The Dolls Face Their First Acting Challenge as RuPaul's Drag Race UK Continues To Be Much Better Than It's American Counterpart

RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Episode 2: "Downton Draggy"

The UK dolls are slaying the game and renewing my faith in Drag Race. This episode is just as good as the premiere. The girls get their first acting challenge, so let's dive right in. Cheerio!

The queens say goodbye to Gothy and hello to the drama. The Vivienne is over Cheryl Hole and she's not afraid to let everyone know. Viv thinks Cheryl annoying and some of the other gals think her personality is grating and not legit. This is classic "RuPaul's Drag Race" drama, pretending to be someone you're not because you're on TV. The confrontation that leads to a breakdown backstage is telegraphed but is perfect.

The Vivienne stokes the fires of drama during the mini challenge which isn't really a mini challenge. Ru has The Vivienne put the queens in order from top to bottom. During this whole exercise, Ru asks the girls to explain what "tuppence" means. I felt like it was pretty clear that it was a euphemism for you between me down there through context, but... Weirdly, Viv puts Vinegar after her even though she almost went home. Next up is Baga, Crystal, Divina, Sum Ting, Blu, Cheryl and Scaredy brings up the rear. This is more producer drama but it's fun. It doesn't feel like any of the girls take it too seriously and it leads to Viv and Scaredy being made team captains. The queens are tasked with performing in a sumptuous costume drama, "Downton Draggy." 

Much better!

First up, Team The Vivienne consisting of Viv, Baga Chipz, Vinegar Strokes and Sum Ting Wong. Michelle Visage is directing and this team is very strong. Vinegar is wearing a very suspicious wig. What is wrong with it? It looks like it's too high on her head. Maybe it was a wig that they provided for them? Sum Ting also struggles in the challenge. She plays the American and her accent is dodgy and she is completely upstaged by Baga Chipz. It's only episode two of season one and Baga comes up with a catchphrase that is destined to be as iconic as "back rolls" and "not today Satan." The whole sequence is hilarious. Baga is supposed to turn to the camera and say "Much Betta!" but she forgets. When Michelle reminds her, she thinks that it's just a compliment. When she finally gets the line out, it is just funnier each and every time. Baga is a star.

Waaaahhhhh!!!

Team Scaredy... struggles. Scaredy is strangely confident even though she is very one note. It's just whining from beginning to end and she doesn't take direction very well. Blu doesn't do the best either. She continually messes up a line over and over and over again. It's pretty painful. Divina slays. It's clear that she is a legitimate actress and is the strongest queen in this group. I couldn't help but think of what it would have been like if Divina had been on The Vivienne's team. Crystal doesn't get a ton of screen time during this whole segment which could be good or bad. It means she was kind of boring so that isn't great when we're talking about "RuPaul's Drag Race."

A girl is a Drag Race guest judge.

In the Werk Room before the runway, Blu and Sum Ting are nervous about their performance, so they decide to just have a spontaneous, totally normal kai kai on the floor. Just throw a fur down on the ground and chit chat. No chairs available girls? No couch in the corner. I love the bonding, but it was very, very odd. Meanwhile, the other queens are piling on Cheryl, criticizing her use of Americanized drag slang. Cheryl seems completely oblivious to it.

On the runway, Ru is killing it in a slinky black number. Alan Carr is replaced by Graham Norton and "Game of Thrones" own Arya Stark, Maisie Williams, is the guest judge. On the runway, category is Bond Girl realness.

Team Vivienne is safe. Shocker. Their runways are pretty strong. The Vivienne's hooded, sparkly catsuit is gorgeous and Baga is camp and glam with her Liza Minelli inspired look. Is it Bond girl, no? Does it matter, no? She deservedly wins the challenge and her first badge. Vinegar is super lucky to be on the winning team. Her look is... something. It's a skirt suit with a pashmina and another horrible wig. Also, I don't understand her codename. Mrs F Tits? OK.

Team Scaredy is on the bottom with the whole team up for elimination. Crystal and Divina basically save themselves. Crystal with her killer runway. To me, it's the one that says Bond girl the most. The leather body suit complete with bondage nots. The ponytail. The whip that makes Maisie jump every time she cracks it. Perfection. Divina's runway is a win except for that tiny knife. I love the eye patch and the bright red wig. Cheryl is not the strongest actress and her look is very basic. A swimsuit. Whoopie. She keeps herself out of the bottom two just barely. Scaredy's look is an aviator look that again doesn't scream Bond girl. Blu's is OK. She has three tits. It reads a little more sci-fi than Bond girl, but I'll allow it.

Scaredy and Blu are up for elimination and we get another lackluster lip sync. I'm not sure what it is. Scaredy has the excuse that she's never performed before but Blu claims to do it all the time. Her bongo tit playing is funny... the first time. I guess sub par lip syncs are a small price to pay when everything else is sheer perfection. Blu wins and Scaredy is the next to sashay away.

Are you all loving "RuPaul's Drag Race UK" as much as I do. And if you're not, what the hell is wrong with you? I want full sentences in the comments.