Roxxy rather soon: "kick me out, okay? I mean, I'm objectively not a competition here and I got what I wanted" Script: "Bish, you stay! We your boss now"
Right? Especially with huge stakes on the line, I know I would rather spend my time focusing on myself and my performance rather than joining the clique
She is also a recovering addict. There is a lot of dog whistling used to judge disabled queens. The term "low energy" is applied to other recovering addicts on the show: namely, Baga Chipz and Jujubee.
Or even a new job, when you start your the newbie and you always feel on the outside until you start to integrate as you have your job longer befriend people etc. That first initial alienated feeling you never not have it with any new environment fully agree
Why are you GAGGING? She was mistaken. She made an error. She made an embarrassing goof...BFD. Maybe you have a poor gag reflex or perhaps you are that 1 human being who has yet to err.
@@itf2586 She made a fool of herself pretending to be a super fan and literally knew nothing about the show. She's a clown. It's not a mistake, its a lie.
honestly the only issue i have with this season is how far roxxy progressed because everyone kept saving her😭 what you said about rupaul having to eliminate her was so accurate and thank god he did or katya would’ve been packing her bags.
Because Detox and Alaska kept saving her*. At that point, I wouldn't have been surprised if Detox and roxxxy weren't blowing each other in the backlot or something for how much Detox wanted her to stick around. Fuck sake.
LOL, Raven is such a poseur! She's desperately trying to be "I'm cool and relevant guys, really? I'm a super fan!". She totally gives off those vibes of those rude bitches who go to drag shows for her bachelorette party and thinks that means the show is all about her and tries to "read" the performers to challenge them to a "walk off" cause she's special!
The pat on the shoulder that Tatianna gave Roxxxy when she was eliminated again by Alaska was golden. Because Alaska admitted Tati was the better competitor, but she saved Roxxxy because she gave her an ugly shirt and basically was no threat. I will never forget how dirty Tati was done (and it really turned me against Alaska--who previously I was relatively indifferent to), but I'm glad for how well she handled it.
They're not allowed to do copyrighted characters, she should've known that. The way they usually get around it is by choosing the actor who played the characte, but I doubt picking Andy Serkis only to do Gollum would have landed either since it's such a specific performance
@@RNCHFNDshe didn’t try to change it because she had no idea if she could/felt weird being like “wait stop filming I have to go grab a different lipstick” production didn’t intentionally stop her. And tbh why would they? A queen changing their mind last minute would have been great drama for them.
I'm so amused Jasmine Masters reacting to all the T, also not Phi Phi wanting to play gollum that would've been so funny. Thank u for all the research you do in those videos green, we appreciate it 💚
I feel like Jeremi had really evolved his drag between s4 and as2 and if production had just let him be we could’ve seen this hilariously weird cosplay fusion of drag but I feel like they really tried (and succeeded) in pushing him back into his old s4 role
@@superbaralai huh? What is “honestly we don’t need to” ??? You don’t like good seasons? No we need to have seasons like this that are entertaining and competitive
Hmmm for me AS7 is on par. Yeah the drama, gags, and twists are mostly missing, but I appreciated the change of viewpoint to where the season was more of a celebration versus a cutthroat competition. Not only that but every single week they all for the most part knocked every single challenge and runway out of the park, so it was just such quality showcases of talent from everyone. That said, I don’t think they should ever use this format outside of an “all winners” type scenario.
Agreed, Raven is so fake, and from Adore has said, is a nasty person in general. Raven totally gives the "rude bachelorette party girl at a drag show" vibe.
I unfortunately feel as if that’s why she’s so close with Rupaul.. sadly, in the last year, they both have let me down in ways in regards to their genmuinidy.
This was honestly my favorite season of drag race. The cast was so good, there was drama, and we got read you wrote you out of it. I don’t think they’ll ever be a season like this🖤
I also just like the drama and growth and stuff you see from rpdr season 6. Brought us oh no she betta don’t, Bianca, adore, ben de la, Laganja, and imma get hate but I liked trinity k Bonet I routed for her to step that 🐈 up and there was growth… and season 9 with Sasha and that crew was ❤️🔥. Ok I ranted but thanks for coming to my Ted talk 😂
im grateful i wasnt tapped into drag race drama back then. I experienced AS2 as it aired without any spoilers. Still one of thee best all star seasons ever!!!
I'm imagining that in the Season 6 trailers, they actually showed all of Bianca's looks, but they all looked the same, so fans were like, "That's only 3 looks! She must be an early out!"
@@tadatada1234 yeah, I think she's said on racechaser that she doesn't have tattoos but loves fake ones since she can decorate her body and change them out.
your videos are amazing for people like me who only got into the fandom VERY recently and didn't live through any of this drama in real time, what a rollercoaster lmao
I think one thing people still forget is that since it competitors eliminating competition it doesn’t make sense for them to eliminate the weakest performer. As annoying as it is so see Roxxy make it as far as she did it makes sense because both Alaska and Detox untimely knew they could and would beat her, but with Alyssa they didn’t have that guarantee. Doing what they did their friendship stays intact and they have a better chance of winning. Don’t get me wrong I also hate how she stayed as long as she did, but from their stand point it was the smartest choice.
I agree but then be honest about it: I hated it when Alaska eliminated Alyssa and then started fake-crying. Anyway the big problem for me was to reunite Rolaskatox again but I think it was done on purpose to help Alaska win. I have always thought that they couldn't let Alaska win on her season (and I am not implying that Jinx didn't deserve the win) because of how her clique behaved so they remedied on All Stars.
@@EmyN Don't they really? I mean maybe Roxy, to an extent, but Alaska has been incredibly successful regardless people didn't want her to win and all. I think people tend to forget these sort of things in the long run and just value the fact that they are incredible performers which they are.
@@HeyThreshold I should have phrased "didn't like them for it" then, I guess they do get over in the long run, which is good, but the backlash is real, how many queens are bullied for going against a fan favorite? Alaska did a good job making a comeback, per said in the video, but what if she didn't? So, I don't really have a point lol, thread carefully maybe? Take into account the fans reaction? Because they aren't always rational
The thing that bums me out about the 'Alaska the Snake' and the 'Katya was Robbed' Dramas is that it buries how freakin incredible Alaska was in AS2. I adore Katya (I was a bigger fan of Katya than Alaska going into AS2) and I certainly think Roxie deserved to go well before Tatiana but Alaska's performances in AS2 are off the chain. Her Mae West and Bette Davis are still some of the best moments in any Drag Race season ever. She could have just done these two performances and taken a nap for the rest of the season and still have been in contention for the win.
