10s Across the Board

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"10s Across the Board" is the first episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] Christina Aguilera is a guest judge.

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Episode

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Christina Aguilera is a guest judge.

For the episode's mini-challenge, contestants walk a runway surrounded by former contestants from the series. Jinkx Monsoon is among the returning contestants. [4]

The main challenge tasks contestants with creating looks with limited resources. In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews are judges. Christina Aguilera is a guest judge. Mayhem Miller is the winner of the main challenge. Kalorie Karbdashian Williams and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to Aguilera's song "Ain't No Other Man" (2006). Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is eliminated from the competition. [5] [6]

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'. She described it as a "thrilling, hilarious premiere introducing an exciting lineup of new queens while honoring the show's past for this milestone season". [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season Premiere Recap: Dime-store Girls". Vulture. 2018-03-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ↑ Benwell, Max (2018-03-23). "'Is it usually this intense?' A Drag Race newbie's piping hot take on episode 1". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ↑ Guzzo, Bianca (2018-03-23). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 1 Recap: 10s Across The Board". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. 1 2 "RuPaul's Drag Race delivers 10s across the board with an exhilarating premiere". The A.V. Club. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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