Spoilers ahead!
Last week, the finale of Drag Race All Stars 4 aired, and if time could be refunded, I would ask for a full refund.
Last summer, I became absolutely obsessed with RuPaul’s Drag Race and started bingeing every season. When All Stars 4 came around, I was ecstatic since I had never watched a season in real time before. Since I don’t have VH1, every Saturday morning, I would go on YouTube to find the full episode, send the link to my equally Drag Race obsessed mom, and watch while eating breakfast. From the beginning, I was rooting for either Manila or Trinity, and I looked forward to watching every week.
Imagine my – and every viewer’s – surprise when Manila was eliminated. Even then, I was not keen on continuing to watch, but I wanted to see how the competition turned out. Imagine my even greater surprise when they announced a tie win between Trinity and Monet X Change.
It felt like in elementary school, when they don’t want anyone to lose, so everyone’s a winner. The entire crowning was strange with the split screen and voice over, and quite honestly, the whole thing was a mess.
Fans had some thoughts.
Manila Luzon, the queen herself, tweeted:
“Looks like All Stars is doing TEAMS again!!”
@manilaluzonforever commented on Trinity’s post on Instagram:
“I’m disgusted that you’re a victim of some desperate attempt to diversify the hall of fame. The crown is yours.”
@mtxchange on Twitter tweeted:
“facts: as4 had the potential to be considered one of the best all stars seasons but Rupaul f*cked it up with all the “gags and twists” nobody asked for.”
While I don’t necessarily believe Monet X Change won alongside Trinity solely for the purpose of having a person of colour, since she did the best in the final challenge, I was definitely left disappointed by a double win.
In the words of the great Bianca del Rio,
Images obtained from:
https://nwlc.org/blog/not-today-satan-other-thoughts-on-the-rescission-o…
https://tenor.com/view/rupauls-drag-race-no-nope-no-way-gif-11789119
https://www.etonline.com/heres-who-won-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-4-119512