Global All Stars Cast Announcement: Unfair Judging & Filming Rumors | Hot or Rot?

[@BussyQueen]

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[@kaireed]

Bussy they're going to have different judges from different franchises throughout the entire season just not the main host

[@ebdgr]

​@@kaireed this is the problem with my countries franchise 😢🇨🇦

[@ebdgr]

*PYTHIA* FOR THE WIN 🇨🇦❤️ let's go, Canada! Queen Kong, Pythia & Alyssa top 3 💯

[@teacue7007]

@@ebdgr triple crownz?!

[@teacue7007]

@@ebdgr As much as I want Alyssa to get that crown, Pythia and Queen Kong deserve that elevated platform...eek!

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

Honestly this is how Global seasons like this should be get one very well known queen for publicity and the rest queens who actually need or deserve another chance and not preferably not 50 queens from one franchise. This being one from each is spectacular.

[@corvi_dae]

Wow. I got here before gia opened the door.

[@bo2720]

😂

[@fdm2155]

😂😂😂

[@potatoavocado9933]

Not another one 🙄

[@adot9259]

Wow. The amount I’ve seen this comment

[@Felixcardenas]

Hahahaha😂😂😂😂

[@karlmarquez283]

it maybe is a coincidence, but Eva Le Queen doing weightlifting is iconic because the Phillipines just earned their FIRST ever GOLD medal in the sport of weightlifting via Hidilyn Diaz.

[@BussyQueen]

love this fun fact!!! thank you

[@kadumartins4783]

Fun Fact, when Global All Stars was recorded, The final of DragRace Brazil hadn't had aired yet, so Miranda lebrão went All Stars sequestred without knowing how she placed or if she even had won. But production might have disclosed it to her.

[@westangayidols]

Thats crazy 😂

[@xopinkieox]

If she got to global all stars after she filmed her season, i’m pretty sure she knew she was a finalist since she was there lol

[@westangayidols]

@@xopinkieox obviously but she didnt know where she placed in the top3 or however many contestants were in the final

[@paulomauriciohaddadfilho7107]

Just adding to the coment: She missed the multiple "Finalist press tour/interviews" and the "Live reaction of the finale"

[@paulomauriciohaddadfilho7107]

@@xopinkieox Rumors has it that Miranda and Betina Polaroid were invited by prodution to be on Global All Stars, so tecnically the S1 top4 of Drag Race Brazil were actually a top 2 (but it was clear that Organzza was the winner already)

[@giu442]

For sure not more unfair than CanadaVsTW where there are american queens competing for the 4th time vs a first eliminated of the first season of an international season.

[@marcusmelancon3426]

But I still kinda think it will be the girls who don’t speak great English are already at a disadvantage that’s why I didn’t think a season like this would work but we’ll see

[@matthewlucas4990]

I mean... losing 3 times is nothing to be proud of. The likelihood of them actually crowning someone on their 4th try is VERY slim. If I saw Alexis or Eureka there, I'd be like... that's 2 queens that are guaranteed to lose.

[@jamesfields7]

@@marcusmelancon3426 Yara Sofia has proven you don't have to speak English well to succeed at Drag Race. It took a while, but she figured it out

[@bryanstivengomezmontoya9376]

​@@jamesfields7Love Yara down, but not every person who doesn't speak English can make it work like her, and it is absolutely a limitation for any queen. Language and culture are two of the most important aspects regarding, for instance, comedy, storytelling, references...

[@JustNaurnaur]

if there arent american queens no one will watch it, lets be honest.

[@scottwilson694]

Watching Bussy Queen try to correctly name different sports is truly one of the gayest highlights of my life

[@SheaMF]

I couldn’t…like “hello”! 😂

[@fmaries7000]

😂😂😂 ummm..... Queen Kong is doing the Hammer throw.

[@audreynelson3997]

This is gay right s

[@trandrew98]

Kween Kong’s look references Hammer Throw which is an event in Track and Field.

[@vandollism]

Thank you x

[@eckoschreiber]

Always associated that sort of activity with Miss Trunchbull and pigtails;o)

[@trandrew98]

@@eckoschreiber omg trueeee

[@catherineann36]

Yep. The Stone Throw and it is pretty awesome to watch.

