The Riggory of Canada's Drag Race

[@heymistercarter.]

I will say this about Canada's Drag Race: for as many problems as the first season had, it really seems like they listened to the complaints viewers had with this season to make the follow-up season better. I don't mind Season 1 per say, but Season 2 is an improvement on it in my eyes. Let's hope that continues when it comes to Down Under Season 2.

[@moonlightbae6143]

The cast was a downgrade

[@heymistercarter.]

@@moonlightbae6143 I’m not sure I’d say that. I’d say the Season 2 girls brought enough that helped them stand out on their own. While the first season had ones like Priyanka, JIMBO, LEMON, and Scarlett to entertain us, same goes for ones like PYTHIA, the Brat Pack girls (Synthia, Gia, and Kendall), Icesis, and even earlier outs like Stephanie and Suki. It depends on what you prefer, really.

[@bigoof6369]

@@CashelOConnolly of course tasteless twonks want fabricated drama and general unfairness to plague drag race seasons

[@MylingCyrus]

Yes absolutely!!! (Gia voice absoluuuuuuuuutely) Even season 1 with its cringeness, nonsensical critiques and chaos it still was so charming. The Queen's were great and just needed to be presented in a better way. Season 2 got it so much better. I don't think it'll ever be perfect but it's got a great charm and I hope it keeps going as it does

[@bigoof6369]

@@CashelOConnolly it had barely any drama and in general really fair compared to other seasons. It felt like an actual competition show which later seasons tend to forget. If you want made up drama, go watch bad girls club or something

[@MeganSin]

Violet chachki once said something like, “I thought I signed up to compete on the Olympics of drag, but I really just sign up for a reality show” and I think that’s something people need to remember when watching the show back. Yes it’s a competition but it’s first and foremost a reality show.

[@ErgoDog]

That's the dumbest statement. She knew what she signed on for. Grrl.

[@roxanneclarkson6036]

@@ErgoDog ru herself has alluded to drag race being the olympics of drag, let’s not act like this isn’t a commonly held opinion

[@xxplasticxx4893]

@@roxanneclarkson6036 ok allusions are just that tho, its still a tv show in the end

[@roxanneclarkson6036]

@@xxplasticxx4893 oh no i totally agree that first & foremost it’s a reality show, i just think it’s short-sighted to criticise queens for viewing it as ‘the olympics of drag’ as if that’s a ridiculous or stupid opinion to hold

[@dev0n_damoon]

Yeah but when they are editing they could at least try to make it somewhat make sense…. Instead of making it soo obvious that they engineer and pick certain winners who don’t deserve it

[@ch_urros]

The most bizarre part about Jimbo's critiques was that she actually got the "welcome to the competition" critique in the commercial challenge episode and not the snatch game one, literally one episode after she won the challenge 😅

[@jarrodn.1279]

AND THEY DIDN’T EVEN GIVE HER THE WIN!

[@blackmanta9697]

and the 2nd episode in a row she should have won... like her runway? Her mind i swear

[@julz3tt3]

I know!!

[@amaisbeladetodas2065]

I'm the 667th person to like this comment; you're welcome.

[@Benleyy]

They were judging on completely different standards for each girl 🙄

[@RickyReviews]

The thing about Canada's Drag Race Season 1 is that it could have been one of the best seasons ever of Drag Race because of the amazing cast, challenges and lip syncs, but was completely derailed by the awful and overproduced judging

[@smurfyboy92]

I’ll never understand how Rita won and how she and BOA were both in the top on the first episode when it should’ve been Jimbo, Starzy & Kiara who should’ve been the top the first week

[@SHIkun9000]

Starzy is so clearly the winner that week its not even funny

[@coachjaynewman5318]

Boa should’ve been in the bottom

[@unimpressedcat2140]

Why does everyone forget that they weren’t judging based on outfit alone. It was RUNWAY PRESENTATION. Go rewatch the episode.

[@atoz4497]

@@unimpressedcat2140 i mean ngl rita and boa had bad outfits, i dont think presentation should've raised them to the top.

[@corrine1310]

@@unimpressedcat2140 it's a design Challenge. I mean Lemon had a great runway Presentation but that didn't do sht

[@TH1.4843]

Whenever I hear the word riggory I immediately think of Canada’s drag race S1 so this is going to be a fun watch

[@samharris8270]

this and down under

[@TH1.4843]

@@samharris8270 We don’t talk about down under……

[@IWillBeHers]

@@TH1.4843 things we don't talk about: Fight Club, Bruno, and Drag Race Down Under season 1.

[@Zodia195]

@JXCKYBOI Maybe that's why S9 is my favorite season lol.

