A choice you didn't mention from production was the one to put the Miss Congeniality reveal in the reunion. Like they could have put it during the finale and be done with it, given how popular Valentina is but since they knew that behind the scene, Valentina wasn't the most popular girl, they made the very smart choice of keeping it for the réunion bc they knew it would cause a commotion.
@@diegopinedacamero5451 But seasons 1-3 had the winners knew they won at the end of filming and then everyone had to keep quiet about it until the last episode aired and then film the reunions where they gave out MC. They started the live finales with the little 'mini reunions' in front of an audience because season 3's winner got leaked before it started airing. It would've made sense to just keep giving out MC in the live finales because they had done so since season 4 but yeah it was a great decision to do it for the reunion filmed just after the live finale because since tensions were running so high it was guranteed great TV.
Somehow the miss congeniality announcing flew over my head at the time.. I wonder why the producers thought the season was so “PC”, that they’d feel the need to announce MC at the reunion. Not saying they were brawling and fighting all season, but it was hardly free of tension…
Okay but I don’t actually remember the Tweet belonging to a Valentina fan and I’m quite surprised that nobody has really contested that fact. I’m almost fully certain that it was a troll account run by this muscular gay because I used to follow him and remember seeing that exact Tweet in real time. I couldn’t find the account again if I wanted, though, it’s probably suspended at this point 💀 Edit: In case someone knows who I’m talking about, it was this blue-eyed Middle Eastern guy with star tattoos on his lower stomach area.
I was about to say “how can you decide who deserves it when the queens choose Miss Congeniality” then remembered that this was the last season where the fans voted for it ☠️. Work fan favorite!!!!!!!
ive always hated the critique of "the girls get along too well". like, god forbid the girls have a good time, right? i just cant imagine wanting to see people constantly be miserable. drama is fun, too much drama and queens being stressed out and upset isn't fun.
Thats how Reality TV works because it's controversy creates cash. It's not the girls are having so much fun but it's about not having enough footage to create a story or some type of tension. It's needed whether we like it or not
Exactly, like I thoroughly enjoyed all stars 7 with the queens just having fun. I mean, I love a good drama moment but there's nothing wrong with queens getting along too.
Can we tell facts tho. The downplaying of Nina’s depression (and also the downplaying of how Nina was lowkey right) wasn’t cute and also Charli did infact break her rib (or something like that) but had to keep changing stories to save productions ass (peppermint confirmed it in the Yuhua Hamasaki video you can look it up)
that charli fact is so depressing :( i hadnt heard that before. poor girl just trying to help the producers out so she can have her moment and instead was turned into a joke :(
@@yasdiaz2118 yep pepp confirmed it in a now deleted video with yuhua. Yuhua sped up the segment where pepp spilled the tea and ppl slowed it down and she spilled many secrets including how a lot of ppl got hurt during the cheerleading challenge and charli injured her ribs. This is also the alleged reason why yuhua had her change the name of her show from bootleg fashion photo review to bootleg opinions. It was a huge thing for a while. U an probably find the videos on reddit or maybe on youtube from someone else.
@@barbieminaj3586 I haven’t heard any of this tea. That’s some nerve coming from the production, not only hiding the truth for why Charlie couldn’t dance but also doubling down during the reunion and making her look even worse. Still think she completely gave up tho.
i love how trixie described farrah and valentina in their reunion. “Farrah really chose that moment to air all that out. its like watching someone’s suitcase pop open at the airport.”
@@iandean1112 agree with missing the point. Honestly you just need a good set of queens, challenges and lipsync songs, and then the magic just happens. S9 had barely any shenanigans made by production, like the whole chocolate thing, lalaparuza, 6 queens lypsyncing together, villain edits for random queens etc, and that's why it was so good.
I’d LOVE a mini video on Charlie Hides - like, how she was received, whether it impacted the UK seasons, which of her many excuses was the right one, I think her arc and after show stuff has been fascinating
I think 11 and 14 were also iconic. The "you can direct it this way when you're done with Yvie" and the argument between Daya and Jasmine with Kornbreads face in the background were so damn good. But you're right. In general it wasn't something new and revolutionary
Why give a prize to a fan favorite when she's already won the best prize which is a set of fans and followers who will give her everything when the show ends? Lol
ngl I really thought that’s what they was gonna do cause it really does make sense especially because now the cast votes who’s miss congeniality instead of the fans
ofc i agree about season 9 being the greatest reunion ever but i think s14 is by far the best second one. we got daya vs jasmine, everybody vs jasmine at some point, iconic reads by maddy, candem's "oh man", kerri being a great narrator along the whole thing, and a lot of heartfelt moments like candem and angeria or willow and kornbread. so much better than s10, s11, s12(lol) and s13 reunions
And to this DAY, I'm still pissed that Alexis Michelle didn't get more shit for blaming the other queens for HER fashion choice that cost her the win for the Kardashian Rusical.
Honestly, they all should have Nina Bonina'd her ass and turned away. She was the only one in the moment that was not listening to any of AM's bullshit.