[@aaronmichael1201]

I definitely think it's a bit unfair when RuPaul and Michelle, who are very much American in their humor and views of drag, judge international queens who have very different perspectives.

[@jamesfields7]

Perhaps those girls should study up on American humor before going on their show then? Just say'n. It's pretty entitled to think "I'm French, (or whatever) those judges need to understand MY humor" I mean, it is RuPaul's Drag Race so it would be smart to cater any humor to that person.

[@lindseysharon259]

The judge choices are my only real issue. There’s enough judges that speak English that they didn’t need to go all American. And they could have brought in an American queen if they felt they needed at least one of them to be from the US! Someone like Sasha (Velour or Colby!) who has experience traveling the world and meeting different queens. Or BeBe to bring it full circle. There are other options than sticking to the status quo.

[@aaronmichael1201]

@@jamesfields7, it’s an international franchise. If anything, that means the judges should educate themselves on other cultures and their drag perspectives.

[@jasminewilde4731]

@@lindseysharon259or a supercut of head judges - Ru supported by a panel of say Brooke Lynn and Nicky Doll / Valentina / Jiggly etc. Queens that are familiar to the American audience it wants to appeal to but also have the ability to see a different perspective and references and what have you as well as having experience at the judges table

[@faitaccompli3350]

@@aaronmichael1201thank you!

[@MorningStarScorpio]

But look at who Alyssa’s competition was during her seasons: Jinx, Alaska, Katya, Roxxxy, Detox. She may have placed 5th but that was next to absolute Drag LEGENDS. Not discounting the other countries Queens, but it wasn’t exactly an even playing field.

[@fdm2155]

Yeah, placing 5th on that season is like top 3 on almost any other season!

[@thisisachannel.780]

considering the fact that 2/3 of the top 3 are winners speaks to the insane talent season 5 had. and the last finalist might win all stars 9!

[@marcusmelancon3426]

And let’s not forget had Detox not screwed her over at final 5 she would’ve been in the final 4 Detox herself said after the fact Alyssa should’ve stayed and Roxxy should’ve been eliminated but she couldn’t send her friend home

[@elenadevour8423]

@@thisisachannel.780 THIS. One of those seasons where I would have been happy with a multitude of winners.

[@mikeparez]

@@thisisachannel.780I men’s season 9 is the same

[@mexicanito5048]

Fun fact: Gala Varo received the invitation for the Global when the 4th episode of her season was on air, she realized that she won’t be the winner but she has won on life for being the first Mexican drag queen judged by MamaRu. #TeamGala 🇲🇽🔥

[@ladyreverie7027]

I fell in love with Gala on DRMX, she's so gorgeous in and especially out of drag!

[@hihenry22]

Wasn't Geneva Karr the first Mexican drag queen to be judge by RuPaul?? i know she is from the American franchise but she is Mexican she does not have the American nationality.

[@evo3481]

I mean come on she was against cristian (the second queen to ever win 5 challenges on a regular season) she had to have known he was going to win no matter what

[@bencervantes8886]

Gala also was a professor at the university of Guadalajara teaching biomedicine

[@annoyed_bimbo8104]

"You would eliminate Alyssa would you?" Yes. Yes I would. I would pull Manila's too.

[@robertoquintero5200]

I would put Spain and Thailand, oh wait...we did it...

[@OskaPa]

valid, if they play it smart she's should be the first to go, otherwise the favourism will be enough to carry her to the finally

[@pedrogarcia-sn7ns]

I appreciate you including Gala Varo’s time in La Más Draga, a platform that certainly deserves more recognition outside of Mexico.

[@ernie.amazing2289]

Fun Fact! Eva Le Queen's weightlifting costume is a callback to Hidilyn Diaz who won the Philippine's first gold medal in Tokyo 2020. True Filipino pride

[@ametriclord8027]

I'm truly excited about this season but I don't think that'll be fair in any way shape or form, I'm a Brazilian citizen and I could say that I have a very good English, enough to speak to someone who has English as their first language, but still it's really hard for me sometimes to really express myself in another language, I think that most of the cast will struggle with the language barrier even more than we already had seen in the other seasons. I think that queens like Miranda, gala, and other non English speakers will be at a big disadvantage going against someone like Alyssa or kitty.