[@classicallycommie6266]

The fact lemon wasn't in the top for not sorry aboot it perplexes me

[@rocavil8003]

The outfit

[@spawn3721]

@@rocavil8003 I mean, BOA had a worse outfit and was in the top

[@PotatoInABeanie]

@@spawn3721 BOA outfit was camp

[@novablack3878]

Not with her ugly ass outfits that week

[@lesleyowensberg2278]

baby that runway was inexcusable.. the ugly hair, the harsh hairline, the boring makeup, the lack of body and them tacky ass shoes chile. Not a bad concept tho. Props to her for creativity but gurl wtf is she wearing omg so ugly💯

[@c2knino785]

Can’t wait to see the “how Canada’s drag race should have went”

[@deyoncew3311]

Scarlett Bobo would probably win. Or Lemon.

[@stanislavmegued554]

Jimbo with 4 challenge wins, Scarlet crowned and Pri as fan favourite

[@deyoncew3311]

@@stanislavmegued554 If it was judged fairly Jimbo would've left in the Girl Groups episode though, unfortunately.

[@andricardenas7854]

@@deyoncew3311 not really, the runway would've saved her, tynomi had the worst runway of the night and starzy's verse was good, but sge didnt do anything and just seemed confused

[@deyoncew3311]

@@andricardenas7854 Jimbo had a bad Verse, and a bad performance, and no energy. She was the worst by far. In a fair situation the runway is the TIE breaker. No body did as poor as her in the challenge. Therefore she should be in the bottom. And Ilona or Starzy, or Tynomi would beat her in the lip sync.

[@LM11116]

sorry, but kiara being low and boa being high for sorry not sorry *definitely* should've been marked as rigged. priyanka, lemon, scarlett, and kiara were the only queens who didn't mess up any choreo. *every single one of* the other girls messed up.

[@gworl1873]

Her verse was so memorable tbh like checkk

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

please it always focused on someone when they forgot the choreo

[@melindamuller4466]

This season is one of the best when you click off when the judging happens and completely ignore the circumstances of the quite amazing lip syncs. I love the queens to death.

[@terugi]

I agree, when I only think about the queens and the challenges themselves, it’s one of my favorite seasons. I like basically the entire cast, and have some of my favorite queens from recent years there. But ignoring the bs is really hard at times, so I understand why most people hate this season

[@IMbirdieful]

Heavily agree! I may be biased because I know a lot of the performers, but it was SUCH a fun time. Even more so than the second in my opinion.

[@melindamuller4466]

@@IMbirdieful Same!

[@daniel6678]

right?? it’s got some of the most amazing workroom moments, great runways and lipsyncs, even great performances in the challenges. it’s one of my favorite casts. you just need to fast forward through a few minutes towards the end of each episode lol

[@daniel6678]

@@IMbirdieful agreed - season 2 felt way more fair, but I was way less interested in what was going on. half the cast was just “meh” and the episodes were way less exciting

[@signaturenote5814]

I agree with your statement of never intending to crown priyanka. I was honestly surprised because the storytelling never gave Priyanka supremacy.

[@miguele_00]

actually the "Jimbo welcome to the competition!" happens in the comercials challenge literally the episode after she won the f*cking snatch game which makes it even crazier

[@buffyglimmers]

I honestly agree that Kyne was eliminated the moment she spoke up to Brooke Lynn in the work room. I saw that and was like wow okay so she just packed her bags they’re gonna take her out no matter what she does .

[@craigresendes2403]

I think Lemon really deserved the Pageant win. She was hysterical in the challenge, and the Toddlers and Tiaras reference in her runway was absolutely incredible.

[@heymistercarter.]

5:34 "I've never understood why the fandom turns against the DA that was favored." I'm with you on that man. There's the old saying: Hate the Game, Not the Player. Same thing happened with Art Simone when they randomly brought her back on Drag Race Down Under and she got a lot of flack for it. I'm pretty sure even she said she didn't ask for that to happen, that's just what the show did with her. Same with Rita here. Was she favored a lot and won quite a few challenges she probably shouldn't have? Heck yea. But do I really think she asked to be favored in this? No.

[@milliebobbyblue969]

Sometimes, the fandom acts like the player made the decision to re-enter or win etc. it’s just so annoying. And, at the end of the day, it can’t be changed so sending hate is useless.

[@caitthecat]

Wtf are you talking about? Art Simone didn't want to come back? Bullshit. They didn't force her, she wasn't held at gunpoint or anything. She got back on as a deal for reshooting footage they lost, a deal she came up with that production agreed to. Her and Rita are not comparable.

[@caitthecat]

@@milliebobbyblue969 They aren't forced to come back if they don't want to. That's ridiculous.

[@milliebobbyblue969]

@@caitthecat I didn’t say they were forced to come back.

[@tyf.5111]

@Rensie Niltiac I believe the point being made here is that Art was given an opportunity that almost ANY queen would have taken. Whether she should have been given that opportunity at all is debatable, but regardless the burden of that lies entirely on production. The show gave her the chance to come back unfairly, period. That isn't Art's fault and she shouldn't have been crucified for taking another shot at a competition she clearly cared about very much.

