(OUTscene America) RE-view: Eddie's Take on this weeks RDR!

by Eddie Walker

RuPaul got it right with that parting statement for the girls, at the end of the first episode, “Oh girls, while you’re back there, I would think of ways to make a more memorable impression.  That’s all.”  RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Four contestants are the most underwhelming contestants I have ever seen.  Where are the BeeBees, Ravens, Manilas, and Rajas from seasons past?  Is this as good as it gets?  If so, I guess we’ll just have to work with what we’ve got.  There are a few that have potential, but they all have issues.  Let me go down the list.

So far, four girls have been eliminated from the competition (Alisa Summers, Lashawn Beyond, Princess & Madame LaQueer - in that order).  And it was definitely the right four girls that needed to be eliminated.  I don’t remember anything about Alisa Summers.  Lashawn Beyond was just too new to the scene, and had no idea what she was doing.  I think Princess’s look was a just little too androgynous, and she had no apparent personality.  And poor Madame LaQueer.  I really thought she was going to be a contender, but she just wasn’t ready and was ill-prepared for the competition.  Once Madame LaQueer’s taste level improves, she will definitely be a force to be reckoned with.

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Now, what about the rest of these bitches…

Chad Michaels (40, San Diego, CA) - She’s a classy dame, but a bit too reserved.  Definitely not in my Top 5.

DiDa Ritz (25, Chicago, IL) - This girl has so much potential, but she can’t keep making those dumb-ass mistakes like that outfit for the infomercial, and walking the runway with ashy knees.  That bitch know us black folk need baby oil to keep the ash away.  Bronzing cream is for everyone else.

Jiggly Caliente (30, Queens, NY) - I love this girl.  She has a fire about her, but she’s got to get control of her emotions.

Kenya Michaels (21, Dorado, PR) - This is one little hot-to-trot tamale.  I loved her baby doll look in episode 2

Latrice Royale (39, South Beach, FL) - God bless her heart for representing, persevering, and for owning ‘all that.’  That’s all I’ve got to say about my sister, but she’s definitely not in my Top 5.

Milan (36, New York, NY) - She had to lip-sync for her life in the last episode.  And I’m sure she will be in the bottom two again next episode.  She just doesn’t have that it factor, and her look is dusty.

Phi Phi O’Hara (25, Chicago, IL) - I love Phi-Phi.  Although, I think she’s a little bit angry at times.  She needs to learn to check a bitch like Jackie O’ would, instead of losing her temper and composure.  I think the bitch is fierce, but her look is way too sophisticated for her age.

Sharon Needles (29, Pittsburgh, PA) - This girl is from my hood so I’ve got to give her snaps, and she deserves them too.  Her drag is definitely revolutionary, and I’ve never seen anything like it before.  However, I think the general public can do without the drug-attic backstory (ie. Needles), and it will probably cost her the title which she’s definitely in the running for.  You’re supposed to keep your drug habits secret until after your famous.  Just ask Raja.  That bitch doesn’t stay that thin by just doing “yoga”.

Willam (29, Los Angeles, CA) - This bitch is a designer girl from head-to-toe.  Every time I see her, I think of Michelle Pfeiffer.  The girl is polished, experienced, and definitely has a presence.  I just wish she was just a little bit nicer.  Her bitchiness, just makes her seem insecure.  Either way, this bitch is in my Top 2.

As the season progresses, let us all pray that ‘it gets better’.  “Can I get an Amen?”

“Amen.”