[@fdm2155]

Yes, English fluency is sure to be a factor. Native or near native speakers have an obvious edge when it comes to being funny, quick witted, etc

[@storageheater]

yeah, while I am constantly in awe of the English skills of non-native speakers, their *confidence* in their English is what trips them up, they don't think they're as good as I think they are, but then they're on the inside seeing all the hard work, every mistake and misheard word is a blow. A native speaker has a freedom to forget words and play with mistakes that they take for granted... even the best non-native speakers in this promo are making tiny compromises in speed and precision and that could be all the difference.

[@_DROM_]

@@ametriclord8027 not necessarily true. I mean look at Jessica Wild, for example. Language barriers might not be as much of a problem as the cultural barriers. The queens will have to find a common ground, learn to communicate their art. It'll be so good to watch, specially among Australians, Americans, Canadians and English. They all speak the same language and yet are so different in their expressions. This is gonna be fun!

[@SheaMF]

@@storageheaterYou have a very good point. And I say that as someone who’s learned English as French is my first language. I could express myself relatively ok in English when I moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from the French speaking part of the country. I had also had decent writing skills learned at university. But everything changed for me the day that I realized it was ok to make mistakes, and that most inhabitants here weren’t native English speakers either (we have lots of immigrants here)! The confidence in your abilities is a key factor. You have to stop worrying about it and go for it. Now here we are, over 25 years later…I still make mistakes here and there, but so are native speakers. My work life has been in English the whole time, including working for the government for 16 years, and some of it was on a call centre environment. My kids (well they’re young adults) barely know any French, and in the past 6 years, I’ve made a living by working in TV and film, including acting. Of course, my command of the language has improved tremendously. But it all started with me not worrying about it and just going for it.

[@zenbija]

I'd hope that, for the purpose of this cast, the producers will introduce more challenges that don't rely on wordplay and verbal quickness, or too much learning lines in English. It certainly could be done. This is probably not the season for an improv challenge, but that's all right. For a lot of second-language speakers on English-language seasons, the barrier is the social vibe - all the other queens are gabbing in English and someone who takes a second to think of an English retort is left out of the conversation. Because of the diversity of this cast, I don't see that happening here. And I also think of queens who have made it part of their brand to be a little off-kilter in English. Jessica Wild, Yara Sofia, Choriza May come to mind.

[@sandrasvri9286]

As a Scandinavian, I appreciate Sweden finally being represented. It doesn’t seem like Vanity has much support from the channels that I watch, but at least I hope she’ll get judged fairly. I obviously don’t know how she translates, but she was one of my favorites on Swedish drag race.

[@snakkomsex]

Absolutely! I also appreciate seeing a contestant from Germany. That eas a great season, and I hope there will be more. Germany has my favourite drag race host from the international seasons.

[@izzlepuffbb]

found it a little funny that miss buss did not recognise vanity wearing the colours of the swedish flag asjhfgjs

[@NerdySwede]

I hope it goes well for her but since ours is such a small spin off (we only got the one season...) and how she often doubted herself I am scared she is gonna be an early out. But I hope she get the recognition she deserves!

[@themaraccas]

I noticed that too, I actually liked her look, that tuck was giving Trinity a run for her money. I hope she does well, she is so talented and Swedish Drag Queens need more love from the community.

[@balazskiss9252]

I have read / heard that there will be a rotating panel of guest judges from the representing franchises.

[@_DROM_]

If that's true, it could mean even less fairness in that panel. Not because the guest judge would be bias towards their countryqueen (🤭), but because they might not understand how the others do drag. If you lack the background, it's hard to get the reference. Like, what do we know about Sweden? Ikea, might be most people's answer 😂

[@colebeck6528]

@@_DROM_but is that any worse than it being Ross and Carson every week?