[@Von2KC519]

I liked both seasons of CDR but you can DEFINITELY see the riggory and favoritism in CDR1. A couple of Rita’s wins should’ve went to Jimbo IMO (Jimbo’s denim outfit & pageant performance vs. Rita’s…#Choices). I’m glad that Jeffrey spoke out about his treatment on the show. I feel like production made him look like a villain for the sake of them wanting some “eye candy” as he was told by the production team. I totally agree with a lot of what was said in the video & I’m happy that things got cleaned up in CDR2. I’m excited to see what you have to say about it. Great job on this video!!

[@caitthecat]

Editing can only do so much. If anything, they edited Jeffrey to look better than he was. They made it seem like he knew what he was talking about, even though he has no experience with drag outside of the show. Also, they didn't force him to say anything, did they? Choices.

[@Von2KC519]

@@caitthecat Actually, he DID mention that the producers were in their ears telling them what to say to the contestants. A LOT of the CDR1 queens have mentioned how nice & supportive he was behind the scenes as well as after the show. Compared to CDR2, CDR1 was overproduced & extra rigged. They made Rita Baga the front runner & almost completely shut out some better queens (Scarlett, Lemon, Priyanka). I’m glad that they got it together in CDR2.

[@AnahataMaryjane]

during the season i was blown away by the favoritism towards rita baga, and how cruel jeffrey seemed towards jimbo and ilona. i didn't send them hate or anything, but i did notice it. i totally blame that on the producers and editors. they made it seem like the judges never gave CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, they either complimented you or would drag you down hard. i kinda felt sorry for rita. she was a friend of brooklyn's too and i don't know if that had anything to do with the riggory. i get why she is a great queen, in her own bubble of quebec-style cabaret drag. really crunchy as they say. poor jeffrey though, omg they did him super dirty with the editing. poor guy had to hide his socials.

[@heymistercarter.]

You know, I’ll give this season something else: it has one of the best reading challenges throughout the entire franchise. There are some terrific ones thrown in here. “Priyanka: you talk about sex a lot, but the only thing you’re f-cking is Stupid!” “BOA: I want to take you to the gym… so I can use you as my exercise ball! “LEMON: can you hold my drink? I love putting it on a coaster!” “Pause for 5 seconds… okay, can we appreciate that Ilona wasn’t complaining for five seconds?” “Rita Baga: you think you’re all that and a bag of chips! But it’s more like Baga Garbage!” “KIARA, are you a bird? Your runways are CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP!” “LEMON: you remind me of a lemon-meringue pie. Light and fluffy on top with a crusty little bottom!” “I’m glad we finally have Drag Race in Canada, so now a Canadian can win Drag Race!” *looks at Brooke-Lynn* And so on.

[@TheAbigailDee]

NO BUT YOU ARE SO RIGHT this reading was incredible the jokes were so good and solid.

[@pixelpudding3914]

You spelled Peronka wrong

[@beth2721]

LEMONS READ WAS HILARIOUS

[@decemberdowell3779]

If you surgically remove the judging this is one of my favorite seasons just because the cast, their personalities and their talent is all just so amazing and fun to watch.

[@ramonmaldonado3713]

The Riggory of Canada's Drag Race... A.K.A The favoritism of Rita Baga and the mistreatment of Jimbo, Lemon and Tynomi 😭 With that said, ALL of the queens from this season are so talented and amazing ❤

[@bees.2843]

“Hate train against Rita Baga” was so real for people in 2020 (which is dumb as hell because Rita is talent) but feels like a fake spoiler now in 2022

[@texlyr3457]

was not expecting this at all im so exciteddd!! and can’t wait for season 2!

[@cadeschulze1800]

You can’t wait for something that already finished airing?😂

[@astrovirens]

@@cadeschulze1800 They mean the riggory of Season 2

[@texlyr3457]

^

[@texlyr3457]

@@cadeschulze1800 context clues

[@tristandean7915]

This cast saved this season for me, this cast was so great but the judging and the rigoroy really did ruin it for it

[@Person-zv9ce]

BOA's design look is just Porkchop's design look 2.0 💀💀

[@davidalton7562]

As a Canadian, I don't think a lot of y'all can understand the amount of chaotic joy that my friends and I experienced watching this season.

[@doomguy676]

This season is so frusterating because this season produced some of my favorite queens. Priyanka,Jimbo,Lemon,Illona,Kiara. So many fantastic queens bogged down in a season with shit judging.

[@brandoniswhoiam]

I just realized that even if Priyanka was sent home during the Snatch Game instead of Kiara, we still would’ve gotten the iconic lip sync between them anyway. 😂

[@heymistercarter.]

