Gettin' Lucky (RuPaul's Drag Race)

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"Gettin' Lucky"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
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"Gettin' Lucky" is the fourteenth episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] It originally aired on April 9, 2021. Jamal Sims is a guest choreographer. The episode earned Nick Murray a win in the Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program categoy at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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Episode

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The four finalists competing in the last challenge of the thirteenth season.

For the season's final challenge, the contestants write, record, and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Lucky". [2] Jamal Sims returns as a guest choreographer. [3]

On the runway, the category is "Drag Excellence". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges. The contestants lip-sync to "I Learned from the Best (HQ2 Radio Mix)" by Whitney Houston. Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone are announced as the finalists.

Production

The episode was directed by Nick Murray. It originally aired on April 9, 2021.

Sims has appeared on the show several times. He was a guest judge and choreographer on the eighth season's "Bitch Perfect" (2016), the twelfth season's "Viva Drag Vegas" (2020), and the thirteenth season's "Condragulations" and "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" (2021). Additionally, he was solely guest choreographer on the seventh season's "Glamazonian Airways" (2015) and the twelfth season's "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (2020). On the sixth season (2021) of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Sims was a guest judge and choreographer on "Halftime Headliners" and solely a guest choreographer on the finale "This Is Our Country".

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. [4] The episode earned Murray a win in the Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ McCallion, Paul (2021-04-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Battle of the Front-runners". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Rosé gags the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Werk Room with rap reveal in first act preview". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ Gregory, Drew Burnett (2021-04-10). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1314 Recap: Drag Excellence". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ↑ "A catchy track sends RuPaul's Drag Race into its finale in style". The A.V. Club. 2021-04-10. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. ↑ "See the full list of Emmy winners". NBC News. 2021-09-20. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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