[@SheaMF]

As Vanity Vain said in her MTQ, a lot of well known music comes from Sweden, not just ABBA. Someone like Max Martin wrote so many songs for the likes of Britney Spears and N’Sync to name a few. The whole “it’s gonna be “meh” is because of that. I’ve watched all the seasons represented except for Italia 2 which I’m entertaining to watch prior to the premiere of Global AS. Most of these individuals that may be judges are not just focus on their specific country’s style of drag. They’re usually people of have world knowledge in their field of expertise. For example, I think one of the guest is Diana from DR Germany. She’s actually from the US originally. Most of these people should have open mind, and hopefully they’ve travelled a bit or have exposure to the world. Anyhow, as Gigi Goode said to RuPaul about her snatch game character: “I understand your concerns, but I don’t have the same concerns!” 😂 Personally speaking, the only thing that somewhat worries me on behalf of the queens is anything to do with comedy, and having to make Ru laugh. Humour is a very cultural thing; and it’s doesn’t always translate (and I’m not talking about language here) well, never mind individual preferences. That’s a big challenge to start. Now add to that having to be funny in a language that is not your native one, double pressure! Just think about the difference between British humour and American humour…the basis aren’t the same. Cultural references are different; yet, they speak the same language with some variations.

[@_DROM_]

@@colebeck6528 it could potentially be. If the scenario is: all the judges watch these queens in their original seasons and ask them basic questions, like, "what inspires your drag?" and "tell me about your craft", then yes, guest judges could potentially be unable to identify the queens references in their drag, their message, their thinking process when compared to the others

[@thomasfranzetti6210]

​@@_DROM_I feel like Trixie's taught us everything we need to know about Sweden, what do you mean

[@wordsofwisdom4445]

Rajah O'Hara and silky competed 3 times and rajah won. It doesn't matter that this is alyssas 3rd time....plus on all stars 2 she got GOT!

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

I’m personally over seeing her.

[@bgriffiths1840]

Juju competed 5000 times and couldn't even beat Blu. How many times you lose definitely doesn't matter.

[@SerClaad]

When I saw Pythia's foil be an extension of her glove?? *gagged* *gooped*

[@MsLavixen]

17:00 - If it's Olympics themed, maybe there's going to be medal awards they accumulate, like gold, silver bronze? Maybe it's a point system and after the first 6 episodes the queens with the most points progress to the next bracket?

[@tiopetinho]

Comparing Miranda Lebrão and Sasha Velour seems... right. Absolutely.

[@risofloro9196]

she IS our sasha velour.

[@tiopetinho]

@@risofloro9196 meio q é né

[@narbo35]

If you need even more Alyssa Edwards, she was a contestant on the reality show The Goat hosted by Daniel Tosh (hilarious).

[@juandavidoliverossalazar8647]

Hi! drag race fan from Colombia here Apparently, according to the official Wikipedia page for the Paramount Television International Studios, they indeed filmed this season, although I woudn't say they filmed it in their main headquarters here in Bogotá, but I do think it was easier to do because Colombia is a little bit easier on who comes to the country and why Pretty interesting information from Bussy, i live fairly nearby the studio and main headquarters, but i didn't know what that building was until now. Pretty cool too that EVERYTHING was reaaaaallly under the radar, since there wasn't promotional information about them being here, not even in the airport... Like, i would die to see miss Alyssa in person, but i guess that maybe here in Colombia Drag Race is not thaaaaaaat big compared to Mexico or Brasil Greetings from Colombia Bussy, love your channel

[@cs2181]

all the season sfilmed in colombia have been under the radar. Why would they put promotional information when they are not allowed to tell anyone they're filming drag race?

[@Diego-ek1xl]

Michelle uploaded stories in Colombia and everyone knew that MX, DE and BR were filmed there back to back. I hope Ru mentions my country at some interview and if he enjoyed his time while there :)

[@Diego-ek1xl]

Alyssa also was just there for pride BTW and some fans took pics of her on the plane...DR is big in CO also ;)

[@carlosfajardo1130]

10:28 Mama, we are in a world where a rhinestoned t-shirt can save you from getting eliminated. Paraphrasing the ever secretive Alyssa Edwards: "Kindness is a strong weapon in this franchise"

[@rafaelyaguaro2842]

What's insane, like you said, is that they left just 3 franchises out, Holland, Thailand (rumor has it Kandy Zinade was originally casted), and Spain, meaning we could had a full season in the horizon if they wanted too

[@gerrygaughan73]

The 6 guaranteed episodes consist of a double premier so no elimination before episode 3, an episode where the eliminated queens return to compete possibly to return, a reunion and the finale.

[@cs2181]

It does say competitive episodes. Reunion and finale are not competitive, unless they do some sort of challenge for the eliminated queens to win something extra

[@gerrygaughan73]

@@cs2181 might not be a reunion as such, could be they return for a makeover episode followed by a lypsync smack down. Not sure where the 6 competitive episodes came from , I hadn't seen that just 6 episodes but I could be wrong, I often am. The main point is that it's not 6 episodes without anyone going home.