I'm not upset that Alaska won, I'm upset that Roxxxy made it to the finale. I am a Katya fan and I feel like her biggest threat was her own insecurities and anxiety, and to get to the finale with all that working against her was definitely a feat. She's a winner for that in my heart. Personally I'm not the biggest fan of Alaska and her tantrum was a big turnoff, but she absolutely slayed and I don't think that's a question in anyone's minds.
I think it’s less about how well Alaska did and more how well would she have done in comparison to stronger queens. if roxxy is consistently ending up in the bottom, that’s telling. Alyssa n Tatianna are much stronger queens so I think her intentions are questioned more than anything. it’s much easier to stay in the top if you keep the easy bottoms around. don’t get me wrong, I love Alaska n I’m not into the drama of it all, it’s actually the first video I see of as2 behind the scenes drama. i’m jus tryin to see it from multiple perspectives.
@@jjody but Alaska won 3 of her challenges while both Tatianna and Alyssa were competing... The only one she won while one of them was out of the competition was the Shequel, and I highly, highly doubt Tatianna would have done better than her since she was phenomenal. Her worst weeks (Herstory of the world, the makeover) both happened when Tatianna had already been eliminated. Your comment is not grounded in reality.
@@connaeris8230 yet. the reality is they are much stronger queens than Roxxy n consistently chosen to go home by Alaska herself. ur pride is rooted in reality for sure. congrats queen✨
@@jjody nobody knew Tatianna was much stronger than Roxxy in episode 2, and even the first time Alyssa was eliminated she hadn't been performing much better than Roxxy. The only objectively wrong decision Alaska made was sending Tatianna home a second time. Also, congrats to you for still being mad over things that happened 6 years ago.
i have more and more friends getting into drag race, and having to explain the lore behind every season and every queen controversy is so difficult to do from memory 😫 thankful for this channel so i can just send my friends videos and say "watch." or at least watch a video to get a refresher before talking about the season lmao
It cant be that good since its all just fabricated to give alaska a crown. I dont like all stars in general tho because of the whole winning queens decide who goes home. Its not really a competition based on talent or how good you did. (Not that the judges are always that fair anyway... i mean alaska won in a 2 looks in 1 runway where her 1st look was literal trash bags)
Dirty game perhaps, but at the same time I can empathize with Alaska's extremely competitive nature. Production really set up the season to be extremely competitive, between the casting, and the new twist of being able to eliminate competitors if you win. It makes complete sense for Alaska to want to keep her friends and knock out strong competition -- though at the same time she must have been pretty confident she could beat those friends. I had been rooting for Katya at the time, personally, and I wasn't really digging Alaska's game at the time, but I understand it now.
i feel like it’s also important to remember the kind of pressure alaska was under from both herself and the fanbase.. people were hyping the idea of a 2nd all stars for years and a lot of people were saying that alaska was going to win so obviously if you’re hearing that you’re going to be under a lot of pressure
the hate she got for AS2 was so ridiculous and it’s interesting how quickly people flipped on her like she was a huge fan favourite to hated back to being liked generally by the fandom in like the span of a few months… honestly if i was alaska i would definitely feel some kinda way about that like people were sending her death threats, sending hate to her directly in emails and DMs, people said cruel things about her appearance and her mom, apparently her brother also got sent hate about her but then she releases The T and everyone’s like we like you again!!
@@ae9581 I love katya but she flopped in AS2 game wise. Was she hilarious ? Yeah. But her in the challenges was not nearly close to winner status. Funny enough if Alaska didn't win I feel like the other most deserving person would be Detox.
I dislike her to this day. Behaving like a brat will make people dislike you. Of course death threats and direct hate is too much, but what she did was a huge turn off.
Alaska will always be my number one. I got the Ultra Vip by myself for the Red 4 Filth tour in Philadelphia and spent a good 30-45 minutes with her before the show, in the dressing room, soundcheck, etc. Justin was so kind and could tell I was nervous but didn't make me feel bad at all. Went out of his way to cheer me up after I had accidentally went to the wrong venue (I didn't know it was switched for more capacity.) Best experience at a drag show ever. It was so personal, intimate and her attitude was incredibly humble and warm. She signed anything I wanted, literally spoke to me like a new friend, and invited me to the dressing room since I was the only one who bought the Ultra VIP package at that particular show. There was another tier of VIP that had a massive turnout, but the tier I purchased was $250+, and was worth every penny. She knew how much those passes were and even mentioned "I know how much you paid for this, let's go to the dressing room." She even let me use HER BATHROOM. I will forever be her biggest fan from that experience. Aside from that, the show was incredible. I have videos from the show in my RUclips videos. Unfortunately, I had a pretty rotted experience at the Trixie And Katya Live show. First off, no phones/cameras. Uhhhh what?! The staff even came on the loud speaker during intermission to threaten the fans with being kicked out if they record the show). The show itself was flawless, but the rude staff, the joke that was the Strawberry Social VIP package (a small rolled up poster, tote bag and enamel pin and early entry to venue/ access to merch..that you have to pay for... Absolutely no other perks)... also the staff lied about handicapped accessibility when I bought the tickets. When we showed up, we were told The seats were up TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS. How is that handicap accessible? My mother was so upset. Eventually we got her up the stairs after I had no choice but to become a Karen. Truly embarassing. The seats I got for purchasing handicapped accessibility seating were terrible seats as 30% of the stage was blocked, and we couldn't see the screens at all (major plot details/ parts of the show were on the screen). It's not exactly T&K's fault but they hire the ppl to take care of this. They can't let their success ruin their reputation. It's a bad look. I still love the girls, but that was a really taxing, expensive experience.
