Draft:Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza
| "Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza" | |
|---|---|
| Canada's Drag Race episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Presented by | Elisha Cuthbert |
| Featured music | "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Original air date | July 2, 2020 |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
"Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza" is the first episode of the first season of the Canadian reality competition television series Canada's Drag Race. The episode first aired on July 2, 2020, through Canadian televison network Crave.
The episode welcomes twelve contestants and have them design a themed-couture outfit from a box of items. Elisha Cuthbert serves as a guest host, alongside regular panelists Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie. Rita Baga wins the main challenge. Juice Boxx is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync contest against Lemon to "I Really Like You" (2015) by Carly Rae Jepsen.
Peter Faragher for "Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza" was nominated at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards and won for Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Series.
Episode
[edit]Juice Boxx and Lemon place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync contest to "I Really Like You" (2015) by Carly Rae Jepsen. Juice Boxx is eliminated from the competition, and returns to the workroom to write a message on the mirror using lipstick for the remaining contestants.
Release
[edit]"Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza" originally aired on television network Crave in Canada on July 2, 2020. The next day, the episode was released on streaming service BBC Three in the United Kingdom.[1] The episode made their its debut on cable network Logo TV in the United States on July 27, 2020.[2]
Reception
[edit]In a four-out-of-five review, Rebecca Alter of Vulture sees the franchise as a "mythical Greek hydra" and felt the premiere as an "old-school" episode from Logo TV. Alter described Kyne's characterization as RuPaul's Drag Race finalist Pearl Liaison for getting "argumentative" to their competitors and "refusing to humor" the judging panelists. After revealing the bottom two, she described the lip-sync contest as "meh".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (June 15, 2020). "BBC Three slots Canada's Drag Race into summer schedule". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 13, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race sets date for U.S. linear debut on Logo TV". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ Alter, Rebecca (July 27, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race premiere recap: Oh (Honey), Canada!". Vulture. Vox Media. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
