RuPaul’s Drag Race bounces back with style, silliness, and some shade
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Improv challenges are hit-or-miss on
RuPaul’s Drag Race. Editing can do a lot to spruce up a middling dance routine and goodness knows Auto-Tune has saved many a Ru girl during the recording challenges. There’s not much to be done with comedy challenges, though. Either the queens thrive, power through, or bomb, and where a performance falls between these categories can be highly subjective. The queens do well in their maxi challenge, but for the second episode in a row, the judging feels arbitrary, making for a dissatisfying viewing experience. If the producers and editors aren’t careful, the frustrations of the perennially safe queens may spill over to the audience, souring what’s becoming a strong season.