[@paulo0e]

But that would total 5 episodes…

[@lenlaegrim]

Lil' tidbit from my law classes at film school, another reason to film in Colombia (where they've been filming other seasons as well, like DRs Mexico and Brazil) is because, besides it being easy to get work visas for talent and crew, they have pretty lax labor laws for productions (the wild hours on telenovela productions being one example) and it's much cheaper to film there than in a lot of other countries because of government incentives, kind of how New Zeland is for movies, which is why a lot of Latin-American shows and even Netflix productions film there as well

[@I_amsoprecious]

If season 15 was the Sasha Colby meet and greet then Global AS is the Alyssa Edwards DragCon VIP line. I can’t wait to watch!!!

[@evie9732]

Alyssa Edwards back on drag race with her alyssaisms is exactly what this world needs right now. Also, the rest of the cast are great!

[@FallOfTheLiving]

Kong is doing hammer throw

[@GJS2183]

Also there will be guest judges from international franchises: Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Germany and Spain!

[@DeesertFox416]

Pythia ate the promo look and runway. slay queen.

[@andresf1876]

The language barrier is definitely an unfair disadvantage to some of these queens. Specially in snatch game or any other improv/comedy challenge. The rumors about the top 4 are not surprising at all considering it’s the 3 English speaking franchises lol

[@Anduu57]

Nehelennia is top 4 sooo what you mean,

[@vandollism]

Snatch Game is gonna be insane. International snatch games are so specific, especially when they don't speak english. I can't wait.

[@Haaxyy]

​@@Anduu57 out of 12 queens lol

[@Morte_n]

@@Anduu57 As the comment stated 3 out of 4, so yeah... Still holdes up. ;)

[@GoAheadAndMakeMe]

It would seriously remove all credibility if, in a global Drag Race, we would end up with the American contestant being crowned

[@fuzzykyrra]

What I'd love to see is a Drag Race All Stars World Winners with a $1 million prize

[@nepaledb]

to send Alyssa Edwards would be a great career move for any queen- guaranteed to be mentioned in the draggiverse for a time.💖

[@blendofdays]

So excited to see Alyssa & Pithia! Am I the only one that thinks Tessa Testicle missed an opportunity with that name? Tess Tickle would've been better 😆

[@christopherquiles7902]

Actually is Gala’s 4th time in a drag competition, she was on La Más Draga, later won Toma mi Dinerita season 1 and as we all know was on Drag Race Mexico and now Global All Stars

[@ApolloAzraelSpektra]

Kween Kong's promo was the Hammer Throw. :)

[@SheaMF]

But judging as how Bussy was explaining the first few sports, such as Alyssa’s gymnastic rings event (and let’s face it, gymnastic might be a tad more known to people that don’t care for sports), so do you really think he will know anything about the hammer throw?! 🤓 I don’t think he’s ever tuned into the Olympics so never mind the hammer throw that we barely see on TV! 😂

[@ApolloAzraelSpektra]

@@SheaMF To be fair: I only know it because of Matilda the Musical. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@WayneGlass1]

Welcome back from Coachella!!!

[@BussyQueen]

its been a rough journey back ill be honest

[@juanquintana6134]

They’ve actually filmed quite a FEW seasons, especially international seasons, in Colombia 🇨🇴 bc it’s significantly cheaper and our production teams put in the WERK 👏✨

[@curreenharris]

When the patreons prove your point on local bias 😂

[@Frankensteinzvic]

Exactly!!

[@runnerkidal]

FYI - dawn has a BSs in Computer Science which at North Carolina state university is given out of the faculty of engineering. She does not have an engineering degree and she has never touched any Navier-Stokes (transport or fluid dynamics)

[@gamefan1353]

So while i do like Tessa, I'm sad we didnt get a Metamorkid or Yvonne Nightstand for the Drag Race Germany rep

[@disgruntled.pelican]

So excited for Kween Kong and Pythia!!!!!

[@neptune6956]

I really hope we get another global season. This will be iconic we been waiting for this for so long!

