Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical
| "Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 8 Episode 6 |
| Original air date | June 9, 2023 |
| Guest appearances | |
"Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, which aired on online streaming service Paramount+ on June 9, 2023.[1][2][3][4][5] The episode has contestants perform a musical about Joan Crawford for the main challenge. Adam Shankman serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ts Madison.
Episode
[edit]The ten remaining queens are required to record their own vocals, then dance and lip-sync on the main stage as they embody Joan Crawford at different points in her life and career as well as some excerpts from his private life extracted from the biographical film Mommie Dearest. American singer-songwriter Leland assisted with the vocal recording process; choreography was provided by Adam Shankman.
Runway
[edit]RuPaul introduces guest judges Shankman, and reveals the theme for the runway: "Night of 1,000 Grace Jones". Upon judgement, Alexis Michelle and Jimbo are deemed safe. Jessica Wild, LaLa Ri and Kandy Muse receive positive feedback on their performances and runway looks, and Kandy Muse is announced as the winner of the challenge. Jaymes Mansfield and Kahanna Montrese are all criticized for their performances, and were announced as the bottom two. Due to the "RuMocracy System" adopted since the fifth season, all the contestants are called to vote to decree the elimination of the week.[6]
After the vote Kandy Muse, the Top All-Star of the week, is called upon to challenge a lip sync assassin in a "Lip Sync for Your Legacy" to try to win a cash price of $30,000 and earn the power to eliminate a contestant at risk of elimination. The lip sync assassin is revealed to be Angeria Paris VanMicheals, a contestant from the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Kandy Muse and Angeria Paris VanMicheals lip sync against each other to Grace Jones' "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)". Kandy Muse wins the lip sync and reveals that she chose to eliminate Jaymes Mansfield from the competition.
Results
[edit]| Queen | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kandy Muse | "No More Wire Hangers" | WIN |
| Alexis Michelle | "Country Rodeo" | SAFE |
| Jessica Wild | "Bring Me the Axe" | SAFE |
| Jimbo | "Hag Superstar" | SAFE |
| LaLa Ri | "Let's Go Joan" | SAFE |
| Kahanna Montrese | "MGM Queen" | BTM |
| Jaymes Mansfiels | "Mommie Dearest" | ELIM |
Voting history
[edit]| Episode[7] | 6 |
|---|---|
| Deciding vote | Kandy |
| Alexis | |
| Jaymes | |
| Jessica | |
| Jimbo | |
| Kahanna | |
| Kandy | Jaymes |
| LaLa | |
| Eliminated contestant | Jaymes |
| Episode | Top All Star (Elimination) |
vs. | Lip Sync Assassin (Elimination) |
Song | Winner | Bottom | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[8] | Kandy Muse (Jaymes) |
vs. | Angeria Paris VanMicheals (Jaymes) |
"I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" (Grace Jones) |
Kandy Muse | Jaymes, Kahanna | Jaymes Mansfield |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Spilde, Coleman (2023-06-09). "Joan Crawford Inspires the Best 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Musical Yet". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Frank, Jason P. (2023-06-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Mommie Queerest". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (2023-06-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 Episode 6 Recap: JOAN: The Unauthorized Rusical". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8' Episode 6 recap: Don't fuck with Joan, fellas | Xtra Magazine". 2023-06-09. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Duncan, Charlie (2023-06-09). "Drag Race All Stars 8's excellent Rusical episode leaves fans gagged and shocked". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Forensic Queens". RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Season 8. Episode 7. June 16, 2023. Paramount+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked!, Season 5. Episode 6. Paramount+. June 9, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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