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Hi Ugly, it’s me, Bussy! And welcome back to Hot or Rot! And today we’ll be reviewing Episode 11 of
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14. Our 7 bottoms from last week’s Snatch Game episode were challenged to
a lip sync smackdown … but not for the crown … as punishment! *sinister gay squealing*
And DeJa Skye got in full drag to sit on a couch and watch the other girls fight.
Much like I do … every week. And instead of reviewing lip syncs in the order in which the
fickle finger of fate flicked them onto our screens, we’ll be ranking them from Rottest
Rot to Hottest Hot. And for each lip sync as we go along, you’ll see a little poll in
which I asked my Patrons to vote on which queen they thought deserved the win from
that respective lip sync. And after breaking down all those lip syncs we’ll be taking a
look at Kornbread’s latest announcement about returning to Season 15 … or not!
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Now, let’s smack some lips. First up and no offense by the way, we got the first lip sync
of the episode – Jasmine vs. Daya. Jasmine’s bingo ball was the first to be chosen tonight and she
actually chooses to lip sync against Daya, which wasn’t really a surprise to me considering the
little rivalry that they’ve had going on. And here we also learn that not only will each queen be
able to choose their opponent this smack down, but the opponent will be the one choosing the song.
Which I think were fun twists that allowed us to see into the psychology of the queens that we will
see actually play into their decision making in the later lip syncs. But for this song,
Daya chooses Respect by Aretha Franklin and I was sitting there thinking, “hm …” I’m not sure
that I would choose that song for either of those queens especially considering Daya was dressed as
a scene kid … side note I loved that hair! … but back to the lip sync. I did notice that the first
part of this lip sync edit was heavily focused on Daya, but probably for good reason. She was giving
us a focused, severe, and appropriately serious lip sync to this song that doesn’t necessarily
demand seriousness but demands a certain R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Jasmine’s energy by contrast
was really frantic – she was throwing herself all over the stage into splits and jumps,
and what she was doing looked really cool and definitely showed off her dancing chops,
but I’m not so sure that the sexual energy she was bringing to this Aretha Franklin song
fit the category of what was being asked. And that’s not to say that Daya perfectly fit the
song for me either – she felt a little stiff here – but I think the moment that she 100% secured her
win was when she was doing that little side step dance in front of Jasmine while she was lookin’
like Gumby twistin’ and turnin’ all over the floor … all things considered, Daya’s lip sync was
solid and I think she deserved the win here and she gets a very safe Hot from me. Jasmine’s energy
in this lip sync, while cool to watch, gets a Rot. Side note – are they feeding the girls this
season? Because Daya went for a fly on her drink straw in Untucked after she won her lip sync and
need I remind you – if she had successfully eaten said fly, this would have been the second insect
she’s eaten this season alone! Is Daya secretly a lizard clone ??! You heard it here first!
And my 5th favorite lip sync tonight was Angeria vs. Jasmine Kennedie. To ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’
by Jennifer Lopez. So this lip sync among the Drag Race random was I think the most
contentious decision made by the judges tonight. However I’d argue that what they did was pretty
justified. From the outside, I’d say the matchup was pretty fair – this was both queen’s second lip
sync of the night – and generally speaking I don’t think either of them perfectly matched the energy
of the song – but the overall result was I think very similar to the Daya and Jasmine lip sync and
all the winner had to do was serve a consistent, clear, and concise performance. Angeria did that.
Nothing she did was flashy or over the top, but in every instance, she was proving that she knew the
lyrics, and knew where to add certain amounts of attitude. There’s also a really interesting
quality that Angeria has when she lip syncs – I noticed that she kind of looks like above the
judges – and I’m not criticizing that as a bad lip sync quality or anything I just thought it
was really interesting – I’ve never seen anybody do that(?) … maybe that’s from the pageant world?
Not sure. But while Angeria was busy giving a really clean lip sync the entire time,
Jasmine’s first half of the song was really a little too messy I think, too frantic, too much
of that WOOWOOWOOWOO ‘I’m a crazy dancer’ type a’ vibe. Like, I think she really did think the way
to prove herself in all of these lip syncs was to bang out some kind of crazy dance trick every half
step. It wasn’t until halfway through the song when they slowed it down – that little reverb on
J-Lo’s time that actually I think Jasmine really started to nail it. I’m specifically referring to
that 8 or so seconds when she was moving her body in that really hot and sexy way that Daya Betty
commented on. If Jasmine had been giving that type of energy the entire lip sync, like the entire
first half with that slower more restrained kind of dancing – I think she could have won! Another
pro working here in Angeria’s favor was that she was giving us a completely different lip sync
from her first one – which was the threesome – whereas again, Jasmine really started off
the first half of that song with the exact same energy that she was giving R-E-S-P-E-C-T. And to
tick briefly on the lyrics again, they did make a big point actually in Untucked with the queens
discussing Jasmine not knowing a part of the song and the editors even focused in on her not knowing
the lyrics to another section of the song. All things considered though – I think they excelled
in different ways tonight and I’ve given them both 3 very safe Hot flames for this lip sync.