[@coconutshook]

cant believe Tammy Brown taking that Q neon light for a walk in nature

[@denefroblesdavila1962]

Gala Varo participated in "Take My Little Money," a reality show that took place during the pandemic. She won the crown there. It's on the Pepe and Teo channel. It's fun, and several contestants from Drag Race Mexico have participated.

[@fancifuldevices]

“There’s hoop things? There’s hurdles? Some kind of throwing? A field? Soccer involves some kind of field?” 💀

[@BussyQueen]

i'm GAY!!!!

[@Arcannabis]

Queen Kong is literally the hottest man to ever be on dragrace. Love her as a queen as well, she gives me Polynesian Goddess! Ofc I’m rooting for Alyssa tho… love her, also Kitty and Pythia!

[@paulo0e]

That voice, oh my ❤

[@Junorimo]

NGL but this does feel a lil bit like Alyssa Edwards' meet and greet lol

[@TheJoeMendoza]

I love @BussyQueen's description of the sports most of these queens are showing on their promo shoot. LOL

[@PeyGee2800]

Listen im waiting to see a Alyssa Edwards vs Kween Kong lip sync 🕺🕺🕺

[@ATEG8374]

Rumor has it they will lipsync at least twice against each other.

[@anildookhran9698]

​@@ATEG8374 I heard of a double win between both of them

[@alantorres3601]

I'm so excited for all the queens on this cast but I'm a little disappointed that some countries are missing: Holland, Spain and Thailand. It would have been awesome to have had a season with one queen from ALL franchises, and the ones missing have such great talented queens like My Little Puny, Venedita Von Dash and Kandy Zyanide

[@euzenjoy]

So excited for a global competition, I cannot believe watching every queen in their franchise. It's incredible to see them all together. I'm praying for more Latin American queens in the future. :) The global competition is probably going to be unfair with Alyssa there; she could easily be an invited judge. We can predict the commentaries on their runways: "You can do better, we know you." And the comedy challenges with the language barrier are going to be hard for many queens. Greetings from Latin America! Busy, love your channel.

[@giu442]

Wait, let me tell you what season was in theory unfair: CanadaVsTW S1! There was a winner as a contestant; There were two queens season sisters of the host (Ra'ja and Silky been on s11 with Brook).

[@avogrid296]

Of course, I can't wait to see Queen Alyssa on the RPDR stage again! I'm also super excited to see Miranda Lebraõ -- she's definitely in the artsy, quirky mode of Sasha Velour or Hugaceo Crujeinte (Spain). Also rooting for Soa and Gala Varo. This cast is DEEP!

[@leoganvirtual]

The point, for me, is that WE ALL KNOW Alyssa had more time since she was in the show, and since that she was working and raising money, you can see for the promo her look is way better than some others. Well, the franchise spread to the world very recently and many of them didn’t have the time Alyssa had to mature their drag style, I call, for example, the queens from Brazil and Mexico, who competed on Drag Race last year and probably didn’t have as much cash as Alyssa. You know, I love the idea of a Global all stars, but, since EUA has 16 seasons and many contries has 1, 2 or 3 seasons, I guess EUA has some advantage here.

[@glennlaroche1524]

Pythia, Kitty, and ofc Melissa Fredwards for the top 3.

[@ladyreverie7027]

Kween Kong's chin piece evokes traditional chin tattoos in Maori culture! Also I love Alyssa so much she's my favourite queen I'm SO KEEN to see her on my screen again.

[@darryl2542]

ALYSSA EDWARDS ALYSSA EDWARDS ALYSSA EDWARDS ALYSSA EDWARDS ALYSSA EDWARDS I'M FUCKING *SHAKING.*

[@josuemata748]

We're rooting for Gala Varo.

[@DJ-iq5xp]

Ru’s face when Aylssa walked out, I knew she won then. Unless there’s rigamorris

[@nellysinz9819]

I’m so glad there doing this and that the cast is actually from all over cuz it gives the fans the opportunity to see the talents of queens we otherwise would not know

[@jesseramirez2899]

Love how you included Gala Varo's time in La Más Draga ❤❤❤

[@TheFlygon13]

Fun fact: Tessa‘s look was completely created by artists from the Vienna Drag Scene. The look is made by Gerald Spiegel, the wig is by Ginger Faux and the nails are by Taxi Dermia. If you liked Tessa’s look I’d strongly suggest checking out those artists and their frequent collaborator and Drag Race Germany Runner-up Metamorkid. Vienna has a strong drag scene and I’m glad it gets showcased on the international stage.