Lord, I got heavily invested in the whole RPDR thing in summer 2016 just weeks before that season and binged seasons 5, 6 and 7, and that was a blessing! My friends and I rooted for Katya so bad, and were consuming all of the reddit tea for hours, I was obsessed and ugly cried at the finale, during Katya's speech especially The next time I was so obsessed was when Valentina appeared, but AS2 are so iconic it hurts, also that was the moment when rpdr went somehow well known at our community in general
Her turning the whole snake hate into a brand made me respect her so much. That was really smart. And beside her tantrum and the questioning elimination choices, she nailed the season. She is one of my all time favorite Ru girls.
this was my era of drag race, i stopped watching after szn 9 but i've recently been watching vids like this for nostalgia and it was a good time!! i got to meet alaska in my town after all stars 2 and she performed with the snake outfit 🐍
Because it was an acting challenge. Her Whatever Happened to Baby JJ was brilliant. Runways don't really count for anything. Also, bringing back Lil Poundcake was so good and RuPaul was obsessed with lil poundcake.
I thought katya was gonna be in the top Litterally all of them did good and not like amazing so it all came down to the runway and hers wasn’t even two looks
Maybe because it was a runway category and not a challenge and the challenge was the one where she gave the best acting challenge performance of all time, but you aren't ready for that conversation.
Alaska said in an interview that she was able to get an emergency passport, so she still made it to the UK for her tour. I think she said she arrived day-of instead of a couple of days beforehand that she planned.
I will never forget when Latrice Royale performed at my school while All Stars 2 was airing (partially coz I got to interact with her but I digress lol). It was after the episode where Alaska had her freak out and offered Detox money.. Can’t remember verbatim, but something like, “That is not behavior becoming of America’s next Drag Superstar.”
Raven really gives off that "bachelorette party girl thinks the drag show is all about her" vibes, thinking she's 'cool with the gays' and can get on stage and read the performers and challenge them to a walk off. She really just seems like she's piggybacking off the show's fame to assert she still had some sort of relevance. I already didn't really care for her after hearing from Adore how rude she was on the panel, seeing her as a poseur in interviews with the cast really cements it, glad Alaska and Ginger put her in her place with class.
Conspiracy Theory: Coco on All Stars 2 was given the Tamisha Iman treatment in that both had medical conditions they kept secret during filming only to reveal it later post-elimination. I don't think Tamisha or Coco kept their conditions secret from the producers, and I think production decided to push for their eliminations early on in order to eliminate potential medical catastrophes and therefore big-dollar workman's comp cases. Eureka's injury on Season 9 strengthens this theory in my opinion, especially considering All Stars 2 was the last season on Logo if I recall correctly. The moment Coco and Alyssa demonstrated on Take 1 their rivalry was basically over, Coco's writing was on the wall. EDIT: Also 16:22 #everythinglesing 🙏
Love her or hate her, you have to respect Alaska tenacity and entrepreneurship. Possibly the most iconic winner due to how she always used her press in her favor.
This is probably my favorite season to rewatch! I came in late to the game on that season honestly and didn’t hear all the spoilers so, it was all a surprise to me!
honestly love Alaska so much & she was so real for capitalizing on her snake brand 😂 she always was & always will be one my favorite Ru Girls. say what you want, but AS2 would’ve been boring & not iconic without her.
Production tried to doom Katya, but since it didn't work they got heavy-handed with Thorgy instead. Whoever chose Di and Stevie clearly had no business on that set lol.
There’s a bit where Alaska is saying she will eliminate queens based on judges decisions - which ends up being the opposite of what she does! I believe Alaska was scared of Tatiana.
I JUST WANT TO TELL U THAT AS A SUPER FAN AND I'M FROM MANILA PHILIPPINES, THIS VIDEO IS SO INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING AND I WANNA THANK U FOR DOING UR RESEARCH. I APPRECIATED IT DAHLING :-)
as much as people hated her during this whole run, i just couldn't hate her at all lmao she's even more likable to me when she capitalized off of the snake thing
First of all this is a great in-depth video about all stars 2 I love how detailed you went. I was just wondering since you didn’t mention it in this video, if you or anyone else remembers during this time when Phi Phi said publicly that jeremy scott wasn’t the one to say alyssa’s future of drag look was fashion and that he said it to someone else like detox? And then WOW uploaded the full unedited critique on their website of jeremy scott’s critiques to alyssa confirming he did in fact say it in response to phi phi? It was wild cause i don’t think they’ve ever done that before or since.. it would be cool if you brought it up in a video not sure if you have or not
fantastic, i also remember when the first promo shot of the full cast got revealed somewhere they mixed up tatiannas and phi phi’s names i remember them not being happy about it.
So glad that I got to experience this season the way it was intended. It was an emotional rollercoaster and you could definitely feel it through the cameras. I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again. This was the peak of Drag Race, nothing has ever come quite close. I don't even watch RPDR anymore. It's lost the magic for me. Trust me I do not revel in that statement, such is the sorry state of affairs.
I'm sorry but that Raven Simone clip has me dying! 😂😂😂 I never saw that when it originally happened. Ginger just saying I'm glad your such a big fan has me 💀
Roxxy was a fierce competitor in both seasons, especially on season 5. On All Stars 2 the cast was om a high level, and Roxxxy could have safe a lot of times wete she in another season. That being said, I do agree that she got a lot of passes in the back-end of the season because of Rolaskatox.
About 14:45 as far as i remember, spamming the 🐍 emoji and calling someone who was lying/cheating/backstabbing a Snake were very much in vogue at the time of AS2 airing because it followed up on the heels of Kim K leaking some minutes of Taylor's phone call with Kanye over the song Famous. The deal back then was that Kanye apparently had asked her for permission to use her name in his song and she graciously agreed to it but later backtracked publically onstage to frame him as a bad person. I know this isn't completely true because she didn't know the full lyrics over the phone call, but whatever, it's all utterly irrelevant now. Kim leaked that phone tape on International Snake Day, July 16th, back in 2016 (i think a month before AS2 started airing) and people either noticed that or she called attention to the date but anyway since then the 🐍emoji stuck to Taylor all through, at least until Reputation released with all that snake imagery and her reclaiming of it. So i wouldn't put it as Taylor borrowing it, she literally was the reason that whole connotation of "backstabbing snakes" became popular at the time.
im glad this channel is here beacuse i never watched ru paul or anything cause i grew up in a conservative zone and didnt know other queers until my mid 20's and honestly feel like i was way too far behind to know who half these people are or what they really did during any of these seasons (no i don't want to watch all the seasons to catch up) I'd love it if someone could tell me which seasons are absolutely essential viewing cause i dont think I have it in me to watch ALL of them especially since theyre prob considered ancient history by now
Essential? I'd say all of them but if u really wanna break it down I'd say: Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 9 All Stars 2 All Stars 3 All.Stars 4 But honestly if u get invested I do advise you watch the first 3 Seasons. Once u appreciate those, you'll never get tired of the show.
