RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4 - Episode 1 Analysis

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars returned for its fourth installment with 10 Queens ready to battle it out for a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame and most notably, the $100,000 cash prize! This post and any more posts that follow will be a simple look into my opinion of each Queen’s looks/performances in the respective week so sit back, enjoy the T and feel free to share your own thoughts by dropping a comment. Thank you!

To kick it off, I’m starting with the star-spangled variety show and each Queen’s entrance look. I will, in Drag Race style, Toot and Boot the looks followed by a brief analysis! I will also discuss who I think deserves to be at the top for the week and who should get the chop!

Before we get to the main challenge, let’s take a look at the entrance looks! This is always one of my favourite parts of the show because it reintroduces some of the most beloved Queens in the franchise and acts as a way for them to say “Yes, I am an ALL STAR.”

Farrah Moan: TOOT
It’s fairly simple and even though she looks stunning, this is All Stars and I think your entrance look should have a little more wow factor, but still beautiful.

Gia Gunn: TOOT
It’s a nice look, it’s a nice mix of colours and it’s nice enough. It’s not brilliant, but it’s definitely not bad.

Latrice Royale: BOOT
I normally like gowns quite a lot, but this just isn’t doing it for me. Maybe it’s because it’s quite dark and I love colour, but I just think she could’ve done better.

Jasmine Masters: TOOT
Right, is it wrong to actually like this look? It’s quite a lot visually, but I kinda love it. Maybe not on the level of other Queens, but it’s good enough for me.

Manila Luzon: TOOT
I absolutely love this look! It’s really creative, it tells a story and is a great nod to the past. This is what I call an entrance look!

Monique Heart: TOOT
I really like the floral design and how creative it looks. It could be edited slightly to look more couture, but it isn’t exactly necessary. I love it.

Monét X Change: BOOT
Come on, a bathing suit for your entrance look to All Stars. More please. It’s a nice outfit, but not to welcome you back so it has to be a boot unfortunately.

Naomi Smalls: TOOT
If you’re gonna come in wearing a bathing suit-like outfit, this is how you do it. It has character and shows off perfectly what Naomi is known for - her legs.

Trinity The Tuck: TOOT
I love the nod to Sarah Paulson here and I love the neon. If you’re gonna come into All Stars, might as well shine... with neon green. I love it.

Valentina: TOOT
At first I wasn’t sure about this look, but it grew on me. It’s fashion, darling!

TOP TOOT: MANILA LUZON

Now, the main challenge of the week involved each contestant proving themselves with an All Stars Variety performance. This feature became a staple in the All Stars franchise when All Stars 2 aired and it's still going strong today. Let's get into it.

JASMINE MASTERS

Jasmine Masters is known for her hilarious YouTube videos and just being herself, but here it didn't quite cut it. It wasn't funny and I now realise how different stand-up comedy is.

GIA GUNN

Many praise this performance and although I love the cultural nature of it, I don't feel it was necessarily great on Gia's part. It just lacked something for me.

LATRICE ROYALE

Although I did find this performance rather cringe-worthy to begin with, I did enjoy the swirling and twirling of the flags and I soon realised I was LIVING for it. 

FARRAH MOAN

Oh Farrah... It was going so well and then that fall. This could've been a great performance, it's a pity it didn't go to plan. 

NAOMI SMALLS

I wasn't especially sold on it until that reveal at the end. I liked the song, but the performance lacked for me.

VALENTINA

I loved this. It turns out she can lip-sync! Although, Gia Gunn's 'I was bored' reaction probably stole the show for me. 

MONIQUE HEART

She came to slay! I loved this. A cool song, nice vocals and nice choreography. 

MANILA LUZON

This performance was slept on! It was odd and the reveal left me gagged. This is talent!

MONET X CHANGE

Those live vocals were messy. I enjoyed the performance after that, but I don't know if it was enough.

TRINITY THE TUCK

I loved this. It was a well-thought out performance and I really enjoyed it. I don't think it was the most 'talented' one, but it was nice to watch.

FINAL THOUGHTS

The Actual Outcome:

WIN: Trinity the Tuck & Monique Heart

HIGH: Naomi Smalls

SAFE: Manila Luzon, Valentina, Latrice Royale & Gia Gunn

LOW: Monét X Change

BOTTOM: Farrah Moan & Jasmine Masters

My Personal Outcome:

WIN: Trinity the Tuck & Monique Heart

HIGH: Manila Luzon

SAFE: Naomi Smalls, Valentina, Gia Gunn & Latrice Royale

LOW: Monét X Change

BOTTOM: Farrah Moan & Jasmine Masters

I was mostly in agreement with the judges this episode so the bottom and top would've remained the same. Now we move on to the Lip-Sync for your legacy where the top two Queens get the chance to battle it out for a tip of $10,000 and the power to eliminate one of the bottom Queens.

OVERALL WINNER: Trinity the Tuck
MY OVERALL WINNER: Trinity the Tuck

Trinity Eliminated JASMINE MASTERS.

I probably would've done the same. Farrah's performance could've been so much better if she hadn't have fallen so I think it only fair to give her a second chance.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, this may be something I continue to do or I may end it here as a 'one episode review.' Either way, thank you. If you do want more content like this, feel free to get in touch!