Rupaul’s Drag Race UK all seasons

True, although after the initial delight seeing Joe's return, I was massively disappointed with how unenthusiastic they seemed to be during the RuRuVision challenge as it seemed almost certain that we'd be losing him again by the end.

What an amazing runway look though, the way he delivered it really gave it action.

What a shame he wasn't brought back for Snatch Game week, I expect he'd have aced that.

I really like Tia Kofi, but seriously she has had so many warnings to step her pussy up she had better bring it next week!

And as for Sister Sister... I grow more and more weary of her each week. She seems to have so much massively misplaced arrogance... she reminds me a little of Nathan (from UK's Queer as Folk) - "I'm Mozart! I'm f***ing MOZART!"

Ru's reaction was completely real and completely justified. If I'd have just been through what he had prepping for the series, I'd have done the same thing looking at that sh*tshow of a team.

It clearly had built up from their atrocious performance based on her reactions throughout it and the fact she didn't even clap when they finished.

Tia deserved everything she got. She's had one decent look the entire series and gives the same excuses every single week. I love her, but she is not putting her all into the competition.

Joe was a victim of circumstance. By the time he made his extremely ill-timed joke, things had already spiralled beyond the point of no return.

Everything Ru said was valid and I don't think it was aimed just at Joe, it was aimed at everyone across the franchise.

As for Joe, he clearly was never longed for this competition. He has fabulous looks and I actually like both his looks first time around and thought the judging was dreadful. But apart from having good looks he can only really do one thing, Norma Desmond via Glen Close...and that's it. His Eurovision look was a disgrace, no matter where it came from.

As for him only having 3 weeks prep...bollocks! They are contracted for the full length of the shoot of the whole series no matter when they are eliminated, in case they need to go back for some reason. He filmed the entire way through lockdown for the lockdown special. He had all the original outfits he took in with him first time around AND a 7 month break to fix anything that needed fixing.

He stuffed up and got eliminated end of story.

One team looked like Eurovision performers, the other team looked like they were on Children in Need...

I'm not saying the critiques of Joe were unjustified even if it came across a little classist (especially Ru's flippant comment about having 50 people to put him into drag - of course Tia's going to look like you with those kinds of resources) it's moreso the tone. Like these people have been out of a job for 7 months, a job which probably already doesn't pay particularly well. I doubt any of them are starving or anything but expecting them to have immaculate looks for every mini, maxi and runway just seems unrealistic and even if you want to make that critique there's no need to shout and swear at them, that just comes across as demeaning and disrespectful to me.

I have long thought that Rupaul is not a particularly sympathetic character. It’s all business. This “you’re all my children” schtick is just that. Anyone listening to his podcast (when it was running) will know he can barely remember their names. Even the winners.

Why does he have to it's a tv show. 

Do you think Carol Vauderman remembers every contestant from Countdown?

He gives these people a massive opportunity and then they trade off of his name for the rest of their lives.

I think that's a pretty sweet deal don't you x

I mean I've always loved this show but that doesn't mean I didn't believe it was incredibly classist before and highly favoured queens with a big enough budget. Queens will drive themselves into huge amounts of debt to get outfits which meet expectations and then go home a few episodes in with nothing to show for it. Queens on a budget often get critiqued for looking crafty or basic. Yes there are things you can do to alleviate these things if you're creative enough and yes there are queens who break the mold but as a rule it's incredibly hard for those who are less well off. This isn't even to say that I thought Joe did well this week, it was just the utter disdain Ru had for him and the tone he took with all of them that didn't sit right with me, especially considering they've been out of work for 7 months.

He's not asking for a big budget, he is asking for some creativity and effort which costs nothing.

Joe walked into a Eurovision task wearing a wig from the 1920's and an off the rack H&M dress. How was that appropriate for Eurovision 2021 challenge? His complaint had nothing to do with money, it had to do with laziness. Look at every other look Joe has done...amazing! so he clearly has the funds and creativity to pull it off. He was not sent home for that outfit, he was sent home for a bad lip synch. 

Ru was not even yelling at Joe, he was pissed off with Tia and that carried over to Joe because he let it slip about the H&M outfit. His anger was about the situation, not about any one person. If Joe had not stood there and admitted it and tried to make a joke out it it probably wouldn't have happened the way it did. If not for LaLa's bag outfit 2 weeks ago Tia's outfit would've literally been the worst runway look in the history of the series. They needed a kick in the arse and they got one.

For me (we all see things differently) this was about laziness and throwing away the opportunity given to them, it has nothing to do with their budget.

Now did he do it on purpose or to shock people, maybe? Considering what happened the week before, it's hardly surprising he would try and take back the reigns of his own show after being make look like a fool by a total wanker. That is what a good tv personality does, that's why they are paid the big bucks. They have the ability to make a 'moment' out of something that happens and they do it. They're the people who in multiple Emmy's, it's not Rupaul's Best Friend Race.

Considering the British literally invented this kind of 'nasty' television and exported it around the globe, I find the faux outrage over this a little ironic.

That was one of the worst Snatch Games ever.

Only one of the queens shone.

Bimini was amazing in Snatch Game, she's rapidly becoming my favourite of the season. Having said that I didn't get the runway look this week, but it still looked good.

"Nipples... are the eyes... of the face..."

Much as I like her, it was definitely !

I am rather over the make clothes out of trash challenges now. It has been done too many times. Time for a rethink.

The winner was well deserved. But Bimini should have been bottom 3 with that ragged curtain. Lawrence displayed far more skill and accomplishment.

The loser was inevitable. She had reached the end of her road.