Actually, I'd argue that could've been a double save in a way. Both of them were really good in the lip-sync and delivered solid performances throughout the competition. While I agree with saving Priyanka, I do wonder how the season would've gone if they'd have saved KIARA with her.

[@coqui9879]

@@heymistercarter. nah Kiara clearly lost that lip sync. She was doing too much and not selling the emotion

[@joshdrabble7088]

Scareltt had a story… she never could get her win. The girls and the judges underestimated her and ilona said herself in an interview that being there in the moment at the finale all the girls thought scarlet was gonna win

[@atlastsunrise]

Love this video but I can't believe you didn't talk more about Lemon being safe (NOT EVEN HIGH) for the Not Sorry Aboot It challenge. She had the best verse, best delivery of the verse, was the only one who had the choreography down from beginning to end and the only one who actually met the assignment of shading every single queen on the other team. I do get that you didn't like her runway as much, though I personally loved it, but even in this case the runway should not hold so much weight that it keeps someone who was so clearly the best from even being in the top. It's honestly the most baffling judging decision of the entire season to me to this day.

[@Bl4k3.]

sometimes drag race seasons feel like social experiments instead of reality tv lol. like i really wonder if the producers are studying audience reactions

[@saidlakolatroniczucomg2094]

not us being lab rats😭

[@nickelz721]

Can’t wait to see you redo this season without the obvious rigging that occurred.

[@LemonSlice01]

as someone who had seen juice boxx live multiple times before canada's drag race, i was heartbroken to see her gone so soon! she's genuinely such a fantastic and entertaining queen -- one of the best i've ever seen live. I wish we got to see more of her

[@jboww2121]

CDR is honestly so iconic. I liked season 1 more despite the judging. They really let us girlies have it

[@booknerdwithlipstick]

I completely understand where people come from with their critics. But I also think that people that aren't specifically French-Canadian cannot understand how Rita Baga is pure comedy genius to us. The critics towards her are fair, because you could say : she shouldn't be genius just to one group, she should have tried to broader her drag. But for me, I'm so glad she stayed true to her culture. And I think that's why she's become a level A star in Québec since Drag Race (doing Big Brother, becoming judge and animator on multiple other variety shows, she now has her own show too, she's invited everywhere, in publicity of big companies, you literally see her everyday on your TV) I just wish that when people did these video they'd say that. At least once, one sentence, that one of the reason she was where she was is culture.

[@spb7000]

Well said! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Good luck to anyone to be a pure comedy genius in your second language in a totally different culture. Sadly few people outside Quebec know/understand that. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@KØßØ-d3c]

there’s about to be a lot of riggory

[@pyrolusite_d]

Okay 5 mins into the video and first of all, my condolences for miss Lap Top, may she be well in the digital multiverse of heaven. Canada Season 1 is just a gift that keeps on giving, even just you squirming at the decisions and the placements is still proof that this season is TV gold. But despite the many ru-mixes of the season, the reaction from fans and the memage and pawnage of the judges that are two years later still fueling my love for the season, let's all fucking agree that each queen on the season got to showcase themselves 100%. That is the ultimate badge of honor for me, cuz NOTHING anybody from Canada season 2 did matches season 1 showcase especially in fields of outfit creation, snatch gamery, acting talents, mini challenge gaggery (seriously Canada season 1's teleprompter and national anthem mini challenges are clips i can watch forever). And the cast felt way more organic, bitchy and dynamic, like BoBo and Ilona fighting over nothing, Jimbo eating a sandwitch, I mean name one thing anybody did on season 2 in the workroom that was memorable. Give season 1 this, we will never forget it, and half of the audience still hadn't watched season 2 cuz it was the 10th in a row of much better seasons in one damn year.

[@danielyavin7498]

I agree that season 1 was more iconic, and the cast was more memorable (honestly one of my favourite casts of all time). But season 2 had great talent, some jaw dropping looks, a pretty enjoyable acting challenge which is rare, maybe the best rusical, no annoying drama (I Stan Eve, and except for her the only storyline was the brat pack who weren't insufferable) and no blatant rigging. It worked like clockwork, not an iconic mess. Also saying it was drowning in a sea of better seasons - Canada was pretty much the 3rd/4th best season this year, especially running next to UK3 and Italy, somewhat less iconic trainwrecks. This year hit some high highs with UK2 AS6 and Espana (which only has it's predictable win against it), and some of the worst lows in history. Canada was def on the high part of the scale.

