![]() ![]() One thing that I appreciate about this format, even if I do miss the typical Snatch Game mode, is that the lack of a physical panel in front of the queens allows more opportunity for physical comedy, which is occasionally used to great effect (think Naomi Smalls fainting as Wendy Williams or the winning queen this week). Ru then announces that it’s time for the “Snatch Game of Love,” which has become the de rigueur format for Snatch Game on All Stars seasons ( All Stars 7 excepted, as all the winners had to do two normal Snatch Games, which was thrilling). ![]() Unsurprisingly, given her track record, everybody except Darienne voted for Darienne. It’s worth noting how much she and Jimbo (along with Kandy and Lala) have even dominated the banter portions of the episodes. The episode begins auspiciously enough, with the queens ragging on Heidi about her donkey look last week (which I thought was charming, sorry), and her offering to let them pin the tail on her. We need some life in this season, and Jimbo can’t be doing all the work on her own. Overall, this episode left a dour feeling in me long after it finished. The fact that she’s gone leaves the season with a hole in it that I am not sure the other girls have the ability to fill. They were, despite Heidi’s lack of a win thus far, the strongest competitors. When Jimbo says she saw Heidi in the finale with her, I agreed. This doesn’t have that operatic quality to it. Compare this to Dela’s self-elimination from All-Stars 3, which was high drama: a queen who knew exactly how to play the game using the tools of reality TV to go against the competitive format. ![]() There’s no way of knowing exactly what issues led to her quitting (the recent death of a family member, her lack of connection with the judges this season, and the drama around her all seem like contributing factors), but seeing a joyous light of a queen like Heidi go out this way isn’t fun. the World situation: a group of queens who aren’t ready to take the crown battling it out for what is essentially second place.Īdditionally, the drama surrounding Heidi has not felt juicy all season, so when it reaches its peak with her self-elimination this week, it just feels sad. If she ends up getting eliminated at some point due to her dominance, we’ll be left with a UK vs. Now, especially with Heidi exiting the competition, Jimbo is facing a group of competitors who simply aren’t at her level of creativity or persona cultivation. It’s not the first time we’ve seen that kind of track record on an All-Stars season, but, in All-Stars 3, when Dela won five out of the first six challenges, the fact that there were two winners each week gave the season a bit more momentum. Three out of five episodes now have featured Jimbo wins, followed by a mediocre lip sync that makes her dominance feel anti-climactic. At this point in All-Stars 8, it’s starting to feel like we’re in a loop. ![]()
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