The racers enter the werkroom after Mia’s elimination:
· The 6 remaining contestants come back into the werkroom after front-runner Mia’s elimination.
· “That was so crazy to do”, says Kao as they just survived their first lip sync for their life. Most of the others, who have also lip synced for their lives, understand what she is feeling and comfort her. Because of this, the racers realise that Char Coal and Orange Juice are the only ones left to have never lip synced before. They both feel proud of this accomplishment, as of course the point is to not lip sync. “Last season the top 2 didn’t lip sync till towards the end, so does that make any of you feel nervous”, Char Coal asks. Mimi takes that as a Char Coal saying that Mimi won’t win again, and acts bitchy in her reply because of it. “Well no because clearly I’m the pick to win and the judges love me”, Mimi says. The others roll their eyes are her obnoxiousness and go their separate ways to de-drag.
The racers leave the werkroom and prepare for another day.
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In The Werkroom:
· The remaining queens walk into the werkroom. Kao gives a cute werkroom entrance confessional about how she is ready to bring herself back up from last week; however, this is cut short when the racers turn the corner and see the eliminated contestants standing there waiting for them.
· “Oh fuck…”, Char Coal says as they also see them. The eliminated contestants look mad, whilst the competing contestants look confused and frustrated that they are back. After a minute of awkward silence and tension, the eliminated racers break their act and run up to them and give them hugs. Obviously, Char is so excited to see Catos again and they hug and speak to each other first before anyone else. “I’m so excited to have my friend back in the competition! But I wonder why they’re all back”, Char Coal says in a confessional with a pondering face. The conversations happening are broken up by Count Contessa coming into the werkroom.
Contessa: “Hello! All of you are reunited and back together again.”
· There’s a lot of smiles on their faces, except for Mimi who is pissed off that this is interrupting her race to the crown.
Contessa: “Now… as you may have noticed, Jasmine is not with us today. That is because of some poor choices she has made after she was eliminated, and is therefore disqualified from being able to return.”
· The remaining racers are shocked by the news as Jasmine seemed like a sweet girl, but the eliminated contestants already knew this.
Contessa: “On a better note, let’s get into today’s mini challenge! The eliminated racers, you will be the judges. The competing racers, you will be getting into quick circus drag and performing a circus act for the judges. After all performances are done, the judges will each vote on who they think was the best. Are you ready? 3… 2… 1… GO!
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*the competing contestants get into quick drag and perform their circus acts*
Contessa: “Okay, it’s time for the eliminated racers to judge! First up, The Roxxxy who do you pick as the winner of the mini challenge?”
This is who each of them voted for:
The Roxxxy – Kendall Valentine (juggling)
Diamond Shatter – Anastacianagina Blitz (hula hoops)
Catos Fame – Char Coal (magic trick)
Mia Mortal – Kendall Valentine (juggling)
Saphora – Kendall Valentine (juggling)
Contessa: “Well there we have it! Kendall Valentine, condragulations you are the winner of the week’s challenge.”
· “I guess my dad teaching me how to juggle at 10 years old did come in handy!”, Kendall laughs in confessionals.
Contessa: “I guess you guys are wondering why I’ve brought back the eliminated contestants, huh? Well I wanted to give all of them a chance to redeem themselves and come back into the competition, just like last season.”
· Mimi gets even more annoyed, even though she knew they would probably be returning.
· Char Coal gets a little nervous as they expect it to be a ‘LaLaPaConteZa’ like last season, and they haven’t lip synced once yet.
Contessa: “However, unlike last season the eliminated contestants will not be lip syncing their way back into the competition, you guys will be making them over!”
· Kendall is jumping for joy that it’s a look based challenge, but she still knows she would win a lip sync challenge anyway.
Contessa: “But wait a minute, since there’s 6 of you and only 5 of them… who will one of you be making over? Well… I have a little surprise! Please welcome back, last season’s runner-up… Lyric!”
· All the racers are gagged to see Lyric walk into the werkroom, and even more shocked that she will be made over by one of them.
Contessa: “Hi Lyric, how are you doing?”
Lyric: “Great! But a crown would make me feel better *winks*”
· They all laugh at her joke about not winning the crown last season.
Contessa: “Kendall, as the winner of the mini challenge you get to assign the pairings.”
· This scares Kendall a bit because she doesn’t want anyone to be mad at her, but she still needs to do the pairings in her interest.
These are the pairings Kendall chooses:
· Kendall Valentine & Lyric
· Anastacianagina Blitz & Diamond Shatter
· Char Coal & Catos Fame
· Kao Lin & The Roxxxy
· Mimi Martini & Saphora
· Orange Juice & Mia Mortal.
Contessa: “Now before I let you go, I have some more news. So as you know, the winner of the makeover’s partner will get to return to the competition. But if Lyric’s partner, Kendall, wins the challenge, the remaining racers will each get to vote who they think should return to the competition. That will be interesting! *evil laugh*”
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The pairs get ready for the runway:
· “So Mia, how did it feel to get eliminated last week after doing so well?”, Kao asks. “That sounds shady”, Orange jokes, knowing that Kao didn’t mean it like that yet somehow always seems to do it. “Well I was sad and upset that I let myself be in the bottom twice in a row, but despite winning two challenges I felt like my time was up”, Mia says honestly. Char Coal calls her out for giving up in the lip sync, but Mia and others say she didn’t give up she just understood why she was going home.
