciting like a lip sync between kemi and
fierce to really decide between those two and then i would have been fine with all three lip syncing
for the crown and that is because maybe selfishly i went into this episode rooting for miss fierce
and i still thought there's a chance that she can win because she and Giséle i thought had the
best track records overall and we're also getting the best fan reception online and typically it's
a combination of track record and who the fans want to win who ultimately do win which is to
say there was no climax when Giséle was ultimately crowned i knew as soon as they dismissed gimme and
fierce she was going to take it however i will say in that lip sync shade hudson won she brought the
old school drag to a slow song that oh my god she absolutely killed and that's not to say gizelle
did not also do phenomenally but i think it is just a reminder that the finale lip syncs are
really just a formality in the crowning and the judges know exactly who they're giving that crown
to before they even open their eyes that morning so just all wins and we now officially have two
french winners of drag race franchises this year paloma of drag race france and knowledge is our
lullaby oui oui how do you say congratulations and now with all that out of the way some
critical reflection on this season it's an open secret this season was not really a fan favorite
its average episodic imdb rating for example is currently 7.17 stars which is actually the lowest
rated of the three canada seasons and notably imdb users did not rate a single episode over 8 stars
the design challenge which received a imdb rating of 7.8 was the highest rated of this season by
comparison though season two had two episodes rated over nine stars and season one at least had
snatch game which was rated at 8.7 stars but let's talk about why that may be i think the season
was very strong and even in the level of talent among the cast members but i think that strength
and evenness of talent was also a little bit of a flaw in the season's casting it felt difficult
to identify front-runners in the competition with wins distributed so evenly throughout the
competition each character does in different ways start to begin to feel like an underdog and by the
time the fan base would start to fall in love with one of our underdogs they would get eliminated
plus the season overall felt very much like a storytelling of miss fiercalicious which was
fun but ultimately not rewarding when she didn't win or even make it to the final lip sync watching
her on my tv felt like i was back in that golden era i think of drag race in seasons 4 5 and 6
where the queens were more real or at least fake on purpose and this constant redirect of focus
back to fierce was good if you were a fan of who she was but bad if you didn't like her but let's
contrast her character with giseles who ended up taking the crown she had no major drama was barely
involved in any of the storyline points and no fault of her own had almost no internal conflict
she was just funny great at drag served good books had a beautiful yet unrelatable story of
accepting parents and a loving partner waiting for her back home i think her single biggest struggle
on this season was running out of time to make her masquerade ball dress because she was helping all
the other contestants i also think the canada franchise has struggled to find its footing in
places like the judging panel for example brooke has been our constant throughout these three
seasons and she's gotten better every single year at what she does but with her co-judges we never
know who or what to expect we have fallen in love with judges like stacy mckenzie and amanda brugel
only to never see them again and those two judges i might add were great foils and i say this with
love to brooke's bitchiness and the last issue this season struggled with i think is really just
being a product of the world of wonder franchise pumping out as many seasons as possible we
finished season two like seven months ago there's hardly any time to celebrate isis couture's reign
plus canada's drag race versus the world is right around the corner each episode and each character
on our screens is going to feel less exciting to watch when there are literally a hundred other
characters that the die hard fans like myself are watching and falling in love with so while i would
definitely say we're seeing the full effect of the oversaturation of drag race have its effect
it is still nonetheless exciting that we have this type of queer and diverse representation
on our tv screens available almost every country around the world and i know there will come a time
when we don't have that and we'll miss it so let's be happy i suppose with what we have and
hope for the best for not only our queens but the franchise as a whole and quickly for hottest hots
this episode in the challenge i'm going to give it to Giséle lullaby and the runway Gisele lullaby i
also asked my patrons to vote on their hottest hots and in the challenge they gave it to kimmy
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