There was fun to be had, no doubt — these are undoubtedly some of the wittiest and nastiest queens to ever grace the Drag Race stage — but as we look upon our top four at the beginning of this grand finale, it’s hard not to think about how often this season felt like a missed opportunity.
In many ways, this grand finale feels a little like a vision of what this season could have been.
In Scarlet’s sit-down, she opens up about the support she’s received from her mother and partner; in Karen’s, we hear about how her mother, who did actually work in finance, inspired her character; and in Kita’s, we learn about how her parents’ divorce, during which she was forced to live with her father and separated from her sisters, caused her lasting harm.
When it comes time for the queens to be coached through their dance moves, we get this episode’s requisite messiness.
As the queens get ready for the runway, Scarlet and Art reveal that they both experienced similarly tumultuous relationships with their fathers, with both connecting with them late in life only to cut off contact upon finding out they were gay.
Still, we get some fun additional verses for “I’m A Winner Baby” that go beyond the usual “I’m gonna snatch that crown sis!”-style verse that seems to be endemic on U.S.
Still, there can be only one winner, and, in something a shock — although not at all an unwelcome shock — the wonderful Kita Mean is named Down Under’s first drag superstar!! Over the past few weeks, no queen has shown versatility and star power like Kita, and, of course, no other queen shares a name with Australia’s favourite dissociative drug.
Although it hasn’t been all highs, it’s been an honour to take you through this season, and it’s been lovely for it to end on this high.