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“RuPaul had to eliminate Roxxxy in the end because no one else had the heart to do it” 💀💀💀💀💀
dead 💀
Interesting
Roxxy rather soon: "kick me out, okay? I mean, I'm objectively not a competition here and I got what I wanted"
Script: "Bish, you stay! We your boss now"
In fairness, Katya tried, she really did.
@@superbaralai twice too 😭
"Katya seemed strangely distant" shit, i would be too if i was forced to spend time with an established clique & i was the outsider.
Right? Especially with huge stakes on the line, I know I would rather spend my time focusing on myself and my performance rather than joining the clique
not joining an existing discord server💀💀 pls touch grass love
She is also a recovering addict.
There is a lot of dog whistling used to judge disabled queens.
The term "low energy" is applied to other recovering addicts on the show: namely, Baga Chipz and Jujubee.
Or even a new job, when you start your the newbie and you always feel on the outside until you start to integrate as you have your job longer befriend people etc. That first initial alienated feeling you never not have it with any new environment fully agree
@@Blakiedoo my thoughts exactly wtff 😭
IM GAGGING AT THE CLIP OF RAVEN SYMONE THINKING AS2 WAS THE FIRST ALL WINNERS & GINGERS REPONSE 😭💀
I was about to comment the same! MY GOD GINGER!!! NJDSAJHSDA,NA 🤣🤣🤣💀🤣🤣🤣
Why are you GAGGING? She was mistaken. She made an error. She made an embarrassing goof...BFD. Maybe you have a poor gag reflex or perhaps you are that 1 human being who has yet to err.
@@itf2586 well it was mostly Ginger's comment was really funny to me. Cause I already know that raven s is trsh
@@itf2586 She made a fool of herself pretending to be a super fan and literally knew nothing about the show. She's a clown. It's not a mistake, its a lie.
@@rebeccasoto9592 Wow, eerily intuitive aren't ya. A rare gift indeed, I'd suggest to use it wisely but, ya know...
lol Raven Symone blinking at “none of us won” has the same energy as Derrick going “Nobody died?”
Chaotic
“No one was killed at stonewall.” “Nobody was… killed?” “Nobody was killed.”
Katya ended Alaska with ONE word: party
And yet she didn't even come out in third place
@@AlfredoV90 what do you mean? She was runner up with Detox so she came in 2nd/3rd
@@darkwriter_xx94 I’m always disappointed there’s never a final two
@@AlfredoV90 ????????
@@AlfredoV90 so true she was in second place 😊
Ginger saying "I'm glad you're such a big fan" to Raven. I am deaddddd.
Raven deserved it, what a poseur!
I wonder if the clap back at her was because of her behaviour on episode 1
Stop guys dont forget she’s from every continent in africa !
She got her gal!
Haha, she’s such a fkn entitled diva. You either live for it, or ya don’t 💀❤️
honestly the only issue i have with this season is how far roxxy progressed because everyone kept saving her😭 what you said about rupaul having to eliminate her was so accurate and thank god he did or katya would’ve been packing her bags.
Because Detox and Alaska kept saving her*. At that point, I wouldn't have been surprised if Detox and roxxxy weren't blowing each other in the backlot or something for how much Detox wanted her to stick around. Fuck sake.
I HATED it when they sent Tatiana home twice to save Roxxy, like girl bye, you already had your chance
Fr it was so frustrating I get the queens having to vote but there should be a limit on how many times you can be at the bottom and can’t be saved
“We dont know how to win - none of us won” - DEAD HAHAHAHA
You won in my heart, lol!!
LOL, Raven is such a poseur! She's desperately trying to be "I'm cool and relevant guys, really? I'm a super fan!". She totally gives off those vibes of those rude bitches who go to drag shows for her bachelorette party and thinks that means the show is all about her and tries to "read" the performers to challenge them to a "walk off" cause she's special!
“I’m glad your such a big fan”
LMAOOO
The way Wilam says "no one was killed at stone wall" in the intro hits me every time.
"Nobuddy was killed?"😂
they didn’t let Ginger play Ross in snatch game cause they knew she’d be too powerful
"Kelly mantle--" (a picture of bacon flashes on the screen) LMFAOOOOOO9
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The pat on the shoulder that Tatianna gave Roxxxy when she was eliminated again by Alaska was golden. Because Alaska admitted Tati was the better competitor, but she saved Roxxxy because she gave her an ugly shirt and basically was no threat. I will never forget how dirty Tati was done (and it really turned me against Alaska--who previously I was relatively indifferent to), but I'm glad for how well she handled it.
Rupaul had to eliminate roxxxy cause nobody else had the heart to do it 😭😭😭😭💀💀💀
Bloody hell, phi phi should have done Gollum for snatch game with that impersonation 💀
They're not allowed to do copyrighted characters, she should've known that. The way they usually get around it is by choosing the actor who played the characte, but I doubt picking Andy Serkis only to do Gollum would have landed either since it's such a specific performance
ok but can we talk about HOW GOOD the promo looks were for AS2? Such great looks for nearly all the queens
Nearly? Who didn’t ?
i thought it was really ugly sorry
@@migmikko Probably Roxxxy's, The bottom part of her outfit did not match the top part at ALL.
@@chanwoomd8384 much like her read you wrote you look
Not you leaving out Detox regretting on the stage that she picked Alyssa's lipstick
Yeah she should have booted Alaska out. Spoiled brat. She broke the rules aswell
fr? I never seen that
@@jjody Yes, she tried to change it just before elimination but production didn't let her
@@RNCHFNDshe didn’t try to change it because she had no idea if she could/felt weird being like “wait stop filming I have to go grab a different lipstick” production didn’t intentionally stop her. And tbh why would they? A queen changing their mind last minute would have been great drama for them.
