I'm not one to cry conspiracy at a reality show, the girls earn their placements, whether as winner or as the bottom two, every week. That said, how much control do the girls have over the looks of their magazine covers? Obviously they chose the poses and props, as well as the articles, but what about backdrops, fonts, and letter sizes? I'm not saying the girls had NO control over how their magazines turned out, but some of the judge's critiques seemed to be over things out of the girl's hands.
Phi Phi O'Hara: Credit where it's due, she did have the best cover and runway look of the bunch. I concur with Regina though,was her cover really THAT amazing, or was it the fact that the other six covers came out so piss-poor? I appreciate that she takes the judges critiques and utilizes them, her make-up was the best yet, as was her body/padding. On to the negatives, where the heck does this one get off sabotaging Jiggly and then trying to play mentor to her in the lounge? She had little to do with Jiggly's demise, but she did encourage her to take the route everyone else was warding off! Bottom line; Phi Phi deserved the win, but her backstage comments make it near-impossible to cheer for her!
Sharon Needles: I'll always love Sharon's comedic chops, and they played a huge factor in the high praise she got. Having said that, her cover was too satirical to be fashion-forward/win worthy, and her runway look was fairly forgettable. She's been trying to show so many sides of Sharon, that it befuddled me why she used the argument "pale contacts are my trademark". Who cares, they aren't beneficial to the look and they can get stale fast! How sick were we of Yara's contacts?
Dida Ritz: She really took the whole chicken thing personally, didn't she? I agree with Latrice, you're a drag queen, get over yourself and ham it up! I'll brush past her cover and her runway, as both were just ok. The real story with this one was backstage with Jiggly. I think she spoke for everyone, both on and off the show, when she basically told Jiggly "we're sick of holding your hand!" I'll dive into this deeper during Jiggly's critique. Overall, unless Phi Phi messes up first, Dida's the next to go.
Chad Michaels: I didn't hate her cover the way the judges seemed to. Yes the forest back-drop had almost nothing to do with fashion, and the outfit was traditional Chad Michaels, but I'd be hard-pressed to find any faults different from the other covers. Her runway was an answer to the "be 'dirtier'" critiques, but again she failed to take it as far as needed. The problem (if you could call it a problem) with Chad is that as a veteran queen; she's simply far too set in her ways to be the cutting edge girl Michelle's looking for. She does what she does very well and I doubt she's THAT concerned about what Michelle thinks, but if anything's gonna be Chad's downfall , it's her stagnant style.
Latrice Royale: You have to love how much this one was enjoying her "props"! Another veteran queen whose style will end up eliminating her, her dress was thematically appropriate, but standard. Frankly, other than she was all up in the pit crew's underwear, I don't recall just a whole lot about this one. Step it up dear!
Willam: Awful sensitive about her beard isn't she? I've always admired her ability to let criticism roll off her shoulder, so I was put off with how upset she was getting over one quibble one judge had. Sharon was right, you're a drag queen, not a girl; use drag queen make-up, not girl make-up! Her concept was lost in the mix, but her runway was one of the better ones. I'd dare say that with some more make-up, she'd have surpassed even Phi Phi on the runway. She's not an energetic, performance queen, so I was worried about her chances at a lip sync. She didn't really perform better than Jiggly, but Jiggly seems limited to high energy numbers, and appeared lost and stuck in place during such a low-key (and frankly boring) lip sync song.
Jiggly Caliente: She really did come in defeated this week. She's not creative in the least, and I frankly have no idea where the girls were getting that she's a funny queen. Phi Phi did plant a bad "serious" seed in there but several other queens told her to go for funny, heck even Ru herself said, not insinuated, flat out said to go for funny. Why she kept going against the grain is beyond me. I pseudo-admire her ability to admit when she's messed up, but admitting and reveling are two different things. She reveals her insecurities every time she gets lost and then snaps at anyone who throws her a life-line, practically screaming "I know I suck, just leave me alone!" This insecurity made her a time-bomb waiting to implode, and finally she let this magazine concept kill her. Add this to a lip sync that proved she's only good at songs involving dance moves, and you have an elimination!
