Your Pilot's on Fire
| "Your Pilot's on Fire" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 9 |
"Your Pilot's on Fire" is the ninth episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on May 19, 2017. Lisa Robertson and Noah Galvin are guest judges.
Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé were both winners of the episode's main challenge, and Valentina is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom and losing a lip-sync against Nina Bo'nina Brown to "Greedy" by Ariana Grande.
Episode
[edit]For the episode's main challenge, the contestants pair up to create, write, and perform in their own television pilots.
- Teets & Asky – Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé
- Nina & Tina – Nina Bo'nina Brown and Valentina
- Mary, Mother of Gay – Alexis Michelle, Peppermint, and Trinity Taylor
On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes judges Michelle Visage and Carson Kressley, as well as guest judges Lisa Robertson and Noah Galvin. The runway category is "Club Kid Couture". Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Couleé, and Trinity Taylor receive positive critiques, and Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé are both winners of the challenge. Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo'nina Brown, and Valentina receive negative critiques, and Alexis Michelle is deemed safe. Nina Bo'nina Brown and Valentina place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Greedy" (2016) by Ariana Grande.[4] Nina Bo'nina Brown wins the lip-sync and Valentina is eliminated from the competition.[5]
Production
[edit]The episode originally aired on May 19, 2017.
Reception
[edit]Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Eric (2017-05-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 9, Episode 9, "Your Pilot's On Fire"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Carson Kressley Questions His Own Styling Choices In Tonight's Recap Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Burns, Chase (2017-05-06). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: "Your Pilot's On Fire" Reminds Us RuPaul Is Savage and No One Is Safe". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Valentina's Masked 'Drag Race' Lip Sync Was Crazier Than We Thought". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Is This the Most Shocking Elimination in 'Drag Race' Herstory?". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Drag Race season 9 finally reaches excellence when the queens make TV pilots". The A.V. Club. 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
