This week's track is Adele's "Rumor Has It," and it was Jinkx's song to lose the moment she stepped out in that perfect Adele half-beehive. And this is why Raja is a potential G.O.A.T. Like last episode, interesting to see who changes into a lipsync costume. Surprise, surprise, it's Trinity and Jinkx at the top. The best looks manage to ride this too-tight/too-loose line, like Raja's glam rock look, Vivienne's big red shoulders and Jaida's Aaliyah-inspired ensemble ( Queen of the Damned? More that Queen of the Dammmmn, Girl). Pleather is not the easiest fabric to look flattering, and a lot of outfits suffer by being too tight in some places and too boxy in others. This week's runway is The Pleather Principle (oh, oh, oh, the principle of pleather). That is whatever makes Daphne Guinness look that good in her mid-50s (money, the answer is lots of money). Going into the runway, however, the top two is pretty obvious, but another winner should also be called out. Yvie's Boogeyman was also a canny choice for her-if impersonation is not your thing, why not make up a character that compliments all your weird instincts. Viv's Catherine Tate would have killed in the UK, but the character may not translate well overseas (see Tate's career as an example of this). The pair together dominate the second round. Her Leslie Jordan was a joke machine-jokes were thrown so fast and so hard that all other contestants could do was duck out of her way. Her Snatch Game choices are a mix of great selection and fearless characterization. Had Jinkx not been there, however, Trinity would also have been a clear winner. By the time she calls back to Dave, the guy who famously said he killed Judy Garland on Jinkx's season, everyone else might as well have headed straight to the Untucked Lounge. Even throwaway moments like calling RuPaul "Broom" are better than other contestant's best jokes. Her laughs do not come from pure jokes: They come because she fully inhabits the character. Many Drag Race queens manage to be very funny comedians on Snatch Game, but Jinkx is an actress. Once she begins doing Judy, the game's over. Not only is her Little Edie an all-timer, but her Snatch Game performances of people like Bette Davis on various Drag Race tours have also been stellar. Unless, of course, you are Jinkx Monsoon. This is the problem with doing two Snatch Games: You are asking people to prepare two characters in time time it takes to do one, and sometimes it shows. A few queens also run out of steam by the end, like Jaida and Vivienne. If this was a normal All Stars season, she might be in trouble. No one really bombs, though Yvie is clearly not on the same level as the murderer's of Snatch Gamers here. Highlights of round one: Monet's Mike Tyson, with his lisp and malapropism, which prove you only need one really funny Snatch Game bit if you sell it well enough Trinity's Satan, which she plays as exactly the sort of obnoxious twink she has presumably had to deal with at every meet and greet Raja's horrifying and hilarious Madame look, complete with puppet strings and Jaida's Prince, which is not really Prince, but sure is funny.
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