The Drag Race fever-dream continues, Season 2 of Drag Race Italia is now on our screens.

Are you up to speed? Let’s get into it.

The Mini-challenge

It was a quick-drag make-up challenge with circus skills. No easy feat. Aura was declared the winner.

The Main Challenge

This week’s main challenge was a comedy roast – the first time that they’ve done this in Drag Race Italy.

I’m not sure if this is a style of comedy that they do a lot of in Italy, but everyone came in prepared and no one bombed.

• Aura Eternal: Aura surprised with just how strong she was at this. She was confident and engaging on stage, and she had good material. Not easy to go first but she didn’t blink and nailed it.
• La Petite Noire: Petite did a solid job but didn’t quite have the jokes. It felt like one of the weaker performances.
• Skandalove: Skandalove had a good set-up, using a fairy-tale analogy but it took a little long to get to the laughs.
• La Diamond: Diamond made a great choice to turn the roast into a wake for the judges, and she was delivering the eulogy. She was working from her notes, but she was able to make that feel natural, because she was at a funeral. It was a clear concept and it was funny.
• Nehellenia: Closing the show, there were high expectations from Nehellenia as the undoubted comedy queen. She did a good job but the judges wanted more.

The Runway

The category this week was A Step In Time.

• Aura Eternal: Aura gave us Joan of Arc. This was a solid look, but not really bringing anything new to an iconic character.
• Nehellenia: Nehellenia gave us the goddess Nike. This was possibly the most beautiful that Nehellenia has looked on the runway – a structured gold gown with a flowing red cape – it all worked.
• La Petite Noire: Petite gave us cave-man couture, with her outfit constructed from a disemboweled zebra. It was a clear concept and it worked.
• Skandalove: I didn’t really understand Skandalove’s concept – I think it was a Planet of the Apes reference. She looked beautiful – the gold Schiaparelli bodice was gorgeous – but the overall look didn’t really have impact on the runway.
• La Diamond: Diamond smashed it again, telling the story of a Sicilian girl who killed her Moorish lover. She looked stunning, the narrative was clear. A home run.

The judging

Diamond was the winner of the week – unsurprising and well deserved. She goes into the final as the clear front-runner in this competition.

Aura and Nehellenia were also safe, leaving Petite and Skandalove in the Bottom 2 – no surprises there.

The Lip-sync

The track was Far l’Amore by Bob Sinclar and Raffaella Carra.

This is a fun track but it’s more of a club track so a bit frenetic for a lip-sync battle.

Both queens delivered a strong performance but Petite seemed better able to pull different moves to continue to perform through the song, whereas Skandalove got a bit stuck with nowhere else to go.

It was a close call, and – given their track record in this competition – it really could have gone either way.

Ultimately, it was Petite who was safe while Skandalove was eliminated.

Episode 7, done!

The Cast

Aura Eternal

Current Ranking: It’s been ups and downs so far for Aura. She may not have the experience required to see her through to the end of this competition. She’s made it to Top 4!

La Diamond

Current Ranking: A strong start from Diamond, winning Episode 1, a strong performance in Episode 2, winning Episode 3, and winning Episode 4. She’s giving front-runner energy. She’s made it to Top 4!

La Petite Noire

Current Ranking: There’s a lot to like about Petite – her runways seem to be her strength. She’s a dancer. She’s made it to Top 4!

Nehellenia

Current Ranking: Nehellenia seems to be the narrator of the season – she’s giving good talking heads and is entertaining whatever she’s doing. She’s made it to Top 4!

Skandalove

Final Ranking: Skandalove is returning to drag after a long break. She’s had an excellent season – demonstrating to the world that she’s very good at drag. She was eliminated in Episode 7, beaten in the lip-sync by Petite.

Gioffré

Final Ranking: I really like Gioffré – she seems to have grown up in New Your City and then moved back to Italy. Her drag seems a bit alternative but that didn’t seem to hold her back in this competition. It was a solid season for Gioffré but she was eliminated in Episode 6, beaten in the lip-sync by Skandalove.

Panthera Virus

Final Ranking: Panthera has a really strong aesthetic and doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously. On stage, she’s a compelling performer, but the acting challenges were her downfall. Eliminated in Episode 4, beaten in the li[sync by Gioffré .

Obama

Final Ranking: It’s been a roller-coaster so far for Obama and she seemed to be getting frustrated with the critiques from the judges. Eliminated in Week 3, beaten in the lip-sync by Panthera.

Tanissa Yoncè

Final Ranking: Tanissa never quite found her feet in this competition – eliminated in Episode 2, beaten in the lip-sync by Obama.

Narciso

Final Ranking: Narciso is the Pork Chop of the season. After not excelling in the Design Challenge of Episode 1, she was beaten in the lip-sync by Panthera.

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