Drag Race UK: Series 1, Episode 8 (Finale! Spoilers - the winner's been announced!)

[Shaun]

Should be uploaded in less than an hour's time, so get excited people :ninja2:

[Black Dagger]

ITS DIVINA x

[Saph]

would love our Viv to win but its gonna be Divina I can just tell

[Jigs]

Viv HAS to win but I'm sure Divina will get the lovable Jinkx Monsoon edit despite not actually being that lovable hmmmmmT

[RileyH]

Rooting for Baga or Viv, I don't like Divina :worry:

[Shaun]

I'm not really sure which, of the two, they would want back for a future All Stars if such a thing were to transpire (I don't even know if they would just jump to the American edition, or create a British All Stars... it doesn't bear thinking about really :worry:). If American, Vivienne would be more polished and ready to compete I think.

Just wish people weren't so wrapped up in "the nicest one has to win!" editing. Because it's clearly a level playing field between the two, and Vivienne's been funnier and stood out in challenges more :shrug:

[Saph]

I feel like Divinas wins are never fully justified, like the first one she won should have been Crystals win tbh, the second one she got she was carried by Baga and Blu (lbh noone cared about Div in the frock destroyers) and last week she only won because they wanted Cheryl in the bottom and Vivs wasn't anything too special

[Shaun]

I feel like Divinas wins are never fully justified, like the first one she one should have been Crystals win tbh, the second one she got she was carried by Baga and Blu (lbh noone cared about Div in the frock destroyers) and last week she only won because they wanted Cheryl in the bottom and Vivs wasn't anything too special

Errr, she was not carried by Blu :joker:

Episode by episode the winner should've been:
1 (Queen / Hometown look) - Sum Ting Wong
2 (Downton Draggy) - Baga or Divina (if judged individually)
3 (Drag on a Dime) - Divina (way more resourceful / cheaper materials than Crystal's)
4 (Snatch Game) - Vivienne (alone. by far.)
5 (Girl bands) - Baga (marginally better than Divina, although Divina had the best runway of the 3 girls)
6 (Adverts) - Vivienne
7 (Makeover) - Cheryl :joker:

Which would've had a final of all of them still being equal, on 2 each except for the tiebreaker of the Downton episode.

[Shaun]

The episode is here!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07sxczl/rupauls-drag-race-uk-series-1-episode-8

[Cal.]

Ffs

[Ammi]

...all of their runways are just stunning..:lovedup:..

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Viv talking to her younger self as though she can turn back time and erase the past is a mood

[Ammi]

...I think this is the first we’ve learned a little of Baga’s story as well...

[Ammi]

...I love Baga..:love:..

[RileyH]

elated with the result :love: Viv was my least fav the first couple of episodes but definitely became one of my faves towards the end <33 literally gasped when she won bc I was so certain it was going to Divina lmao

[Saph]

omg im so happy with that result! I think editing made it a bit obvious towards the end showing Divina rolling her eyes etc to whatever the Vivienne was saying.

She really deserved that win and I know her WOW show will be very entertaining.

[Beastie]

So who won?

[Saph]

So who won?

Vivienne

[Ammi]

...seeing them all together again...makes you realise what a beautiful cast they were..:love:..

[Saph]

they were a great cast, I screamed at them managing to shade Vinegar one last time in that paper dress :skull:

[Ammi]

they were a great cast, I screamed at them managing to shade Vinegar one last time in that paper dress :skull:

..:laugh:..

[Ammi]

...George Michael/Wham for the final lip sync...:love:..

[Ammi]

...it was so close between them, either would have been a stunning winner....the Viv/Divina, gorgeous ladies..:lovedup:..I did prefer The Viv’s lip synch..I’ve so loved this series and I wasn’t sure if I would...

[Shaun]

As someone who has never watched Love Island before, let me first say... hello Curtis :flutter: and also Divina's dancer :flutter:

Didn't mind them as guest choreographers. I prefer people who know what they're talking about to, say, Alyssa Edwards just trying to steal the camera again :whistle:

Performance-wise...
Baga - bless her, she tried. The lyrics were just a bit...nothing there :( Wearing a completely different colour to the other two was a bit odd, too.
Divina - pretty bloody faultless :clap1: great vocals, great choreo.
Viv - redeemed herself from Break Up. Not as good as Divina but solid.

Runway-wise...
Baga - erm...it's nice?
Divina - love the dress. The hair and makeup...not so much.
Viv - top toot :clap1:

Baga basically just handing herself third place with that "why I should win" speech :/ I know British people are more humble and demure but jesus girl!
Vivienne calling herself humble :joker: :love:

The returning queens all look great...with the weird exception of Crystal :unsure: what the **** was she thinking? But this was a great moment and really encapsulated why I've loved this season: they're so supportive of each other and embarking on a new (Drag Race UK) journey together and started something brilliantly.

Baga's magnanimity was really sweet to hear. She has had iffy moments and obviously the pre-season hype with her being a Tory or whatever, obviously turned a lot of people off her and assumed she'd be a dickhead... but she's been pretty congenial throughout and a really sweet and kind person with the other queens. just not her mum

The final lipsync is pretty bloody close but I would JUST give Vivienne the edge for tweaking her nipples and the knee-slide :love:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS :clap1: they didn't cave to the fans :clap1:

[Wizard.]

Well what a predictable winner. We all knew Viv would win since the cast announcement, with a bottom 2 thrown in to throw us off the scent. Granted she did win the lip sync, I though Divina would have a trick up her sleave but she failed there. Oh well I won’t be watching Viv’s YouTube series and I doubt many other people will either unless it features other queens.

[MB.]

