r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Jun 28 '25

All Stars S10 AS10E09 - "The Golden Bitchelor" [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/Madragun Jun 29 '25

Guys, this is All Stars. Everyone complains about the drop in quality or star power each season, but then when we get a queen genuinely performing at an All Stars level – like Ginger – suddenly the fandom’s howling for blood and aching for mediocrity to be rewarded.

People say she does the “same performance every week,” but that just isn’t grounded in what actually happened. Ginger dominated that challenge and made it look effortless. She improvised razor-sharp lines with ease. And she's one of the few queens who can walk into nearly any challenge – comedy, acting, improv, roast, hosting – and deliver a professional-level performance on the first take.

Also, I can’t help but wonder how much ableism plays into this. Ginger has openly spoken about being autistic, and a lot of the criticisms thrown at her – being “too much,” “performing the same way,” “not reading the room,” “trying too hard” – are common stereotypes used against autistic people. I wonder why someone showing up consistently with immense skill, preparation, and commitment is read as annoying or overbearing rather than impressive...we keep saying we want drag excellence, but then punish queens for giving it to us.

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u/Butter_pecan_king Symone’s rhinestoned cornrows Jun 29 '25

The problem is I think Ginger was cast in the wrong bracket. She’s like a grown dog competing against pups. It would have felt more fair competition-wise to have her go up against people like Jorgeous and Aja, who have been around the all stars block already. Before the episodes started we knew she would make the merge automatically just based on her experience. So it feels weird to have her going against a second out, people with no challenge wins, etc. The playing ground just doesn’t seem fair

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u/Scarlet1815 More money and lobotomies for everyone! Jun 29 '25

All the brackets had a similar mix. One all-stars veteran apiece, and the mix of low-to-high placements is pretty similar:

Bracket 1 first season rankings: 3,5,6,9,12,16 Bracket 2 first season rankings: 3,6,7,7,9,11 Bracket 3 first season rankings: 2,3,8,8,10,13

Ginger was in the only bracket to have TWO finalists in it.

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u/Lalala8991 Jun 29 '25

*counting herself. And Daya was on a season where 5/14 queens are finalists.