[@ammis5064]

Would be so good if they had live, in-person interpreters or those conference-esque earpiece translators to give INTL queens an opportunity to be comfortable to fall in and out of their first language, or deliver their entire comedy set (for example) in their native language. For the audience of such an international season it's likely we'll have the subtitles on the whole time to not miss any queen's comments anyway, so would be much fairer and closer to the experience of the newfound international audience that would be buying into and engaging with these queens' content going forward..?

[@SheaMF]

Lol you mean like the permanent judge Diana’s on DR Germany who’s an American living in Germany, and because I guess her German might not be super strong, she had an ear piece. They even joked about it on the show.

[@RitualoftheHabit]

Drag race Germany and a couple other seasons have been filmed in Columbia, not just visas but also cost of filming. Also I LOVED season 1 of drag race Mexico and I’m happy to see Gala Vero ! She had such an infectious personality, I hope it shines through even in her 2nd language. I love that her name is a reference to the women of Surrealism! Ahora necesito an all Spanish world season so I can see my favorite villainess Regina Voce…. Or maybe someone can cast her in a telanovela

[@GarionOrb]

They really should've brought more international judges. I love Ru and Michelle, but they've proven that they're not the best judges of international talent. And I'm super tired of all the "Vs. The World" seasons ending up eliminating all the non-English speaking queens and having a UK vs. US or US vs. Canada faceoff.

[@willardmettlachson]

So for the six episodes I read that basically each queen was guaranteed to appear in six episodes. I instantly thought a double premiere with no elimination(2), a reunion(1), a come back lalaparuza(1), and a finale episode (1). My only question is what a sixth episode would be, hmmm.

[@vidharmee]

They should've invited 2 judges per week from different countries.

[@computasaysnoo1]

11 queens. Elimination happens after 6 or so episodes. Each episode, the winner nabs a place in the top 7. If the winner of an episode wins another episode, she gets to choose which girl to take a spot in the 7 with her. Anyone who doesn’t have a place in the top 7 by xth episode is eliminated and the 7 continue to compete with regular All Stars rules until there is a top 3. Could be a fun twist!

[@MAG-NY-Rican]

9:02 lol. It’s definitely an Olympic sport. It’s called the Hammer Throw. It’s part of a list of track and field throwing sport events. Along with the Javelin, Shot Put, and the Discus. Although, I played none of them in school. I definitely watched them in the Olympics when I was growing up. And I could NEVER forget Miss Kerri Strugg stick her landing nearly on 1 foot in the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA. I still get my life every time I watch her landing.

[@josedaydreamer]

Gala also won another competition after La más draga called toma mi dinerita

[@gabykogut6462]

hi bussy! bouche is pronounced like boosh. silent e. it means mouth. so calling a cabaret hall the mouth is pretty cool.

[@swiftgallade46]

The fact that they actually did build ships for a maxi challenge once lol

[@Yorufan7]

I hate lipstick eliminations, give me LIPSYNC eliminations where I can see queens fighting for their lives

[@elenadevour8423]

I have never been patriotic. But when I saw Alyssa Edwards representing the USA I felt warm red American blood pulse through my body. I heard a eagle caw in the distance and I uttered as a single tear was shed "Hell yeah brother"

[@dylanmichael6688]

WHEN I TELL YOU: the inevitable Kween vs Alyssa lip synch is going to be so good

[@anildookhran9698]

Double win fingers crossed

[@foxrevett5337]

also Pythia doing the canadian colours in her outfit! [chef kiss]

[@fabiandominguez4100]

I would love a Mexico/Spain vs the world. Just queens from all the franchises that can speak Spanish 😮‍💨

[@Aussie_Stitch]

I love that there's no two queens from the same country this season so it really is global. However I can't say I'm a fan of the judges panel being totally made up of Americans. They could have had Ru and two or three judges from the other countries represented. Brooke Lynn Heights, Valentina, Pangina. Hopefully they'll have some international guest judges along the way. I do love that Jamal has been upgraded to a regular judge though. The man seems like a genuinely cool guy and I always enjoy seeing him show up

[@faitaccompli3350]

Agreed!