· Char Coal changes the subject by saying, “Well Mia, if you want to be so vocal today why don’t you and Mimi explain why you were talking shit about Catos when he was eliminated”. The whole room is thrown off guard by that as it is extremely off topic. Catos is shocked to hear this and says he wants them to say what they said. “Well Mimi and I figured out that you were encouraging Mimi to fight with me so that you could create drama and throw us off our game”, Mia explains. Char Coal keeps on painting Catos’ face like they didn’t just start an argument. Catos gets pissed off by this and tells them that it was never his plan; however, a lot of the others seem to agree with Mia on that he was trying to start drama by telling Mimi she should go shout at Mia again. Surprisingly, Kao decides to add her opinion as she was next to Mimi and Catos when this all happened, she says “Catos, I love you but you definitely did make Mimi more riled up. I don’t know if you were doing it on purpose or not but that is what you did”. Seeming as Catos has no more lies to go off of, he ignored them as carries on talking to Char Coal again.
· “Sorry about that Lyric”, Kendall says as she puts more makeup on Lyric’s face. “Oh not it’s fine. The werkroom wouldn’t be the werkroom without the drama!”, Lyric laughs. Sitting next to them both is Ana and Diamond, also getting ready. Ana, as someone who has been in the bottom twice already and consistently does will in challenges but is second best, asks Lyric if she has any advice for her. “The judges want and need to see you be vulnerable and open in the challenges. If you aren’t willing to go with the flow and make changes to your performance based off of how it is going, you won’t do well in this competition”, Lyric says in a heartfelt speech. Ana really understands what she means and promises to use her advice in the challenges.
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The Runway:
Category is… Family Resemblance!
Anastacianagina Blitz and Diamond Shatter:
Char Coal and Catos Fame:
Kao Lin and The Roxxxy:
Kendall Valentine and Lyric:
Mimi Martini and Saphora:
Orange Juice and Mia:
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The Critiques:
Welcome to the mainstage, racers. Based on your your makeover looks on the runway, I’ve made some decisions.
It’s time for the judges critiques:
First up, Kendall Valentine and her partner Lyric –
Contessa: “As you got to pair up the pairings, I thought it was a good choice to pick Lyric as she’s not only beautiful but can give you lots of tips. And then in the challenge you killed it as well. I love both of the looks, they are super classy and reads ‘Kendall Valentine’ to a T.”
Lola: “Obviously one of the main tasks is to create a family resemblance between the two of you, and you did amazingly in that aspect. One critique I do have is that compared to some of the others it is a little plain, but it’s super effective at the same time.
Next up, Anastacianagina and her partner Diamond –
Lola: “Both of your looks separately are nice. However, despite them both giving an evil vibe they don’t really seem to create a family resemblance as there isn’t much of a connection.”
Contessa: “The spider look you are wearing Ana, overshines Diamond’s witch look because it is so much more grand and well made. Overall though, well made looks and a nice attempted concept.”
Next up, Mimi Martini and her partner Saphora –
Contessa: “This look was a fail for me tonight, Mimi. The queen and king concept is overdone and it’s not shocking and a bit cheesy. And also the chemistry between the both of you was lacking overall, which for a reference to a movie is needed.”
Lola: “There are obviously two references to a movie on the runway tonight, and I have to say that this is by far the worst of the two. The outfits look cheap and from a costume store, and Saphora as the king felt off, which I guess is just unlucky pairing. Mimi, some big words of advice, if you want to be ‘The Next Drag Superstar’, you need to step up some of your looks.”
· Everyone, including Mimi, is shocked by how harsh the judges were with her critiques this week as they are usually head over heels for her.
Next up, Char Coal and their partner Catos –
Contessa: “Unlike Mimi, I think you had two had fabulous chemistry on the runway. You can clearly tell you are both in it to win it and you are maybe… a little more than friends? *laughs* I’m just kidding. But this your whole runway was excellent tonight.”
Lola: “I love the sexiness of the outfits, and they look expensive and well made too! The only negative I have is the looks are complete copies of each other, so that’s a small cop out in my opinion. However, seeing Catos in more feminine drag tonight surprised us and made us enjoy it more.”
Next up, Orange Juice and their partner Mia –
Lola: “Clearly you are the other movie reference I was talking about, and it is better than the other. I thought this was a cool idea and it was executed well; however, it didn’t surprise me as it’s a classic Disney duo and the looks aren’t miles different from the originals.”
Contessa: “The Elsa look is fabulous and I live for it! But the Anna look is totally overshined like with Ana’s looks because it is so much more basic.”
And last but not least, Kao Lin and her partner Roxxxy –
Lola: “One word… stunning! These outfits look like they cost a million bucks and you two look like you are the hottest bitches of the 1800s!”
Contessa: “You both look super polished, even with lots of accessories. Very well done tonight!”
Contessa: “Alright! I think we have said enough. Whilst you go ahead and untuck backstage, Lola and I will deliberate.”
