A Lip Sync For the Ages Saves a Snatch Game at Sea From Sinking Like the Titanic

RuPaul's Drag Race, Episode 8: "Snatch Game at Sea"

Lordt. That episode was something wasn't it? Kind of a roller coaster ride quality wise. Some amazing highs and some crazy lows. Let's not waste too much time and just get right into it.

Sinking Ship

I'm not going to waste a ton of time here, since I'm pretty late with this one. As per usual. The mini challenge is not the reading challenge, but a fun challenge to design a book cover and pitch their own book. I'm not going to mention the title to Ru's book, because I've flipped through it and you can barely call it a book. It's more like a collection of those motivational posters you see in office buildings, except instead of pictures of landmarks and serene vistas, the sayings are plastered over pictures of RuPaul. Katya, er, Brooke Lynn Hytes is the winner for me. It's Silky Nutmeg Ganache who wins, though. To her credit, she is funny and it's just the right amount of too much and Silky isn't usually on the correct side of that line.

Ru announces this season they are playing the Snatch Game at Sea, which is basically the same Snatch Game as usual except it's sponsored by a travel company so Ru wears a captain hat and there's some lame left over "Love Boat" props taped to the front of the panel. The lovely Jinkx Monsoon, season 5 winner, enters the Werk Room and offers the queens some advice. This is probably he most choreographed the show has been regarding who is and who isn't going to do well. Silky continues to embarrass herself in front of guest judges when she asks for Jinkx's phone number.

On to the Snatch Game itself, the less said about it the better. It's probably the worst Snatch Game in Drag Race herstory. Brooke Lynn and Yvie bomb badly as Whoopi Goldberg and Celine Dion. I'm especially baffled at Yvie's take on Whoopi. Like, what the hell? There was nothing there. Brooke Lynn at least made me smile once, all Yvie got was a raised eyebrow. The other bottom queen is Vanjie who portrays Danielle Gregorio, the "cash me outside" girl. She gets read for basically being Vanjie, but that leads me to ask a question. When is it ok to just play yourself on Snatch Game. Silky wins the challenge for her portrayal of Ts Madison, but that is Silky. There's no characterization at all. Silky gets praised but Vanjie gets read, even though guest judges Clea Duvall and Tony Hale both mention that Vanjie consistently made them laugh. Hmmm. The other two top queens are Shuga Cain for her portrayal of Charro, which is great. She doesn't reinvent the wheel but in a Snatch Game this lackluster, she doesn't have too. And Nina West who portrays Harvey Fierstein and Joanne Worley. I think Nina was really robbed this challenge. She had two fully realized characters and the characterization was there. She was acting. But, whatever, it was Silky's time. Blah, blah, blah.

Also, please, please, please, stop doing social media personalities for Snatch Game. A lot of us, the oldies, don't know who they are, so it's not funny. I'm up on pop culture, but Plastique's nail tech from "Love & Hip Hop LA?" No clue. If you're going to do a reality star, do a Housewife. It'd be gold.

Women?

The runway category is sequins on the runway and this is the best season 11 runway so far. Vanjie's is the same thing she's been providing but she looks stunning and I love that cape even though I loathe those reversible sequins. I keep warming up to A’Keria and her zebra print gown complete with tail was a winner. I was living for Nina's American Revolution Paul Re-queer get up. There really isn't another camp queen this season, which is great for Nina. She can really show off that style and I feel like she's really coming into her own at a great time. Shuga Cain! Bitch. That flamenco, eggplant gown is everything. Seriously beautiful. It's a really classic, elegant side to Shuga and the whole look is really flawless. Coupled with her Charro, it's a fantastic week for Shuga.

Women? At least one.

Plastique looks gorgeous and her I like her look. But is it smart to wear a look so similar to Brooke Lynn's pisces look when Brooke Lynn wore it better a few weeks ago? Silky brings another tired, ill fitting gown to the runway, except this time she's got a ruffle coat and weird scarf hanging off the front. Yawn. Brooke Lynn and Yvie know they are in trouble so the turn it out on the runway. I live for Yvie's '70's style ass less pantsuit, but I agree with the judges the hair is a mis match. The star of this weeks runway is definitely Brooke Lynn Hytes. She slays. That reveal. Gagged. She works that runway and the bitch is a real life woman. Like, what else can you say?

Silky wins the challenge. Good for her. But, let's keep it real. Why is she so salty? When Nina and Shuga are getting good critiques Silky is salty. And, let's not forget this vendetta that she has against Yvie. Yvie did call Silky talentless in Untucked last week. That's shitty. For sure. You don't get on "RuPaul's Drag Race" without talent. That being said, for weeks, Silky has dragged Yvie's drag through the gutter. She has done everything but say Yvie's talentless. She's heavily implied it, though, so this outrage over Yvie calling her talentless is both sanctimonious and hypocritical. Is Silky delusional? Full of herself? Both? Then, Yvie apologizes and Silky won't accept it. What the fuck? What does Yvie need to do? Pop a vein? This reunion will be something.

Brooke Lynn and Yvie end up in the bottom and it is a lip sync for the ages. This lip sync has everything. Wig reveals. Splits. Hand stands. Hair spray. Dry humping the stage while looking bored. It's phenomenal and for me, the only deserved double shantay in Drag Race herstory and I'm counting Alyssa and Tatianna in AS2. Fight me. Silky looks none too pleased that her rivals are staying and I live for it.

So what did y'all think? Am I being too hard on Silky? Any Silky defenders want to step up? Is it anyone's game? Let me know in the comments.