Where is the source for any claims in the replies?? It's not shown in AS2 (not counting Untucked, just DRAS2 itself)
I'm so amused Jasmine Masters reacting to all the T, also not Phi Phi wanting to play gollum that would've been so funny. Thank u for all the research you do in those videos green, we appreciate it 💚
I feel like Jeremi had really evolved his drag between s4 and as2 and if production had just let him be we could’ve seen this hilariously weird cosplay fusion of drag but I feel like they really tried (and succeeded) in pushing him back into his old s4 role
We’ll never have a season like this again 😭
Honestly, I don't think we need to. This was so good as it is. I hope for things to be awesome but in their own way and not just trying to be like AS2
@@superbaralai huh? What is “honestly we don’t need to” ??? You don’t like good seasons? No we need to have seasons like this that are entertaining and competitive
Hmmm for me AS7 is on par. Yeah the drama, gags, and twists are mostly missing, but I appreciated the change of viewpoint to where the season was more of a celebration versus a cutthroat competition. Not only that but every single week they all for the most part knocked every single challenge and runway out of the park, so it was just such quality showcases of talent from everyone. That said, I don’t think they should ever use this format outside of an “all winners” type scenario.
thank god
Ginger finished Raven in a second 💀💀💀, but honestly well deserved hahaha.
fuck yeah W ginger. screw raven for doing that to adore
Yeah, ain't nothing worse than a fake ass bitch!
Agreed, Raven is so fake, and from Adore has said, is a nasty person in general. Raven totally gives the "rude bachelorette party girl at a drag show" vibe.
even outside of rpdr ive heard raven is a huge bitch. and even a bit racist.
I unfortunately feel as if that’s why she’s so close with Rupaul.. sadly, in the last year, they both have let me down in ways in regards to their genmuinidy.
This was honestly my favorite season of drag race. The cast was so good, there was drama, and we got read you wrote you out of it. I don’t think they’ll ever be a season like this🖤
- looks at All Stars 6 -
Season 9 + 10 supremacy 😢
All stars 7
Add UK2, S5 and S6 - for me the holy foursome (gotta watch Thailand and Espana yet)
I also just like the drama and growth and stuff you see from rpdr season 6. Brought us oh no she betta don’t, Bianca, adore, ben de la, Laganja, and imma get hate but I liked trinity k Bonet I routed for her to step that 🐈 up and there was growth… and season 9 with Sasha and that crew was ❤️🔥. Ok I ranted but thanks for coming to my Ted talk 😂
"Coco Montrese was the first to go. I heard that!" And the cackle had me dead 🤣☠️
Ginger’s reaction and then, “I’m glad you’re such a big fan…” 😭 SLAY
im grateful i wasnt tapped into drag race drama back then. I experienced AS2 as it aired without any spoilers. Still one of thee best all star seasons ever!!!
I'm imagining that in the Season 6 trailers, they actually showed all of Bianca's looks, but they all looked the same, so fans were like, "That's only 3 looks! She must be an early out!"
Jaremi's Gollum impersonation, I'm- 💀
The tattoo Alaska got was the Deatheater one and I found it hilarious 😂
Talk about a YIKES lol I don't think Alaska still has it though? It's not in any of her photos these days. Do you know?
@@goose_suit666 it was fake
@@tadatada1234 thank you for clearing this up, because I was looking for it 😂
@@tadatada1234 thank you! P.S. I love your name. HUZZAH!
@@tadatada1234 yeah, I think she's said on racechaser that she doesn't have tattoos but loves fake ones since she can decorate her body and change them out.
Ginger would’ve nailed that Snatch Game as Ross Matthews.
To this day I still firmly believe Katya was the AS2 winner
YES!!! 100 f*cking percent!
🙏 Amen
Alyssa was not debate
act a fool girl
Delulu
Alaska’s boyfriend’s are so controversial 😂
She has a type!
@@tashpointohhh Problematic? Racist? Lol
What is the one thing they have in common…..
her current bf (since all stars) seems very nice he makes prosthetics and seems pretty chill (and cute too tbh)
Alaska seems like the type who would hate an average, mediocre, life/relationship/job. As they say, "May her life be interesting!"😊
That Gollum impersonation is spot on 😂 Im a nerd so I would pay for an hour of straight Smigel/Gollum
His name is Smeagol, but I’m glad you’re such a big fan.
@@rubybonilla8459 *Tracy Martell bird scream*
Duh, you didn’t know Alaska, Alyssa, Coco, Detox, and Roxxxy all won season 5?
your videos are amazing for people like me who only got into the fandom VERY recently and didn't live through any of this drama in real time, what a rollercoaster lmao
The second hand embarrassment from that Raven-Symone moment will always reign supreme
16:22 “every thingle sing” haha this made me giggle, I love silly mistakes like this and I love that you kept it in
I was looking for this comment 😹
I’m not even kidding when I was thinking “I’d really like a GreenGay video about Alaska” a few hours ago and then this popped up
@SparkSparkle Ikr 💅
thank you for manifesting this
I think one thing people still forget is that since it competitors eliminating competition it doesn’t make sense for them to eliminate the weakest performer. As annoying as it is so see Roxxy make it as far as she did it makes sense because both Alaska and Detox untimely knew they could and would beat her, but with Alyssa they didn’t have that guarantee. Doing what they did their friendship stays intact and they have a better chance of winning. Don’t get me wrong I also hate how she stayed as long as she did, but from their stand point it was the smartest choice.
I agree but then be honest about it: I hated it when Alaska eliminated Alyssa and then started fake-crying.
Anyway the big problem for me was to reunite Rolaskatox again but I think it was done on purpose to help Alaska win.
I have always thought that they couldn't let Alaska win on her season (and I am not implying that Jinx didn't deserve the win) because of how her clique behaved so they remedied on All Stars.
Well, people don't like them for it though
@@EmyN Don't they really?
I mean maybe Roxy, to an extent, but Alaska has been incredibly successful regardless people didn't want her to win and all.
