What Makes a Good Reveal on Drag Race?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:52 SurfShark Sponsor!
3:20 Rule 1 - A reveal can't be too obvious
5:28 Rule 2 - A bad or disappointing reveal can take away from a lipsync
8:47 Rule 3 - Don't rely on a reveal to sell your performance
11:43 Rule 4 - The queen is already matching the energy of the song
14:13 Rule 5 - Reveal with a purpose and at the right time
19:50 Conclusion
20:48 Patreon Corner! 
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One extra thing that makes Sasha's wig reveal is that we all thought Shea had the lip sync in the bag. We all thought Sasha was out of her comfort zone and had used up her rose petals with the gloves too early. And then the iconic moment happened.
thats the real moment of a reveal that i feel has gotten lost in the stunts... the surprise factor.
Untrue ! She did this number before and she reveals the petals at the exact same time in the song
@@zaasfromparis but most drag race viewers didn't see that.
If you’d seen any lip sync from Sasha’s time prior to drag race you would know that was not the case - she is one of the best out there
Do y’all have a most underrated reveal? For me it's Monet ripping off her kitty cat wig to reveal the exact same wig underneath. Iconic
I LOVE that moment
Same tbh I adore it
Agree!
Agreed, was expecting it to be an example, x
Scarlet's reveal of the glitter when she lip-synced against Ra'jah in season 11 (after the scissors part). Maybe it was because of the tragic outcome of the LS... but there was a time in my life when I watched it once a day.
sasha’s reveal was so iconic because we didn’t think twice about her wearing a wig, even though she was traditionally a bald queen. when the music started, she knew how to build the song with the roses concept. and then we she took off the wig it just MADE SENSE, especially because she’s a bald queen
another thing that makes sasha’s wig reveal so great is that there was no reason for sasha to wear a wig during her final time on the show when she kinda coined herself as this bald queen. Not to mention that most people probably didn’t picture her as a reveal girl so the roses really were the cherry on top of her ending up bald as we expected her to
How to do a good reveal:
1) have a trick up your sleeve
2) a stunt that the crowd won't believe
3) make sure they never see it coming
4) babyyy
HAHAHAHHA
Icon Eve6000 really fed us in this episode.
I don't get it-
No, you’ll never see it comin comin.
nEver see it cUhMin cUhMin
Sasha and Yvie have the best finale reveals for me. They were completely unexpected and both made me gasp when I first saw them (to this day, the rose petals still make me gasp everytime I watch it).
I kinda hate that now days you can't go to a finale without expecting a reveal, kinda takes all the fun out of it (c'mon, you're wearing a whole contraption on you, of course there will be a reveal).
About Carmen's reveal, the song it's about 'a cat under the rain', it's a song about a past lover. That's why the wet wig moment is EXTRA ICONIC for DRES ☆
Kisses from España ♡
Just finished that season last night ! What a fuckin Drag Queen !! She deserved that crown
Dios mío es que la Carmen Farola es una de las mejor ganadoras si lo digo 😩💗
@@mip5041991 Agree ! And in my opinion, the best Snatch Game in 2021 ! And always great runway outfits. A great season in overall :)
Can't wait for season 2!!! The first one was one of the best in the whole franchise including the American version.
@@benjaminroman916 facts
how would you categorize when chichi's necklace broke during "and i am telling you" because to me that was one of the most iconic moments from a lip sync and was so unplanned but worked SO well
I think that definitely comes under how well the queen performs, for someone less confident in their lip-syncs accidents like that could be disastrous if they don’t know how to make it work
Not a reveal, a wardrobe malfunction sent by whatever higher power was present that day to give us an iconic moment. Also works only because it’s ChiChi and she knew exactly what she was doing. She was already outperforming Thorgy and despite not planning for the malfunction, she kept it pumping and capitalized on it instead of getting flustered by it. That’s the sign of a true performer.
It’s a similar situation to Kylie’s fall into a slide in AS6. She could’ve Farrah Moan’d but instead flips the script in her favor.
I feel like a wardrobe malfunction like that can only be handled and elevated by a great performer. Chi Chi used that moment and ran with it. It’s one of my favourite moments from Drag Race, part of it is because not every queen could have handled the malfunction like she did. It was also at a perfect part of the lip synch
Actually in untucked there was a moment before chi chi went on stage where you can see her tuck the beads under her shoe. At least I think that’s what I saw.