I think the reason behind that is because - none of the queens took it personally. - she blamed the whole cast instead of a single queen. - Farrah pointed out how ridiculous the situation was. - everybody knew it was Shea’s to win. Alexis could never outdo her runway. Nina being upset about the black Chyna roll wining, was an nice bonus
If this episode had never happened, we would never have the bug version of this fight (with a bonus combo of the You're Perfect / You're Beautiful speech): ru-vid.com?search_query=everybuggy+vs+valentina Highly recommend for EVERYBODY. This is the art Sasha Velour was talking about! I think the main problem right now is production is trying way too hard to re-create Season 9, and it isn't working. They need to be a little more hands off, let things play out, and stop trying to create the drama. OR, cast people who don't mind being jerks on camera. That's literally the only options they have left. It's the only reason Daya Betty saved Season 14 and The Vixen saved Season 10.
*I disagree with the Alexis Michelle sentiment. They weren’t ripping into her because she was ‘insecure’ about her body, they and Ru were confused at how she feels she doesn’t want her personal flaws spoken about, but can easily speak on others flaws that they may be insecure about as well. Very i can dish it but can’t take it realness.* 🤣
It’s so crazy that you would upload this video today, I literally was just re-watching this reunion a few days ago! The best reunion ever, it was so iconic. The fan favorite thing was soooooo shady 😂
I think Alexis deserved those reads, she called people prostitutes and talked about peoples looks, and Sheas teeth, but soon as a queen call her fat she ready to cry, she got off light at the reunion
Earlier in the season there was a whole discussion about not joking about eating disorders...and then Alexis is told that she needs to be okay with jokes about her weight.
I know that I am in the minority, but I really liked Alexis Michelle. She was one of my favorites in the season and I saw what production was doing to her. it upset me. I still love Alexis Michelle and can't wait to see her come back.
I've seen her in another show with her, Juju, Bebe and Thorgy, and honestly she's veru lovely. Even when watching s9 I didn't dislike her, I was surprised when I got to know thay ppl hated her
Trinity & Eureka reading each other always cracks me up. Aja & Farrah really chilled out & showed the world how lovely & funny they are too. Edit: love watching your videos to get the t, feel quite bad for Valentina now. Going through an emotional shit storm and having to deal with horrible online people.
My favorite thing about the episode is when Ru was saying "and I promise you this was my hacked by the Russians" while talking about Miss Congenitally and Sasha was smiling and having her finger in her dimple behind Cynthia like it's AMAZING
I still think Alexis was a hypocrite for not rolling with the fat joke punches when she had no problem coming for, checks notes, shea’s teeth. Gross. Grow up.
This is my all time favorite season. The entire season is great, the cast is so iconic, the finale twist was so shocking and groundbreaking, and the REUNION!!! Season 9 supremacy.
My all time favorite reunion moment will always be Katya arriving in full “Russian hooker who set herself aflame with her own cigarette” glam. No one will ever be more bitter about Katya losing than me. 😂 but I’ll always live for the drama that happens in every other season
I believe farrah could be a very good queen, shes very polished however theres so many room for acquiring talents like sewing and other skills that may or may not come for most. But she does makes a great tv! Aja is one of the most underrated queen I think shes always overlooked, especially in All Star, I'm impressed by her growth and glow up.
one of my personal favourites from this reunion is charlie hydes giving 10 million reasons as to why she bombed the lip sync, “i sing live at my shows, all i need is for ru to say is sashay away”, the injured rib, her being unwell, etc 💀
I mean, I have no notes, this is just facts from beginning to end. Such a good reunion. Truly, the reunion that has made all reunions since seem just a bit shit 🤣
Alexis’s situation did age well cuz at the end of the day, she read other girls and even read Shea on something she was self conscious of as well. Alexis could dish it but she couldn’t take it. Period.
I just hate how Alexis was body insecure about being heavier and everyone told her 'take a joke' after she expressed she was insecure but when Eureka poked at Valetines and Sasha they said 'don't say that'. And Eureka didn't even know there eating was disordered.
I'd actually say S14 reunion is the second best - after the subject episode, obviously: there's a lot of messy and caotic fun, shades fly in all directions and even the drama between Daya & Jasmine while getting on the verge of becoming uncomfortable for viewers cools down pretty quickly. But yeah - S9 reunion is freaking iconic, worth a whole season (but I won't say, which)
Something that I thought was funny about this reunion was Alexis. You can tell she fully went into it with the goal of trying to get on the good side of Valentina and her fans (understandable considering the hate they were giving her) especially with the whole “I saw you had the lyrics in your notebook” bs but you can tell that changed once she saw that the other queens were fully gonna let Val have it and she joined in on the pile on.
Nina was right they didnt like her and the fact you rpdr fans keep trying to keep her down is crazy to me. She has done more for the culture than most queens have but yall arent ready to have that conversation
I have a theory about valentina: i think she knew at this moment she would be at best fourth place, and also knew she was production and fans favorite, so when she was on the bottom she decided in a way to bendalcreme herself and leave in her own terms. I wouldn't say that all her emotions are fake, but she chose to be eliminated because even though it's sad for her, she knew the massive shock would reinforce her popularity to a higher level than losing the finale, guarantee for sure a spot in all stars, and be THE drama of the season. Even to this day, the latina goddess eliminated on an ariana song by the queen everyone was fed up with, is still one of the most talked eliminations ever, maybe even more than shea beaten by sasha. So she won.
I watched all Of drag race in the first lock down so a few years after s9 but I didn’t mined Alexis I enjoyed watching her , I did find it odd that they would show the queens talking about these issues with eating disorders and Villainised eureka but then when alexis didn’t appreciate them reading her on her weight they then make her out to be the one that was out of line ,