I think people tend to forget these sort of things in the long run and just value the fact that they are incredible performers which they are.
You spoke with the pure truth. It was strategy, not a race of who is the best competitor.
@@HeyThreshold I should have phrased "didn't like them for it" then, I guess they do get over in the long run, which is good, but the backlash is real, how many queens are bullied for going against a fan favorite? Alaska did a good job making a comeback, per said in the video, but what if she didn't? So, I don't really have a point lol, thread carefully maybe? Take into account the fans reaction? Because they aren't always rational
The thing that bums me out about the 'Alaska the Snake' and the 'Katya was Robbed' Dramas is that it buries how freakin incredible Alaska was in AS2. I adore Katya (I was a bigger fan of Katya than Alaska going into AS2) and I certainly think Roxie deserved to go well before Tatiana but Alaska's performances in AS2 are off the chain. Her Mae West and Bette Davis are still some of the best moments in any Drag Race season ever. She could have just done these two performances and taken a nap for the rest of the season and still have been in contention for the win.
I'm not upset that Alaska won, I'm upset that Roxxxy made it to the finale. I am a Katya fan and I feel like her biggest threat was her own insecurities and anxiety, and to get to the finale with all that working against her was definitely a feat. She's a winner for that in my heart. Personally I'm not the biggest fan of Alaska and her tantrum was a big turnoff, but she absolutely slayed and I don't think that's a question in anyone's minds.
I think it’s less about how well Alaska did and more how well would she have done in comparison to stronger queens. if roxxy is consistently ending up in the bottom, that’s telling. Alyssa n Tatianna are much stronger queens so I think her intentions are questioned more than anything. it’s much easier to stay in the top if you keep the easy bottoms around. don’t get me wrong, I love Alaska n I’m not into the drama of it all, it’s actually the first video I see of as2 behind the scenes drama. i’m jus tryin to see it from multiple perspectives.
@@jjody but Alaska won 3 of her challenges while both Tatianna and Alyssa were competing... The only one she won while one of them was out of the competition was the Shequel, and I highly, highly doubt Tatianna would have done better than her since she was phenomenal. Her worst weeks (Herstory of the world, the makeover) both happened when Tatianna had already been eliminated. Your comment is not grounded in reality.
@@connaeris8230 yet. the reality is they are much stronger queens than Roxxy n consistently chosen to go home by Alaska herself. ur pride is rooted in reality for sure. congrats queen✨
@@jjody nobody knew Tatianna was much stronger than Roxxy in episode 2, and even the first time Alyssa was eliminated she hadn't been performing much better than Roxxy. The only objectively wrong decision Alaska made was sending Tatianna home a second time.
Also, congrats to you for still being mad over things that happened 6 years ago.
That clip with Raven was so funny. 'We don't know how to win.' LOL
i will never not live for Derrick's "n-nobody was killed?" & blessed be the green gay for feeding me content when i'm bored and taking a work break
i have more and more friends getting into drag race, and having to explain the lore behind every season and every queen controversy is so difficult to do from memory 😫 thankful for this channel so i can just send my friends videos and say "watch." or at least watch a video to get a refresher before talking about the season lmao
I wouldn't call I a fiasco, though. The drama made it even more iconic, and the best all stars season so far.
It cant be that good since its all just fabricated to give alaska a crown. I dont like all stars in general tho because of the whole winning queens decide who goes home. Its not really a competition based on talent or how good you did. (Not that the judges are always that fair anyway... i mean alaska won in a 2 looks in 1 runway where her 1st look was literal trash bags)
The way that alaska entered her reputation era was iconic
“Every thingle sing she said” made me giggle haha
I'm here in the comments just to see if anyone heard that 😂😂
Yess 😂 I kept rewinding to 16:20
I’m just trying to figure out if it was intentional or not 🥲
I literally wanted to comment that but didn’t wanna seem too catty 😂 I love that other people caught it as well
Dirty game perhaps, but at the same time I can empathize with Alaska's extremely competitive nature. Production really set up the season to be extremely competitive, between the casting, and the new twist of being able to eliminate competitors if you win. It makes complete sense for Alaska to want to keep her friends and knock out strong competition -- though at the same time she must have been pretty confident she could beat those friends.
I had been rooting for Katya at the time, personally, and I wasn't really digging Alaska's game at the time, but I understand it now.
i feel like it’s also important to remember the kind of pressure alaska was under from both herself and the fanbase.. people were hyping the idea of a 2nd all stars for years and a lot of people were saying that alaska was going to win so obviously if you’re hearing that you’re going to be under a lot of pressure
the hate she got for AS2 was so ridiculous and it’s interesting how quickly people flipped on her like she was a huge fan favourite to hated back to being liked generally by the fandom in like the span of a few months… honestly if i was alaska i would definitely feel some kinda way about that like people were sending her death threats, sending hate to her directly in emails and DMs, people said cruel things about her appearance and her mom, apparently her brother also got sent hate about her but then she releases The T and everyone’s like we like you again!!
She came off as a spoiled brat
the people sending her hate were the stans of that one queen who was "robbed".
@@SLUBUG And how does that warrant the hate and death threats she received?
@@ae9581 I love katya but she flopped in AS2 game wise. Was she hilarious ? Yeah. But her in the challenges was not nearly close to winner status. Funny enough if Alaska didn't win I feel like the other most deserving person would be Detox.
I dislike her to this day.
Behaving like a brat will make people dislike you. Of course death threats and direct hate is too much, but what she did was a huge turn off.
Alaska eliminated Tatianna both times because as she said in the reunion, she didn't thought she had fans lol being in a early season lmao
Alaska will always be my number one. I got the Ultra Vip by myself for the Red 4 Filth tour in Philadelphia and spent a good 30-45 minutes with her before the show, in the dressing room, soundcheck, etc. Justin was so kind and could tell I was nervous but didn't make me feel bad at all. Went out of his way to cheer me up after I had accidentally went to the wrong venue (I didn't know it was switched for more capacity.) Best experience at a drag show ever. It was so personal, intimate and her attitude was incredibly humble and warm. She signed anything I wanted, literally spoke to me like a new friend, and invited me to the dressing room since I was the only one who bought the Ultra VIP package at that particular show. There was another tier of VIP that had a massive turnout, but the tier I purchased was $250+, and was worth every penny. She knew how much those passes were and even mentioned "I know how much you paid for this, let's go to the dressing room." She even let me use HER BATHROOM. I will forever be her biggest fan from that experience. Aside from that, the show was incredible. I have videos from the show in my RUclips videos.