@@Lola84794 We saw through out the season that ChiChi had difficulties with walking and dancing in gowns, I just watched that untucked scene and it actually might be that she's just putting her shoes back on. The beads aren't long enough to reach her heel when she's standing hence why they broke while she was getting up from kneeling in the lip-sync.
I'm glad you're talking about this. Honestly I don't wanna blame Sasha Velour for ruining drag race finales but.......look at season 13 finale lipsync outfits to get your answer
season 13’s looks were pretty bad but nothing beats how awful the season 10 lip sync outfits were 😭😭😭
To be fair, kandy did reveals we didnt really saw coming. But everybody else girl…
Kandys first outfit was gaggy like when u looked at it you couldn’t tel it was a reveal
The funny thing is Sasha actually didn't do any dress or major outfit reveals, she just did wigs and gloves/mask. None of this outfit under another outfit that we were then plagued with
I genuinely was shook by Symone’s hair reveal though 😅 Like.. HOW.
What really makes Roxxy’s second wig reveal iconic is that wig reveals weren’t really a thing-rather wig snatching was all too common and well-known for annoying the judges. Everyone thought Roxxy was about to snatch her wig (and in the worst possible song) and the reveal that she had gone so far as to have a second wig underneath shocked everyone
Another point I'd like to add, which is related to point 5 is; The reveal has to stay true to your character. One of the reasons Sasha's reveal was so powerful was because she's known as a bald queen, and in an emotional song and performance, when she lifted her wig, that itself had so much symbolism. Yvie revealing her braids, even Brooke during the semifinale where she ripped her shoe covers and revealed she was on point, the reveals felt true to them yet were still unexpected. It's so easy to make a reveal just for the sake of a reveal and lose your personality in it, because you focus more on the spectacle than yourself and your brand
Sasha is a scientist. She even knows what lips to wear while doing a lip sync. Both looks were bright red lips that will always catch your attention. Her eyes! Her entire look was MADE SCIENTIFICALLY for her to win!!
There’s a reason she’s a Fullbright scholar
Peppermints reveal is *quintessential* quick change. The platonic ideal even. You want to choreograph a farce and quick changes, you look at that goddess.
Pep can sell the simplest of reveals and I love that for her. Like, her Stronger costume by itself isn't anything to write home about, but you best believe that the second she came out of that twirl and clapped and shook her titties, I was there like OHMYGODPEPPERMINTILOVEYOU THIS IS COUTURE. She is just. Perfection on the stage.
Reveals and gimmicks shouldn’t be a must when it comes to a lip sync. Take it from Denali, she performed flawlessly and effortlessly, no reveal and it became the easily one of the most iconic lip syncs! It was just dance and 100% pure energetic fun.
"you ain't sasha velour keep your wig on" iconic moment tbh hhahaha
I think reveals are akin to excessive or unnecessary acrobatics. When Serena did a ill-fitting split in her second lip sync and everyone (I think Alaska made the comment) was like, "oh wow, she did a split... So shocking".
They're seen as gimmicky when there is no purpose or it doesn't keep rhythm with the song...
Basically all queen's are giving their all to a performance, but a lacking reveal appears as a crutch to the audience, and thus, makes the rest of their performance seem lesser.
A thing I want to add to Sasha's iconic lipsync is the iconography of the roses. Often times when I hear this song, I end up imagining red roses fluttering down, scattering and it feels breathtaking. It could just be my artistic side speaking but I don't think any other lipsync made me associate and resonate with such a vivid yet simplistic image in a performance.
Anyways, great video :D excited to see what you post next!
Yes! I totally agree
Yes! Also, some of them listed here, especially under rule one… is it a reveal? Taking off your wig or ripping off a skirt that’s shoddy or in the way and just dancing in your top and panties is not a reveal to me. There’s not new outfit or anything like that going on, it’s just getting some shit out of your way.
“And then she gave us, Trauma.” 😭😭😭
One of my favorite reveals is Yvie's final lipsync reveal. She matched the energy pf the song, you didn't see it coming and it was timed perfectly + immediately after the reveal she did a stunt you didn't expect so the energy kept building. Also it's pretty understated since all she did was turn around.