[@pyrolusite_d]

@@danielyavin7498 agreed on some parts, but idunno, watching queens like Charity, Choriza and Vanity Milan, three of the most exciting new artists I got to know, and on the same time airing queens whose even names I didn't got to know, nor cared much to do so, was the major factor of disinterest for me personally. And the cast just felt like going through the motions, the ones that I did care for, like Ocean, Stephanie and Suki, got booted literally the first few weeks, and I didn't get the hype for the brats dolls or Eve, to me it was Ice Sis' season all the way through. And compared to the first season, the design looks were nowhere as polished or creative literally from the first episode, the snatch game barely had one good contestant whereas on first season they had only two real flops or maybe three, and speaking of flops the song challenge was the worst in Drag Race history, whereas I quote 'sorry aboot it' lyrics all the time, especially KiKi's verse. The lip syncs were also disappointing, I mean Kamora Amour (my fave who got shat on by everybody for being a goofball, now I know how it feels to be a Jimbo stan) summed it up best in her lip sync. My thesis: just because the judging was better does not mean that the talent on display that got judged was better. Not even only talent, season 1 felt like drag queens in their natural habitat just being filmed. We will not forget the untucked drama, the workroom drama with Lemon and Pryianka and Ilona. The moment season 2 ended all chances of redeeming itself in my eyes was when Ice Sis won the design challenge and Synthia just said 'gag' with a stone cold face and a glassy expression, like a robot or something. It just felt like all seasons of Drag Race analyzed by an AI and that is what came out. No shade to the queens, they are awesome, but I will take a messy season with a ton of character over a polished season with none.

[@ryanlilly7264]

Not “Do I know Lemon? Do I know Lemon?” followed by a double misquote of her rap verse from “Come Through”🤣

[@maxwellhenschel6956]

At the very least, I live for this season's Snatch Game. Probably my favorite of the entire franchise.

[@signaturenote5814]

Before I get to the end, I think Rita being so aggressively Canada is why she was favored. Like she wasn’t American lite like some of the other contestants were. She was French Canadian and much like Bebe winning season 1 due, production probably felt that she’d represent the Canadian franchise as something different from the American.

[@iandean1112]

Jimbo should have won the Makeover. It's truly turning her partner into her drag family. She was FEELING the look too

[@vitor8048]

I just finished the season and I am actually baffled by the mistreatment of Jimbo. She was denied three to four wins that she clearly deserved while also bringing the drama. Her critique about using the time better when she was the one who put the most work in her outfit was absurd. Maybe they didn't think she would be liked in the fandom? Also Rita got two wins she didn't deserve and two bottoms she didn't deserve either. Scarlett and Boa got a lot of passes for absolutely no reason. Kiara, Starzy, Tynomi, Ilona and Kyne didn't get highs when they deserved, but got lows or bottoms without deserving. Also, Priyanka is a very weird winner because she was not the best in the eyes of the fandom (Jimbo was), did not have the best track record (Rita did), was not the best in the finale (Scarlett was) and even her wins were not indisputable (speacially makeover), but at the same time they didn't give her a winner edit, they also didn't give anyone else.

[@ccdaly2561]

(Also the Tynomi VS Ilona lipsync is my favorite of the whole season. Both queens kicked ass on Girlfriend)

[@tuckerm101]

I didn’t know a lot of ppl hated this season, this season is one of my favorite of any international franchises

[@Caramelpop86]

Mine too!

[@Cornstarch_periodt]

Sad, drph season 1 is better than that first season of canada 😭😭😭

[@greenlightwolf5826]

Sick of this Jeffrey narrative of he was 'forced' and he's 'genuinely nice'. Girl, he had a choice, he made it and it blew up in his face so now he has to play victim.

[@natwilson9338]

am i the only person who enjoyed this season partially BECAUSE of the audacity of the riggory? it will always hold a soft spot in my heart for being the only season where i had no idea who was going to go home next because no matter how well or poorly the queens performed, the judges would just lie to my face and place the queens however they wanted. it was just so kooky and absurd and made me love it that much more

[@emi_ferreiro]

Am I the only one who thinks that jimbo should’ve been safe in the ball? her 3 looks were fine and i think priyanka did a worse job in her second and last look than jimbo did. Jimbo could’ve won more challenges and imo could’ve won the whole season easily if she would’ve gotten to the finale.

[@chunk1179]

i just love this season because of the queens. this is one of the best casts in my opinion

[@lij638]

I have been waiting for this video for so long! So thankful you got around to make it :D

[@oliverbrydges]

Just in time for the UK vs the world promo teasers

[@HighConCannibal]

As someone who loves this show, but just watch it with my brain turned off, this is the ONLY season where my brain switched on and was like "wtf is going on here?"

[@riley5142]

imo Starzy should have been safe for the Sorry Aboot It challenge. yeah she dropped a few moves, but her verse was iconic and her runway def gave hair. Jimbo absolutely should’ve been in the bottom, and I know it may have been better to save them from lipsyncing to keep them in the competition, but I also think you have to be able to lipsync if u want to stay in the show. So put her up for elimination and then make the decision.

[@thetexican98]

One thing in the first two design challenges that you've overlooked is it seems like the judges took the difficulty of the materials into account. In the recycling one metal is easily the hardest and yet two of the three turned actual looks (BOA was there too). Now Starzy absolutely should have won, but boa was given literally nothing to work with and made it work and it seems like they rewarded her with that.