Unfortunately, I had a pretty rotted experience at the Trixie And Katya Live show. First off, no phones/cameras. Uhhhh what?! The staff even came on the loud speaker during intermission to threaten the fans with being kicked out if they record the show). The show itself was flawless, but the rude staff, the joke that was the Strawberry Social VIP package (a small rolled up poster, tote bag and enamel pin and early entry to venue/ access to merch..that you have to pay for... Absolutely no other perks)... also the staff lied about handicapped accessibility when I bought the tickets. When we showed up, we were told The seats were up TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS. How is that handicap accessible? My mother was so upset. Eventually we got her up the stairs after I had no choice but to become a Karen. Truly embarassing. The seats I got for purchasing handicapped accessibility seating were terrible seats as 30% of the stage was blocked, and we couldn't see the screens at all (major plot details/ parts of the show were on the screen).
It's not exactly T&K's fault but they hire the ppl to take care of this. They can't let their success ruin their reputation. It's a bad look. I still love the girls, but that was a really taxing, expensive experience.
Loved learning the tea of AS2! This is when I first started watching RPDR and whoa… I was shook to learn all that happened!!!
Lord, I got heavily invested in the whole RPDR thing in summer 2016 just weeks before that season and binged seasons 5, 6 and 7, and that was a blessing! My friends and I rooted for Katya so bad, and were consuming all of the reddit tea for hours, I was obsessed and ugly cried at the finale, during Katya's speech especially
The next time I was so obsessed was when Valentina appeared, but AS2 are so iconic it hurts, also that was the moment when rpdr went somehow well known at our community in general
Her turning the whole snake hate into a brand made me respect her so much. That was really smart. And beside her tantrum and the questioning elimination choices, she nailed the season. She is one of my all time favorite Ru girls.
I LOVE these type of videos since I didn't get to be a part of the fandom at the time. Please keep them coming ❤
this was my era of drag race, i stopped watching after szn 9 but i've recently been watching vids like this for nostalgia and it was a good time!! i got to meet alaska in my town after all stars 2 and she performed with the snake outfit 🐍
The promo looks for AS2 were ICONIC and one of my favorites. I was gagged when the pictures got revealed
So glad season 8 queens are getting more recognition now
Season 8 is a top tier season and I stand by that
AS2 was the ONLY season where it wasn’t immediately obvious who would go home first. In other words, it was the most stacked.
I still don't get how Alaska won the two-in-one challenge with only one look
YELL IT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
Because it was an acting challenge. Her Whatever Happened to Baby JJ was brilliant. Runways don't really count for anything. Also, bringing back Lil Poundcake was so good and RuPaul was obsessed with lil poundcake.
I thought katya was gonna be in the top Litterally all of them did good and not like amazing so it all came down to the runway and hers wasn’t even two looks
Maybe because it was a runway category and not a challenge and the challenge was the one where she gave the best acting challenge performance of all time, but you aren't ready for that conversation.
@@scarynoise996 Katya didn't stand out against Detox AND " literally all of them did good" is a funny revisionist take considering Roxxxy was there.
I love that Ginger just added salt to Raven Symone's wound for her bullshit i'm a fan
I hope Alaska's ex got into trouble for this, especially for stealing the passport.
Alaska said in an interview that she was able to get an emergency passport, so she still made it to the UK for her tour. I think she said she arrived day-of instead of a couple of days beforehand that she planned.
He didn't sign an nda, she did, she should be the one in trouble. He wouldn't have anything to leak if she followed the nda and kept her mouth shut.
@@lovingthelessloved3679 Legally, he did nothing wrong. However, it's scummy to betray someone that trusts you for internet clout.
@@wareforcoin5780 oh for sure! He's toxic garbage. I was only speaking to the legality of the nda.
@@wareforcoin5780 Its worse to betray a significant other by cheating on them...
‘Every thingle sing’ 😂😂
I love your videos and this one was just as great ❤️
I will never forget when Latrice Royale performed at my school while All Stars 2 was airing (partially coz I got to interact with her but I digress lol). It was after the episode where Alaska had her freak out and offered Detox money.. Can’t remember verbatim, but something like, “That is not behavior becoming of America’s next Drag Superstar.”
Raven really gives off that "bachelorette party girl thinks the drag show is all about her" vibes, thinking she's 'cool with the gays' and can get on stage and read the performers and challenge them to a walk off. She really just seems like she's piggybacking off the show's fame to assert she still had some sort of relevance. I already didn't really care for her after hearing from Adore how rude she was on the panel, seeing her as a poseur in interviews with the cast really cements it, glad Alaska and Ginger put her in her place with class.
"cool with the gays" she has a wife lmao
this was your best video yet purely for all the TEA!!!!
Phi Phi actually offhandedly said “well she won” when they were a guest on Hey Qween
That’s how I knew that Alaska won
Conspiracy Theory: Coco on All Stars 2 was given the Tamisha Iman treatment in that both had medical conditions they kept secret during filming only to reveal it later post-elimination. I don't think Tamisha or Coco kept their conditions secret from the producers, and I think production decided to push for their eliminations early on in order to eliminate potential medical catastrophes and therefore big-dollar workman's comp cases. Eureka's injury on Season 9 strengthens this theory in my opinion, especially considering All Stars 2 was the last season on Logo if I recall correctly. The moment Coco and Alyssa demonstrated on Take 1 their rivalry was basically over, Coco's writing was on the wall.
EDIT: Also 16:22 #everythinglesing 🙏
16:21 …. “Every thingle sing” sent me cause I mess up and say that all the time 😂
i see the high definition quality!! never seen it go up to 2160p until now, raising the bar
Love her or hate her, you have to respect Alaska tenacity and entrepreneurship. Possibly the most iconic winner due to how she always used her press in her favor.