I think something that also needs to be touched upon is that neither Pep nor Sasha knew what song they'd be performing to until the boxes were opened - just that the songs would be "Stronger" and "Emotional". I think that Peppermint's reveal would have still worked if she had been lipsynching to "Emotional", but Sasha said in an interview that she had an entire different reveal ready in case she got "Stronger", involving a pair of scissors hidden somewhere in her costume.
The best reveal I’ve seen is by a drag queen named Nicki Jizz. She had wig reveal to a kitty cat wig, to another, then a bald cap, then ANOTHER wig!
I spent 2 hours trying to find the clip. I was SO frustrated because I wanted to include it but I couldn’t track it down
@@JackFedYT i think i remember watching it on her IG! i know it was definitely shown on an episode of Willam’s Beatdown.
@@JackFedYT ruclips.net/video/1e4NAMY4taE/видео.html if you still wanna watch it
my dream would be a queen "losing" her wig, showing her "real boy hair" and then taking it out revealing that its a wig of her hair and theres another prettier wig underneath
The thing about Sasha’s reveal was that she pulls you in the moment you look at her like before the song even started I was so shocked that she was wearing a wig which she seldom does and I thought “ok so it looks like there’s no wigs under there it looks realistic and rooted to her head” but I was so wrong! When she pulled rosebuds out and then took the gloves off I was gagging but then she LIFTED the wig and BOOM she won already
Yvie Oddly's sorry not sorry lipscync is my absolute favorite, that wig reveal, and she SOLD it.
Ru thinking she just lost the wig to be totally gagged to her braids in a split second was amazing.
A word that can encompass the last few points: Musicality.
The Roxxxy reveal had additional context. Ru HATED the girls taking off their wigs to reveal their boy hair so Roxxxy bluffed that she was going to do that too.
I always interpreted Sasha's as an homage to her mother and the whole "bald queen" persona, with her ending up being MORE sasha than when she started (no gloves and no wig)
After Sasha's reveal it became trying so hard to replicate that moment, but Monet's final lipsync pussycat under a pussycat was genius! It was the most unexpected, right timed, meaningful to her persona (i am gonna wear it even if you don't like it) but also a sarcastic approach to all that REVEAL madness.
I'm so glad you teased the Shangela fatsuit thing. That stunt always bothered me due to the inconsistency of how weight and body type is dis-proportionally either loved or hated for crudeness.
Yvie's bow reveal in the finale was a showstopper, revealing a second face was so clever and it played into her flexibility so well
I kept having silky's AS6 performances in my head. She didn't get called for all stars for no reason. That queen can serve a gag!
....not me waiting the entire video for any mention to Violet Chachki's iconic runway reveal 😩😩😩😩 that was GROUNDBREAKING
Yes, timing and story are two of the aspects that made Sasha's reveals great. The build up was extraordinarily clever, the rose, the gloves perfectly timed with the music, and then the wig... and of course, the red rose being the symbol of love. One could say that the wig reveal was inevitable. We love stories, and she told one of love and despair.
Not a lip sync, but Katya's demon bang reveal. #iconic
Violets runway reveal on the first episode with the fall(?) look feels to follow the non song rules
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sometimes i wish queens would just stop bothering w reveals n focused once n for all on giving a good performance. keep ur clothes on n focus on the lyrics of the song, the little pauses, the backup vocals; build the lip sync around those, create a story, make us connect w the songs emotions. thats what makes a good lip sync imo
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One I'd include on here is Monet X Change's reveal on AS4's finale, when she's performing to Christina Aguilera's Stronger. She's already matching the energy of the song with her performance up to when she does the reveal, which is a reveal of a short, bob-haired wig under a very similar wig.. Her performance didn't specifically hinge on that reveal, it was built well and showcased at the right time, and it was a solid parody of wig reveals in that it went from one wig to a pretty similar-looking one.
controversial? season 10 finale should have killed the reveal.
This is such a great video! I would have added Yvie's Edge of Glory lip sync up there as one of the best too. It was 1) different to any other reveal we've seen. 2) Perfectly timed (imo) and 3) really freaking cool to boot! It's really amazing and was the cap off to what had already been a great performance up to that point.
it wasn't a lipsync but one of my fave reveals will always be violet chachki coming down that runway
Brooklyn's best reveal is probably her Afro Sequin look i mean her sequin look was kinda obvious, but the hair was unexpected
i'm also obsessed with the very fluid way she took off both the sequin cape-thing and the afro wig in one motion. i don't think the reveal would've worked as well if it hadn't been so (seemingly) effortless.
