The Last Ball on Earth

Last updated
"The Last Ball on Earth"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 10
Episode 4
Episode chronology
← Previous
"Tap That App"		Next →
"The Bossy Rossy Show"
List of episodes

"The Last Ball on Earth" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] It originally aired on April 12, 2018. Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges.

Contents

Aquaria wins the mini-challenge as well as the main challenge, which has contestants create three looks a climate change-themed ball. Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Monét X Change.

Episode

Logan Browning WonderCon 2015.png
Tisha Campbell Nov 2018.png
Logan Browning (left) and Tisha Campbell (right) are guest judges on the episode.

For this episode's mini-challenge, the contestants photobomb celebrity pictures. Aquaria is declared the winner.

For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with creating three looks for The Last Ball on Earth: Alaskan Winter Realness, Miami Summer Realness and Martian Eleganza Extravaganza. [4] Climate change is the ball's theme. [5]

Dusty Ray Bottoms (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition. RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52072217457) (cropped).jpg
Dusty Ray Bottoms (pictured at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022) is eliminated from the competition.

RuPaul wears a Leigh Bowery-inspired outfit. [6] Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges. Aquaria wins the main challenge. Dusty Ray Bottoms and Monét X Change place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Pound the Alarm" by Nicki Minaj. [7] During the lip-sync, Monét X Change does a death drop "fake out". [8] [9] Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gives the episode a rating of 'B+'. [10] Screen Rant said RuPaul's outfit was the episode's most memorable. [11] The "Pound the Alarm" performance ranked number 31 in The Spinoff 's list of the show's 162 lip-syncs to date. [12] In 2022, Bernardo Sim of Out magazine ranked the performance tenth in a list of Drag Race's best lip-syncs with stunts. [9]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naomi Smalls</span> American drag queen

Naomi Smalls is the stage name of Davis M. Heppenstall, an American drag queen and reality television personality, best known as one of the runners-up on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as well as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 4.

"Tap That App" is the third episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

"Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" is the sixth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani are guest judges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Unauthorized Rusical</span> 8th episode of the 10th season of RuPauls Drag Race

"The Unauthorized Rusical" is the eighth episode of the tenth season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired on VH1 on May 10, 2018. The episode has contestants attempt to get RuPaul to fake slap them for the mini challenge, and sing live a musical about Cher for the main challenge. Billy Eichner and Andrew Rannells serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Carson Kressley.

"Evil Twins" is the eleventh episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Ashanti and Lena Dunham are guest judges. Cheyenne Jackson also makes a guest appearance for the episode's mini-challenge.

"The Bossy Rossy Show" is the fifth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Carrie Preston and Shania Twain are guest judges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Social Media Kings Into Queens</span> 10th episode of the 10th season of RuPauls Drag Race

"Social Media Kings Into Queens" is the tenth episode of the tenth season of the American reality competition television series RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired on VH1 on May 24, 2018. The episode has contestants dress as butch men and promote a perfume called Trade for the mini challenge, and give a makeover to a social media personality for the main challenge. Miles Heizer and Lizzo serve as guest judges, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews.

"She Done Already Done Brought It On" is the second episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Lisa Kudrow makes a guest appearance. Jaymes Mansfield is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Kimora Blac to "Love Shack" by The B-52s.

"Draggily Ever After" is the third episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Todrick Hall and Cheyenne Jackson are guest judges.

"Gayest Ball Ever" is the eleventh episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on June 2, 2017. Andie MacDowell and Joan Smalls are guest judges.

"RuPaul Book Ball" is the eighth episode of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Amy and David Sedaris are guest judges.

"Hello, Kitty Girls!" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on May 11, 2015. Santino Rice and Rebecca Romijn are guest judges.

"RuPaullywood or Bust" is the first episode of the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on January 28, 2013. Camille Grammer and Mike Ruiz are guest judges.

"The Ball Ball" is the fourth episode of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on March 20, 2020. Leslie Jones is a guest judge. Gigi Goode wins the mini-challenge and the main challenge, and Rock M. Sakura is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Brita to "S&M" (2011) by Rihanna.

"Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" is the thirteenth episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on April 2, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kerri Colby</span> American drag performer

Kerri Colby is the stage name of Elyse Alessandra Anderson, an American drag performer best known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed ninth overall. Kerri Colby is based in Los Angeles, California.

"Teacher Makeovers" is the thirteenth episode of the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on March 24, 2023. Hayley Kiyoko was a guest judge.

"Breastworld" is the ninth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are guest judges.

"See You Next Wednesday" is the ninth episode of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on March 1, 2024. Kaia Gerber is a guest judge.

"RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" is the second episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on March 3, 2014. Khloé Kardashian is a guest judge.

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Eric (2018-04-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 4, "The Last Ball on Earth"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Pale Blue Ball". Vulture. 2018-04-12. Archived from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ↑ Guzzo, Bianca (2018-04-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 4 Recap: The Last Ball On Earth". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Will Blair St. Clair Win 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? She's A Serious Contender". Bustle. 2018-04-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. ↑ Moylan, Brian (2018-04-13). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Guys, Monét Was Right About British Accents". Vice. Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. ↑ Orosz, Ben (2021-06-25). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Best 10 One-Sided Lip Syncs". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  8. ↑ Guerra, Joey. "Dusty Ray Bottoms talks to her mom 'once a week,' dedicates post-'Drag Race' single to NYC 'haters'". Houston Chronicle . Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  9. 1 2 "Ranking the Best Lip Syncs With Stunts in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race reveals the dangers of being generous in a competition". The A.V. Club. 2018-04-13. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  11. ↑ Grčar, Anja (2020-09-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Ball Challenge, Ranked". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  12. ↑ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.