And in 4th place for me tonight is actually the second lip sync of the evening – Willow Pill vs.
Bosco. And Willow actually has a couple of different strategies in choosing Bosco as her
lip sync partner here in this song. A) she’s got her card tucked close to her chest and the rest
of the cast doesn’t necessarily know how she ’s gonna be performing on stage. And I think she knew
not only would Bosco choose the song she wanted – which was ‘Never Too Much,’ but I think choosing
Bosco was also strategic because she didn’t want her energy to be compared to the dancing chops of
somebody like Jorgeous or Camden and technically speaking at this point in the competition Angeria
was still a wild card as well. And concerning my critique for these two queens, I think DeJa
nailed it when she said that the beginning of Bosco’s performance could have been any song,
while Willow started off immediately tailored in specifically performing to this song. And that’s
not to say Bosco did bad, I just don’t think that she brought a lot of custom choreo to this song
despite it being her go-to karaoke jam? And seeing Willow being the silly funny campy queen that she
is all of a sudden turn this lip sync into a more serious and moody performance
was really fun. And I think the moment that she really secured her win in this lip sync
was when she was doing that air guitar. Anytime you see RuPaul laughing at something the girls
are doing during a lip sync, girl you know that they got the win. Willow gets a stellar 5 Hot
flames for me for this performance and Bosco really I don’t think did bad to this song,
she just had a really tough opponent so she also gets a very safe 3 flame Hot from me in this one.
And as a reminder, I did react to these lip syncs over on my Patreon at patreon.com/bussyqueen.
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And right in the middle for me tonight is the threesome. How appropriate. Which was chosen by
the fickle finger of fate. If this lip sync had been only 2 queens, it probably would have been
higher on my list because the performance that Jorgeous gave – which we’ll get into here in a
second – was phenomenal. I just think that it’s really difficult to showcase 3 queens on a small
stage like that accurately and appropriately, so that’s why it didn’t get higher tonight for
me. The song Jorgeous, Angeria, and Lady Camden performed to is ‘Radio,’ which Jorgeous chose
by the luck of the bingo ball. From the literal second that the song started, I was betrivled,
as Jasmine would say, at Jorgeous’ performance. I dunno what her method for learning choreo is but
like she just looks so effortless when she busts all that out! I mean, there have been a ton of
amazing performers hit the Drag Race stage and show us how lip syncs can be truly magical,
but I think it’s gotten harder over time to do that, because we’ve seen a lot of the tricks,
and we’ve seen a lot of lip sync styles. Jorgeous on the other hand I feel like
every time she hits that stage, brings a level of professionalism that we simply haven’t seen before
in lip syncs. And effortlessness I might add! So she gets like a 5-flame Hotter than Hot, Hot as
HELL from me in this lip sync tonight. The other 2 though didn’t do that bad either … I noticed
Angeria put up a really good fight on this song and she was hitting some of that choreo really
hard too like that little moment where they almost like hit each other. And when they hit
the shablams together. Let’s give credit where credit is due and Angeria killed this lip sync
as well. So she gets a 4 flame Hot and Camden … uuuuuummmmm … I think was missing a little bit
of energy in this song or at least not hitting the correct vibes. She was very much going for
a campy approach to this song, which really does need I think those tight choreographed
movements like Angeria and Jorgeous was giving. Turning all of Beyoncé’s lyrics into silly mimed
jokes I think just wasn’t appropriate for this particular song because it’s so high energy.
