On Sasha Velour’s Win
Okay so I know a lot of drag race fans probably won’t read this, but imma say it anyway. I believe Sasha deserved the win. I think what people are misconstruing is the fact that typically the last episode before the finale, all the challenges are done and everything is judged from that point back. This season, that was NOT the case.
The final two lip syncs were challenges in themselves. The stakes were high and some queens just did not deliver. Ru even said herself it was because queens would go through the whole season and make it to the top without having to lip sync (Nina Flowers, Bianca, Courtney, Kim, etc.) or they would deliver great performances on the runway and suck in the lip syncs (Charlie, Valentina, miss Fame, etc.). Also let’s be real, Shea’s lip sync against Nina was pretty lackluster and Shea could’ve and should’ve turned it out so much more like Trinity did against Charlie. SO that brings us to the finale.
Peppermint stayed Trinity in the lip sync with her Ru-veal, upbeat performance, and great pacing. THEN Sasha snatched every-fucking-one’s weaves with her powerful lip sync and Ru-veal, and what did Shea do? Barely anything. She gave such a lackluster performance for such an emotional song that Trinity would’ve killed her in the lip sync as well. So in my eyes the lip syncs were challenges in themselves and that puts Sasha right on par with Shea. Then Sasha won the final lip-sync which was tighter than Violet’s corset.
To me, it could’ve gone either way, but I’m glad Sasha won because she was consistent, inventive, unique, game-changing, smart, and she evolved right in front of our eyes over the course of the show with her makeup and style, which is something that doesn’t often happen. I love Shea and Sasha, but Sasha won fair and square. Ya dig?