[@jason84nz]

I’ve heard an unofficial rumour that the producers are considering moving the production to Colombia if Trump and MAGA win the upcoming federal election, Because MAGA they may “outlaw” drag performances in the USA. I’m not kidding, this is serious. Vote people

[@ReallyRick]

Alyssa is WINNING this!

[@AKayt-nm2yc]

I'm excited for Pythia! I loved her. From watching this I'm excited for ALL of them really. Queen Kong may be a favorite. Of course Alyssa ❤❤❤❤

[@KuriaruisBetterThanU]

on the judging part, i heard every episode the guest judge will be a staple judge from each of the franchises, like for example i think Chiara Francini from italia is a guest

[@kamialexis4831]

I wish rupaul co-hosted with another international judge or the panel had international judges from other franchises. Still excited tho!

[@havehope_0623]

Awwww your cat is growing up fast. Hi kitty!

[@ZzzMMZzz]

I lived in London and worked at an agency for 3 years and Kitty reminds me of like all the account executives from Kent or something. 😂 They're all genuinely so nice, funny and purposefully ditzy. ❤

[@Holanda_Jack]

It is honestly a little unfair for the queens whose seasons premeired last year, like, your season just got aired, and not even a year later post Drag Race you're already having to do everything all over again, like it has barely even been a year since Gala, Tessa and Miranda were on their seasons

[@rwb3562]

That's the risk they take!

[@noname-st7fr]

I get your concern and I didn‘t expect it either, but I‘m still happy to see a German queen in an international franchise

[@joeygarayy]

Team Pythia, 1000000000%❤

[@jmacdowell]

Great recap! And Bussy, you are looking adorably glowed up! Love the butch on you!

[@RaymondHng]

4:39 The rings, also known as still rings (in contrast to flying rings) 8:57 Hammer throw. The "hammer" used in this Olympic sport event is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip.

[@Hunch89]

I really loved the way the cast of Drag Race Mexico interacted with each other, love all of them. Can't wait to see what fashion Gala brings to the stage!

[@ChrystalVanDusseldorp]

Buss if you get the chance, you should watch the Men's Rings competition during the Olympics (part of gymnastics). It's a thirst trap for sure. 😄

[@surrealistgirlx]

Interestingly, Alyssa is a contestant on The GOAT, a competitive reality show. It premiered in May.

[@ladyreverie7027]

And she was in America's Got Talent for her dance troupe and they got pretty far!

[@RaymondHng]

Europe - 6 Asia - 1 Americas - 4 Australia - 1 Constitutional monarchies - 5 Republics - 7 Hosted by RuPaul - 3 Oldest - Alyssa Edwards 43 Youngest - Tessa Testicle 25 Average age - 31.9 Median age - 31 Kitty Scott-Claus Kween Kong Soa de Muse Vanity Vain _Won 3 challenges_ Alyssa Edwards (in two seasons) _Won 2 challenges_ Athena Likis Kitty Scott-Claus Kween Kong Pythia Soa de Muse _Won 1 challenge_ Gala Varo Miranda Lebrão Nehellenia Vanity Vain _No challenge won_ Eva Le Queen Tessa Testicle

[@itsmlsjms6868]

Rumours suggested Jamal may be switched out for an international judge each week eg Graham Norton (Drag Race UK). We also know that Michelle is now the host of Down Under and her and Ru have worked a lot there and in the UK

[@jasminewilde4731]

In the ad read, Bustina is giving that one SheMZ challenge in AS5 where they all had to do a straight guy cutaways

[@CaseyOh]

I need to watch the Philippines seasons. All the queens that have competed internationally are so good.

[@SheaMF]

Oh DR Philippines queens are PERFORMERS!!! Eva, even though she was always one of my fav, is probably one of them who’s the shakiest. But it is worth your time. Next season starts Aug 7. Also, I was listening to one of the Sibling Rivalry podcast of the last couple of months where Monét’s guest was Plastique Tiara. They brought up some anecdotes of them touring together, and they talked about the Philippines where they felt almost ashamed as the local queens were incredible.

[@CaseyOh]

@@SheaMF yeah, I believe it! I will certainly check it out.

[@SheaMF]

@@CaseyOh MTQ for s3 came out last week; so maybe start there.