She was very calculated and her personality worked for her. I think Alaska is one of the least attractive
Tenacity for one person, is someone else's whiney complaining cry baby behavior 😂
Nah she's just super annoying. Bob, bianca, jinxx, are all much more iconic
@@Rick__C-137 the audacity people have to think having a crybaby tantrum is anywhere near “”Tenacity”” that’s the PR spin of the century
This is probably my favorite season to rewatch! I came in late to the game on that season honestly and didn’t hear all the spoilers so, it was all a surprise to me!
honestly love Alaska so much & she was so real for capitalizing on her snake brand 😂 she always was & always will be one my favorite Ru Girls. say what you want, but AS2 would’ve been boring & not iconic without her.
It would have been great without her. She contributed little to the best moments.
Girl I know you’re reaching hard saying this
Production tried to doom Katya, but since it didn't work they got heavy-handed with Thorgy instead. Whoever chose Di and Stevie clearly had no business on that set lol.
There’s a bit where Alaska is saying she will eliminate queens based on judges decisions - which ends up being the opposite of what she does!
I believe Alaska was scared of Tatiana.
😆.... "I'm glad your such a big fan."
I JUST WANT TO TELL U THAT AS A SUPER FAN AND I'M FROM MANILA PHILIPPINES, THIS VIDEO IS SO INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING AND I WANNA THANK U FOR DOING UR RESEARCH. I APPRECIATED IT DAHLING :-)
thank you for this herstory lesson, i've been a superfan since 2018 but i'd never heard a lot of these stories, drama and T
tatianna deserved better tbh roxxxy had no business staying as long as she did
as much as people hated her during this whole run, i just couldn't hate her at all lmao she's even more likable to me when she capitalized off of the snake thing
Thank you again for another great thoughtful video 🥳 they always bring me joy 🤓
To watch RPDR I need a slide rule, it's so complicated.
I can’t send Roxxy home because she lent me this sparkly top 😭😭 ugh come on 😒 that still annoys me
16:21 ‘every thingle sing she said’ SENT MEEEEEE
First of all this is a great in-depth video about all stars 2 I love how detailed you went. I was just wondering since you didn’t mention it in this video, if you or anyone else remembers during this time when Phi Phi said publicly that jeremy scott wasn’t the one to say alyssa’s future of drag look was fashion and that he said it to someone else like detox? And then WOW uploaded the full unedited critique on their website of jeremy scott’s critiques to alyssa confirming he did in fact say it in response to phi phi? It was wild cause i don’t think they’ve ever done that before or since.. it would be cool if you brought it up in a video not sure if you have or not
I brought it up in my video about Jaremi Carey!
fantastic, i also remember when the first promo shot of the full cast got revealed somewhere they mixed up tatiannas and phi phi’s names i remember them not being happy about it.
It’s funny how fans would not even bat an eyelash with an unfair elimination in favor of a fan favorite.
It’s the bacon starring as Kelly Mantle for me 😂😂😂
So glad that I got to experience this season the way it was intended. It was an emotional rollercoaster and you could definitely feel it through the cameras. I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again. This was the peak of Drag Race, nothing has ever come quite close. I don't even watch RPDR anymore. It's lost the magic for me. Trust me I do not revel in that statement, such is the sorry state of affairs.
Anyone else catch the “thingle sing she said” bit. I died. Love that it wasn’t edited out- we all do it and it’s always funny when you hear it.
God what I would give to rewatch this season as it was airing, it was such a different hype to anything before or after
Alaska is a genius and a living legends
I'm sorry but that Raven Simone clip has me dying! 😂😂😂 I never saw that when it originally happened.
Ginger just saying I'm glad your such a big fan has me 💀
i still will never truly understand how roxxxy made it as far as she did. in both season five AND all stars 2.
Roxxy was a fierce competitor in both seasons, especially on season 5. On All Stars 2 the cast was om a high level, and Roxxxy could have safe a lot of times wete she in another season. That being said, I do agree that she got a lot of passes in the back-end of the season because of Rolaskatox.
About 14:45 as far as i remember, spamming the 🐍 emoji and calling someone who was lying/cheating/backstabbing a Snake were very much in vogue at the time of AS2 airing because it followed up on the heels of Kim K leaking some minutes of Taylor's phone call with Kanye over the song Famous. The deal back then was that Kanye apparently had asked her for permission to use her name in his song and she graciously agreed to it but later backtracked publically onstage to frame him as a bad person. I know this isn't completely true because she didn't know the full lyrics over the phone call, but whatever, it's all utterly irrelevant now.
Kim leaked that phone tape on International Snake Day, July 16th, back in 2016 (i think a month before AS2 started airing) and people either noticed that or she called attention to the date but anyway since then the 🐍emoji stuck to Taylor all through, at least until Reputation released with all that snake imagery and her reclaiming of it.
So i wouldn't put it as Taylor borrowing it, she literally was the reason that whole connotation of "backstabbing snakes" became popular at the time.
im glad this channel is here beacuse i never watched ru paul or anything cause i grew up in a conservative zone and didnt know other queers until my mid 20's and honestly feel like i was way too far behind to know who half these people are or what they really did during any of these seasons (no i don't want to watch all the seasons to catch up)
I'd love it if someone could tell me which seasons are absolutely essential viewing cause i dont think I have it in me to watch ALL of them especially since theyre prob considered ancient history by now
Essential? I'd say all of them but if u really wanna break it down I'd say:
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 9
All Stars 2
All Stars 3
All.Stars 4
But honestly if u get invested I do advise you watch the first 3 Seasons. Once u appreciate those, you'll never get tired of the show.
Love you greengay thank you for your time and awesomeness. Love your videos they make my day so much better 💚💛❤️
All Stars 2… was the BEST season ever. And it will be the best until the end of Drag Race. PERIOD!!!!!
Love the season and Alaska despite the fact her two in one look was actually just one look
“We don’t know how to win none of us won “ lol
This video is so informative and well-put-together, but I'm DYING @ 16:20 "... Every thingle sing she said."
"she was careful with every thingle sing she said"
hilarious 😆
"alaska was careful with every thingle sing she said" kinda took me out. these vids must be a lot of work hhhhh ty for doing these
I just wish Katya had waited I lil bit to go into All stars She was fresh out of Season 7