I think a good reveal is done as part of what you are trying to convey with the performance.
And like you say the timing it at the most effective part of the song to do so.
It’s also really common for the outfit and reveal not really have anything to do with the song at all.
Which makes it feel random, and less meaningful.
And I understand why. I’m guessing they need to commission a elaborate reveal dress, and a matching wig, a lot sooner than when they know what lip sync songs they are gonna have.
But look at Sashas reveal with the emotional lip sync.
The reveals is just a couple of simple rose petals.
All she needed to do was add a few rose petals in a pair of gloves and in a wig.
It’s a very small and simple reveal really.
But it’s highly themed and planned with the specific lip sync song in mind.
And also has a progression/storytelling built into it.
I think a less elaborate reveal, that is created quickly, but for the specific song they have. Is more likely to be successful.
See with silky and in the allstars.
She and the other lip syncing I believe would get to know the lipsync song a day or two in advance.
Silky spent that time creating or adapting a outfit and a reveal to suit the song.
She didn’t come with a suitcase full with already prepared reveals. As I understand it, she made more or less all of them in the spot in her hotel room, right before the lip sync.
And I thought what she was able to crate in such a small time, was among the more effective reveals we have seen on the show.
I overall just love Yvie's existence so I might be a little biased, but that finale reveal was subtle but incredible. The outfit, the concept was built around her unique body, how she could literally bend and twist her head to show front and back, the timing at the slow peak was perfect, the ballgown twirling in the final Chorus after showing off the head, just fantastic execution, and a great culmination of the criticism she recieved during the serious to lean more into glamour and elegance.
Another subtle one, but I cannot get over how smooth that one wig switch Latrice had in the top 4 was.
I personally LOVED aquaria’s reveals at the finale, the sparks and confetti just fit with her frenetic energy and outfit and it was simple enough and fit with the music at the right moments and stuff!!
Great commentary on the show. Finding your channel has been a real gem.
Should've waited until this week for this video
Sasha's finale lip sync was definitely what got me into drag race, absolutely iconic! Now red roses are my fave flowers!
At least the butterflies are in your stomach and not literally dead on the floor.
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I appreciate The Edge of Glory's saxophone solo in the background
reveals that didn't work: Alaska's Lil Poundcake look. was it a gag and a great look? yeah. but she revealed to it from a literal trash bag. no one read her for it but they read Alyssa for doing basically the same thing. it's been almost six years i'm still so pissed off.
reveals being appropriately thematic is also super important. like part of me thinks that had butterflygate worked the way Asia imagined it could've been really cool...but then i remember they were performing "Nasty" and i wonder why in the hell Asia brought butterflies in for the performance of a sexy Janet song lol.
I’m guessing Asia was hoping she wouldn’t get “Nasty” for her lip sync song
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So what we lerned today kids? Do everything SheDevilByNight does but on the contrary and you will have a winning ruveal in your hands (she is like the reverse sasha)
this was such a good analysis. another example of a reveal made at the beginning of the song but really worked was Maxi Shield mic reveal on Down Under. she completely won the lip sync the moment she did that.
Your videos are so good that I now get excited when you post new ones!
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Out of every queen in the franchise, which queen has the most reveals with the highest failure rate? It seems to me like Trinity the Tuck, with her S9 finale, AS4 lalaparuza, old woman, and finale.
She also had a reveal during her lip sync against Monique, but it was just another tuck reveal that she’d done before
I feel like the lipsync for the crown needs to be changed now. It got old pretty fast and only season 9 is iconic. Idk if that's an unpopular opinion
trinitys old man reveal didnt work because the suit was gross. i threw up and cried
I can not believe how u have only ~16k subs. You're so charming & have so much relative things to say! I think a lot of rpdr fans would agree with what you're saying. Great video!! Have a great day c:
I've got an idea for a reveal.
1. Remove wig. Show man hair.
2. Wait for Rupaul to frown because YOU CAN'T REMOVE WIG DURING LIP SYNC.
3. Remove man hair to show long hair. Surprise! Man hair was actually a wig!
I would add Violet Chachki's "lookin' smart'n tartan" fall look as important, in that one pretty garment transformed into another, prettier, garment. Not just something taken off and thrown away.
Why did you not say anything about Brook Lynn Hytes disco reveal? That is definitely one of the top reveals in my book.
