![]() The queens thank her for sharing her story and reassure her that she’s grown so much in the competition. Kandy talks about being physically assaulted after school, and how that trauma contributed to how she still gets defensive when conflict presents itself. Rosé says she’s known as a comedy queen back in New York, and Tina says that simply is not true. It’s elimination day, and as the queens get ready for the runway, they talk about their brand outside of drag race. Utica strangely, but unsurprisingly suckles plastic cow utters, and Kandy is all over the place, but she’s making it work for her Gottmik starts with a fart, and finishes with pouring her soda all over herself, so it could really go either way. Olivia does everything she can to make sure her branding shines as bright as her smile, and Symone impresses Ross and Carson with how great she is in one take. Tina starts, and hits some bumps with the wording of her script. It’s time to film, and the queens take turns bringing their commercials to life with Ross and Carson directing. In the middle of preparing for the branding challenge, last season’s winner Miss Jaida Essence Hall appears in the work room remotely to help encourage the queens and give a little advice. I don’t know if this is the challenge to do that, but that’s not my soda can to open. Others are taking this opportunity to slightly reinvent themselves. Some queens entered the work room episode one with a clear brand, and they’re sticking to it with their soda. While Tina is busy practically re-writing the Godfather trilogy for her 45 second commercial, the rest of the queens get to storyboarding their commercials. After being read by the judges for her branding last week, Olivia is feeling like she has a lot to prove in this challenge. They must work their brand to the bone with designing a product, coming up with a commercial for it, and creating a unique jingle. This week’s maxi challenge the queens will be using every part of their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to create, and market their own soda. Kandy surprisingly answers the math question correctly and wins the mini challenge. Ru enters the room and introduces this week’s mini challenge, Are You Smarter Than the Pit Crew? The queens take turns answering Drag Race trivia, with categories like “Back Rolls!?” “Go Tuck Yourself”, “Shit Drag Queens Say” and “That Sounds like Math!” (I love foreshadowing). At the table, Kandy confuses $2500 with $25,000, (math is really hard you guys!) and Ru’s video message hints at the queens having to WORK for their money henny. It’s a new day in the work room and the remaining queens enter, ready to take on whatever this week is going to throw at them. ![]() Kandy mentions something about being at the top one week and being in the bottom the next. Olivia says she doesn’t take almost everybody saying she should go home. ![]() Over on the couches the queens congratulate Symone and Utica on their win. Olivia cleans the mirror, and knows she needs to keep moving forward in the competition. Rosé is super sad about Denali’s departure. This week’s episode starts in the work room of course! The queens enter, fresh after Denali’s (debatably untimely) elimination. This week we see the queens create, and market their own soft drinks. We should be 2 weeks from the finale right now, and we still have half the queens to send home. Do we want any extra queens to suddenly come back to the work room? No. Should Denali still be in the competition? Yes. ![]() Many believed that it should have been Olivia going home, after the critiques Denali received were all directed at the way Olivia put her look together. Last week Ru said sashay away, and we said goodbye to Denali, and the public reaction to that decision has been…not great. Well, we’re 11 episodes in and it’s finally starting to feel like we’re in the middle of a race.
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