[@Bazzlieo]

I feel like Canada is the first time I feel completely opposite from the fanbase. I really liked season 1 of Canada because it was memorable, it made me mad sometimes but it was memorable. Canada 2 was so milktoast and forgettable. Honestly I could barely remember who was who on Canada 2 until like the final 4.

[@ibbtancred]

I feel you! Although there were frustrating moments on S1 its still one of my favourites purely bc of the queens and what went on in the challenges (good or bad). The judging…was what it was, but other than that i feel the season was still extremely fun

[@MikanBaldmiki]

I don’t think there’s anyone who likes Canada 2 over 1. So you’re not alone here. 2 was good, but the cast of 1 HELLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAA overshadows 2. NO ONE from the first cast was bad or forgettable. It was a very diverse, and strong group for a new series in the drag race franchise. Idc what anyone says, but imma say it. The Canada series is way better than majority of the U.S seasons. Both Canada seasons were amazing and didn’t fail to give us everything we needed. The U.S seasons are just so repetitive and they only focus on shock factor and twists. Which takes away from the queens.

[@johngaudet7363]

You're completely right, s2 is solid but it is very forgettable and milk toast. I think it's because the season is played more safe and that there were corrections in both judging and the queen's attitudes where the pendulum swung too far to the other side. IMO I like when the queens and the season is a little bit messy, it's reality tv of course, but I felt s2 was a bit too clean and rehearsed for my liking whereas s1 had those messy moments that made me remember why I liked early seasons of the show (of course the judging in season 1 is still an issue I have don't get me wrong). Lastly, the cast of season 1 is easily more memorable than 2 for me as well, although there are some standouts for me like Synthia Kiss.

[@Bazzlieo]

@@johngaudet7363 yeah I’m a survivor fan and my favorite season is Gabon so anyone who knows survivor knows exactly what kind of reality tv fan that makes me lmao

[@natwilson9338]

for me cdr 2 isn't forgettable, but you're completely right that season 1 has so many iconic moments. american drag race could never pull 'your wig line looks like barf'

[@cherylsmith3350]

I was so devastated that Jimbo misssed the final but it is what it is!!

[@CloudDistrictEnjoyer01]

sad thing is, this was my introduction to drag race

[@putts6225]

I recently rewatched the first episode of this season and one thing I noticed was how they edited it so the two black judges gave all the negative criticism. Like Juice Boxx and Lemon’s looks were objectively bad and the white judges were edited to say “oh darling but you were so cute” while the black judges gave all the actual critique like “the hemlines are unfinished and the look is messy”. Just an interesting observation I had.

[@MylingCyrus]

Everyone send Jeffrey boyer Chapman some love! The racism he faced during/after filming turns my stomach. He just was doing his job. This fandom is too much

[@zorob5]

You think the drag race audience is legitimately racist? He received undue hate no doubt, but not racism.

[@tyf.5111]

@@zorob5 The drag race fandom contains a lot of racism. Any queen can suffer hate, but the level of vitriol POC queens is on another level entirely. I'd recommend really opening your eyes if you've never noticed that.

[@zorob5]

@@tyf.5111 I'm a poc myself I know racism. Drag race fandom has allot of trolling but legitimate levels of racism internally? Idk.

[@MylingCyrus]

@@zorob5 are you dim??? He spoke about the direct racism he faced behind the scenes and the constant racist horrible remarks he got to his social media made him deactivate for a while. Don't dismiss what happened

[@MylingCyrus]

@@zorob5 read about what he spoke about specifically

[@elocc9570]

Yup. The mistreatment of Jimbo is without a doubt one of my major complaints. The first time I watched this season it was PAINFUL with the judging. Lemon was robbed too. However. Now that Rupaul got some time with Jimbo, they are about to get ALL the flowers and love they deserved. Can't wait for All Stars 8 for Jimbo alone!

[@timmyboehlein7989]

i was literally thinking today “i wonder if drag detective ever posted a riggory of canada’s drag race” and then bam, it’s posted

[@michaelduffy6358]

obsessed with this. i need a video on Canada 2

[@chloegeorgia7697]

I feel they really missed a trick with Scarlett Bobo! I loved her all the way through CDR1 and it frustrated me that she never got the airtime she deserved! She needs to go on vs the world for sure I think she would slay it

[@tomy1080180]

Juice box is trade? LOLLL OKKKAY- I can’t with y’all 💀😂

[@heyjorgehey]

Kyne is the Serena Chacha of Canada’s drag race change my mind

[@joecoffaro9215]

no bc this is my favorite series ever and i have been waiting for this. this one. for so long

[@LovelyMossy]

I have to quote “Go girl, give us nothing” in my daily life now.

