How It Went Down Last Night

Here’s the clip from last night’s jaw-dropping non-elimination. Rich from Gawker defends Ru’s decision to milk the finale until next week: “As frustrating as it is to be left hanging, it’s also perfectly characteristic of Drag Race to bait so openly. This show can get away with things others can’t because it’s so honest about them: RuPaul shilling his book Workin’ It or cramming his music into every available second becomes not just product placement but a commentary on product placement with the addition of a knowing wink. Because the show is so open about artifice (RuPaul told me earlier this year that he’s regularly fed lines via an earpiece), it becomes one of the most honest documents of reality that TV has ever seen. The emphasis on artificial realness couldn’t be more appropriate for a drag-queen competition. We know this show is perfect. Do not question this show.”