Condragulations (RuPaul's Drag Race)

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"Condragulations"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 13
Episode 2
Original air dateJanuary 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)
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"Condragulations" is the second episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] It originally aired on January 8, 2021. Choreographer Jamal Sims is a guest judge. [3]

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The episode, along with the season's seventh episode "Bossy Rossy RuBoot", earned production designer James McGowan and art director Gianna Costa a nomination in the Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [4]

Episode

Symone is the winner of the episode's main challenge. RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52073263726).jpg
Symone is the winner of the episode's main challenge.

The start of the episode reveals that Elliott with 2 Ts was voted out. The winning contestants from previous episode enter the Werk Room and are joined by Elliott with 2 Ts. For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants are tasked with showing two looks on the runway: Day Time Drama Mama and Night Time is the Right Time. For the main challenge, the contestants write, record, and perform verses to RuPaul's song "Condragulations". [5]

On the runway, the category is "Lamé You Stay". Joining RuPaul and Michelle Visage on the judging panel are Ross Mathews and guest judge Jamal Sims. Elliott with 2 Ts, LaLa Ri, Olivia Lux, Symone, and Tina Burner receive positive critiques. Gottmik and Kandy Muse receive negative critiques. Olivia Lux and Symone are the top two contestants of the week and will face off in a lip-sync to "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa for the win. Symone is declared the winner.

Production

The original version of the song "Condragulations" appears on the studio album You're a Winner, Baby (2020).

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 "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" (2021). Additionally, he was solely guest choreographer on the seventh season's "Glamazonian Airways" (2015), the twelfth season's "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (2020), and the thirteenth season's "Gettin' Lucky" (2021). 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 'B'. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ McCallion, Paul (2021-01-08). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Spy Who Dragged Me". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13, Episode 2 recap: Ru-versal of fortune | Xtra Magazine". 2021-01-08. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Hilary (2021-01-13). "Every scalding hot drop of tea about Drag Race season 13". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Queen's Gambit' Wins a Leading 9 Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-09-13. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ↑ Gregory, Drew Burnett (2021-01-09). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1302 Recap: Gottmik Publicly Comes Out as Trans — And Hot". Autostraddle . Archived from the original on 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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