Are you up-to-speed with Episode 7 of Season 2 of Canada’s Drag Race? Let’s get into it.

The mini-challenge

This week’s mini-challenge was an improv Fashion Police. This was fun. Some of these mini-challenges on the Canada series have been really successful.

Kendall was declared the winner.

The main challenge

This week’s maxi-challenge was a roast.

As winner of the mini-challenge, Kendall got to determine the running order.

It’s tricky with a roast, as we’re not seeing each contestant’s full set played out – we’re only getting the highlights package.

Also, this is a tough challenge. Not only is there not much of an audience to perform to, you also have to write and perform this without much time or preparation. This is really being thrown into the deep-end of comedy.

• Kendall: Kendall opted to go first. Described as a “risky” move, it seems sensible. If you know you’re not going to be the funniest, at least going first you get it out of the way, you don’t risk anyone else taking your jokes, and you’re not under pressure to close the show on a high. Kendall did a really solid job on this.
• Adriana: Adriana had a rough start to her set, but seemed to sort of find her rhythm.
• Gia: Gia felt nervous and couldn’t quite find the tone of the roast. Roasting is hard. Gia struggled.
• Pythia: Pythia was fairly uncomfortable to watch. She hasn’t yet found a way to adapt this style of comedy to her personality.
• Icesis: Icesis did really well. She looked comfortable, she looked like she was enjoying herself, and she was funny. She went over her time allotment, but that wasn’t a big deal – seemed more like an excuse not to give her the win this week.
• Kimora: To me, Kimora seemed to do okay. Closing the show is a tough spot. The judges said that she was too serious and too low-energy.

The runway

This week’s runway category was Dungeons and Drag Queens.

I’m not totally sure what that category means. I guess it’s some kind of glamorous monster.

• Gia: Gia looked gorgeous. She was some kind of creature from the swamp – a painted bodysuit with flappy scales. Job done.
• Adriana: This was a recreation of a haute couture look – I think they said it was Galliano? I can’t remember. Either way, Adrian looked beautiful and weird. Job done.
• Icesis: Icesis gave us the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. This was a great look. If you were being picky, I guess you could say that it may not have entirely hit the brief? If the brief that the cast got was Dungeons and Drag Queens? Not sure. But she looked great.
• Kendall: Kendall gave us Galadriel from Lord of the Rings. She looked good. The draped fabric made sense, but it felt a bit drab for TV. Again, not sure that Galadriel is Dungeons and Drag Queens. Maybe the prompt was something along the lines of mythical or fantasy characters?
• Kimora: Kimora gave us the raven. It was a pretty spectacular costume. The judges picked up that the fit of the costume wasn’t great – that wasn’t something that we necessarily saw until they zoomed in on it.
• Pythia: Pythia is killing these runways. She came out as a Victorian maiden and revealed into a centaur. It was a fantastic costume and an unexpected reveal. Nailed it.

The judging

Icesis was declared the winner, which seemed fair enough. It could have been Icesis, but I’m not mad about it.

The Bottom 3 were Kimora, Gia, and Adriana.

Adriana was declared safe, leaving Kimora and Gia in the Bottom 2.

The lip-sync

The track was Get Down by b4-4.

This was a choice. I don’t know what you do with this track, I guess you just have to embrace the cheese?

That was Gia’s strategy.

Kimora, on the other hand, did something else. I don’t think Kimora even knew what Kimora was doing. It was uncomfortable to watch.

Ultimately, it was Gia that got to stay and Kimora was eliminated. That seemed to be a relief to Kimora.

Episode 7, done!

The Cast

Adriana

Current Ranking: I’m not sure how far Adriana’s going to be able to go in this competition. She’s got some great looks, and an interesting personality, but she may not be able to adapt to everything that Drag Race throws at you.

Gia Metric

Current Ranking: It’s been a bit of a roller-coaster for Gia, but she’s still hanging in there. Gia looks great and she’s a talented performer – that’s a tough combination to beat.

Icesis Couture

Current Ranking: There’s been ups and downs for Icesis, but she seems to be finding her groove. I like her a lot. She’s emerged as one of the frontrunners.

Kendall Gender

Current Ranking: Tall and talented. She’s got looks and she’s got the performance to back it up. After a good start to the competition, Kendall is going to need to step it up a gear if she’s going to be in the running for the crown.

Pythia

Current Ranking: Pythia is a bit of a quiet achiever – a relatively reserved personality, but the looks and the creativity are next-level.

Kimora Amour

Current Ranking: Great energy and a solid start, but really hit a wall in Episode 7. Eliminated by Gia in the lip-sync.

Synthia Kiss

Final Ranking: It’s been a roller-coaster of a season for Synthia. Her runways seemed to be her downfall, but she got the opportunity to demonstrate that she’s a top-drawer singer and performer. Eliminated in Episode 6 by Kendall.

Eve 6000

Final Ranking: Eve has been serving looks but has never really been able to feel comfortable in delivering the kind of performance and personality required by this format. She made it to Episode 5, eliminated by Synthia.

Suki Doll

Final Ranking: Suki had a strong start to the competition but Snatch Game was her undoing. Eliminated by Eve in Episode 4.

Stephanie Prince

Final Ranking: Stephanie hit the ground running in this competition, but stumbled on the acting challenge of Episode 3 and was eliminated by Synthia in the lip-sync.

Oceane Aqua-Black

Final Ranking: Lots of personality, and somehow managed to bounce back from the knee injury of Episode 1, but never quite found her feet in this competition. Eliminated by Icesis in Episode 2.

Beth

Final Ranking: Beth is our Pork Chop of this season – eliminated in Episode 1 by Gia.

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