It lives rent free in my mind.
it was so SMOOTH and everyone was gagging
I'm new but I'm glad I found u. I'm a big rpdr nerd but by no means an expert like u. Loving your takes. Thanks so much
i love ur commentary so much
Love your videos dude! Peridium is such a blast to listen to and you definitely have that vibe while also coming in on your own. I dont always agree with your points(like only bringing Asia O'hara up for 10 seconds when speaking of bad reveals), but its good to get different perspectives. I love that your doing the videos I would do if I did them. Keep it up!
Roxxxy wore two wigs to create a great hairstyle. Only the bottom one was attached to her head. When she found out she would have to literally whip her hair, she took the top wig off, because she wouldn't have been able to whip it, it would have just flown away. Is what I think happened there.
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Silkys Barbie girl reveal in all stars 6 was really good though.
Loving your channel.
I think you're so bang on! Even a decent reveal also needs A GOOD LIPSYNC to back it up! That's always what's missing! You can't rely on the reveal at all. The example you gave of Macho Man was 👌👌👌 FLAWLESS. I have to say, for anyone who likes reveals that work, y'all gotta check out Dragula. The performers have some incredible, jaw dropping reveals that tend to work pretty good as part of the floor shows they do! EDIT: I also just love you for sharing love for Peppermint and Silky! They're both so amazing and sometimes they really don't get the recognition they deserve, especially Silky.
honestly the main thing that bugs me (haha) about asia’s reveal other than the obvious is that i have no idea what the butterflies would’ve added to either of the janet songs. both of those songs are sexy jams and i have no clue what butterflies have to do with either of them.
One of my favorites was Brookes ballerina shoes under her boots...but it wasnt even mentioned :'(
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take a shot everytime jack says reveal(s) and/or rule(s). also sasha reveal will always and forever give me chills. i get chills even listening to so emotional!
I was just sitting here with my teeth gritted waiting for poor Asia's mention. Thank you so much for not dwelling...
Me encantan tus videos, amo que hallas utilizado a Carmen de ejemplo, aún siendo la franquicia en español y debí decir que eres hermoso!
"and of course, people would sacrifice me if I don't talk about Carmen in España..."
*Me sharpening my pitchfork * oh, I guess I can stop now
Youre a great content creator for Ru pauls drag race. :D
Reveals that subvert expectation like Monet’s AS4 finale Lip sync reveal it was absolutely pointless and that was the magic of it
thanks for putting it into words, i've thought to myself "why did she reveal so early??" so many times watching rpdr
I hope this doesn't come across as inappropriate, please let me know if it is, but besides the amazing quality of every single one of your videos, you're SO CUTE.
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I liked Trinity’s reveal but mostly because it was a pretty obvious reference to Rocky Horror.
Whatever you are revealing, it better be better than whatever you had on. You can't reveal trash upon trash.
Would have loved your breakdown of Yvie's finale "reveal" for Edge of Glory, which in my mind is the most expertly delivered reveal in all of Drag Race. Love the video all the same!
This is a very good analysis! Thank you so much! I also think Sasha’s reveal is the best, also because nobody knew what Sasha was capable of, she is an amazing queen but so sofisticated (I say this in the best possible way, I adore her) that sometimes people do not understand her. But since she’s amazing people did. What do you think about all the “gymnastics” in a lip sync? I am getting a bit tired of them - I think sometimes they take away intensity and emotions having more “attractiveness” and this is a bit sad… Anyways thank you and hope you have an amazing day!
Rule 6: Understand the broadcast media and audience
Gigi Goode's Dorothy from Wizard of Oz reveal is one of my least favourite in recent seasons because 1. You couldn't see it on camera especially on a laptop screen shared with 2 other performers 2. It didn't match the energy, imagery or meaning of the song at all, and 3. Don't try so hard to kiss Ru's ass - both of Gigi's looks during the finale were 'in honour' of Ru and it came across as try-hard and not unique to Gigi
I HEAR THE EDGE OF GLORY IN THE BACK playing
child lemme not start crushin on this mans
Lady Camden's mustache reveal was amazing, I'm guessing this was made before that though but imo it's the best reveal so far on a runway
What are some of the most underrated reveals in y'all opinion?
Gia Gunn look's reveal during Adrenaline and Akeria's wig reveal during SOS are some of mine.
Katya "snatched" on UNHhhh. That's the one true reveal in my heart. Lol
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