[@SilverAnicore]

YES, one of my all-time favourite seasons. 💓 Idk, maybe some things just translate differently across cultures and languages, but the judging in CDR1 didn't bother me at all. I understood their reasoning, even when I didn't agree with them. Did I stan Lemon and Jimbo? Obviously. Did I want Priyanka to win from the very beginning? Also yes.

[@scrubscrubscrubs]

Priyanka winning really makes up for some of the questionable judging

[@SilverAnicore]

@@scrubscrubscrubs For sure! I'll gladly admit that I wouldn't love this season half as much if Priyanka hadn't won.

[@markf6118]

I actually agree with all of this. I LOVED CDR1. I picked Priyanka from episode 1. I also couldn't get enough Lemon. Sure some girls went home way too soon (Starzy) and some stayed way too long (BOA) but I really enjoyed how good everyone was. Even the judging didn't bother me. I didn't get "mean" so much as "these judges haven't figured out how to judge properly yet." Also, Brooklyn was never know for personality in her season. She was a look queen so OF COURSE runway matters when she's in charge! Such a great season!

[@bexw]

@@markf6118 There's a part in CDR2 where they talk about Brooklynn's "huge personality" and it made me snort.

[@markf6118]

@@bexw that genuinely bothered me when Brad said that. Like if they say it enough times, we'll all start believing it.

[@jonahlerman2149]

the main issue with the judging was the structure. The US version has a panel structure that works: Ru (the host/head judge/decision maker) Michelle (sassy secondary host, knowledgable in pop culture and fashion, seems to care about the queens a little bit) and Carson/Ross (recurring tertiary judges that alternate every week, one fashion oriented/one pop culture oriented) (NOT SANTINO). All three of them in the first season tried to act like RuPaul giving their best one-liners. It was exhausting, and Jeffrey/Stacy took their roles a bit too seriously and it seemed like they were playing the snatch game as Ru. Brooke should've been the "Ru", Stacy should've been the "michelle" and Jeffrey should've been the "Ross/Carson" role. Luckily they fixed this in Season 2. Also I feel that the only one who actually understood the assignment for the "Sorry about it" thing was Lemon.

[@Mastablasta-fr2zv]

Even with the problems it had. I still loved Canada s1, had a great cast. Liked it way more than two. I liked two but it just wasn’t the same. Lemon and jimbo are stars

[@bexw]

s2 was more polished but also very bland! it was weird.

[@Mastablasta-fr2zv]

@@bexw completely agree

[@daniel6678]

I honestly love DRCAN1. it’s got so many amazing personalities, some of the funniest and most meaningful workroom moments, some incredible challenge performances, amazing lipsyncs and runways, and despite the judging I think they really did give almost every queen a chance to shine and endear themselves to the world. it’s one of my favorite casts ever. I know the judging makes no sense, but everything outside of that is so good that I’m willing to look past it. it’s not even quite so bad on a rewatch when you know what’s coming each week and it’s not a surprise. if you pretty much fast forward through the judging each episode then it’s a top-tier season (and quite frankly, I enjoyed season 2 a lot less - the judging made way more sense, but there was a lot less that drew me in and made me excited to see what would happen each week. I had no strong feelings about half the cast, including some of the “main characters” of the season”, whereas on season 1 I was excited about all of them. it was just a less interesting season)

[@mariachrzski18]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for so long!

[@oncetastic]

If I have to say one of the biggest positives on the season, it’s that it got better over time really well due to the likeability and talent of the queens to a point where the season aged like wine. During airing everyone said that jimbo should’ve won every challenge or episode she was in (that honestly could’ve happened) but some wins felt more deserved with time (The pageant, the first acting challenge, etc) and those are some examples about how a season for me personally got more enjoyable with time passing by, this season is so good due to the queens and even with the production messing up as much as they can. I can tell the people who casted queens and editors who picked what to showcase from each queen did a wonderful job (and I’m so happy they got hired again for S2)

[@samuelpage4754]

I commend you for coming through with this video. This makes me appreciate Canada’s season 2 all the more. Can’t wait to see the follow up to this video and also what you have to say about the second season. So happy you’re back up and running, I appreciate you!

[@Philosophicalavocado]

You just made my day, thank you so much for finally posting this ❤

[@brennapinckard5446]

I LOVE THIS CHAOTIC SEASON AND I WILL DEFEND IT TO MY DEATHHHHHHH also i was in quarantine so maybe thats why but SHHHH

[@brennapinckard5446]

SEASON TWO WAS A FLOP

[@brennapinckard5446]

thats right i said IT

[@brennapinckard5446]

and i will reply to myself until the very day i cant

[@vibecheck5241]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR EVER THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@richardwagner02]

The real problem with Canada's Drag Race is that the French Canadian queens compete in their second language - in case of Adriana in the second season, she did it in her third language after Spanish, French -, which is English, and all the other English Canadian queens do it in their first language. The competition could be more fair if the French queens could also compete in French, or the English queens do some challenges in French, which I doubt, they could do it.