Twitter being bitter and acting as if Divina deserved to win more than The Vivienne is... honestly baffling to me? There's so much "but Divina had such a good track record!!!!" sentiment out there when Viv had a better track record, even taking the bottom two placement into consideration, and Divina won a challenge that she should have been in the bottom two for, and she can sing in five languages in four and a half octaves while doing the splits, red wig and a silver dress, I don't think! :hmph:

Good series, the right winner, kinda boring finale (I skipped through most of the podcast section, all of the overly-American "what would you say to little Matthew?" section, and a solid chunk of AJ Pritchard teaching Baga Chipz to tango)

Cheryl Hole
The Vivienne
Sum Ting Wong
Divina De Campo
Vinegar Strokes
Crystal
Blu Hydrangea
Baga Chipz
Gothy Kendoll
Scaredy Kat

[Ammi]

...there is a nice article in The Guardian this morning about the show...maybe the U.K. version will bring drag more mainstream ..?...


...Divina was always going to be perfection in the singing/dancing challenge..but the Viv performed amazingly as well..and that’s a winning queen, to have completely dispelled what had been her nemesis challenge, type...in the runway, she was like a Disney princess..:love:..if Cinderella did drag at the ball, she would be The Viv...and she was the better lip sync also...they’re both gorgeous, talented queens and it was always going to be close...but in the final challenges ..?...I think the best decision was made...

[Captain.Remy]

The right one won. I love Davina, but The Vivienne had the whole package from the start. And THAT DRESS she wore was just fabulous!
Overall, a really great season, so fresh, so new, and I can't wait for season 2.

[zrc]

Winner was obvious since day one.


Rankings for the season
1. Viv
2. Baga
3. Sum Ting
4. Blu
5. Crystal
6. Vinegar
7. DDC
8. Scaredy
9. Cheryl
10. Gothy

[Daniel-X]

Can’t say I’m a little gutted, Divina had been my solid favourite from the second episode onwards and the edit was leaning a little more in her favour so I did think she would snatch it. The Vivienne is a class act though, and if anyone one else was to win over Divina, I’m happy it’s her.

With regards to the actual episode, it just fell a ~little~ bit flat for me, for a finale anyway. Didn’t really feel like it went out with a bang, more a fizzle. The last three episodes haven’t been great tbh, I’d say the peak was around episode 3-5. But then again, that may just solely be the challenges (and I don’t think I commented in last weeks thread but the judging was atrocious, Cheryl should’ve obviously won.)

Divina and Cheryl are FOREVER in my hearts though and I hope we see them both return either for a UK AS or a US vs UK series.

[Daniel-X]

EOS:

1. Divina
2. Cheryl
3. Blu
4. The Vivienne
5. Sum Ting
6. Baga
7. Crystal
8. Scaredy
9. Vinegar
10. Gothy

[Marsh.]

God, I forgot how much I can't stand Scaredy Kat.

[Jigs]

omg. So happy with the outcome as I really thought Divina was going to get it. Strongest Top 3 in a long while.


EOS

1. The Vivienne
2. Cheryl Hole
3. Divina De Campo
4. Baga Chipz
5. Sum Ting Wong
6. Crystal
7. Blu Hydrangea
8. Skaredy Kat
9. Vinegar Strokes
10. Gothy Kendoll

[Denver]

It was the most obvious result from the start tbh

[Morgan.]

Viv and Baga have got their own WOW show reprising their roles as Trump and Thatcher

[LukeB]

Was this series any good?

[Morgan.]

Was this series any good?

Yeah amazing! And only 8 eps so would be quick to binge!

[Ammi]

Was this series any good?

...yeah, they were a lovely family of queens, Luke...I wasn’t sure how it would stand against the USA ones, but it was really up there as one of the better ones...

[Saph]

my rankings

1. The Vivienne
2. Baga Chipz
3. Blu Hydrangea
4. Cheryl Hole
5. Scaredy Kat
6. Sum Ting Wong
7. Divina De Campo
8. Vinegar Strokes
9. Crystal
10. Gothy Kendoll

I didnt dislike any of them in the end, all of them were talented in different areas

[Shaun]

End-of-series ranking...

1) The Vivienne
2) Sum Ting Wong
3) Divina de Campo
4) Cheryl Hole
5) Vinegar Strokes
6) Crystal
7) Baga Chipz
8) Blu Hydrangea
9) Scaredy Kat
10) Gothy Kendoll

Hooray for there being no queen I hate this time :love: #Yvie

[RileyH]

01 | Cheryl Hole
02 | Blu Hydrangea
03 | Sum Ting Wong
04 | The Vivienne
05 | Baga Chipz
06 | Crystal
07 | Scaredy Kat
08 | Divina De Campo
09 | Vinegar Strokes
10 | Gothy Kendoll

[zrc]

Gothy deserved last place. [emoji14]

[Firewire]

There's a new episode this week, being released Friday at 8pm, which shows the three finalists watching the finale together.

[Saph]

didnt sum ting tweet about a reunion tonight?

[zrc]

didnt sum ting tweet about a reunion tonight?

Yes they had a reunion meal but Scaredy Kat didn't show up. They said she was the first to drop out the WhatsApp group when the show started airing.


https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a30003144/rupaul-drag-race-uk-cast-reunite-photo-scaredy-kat-missing/

[Saph]

https://i.redd.it/3mnzdkk2sb141.jpg

[zrc]

Well I've not seen anything about that anywhere lol. Unless the meal last night was part of it?

[Saph]

its probably gonna be a crappy thing shes filmed on her phone

[Firewire]

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[zrc]

Can't imagine there being much drama at this reunion.

[Marsh.]

Can't imagine there being much drama at this reunion.

Good.

[zrc]

The it's a wrap episode was such a waste of time.

[Braden]

We love the UK‘s answer to Trixie and Katya:

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