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In Untucked:
· All 11 contestants + Lyric walk into the untucked lounge to talk about the challenge, the critiques and more of what’s happened since the eliminated queens left. Char Coal and Catos enter first, both skipping in together whilst holding hands.
· “Well congrats to Kendall, Kao and Char who are clearly the winners of the night”, Lyric says as they sit down. The racers clap, each of the 3 being hopeful that they will win and their 3 partners hoping they will win so they can return. “As someone who is probably not going to win tonight” says Ana, “I hope Kendall wins, only because the drama and suspense of getting to vote someone back in sounds fun”. The others agree, but not Kao and Char who want themselves to win.
· “So Mimi, how did it feel to get those critiques tonight?”, asks the brave Diamond. Everyone things that is going to set Mimi off and they just wait for it, but surprisingly she’s calm and gives an honest reply, “It made me feel shitty, but I understand what they want and need from me. I can see that mine is one of the weaker ones, but I can only hope that they put me safe”. Many of them know that’s unlikely due to how bad her critiques were, but nobody says anything due to Mimi finally having a calm moment. “Well for what it’s worth, I thought your looks and concept was cool tonight”, Mia says to Mimi, which she appreciates. “Not to ruin the moment, but are Mia and Mimi good now?”, The Roxxxy asks. They all laugh at that as the beef has been squashed for a while now.
· Kendall looks to her right and sees Catos and Char Coal being noticeably affectionate and touchy. “What’s up with you two?”, Kendall says with a smile on her lips. “What do you mean?”, Char Coal asks. The others also point out that they’ve seen them two be all cuddly and cute together. Char opens up about them having a conversation together earlier whilst getting ready, about how they feel their friendship isn’t just platonic. They get what Char Coal means and starts teasing them about it. As much as Char can be dramatic sometimes, they’re happy for them.
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Back On The Main Stage:
Welcome back racers! Based on your performances in your commercials and your looks on the runway, I’ve made some decisions…
Kendall Valentine… great job on pairing our girls and guys up tonight. Oh! And you’re looks we’re great too. *laughs* You are safe (high).
· Kendall and Lyric step to the back of the stage. The huge twist won’t be happening then is what some of the racers think.
Kao Lin, on the runway you served us bad bitch fashion! Maybe we want to be the bad kids for a night.
Char Coal, the makeover and energy you served on the runway had us amazed! Amazed enough that these other bitches should be scared of you.
Char Coal…
…condragulations, you are the winner of this week’s challenge. That of course means Catos, you are back in the race.
· “A great ending to a great day… I’m back bitches!”, Catos screams in excitement in a confessional.
Great job to both pairings, you may both leave the stage.
· The Roxxxy is sad she won’t be returning after being so close, but she is happy that Kao got to be in the top as she has become good friends with her.
So that means Mimi, Orange and Ana, you represent the bottoms of the week.
Mimi Martini, in most of the challenges you succeed… but will your inability to serve us couture be your downfall?
Mimi… I’m sorry my dear but you are up for elimination.
· Mimi expected this. In confessionals she thinks outloud and says, “Okay Mimi, this is your second time in the bottom. Win this, and never be there again.”
Orange Juice, just like a juice box… have you squeeze all that you have left to give?
Anastacianagina, you’re a queen of many talents… but is being second best enough to last?
Anastacianagina Blitz…
…you are safe (low). You may join the others.
· Ana falls to the ground, thinking she was going to be up for elimination and go home on her third lip sync. “Thank you! You have no idea how much that means to me”, she says before she leaves the stage.
Unfortunately that means Orange Juice, I’m sorry my dear but you are up for elimination.
· Orange knows they have a good chance at staying, even if it is against Mimi, because she has never been in the bottom before.
Two racers stand before me… tonight you were asked to perform a lip sync to “Potential Breakup Song” by Aly & AJ. Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
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*Mimi and Orange lip sync for their lives*
Racers, I’ve made my decision…
Mimi Martini… shantay you stay. You may join the other racers.
· Mimi is kind of shocked because of how much Orange turned it out, but doesn’t question it and leaves the stage.
Orange Juice… I love a juice box, especially Orange Juice. Till next lunch time… sashay away.
· Orange, being the mature queen she is, smiles and thanks the judges for all they have done for her before leaving.
*Orange Juice walks to the back of the stage*
Orange: “I hope it was nice and juicy for you *winks*”
*Orange exits the stage*
· Orange says that she knows she won that lip sync at heart but says that if the judges says it’s her time to go, she respects that.
Condragulations Racers, and remember, if you can’t love yourself… how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else? Can I get an amen up in here?
Everyone: “Amen!”
Alright! Now let the music play!
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Congrats again @CharCoall !
And sorry to @Hotloose who got eliminated. Everyone gets a chance to return so hopefully it will be you!
The next episode’s look is Headpieces Incredible (a look with a extravagant head piece).
You have 24 hours to do so! :)
Still In:
Eliminated:
If you would like to see your track records, looks, a short description of each episode and the links to each episode here it is:
https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Louisluv/Count_Contessa%27s_Drag_Race_(Season_2)