[@radlee974]

Kiara’s verse was also legendary/absolute _fire_ in “Not Sorry Aboot It”!! And while we’re discussing that episode,it will always drive me crazy how Tynomi revealed into a _much_ better hair look during the lip sync. (Now, yes the look she revealed into _was_ pretty simple/boring buuuut, aside from the colors, her “main” hair outfit was _also_ pretty simple/boring, however, it was also ugly AF and hella messy. Thus the choice seems like a no-brainer _to me._ But, of course, I’m not anybody! lol) And, now, speaking of decisions that drove/drive me crazy, Starzy not only not _winning_ the Week 1 design challenge, but _NOT EVEN PLACING IN THE TOP_ for the truly _incredible_ jacket she made not only still _baffles_ me, it also still _pisses me the F off!!_ lol. Oh well. It’s just a reality competition show centered around Drag Queens. I’ll be just fine! lol. (If only every other “fan” could think/feel this way!!)

[@timothyswain2382]

Not sure I agree with Rita being a clear bottom 2 in the commercial and pageant challenges, but I’d give her the same wins as you did. I honestly enjoyed the season because the workroom banter and the queens’ personalities and performances were really fun to watch, not to mention how good the lipsyncs were.

[@spacefacecadet]

Just recently watched this season for the first time. When Rita won the legal commercial challenge I felt insane. And then I thought Jimbo's makeover was _amazing_ .

[@jaykknight2248]

All four seasons of Canada's drag race have this bizarre problem in my opinion

[@jaykknight2248]

@@zoeisonline Canada vs the world

[@koibride5681]

Amazing breakdown of this season ♥ Thank you!

[@lepokebloc4198]

Love the video as always ! But is the editing not in sync with the audio only for me ? Everything comes a bit late compared to what Drag Detective is saying 😅

[@yasdiaz2118]

so glad you did this, i know it was painful but it was worth it!

[@GOLDSAINTCAMUS]

I actually liked this season way more than season 2

[@lunaandreoli]

Can't wait to see all the *tomfoolery* that happened in Canada season 1 lol

[@ZavidWebster]

My Opinion: Episode 1: Win: Anastarzia High: Boa, Rita & Jimbo Safe: Priyanka, Ilona, Scarlet, Kiara & Tynomi Low: Kyne Bottom 2: Lemon & Juicebox

[@dominikapales5185]

It is one of the seasons that makes the least sense, but it is one of the best and full of fan favorites, they corrected everything in the second season and it was practically forgotten by everyone, and I do not say it for myself, because I loved it, but I know clearly reflected in the followers of the queens

[@kristenjoanne8274]

I'm so happy you're back! I've been waiting for this video because the entire season was absolute BS!!!!

[@johnh1452]

Jimbo had a horrible verse in the song challenge? Absolutely not. Her dancing was stiff and awkward but her verse was hilarious

[@LuisMoreno-lp8se]

You're so right man, I mean the difference between season one and two is huge. One been the worst and the other been one of the greatest. I'm so glad they learnt at least.

[@pengoschwortz4734]

7:22 I feel like there was more here that got cut after the video was uploaded I definitely remember something being here

[@HZ-fg9sf]

I still don't get why production meddle so much. They really dont need to. The queens themselves are seriously enough.

[@Javier-zw9sx]

IN the house ball challenge, the Paper team actually looked like they were delivering a Ball. You had like the head of the house Jimbo in this case that has the royal look and then the other queens are part of the house playing like the warriors protecting the royal. And if the outfits were made with actual fabric they would've looked amazing, the plastic team definetly was better on the "desing with this materials" challenge but Paper had an actual story that could be seen on a ball

[@SageSkylight]

Mami, the ending at 36:34, i love that drink!!! 😂😂😂

[@jorgemorollondeandres2993]

We need the "What if Canada's drag race season 1 was not rigged?" Im dying to watch it

[@filipekc]

Can’t wait for the video about CAN2! Such a great season, easily in my Top 3 from last year, along with UK2 and AS6!

[@tjarvennetz7061]

I actually liked the season because the Cast is sooo good. The Lip Syncs and the runways are perfect. I think Priyanka was unfairly put into the Btm 2. Both times I think her runway should have saved her

[@wastingsun]

I hope this mentions how priyanka won a rap challenge rhyming my name with my name over lemon

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

please bc she DID

[@kelliylovez8066]

I watched Canada’s drag race season 1 just for this video

[@alexcowie3913]

Can’t wait for you to say for seaseon 2😂

[@blackdamarsk633]

Production on DR Canada 1: *encourages the judges to be nasty* Production on Dragula 4: *shows the monsters a rough cut of the trailer which prompts them to be nicer to one another*