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Things Finally Got Shady at the Drag Race Reunion
Things Finally Got Shady at the Drag Race Reunion
Rupaul's Best Friend Race is officially over.
June 17 2017 11:21 AM EST
May 26 2023 2:11 PM EST
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Things Finally Got Shady at the Drag Race Reunion
Rupaul's Best Friend Race is officially over.
Many have complained that this season of RuPaul's Drag Race has been the nicest in herstory, but at last night's reunion (Ru-union), the claws were finally out, making a normally incidental affair the best episode of the season.
The true MVPs of the reunion were Trinity Taylor, Aja and Shea Coulee. Trinity had no problem calling out her fellow competitors, Shea called out bullshit where she sees it, and Aja's facial expressions were priceless. Aja maybe be part of the show, but she reacts like an audience member watching the show--she knew how to milk every last moment she was on TV.
\u201cthank you Aja. \n\n#RPDR #RPDR9\u201d— tonberry (@tonberry) 1497695937
Unsurprisingly, a lot of the drama centered around the season's shocking exits. First, Charlie Hides tried to excuse her lackluster lip sync, claiming that she'd cracked a rib during the cheerleading challenge and simply couldn't move. The other queens were quick to call her out for her conflicting stories--did she crack a rib or had she just given up?
\u201cHonestly, bless everyone who was giving Charlie Hides their piece on that elimination excuse mess. #DragRace\u201d— timmy: the villain era\u2122\ufe0f \ud83d\udc85\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude08 (@timmy: the villain era\u2122\ufe0f \ud83d\udc85\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude08) 1497685233
Of course, Valentina's exit (Mask Gate) was the central drama of the reunion, and the queens let her have it. They seemed especially salty that the "fan favorite" hadn't told her vocal fanbase to stop attacking the other queens on social media.
Honestly, if the whole season had this kind of drama, it would have been one of the best in Drag Race herstory.