But the second lip sync in my list tonight is an excellent reprieve for Lady Camden. Her
name was drawn by the bingo ball and she chooses Bosco to lip-sync against and I am guessing here
that she definitely was playing the same game Willow was knowing that Bosco
would probably choose the song she wanted, and I think there also was an element there knowing
that choosing Bosco again would maybe trigger a little bit of fear and memory about what had
just happened in the last lip sync with Willow. These queens were strategizing the house down and
I loved it! This lip sync I've gotta say blew me out of the WA-TER, mostly because it was so
shocking to see how much of a chameleon Lady Camden truly is! Every time she's gonna do
something or apply herself, she pulls out a new set of cards to play! The performance she
gives to ‘Don't Let Love Go,’ by In Vogue is a totally different one from the one she gave in
‘Radio,’ and a totally different one from the one that she gave earlier this season against
Daya to Blondie's song. The bitch's versatility is UN-matched! And her varied approach to her
performance I think is really what allowed us as audience members and the judges to see that she
was the clear winner of this lip sync. Like she felt every lyric beat and moment of this
song and it was beautiful. Bosco did super well as well though, don't get me wrongl,
but I kind of felt her doing that thing like she did in her first lip sync against Willow where it
was taking her a second to warm up to the actual vibe and feeling of the song(?) Like she kind
of just started with that same ‘I’m dancing, I'm here, and I'm hot,’ stuff that she does, but when
she did get into the groove it was very groovy. 5 Hot flames for Camden and 4 for Bosco here.
And my favorite lip sync of the evening was the finale. We've got Bosco vs. Jasmine lip
syncing to ‘Swept Away’ by Diana Ross. This was an incredible moment for both of these queens – they
both start out on the floor, seductive, sensual, and immediately showing us that they are doing
something different from the past 2 lip syncs – which was I think crucial for our reception
and Bosco lip syncing this 3rd time around. And Jasmine's I might add is it was super important
that she didn't just do that same frantic dancing again. What took Bosco's performance in
this lip sync to a 5 for me though was the floor dancing with her legs – the second time around.
What she was doing felt new and fresh for the evening – exactly what she needed to do that
late in the game of this episode – and I've gotta say had Jasmine got back on the floor
too it would have been a much tougher call. But as you've seen from my Hot flame ratings tonight
I was really impressed by a lot of the lip syncs. These [ __ ] may not know how to volley with Ru,
but god damn can they dance! And Jasmine does end up at the end of the episode revealing that she
has chocolate … *gay womp womp* but I really don't think that she has any reason to feel bad about
what she's done throughout this season, I mean oh my god she has proved herself an incredible
performer. I think her biggest setback in terms of her performance on RuPaul's Drag Race as a
whole was really just her age. She's so young, and there are a lot of young queens this season,
but I think once some of that maturity hits her and she transforms into a fully grown woman,
she will be unstoppable. And surely back on All Stars with those lip sync skills.
And you saw from my rankings that my favorite lip sync was the last one, but I did also ask
my Patrons to vote on their Hottest Hot and tonight they've chosen Willow Pill vs. Bosco.
Again I just want to congratulate the queens on a stellar lip sync smackdown. I think there was
a lot of fire in their eyes tonight especially because this was like mid-competition and it
had been – it felt like – weeks since anyone had gone home! They were all feeling the burn!
Now grab the butter, it's Kornbread time! Kornbread actually grabbed my
attention directly on Twitter this week when she tweeted this
“My run on season 14 was nothing short of AMAZING. Unfortunately I
will not be returning to season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Great things
ahead! I love and appreciate you all for the support! Let's make magic!”
Followed up with “And no I'm not on anybody's All Stars. Wasn't my decision smiley face”
And then said “Also! Hey Bussy Queen!!! I'm a fan! Lol.”
Hey Kornbread, I'm a fan too! Fans of fans of fans of fans of fans of fans! And as exciting as
it was to see her talking about me on Twitter, it of course was devastating to hear that she
wouldn't be returned to season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race. I think she was one of the most
highly anticipated potential cast members of that season, next to me of course … *gay cackle*
I didn't apply, don't worry … or maybe I did … I didn't … but maybe … no.
She did clarify her reason for not appearing around season 15 though in a later tweet
that day saying “All you need to know is in here :) I said it when I first
left a show and they reiterated! A [ __ ] just wants to focus on her transition :)”
With a link to an Entertainment Weekly article which was really just talking about her original
tweets about not appearing on the season 15. So again it doesn't really seem like there's
any crazy drama there – it really just seems like she wants to focus on herself. And I can imagine
that she'll only be a fiercer competitor on a potential future season of All Stars or something
with time to grow as a performer. So while I'm sad that we won't be seeing her next spring,
I'm extremely happy for her and her journey. The Entertainment Weekly article also did talk
about her doing a little bit of acting gigs – it seems that she's going to be in one of
the scenes from Hocus Pocus 2 coming up, and if you'd like to support Miss Snack, she did also
share with us that she is back on cameo so go send her some love. And by love I mean hard cold cash.
And that's all I've got for you today – but as always I’d love to know what you thought about
the lip sync smackdown in the comments down below, and as always I want to say thank you
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It’s MOMMY TIMEEE! Daya when she sees an insect: *gay slurps, heavy tongue movements*
she’s gonna kill me … *more gay slurping*