Absolutely. She was one big step ahead of the 3 other finalists, who all had a very equal chance. She was going to win from the beginning, and her track record and finale performances just made it even more obvious.
Now Sister! Season 15 was the LEAST close. Sasha Colby won when they cast her. Short of RuPaul Andre Charles competing against Sasha was gon stop her from winning.
To me, it was very similar to Sapphira, to be honest. Both Sasha and Sapphira were revered as these goddesses from the very beginning, while people fell in love with Anetra and Nymphia on the first episode. Throughout the seasons, both Anetra and Nymphia proved they deserved to win, with the support of a lot of fans. The only difference was really just Sasha, the pre-established contender, winning S15, while in S16, they went with the surprising revelation, Nymphia.
@@arctikstorm here’s the thing tho. People were selective in their appreciation for Sapphira which at times didn’t make sense. Like for example, Sapphira isn’t actually a good performer when lipsyncing as shown in the finale…and had she not had 4 wins to Morphines 0, she would’ve gone home on the makeover challenge. While Sasha had one challenge she shouldn’t have won, she was the CLEAR Girl Groups winner, and the win went to Aura. Sapphira’s Presentation win MADE ZERO sense. She wasn’t even the 3rd best. And while you could argue she should’ve won snatch game, none of the other challenges where she was in the top, would she have even been close to deserving of the win. Like this is the problem with hyping up Queens unrealistically, when they don’t win, there’s all this pressure, when in reality. This outcome made the most sense given what has occurred this season.
S16’s final feeling so ambiguous & even having a surprising winner shows just how good production had played this season. Even 2 the very last second, I didn’t think they were crowning Nymphia even tho I believed she deserved winning. I don’t even think Nymphia thought she was winning. A double crowning felt more plausible than Nymphia winning alone - Y’know, until Congeniality was also a double win with Sapphira.
Sapphira was totally forgettable and not unique in the slightest. Nymphia was the only viable winner this season. Only delusional fans of Sapphira could have thought the season was a close call.
@@rutgernewman828Sapphira dominated this whole season with Plane and Nymphia. Only haters like yourself with NO LIFE whatsoever can hate on goddess like Sapphira. Beat it queen. End of discussion. Be better
@@lukadrazenovic7247my only gripe against Sapphira is why that final lip sync performance. It was her weakest performance. Fangs make no sense. The band slam/ majorette body shaking did not help her at all. It was just lackluster for her because of her performance
@@rutgernewman828 uhh are you kidding?? sapphira showed consistent excellence the whole season, and nymphia did great too, but nymphia had a slight edge in the final lipsync which is why she was crowned.
@@F4keFelipx fair enough but luxx is literally a young rupaul. had sasha been taken out of the equation luxx is winning like 3 more challanges and taking the crown unilaterally
Social media was the worst thing to ever happen to drag race. It used to be a genuine surprise for most of us who won but now everyone always knows what’s happening and the elimination list before the season even airs. Can’t avoid spoilers anywhere.
Yeah and these people who post spoilers I think they think they are something cool or above others for "knowing" and have to share it even tho it ruins it!!!
I really don’t understand this behavior. I don’t judge anyone for reading spoilers, but you have no social awareness to assume everybody else wants your unprompted knowledge thrown on us as well
Id like to say i hate these spoilers too, but it is for this reason that i typically avoid reading comments sections of episodes. Ruins the engagement factor though but that’s the safest way to stay from it
With Aquaria slipping during the finale, IIRC she actually slipped on one of Asia’s dead butterflies and that was another one of the reasons they gave her the tie
Finally another drag race analysis content creator. I can't get enough of this type of content. If you keep this up I'm sure you'll be up there with Jack Fed and the drag race detective
@@Sabisk879bc its true? Literally there is no clearer win ever than Sasha Colby not even Bianca, literally the moment the rumors of her being casted started she was gonna win that crown
Now way, on S7 even tho both her and Violet were "villains" Ginger had a worst showing and fans really did not like her (but that's like the whole S7 fiasco of production and their storylines)... And on AS6 she had a not great track record and the only thing she needed to redeem were her runways that still sucked, it was obvious that Rajah and Kylie had an advantage over her.
@@Javier-zw9sx Naw Ginger had a very good chance of winning season 7 Violet was not well liked either majority of the cast wasn’t like so it was a free for all she had two bttm placements but she did well overall and I think won the most challenges on that season if not tied with Violet I actually wanted her to win I liked her AS6 I agree she was not winning I think Rajah should’ve won
I wanted nymphia to win BAD , but i was gagged when she actually did win, it was the second time to gag me so hard when watching it live (The first being spankie jackson winning)
god the way you talk drag race is amazing, you really make it feel like a competition which i feel gets watered down a lot when drag race is talked about
I hate how people discredit Jaida’s win by saying they only didn’t give it to Gigi because of her filming controversy. She is such a deserving winner and won the finale.
Gigi Goode walked in with an Im the winner attitude and was not too kind and showed little kindness towards others that took terrible abuse like Aiden. And I’m just saying Aiden’s drag had the potential to be so sickening. She was a threat to that Brita Hagness and I admire Aiden because she has great potential.
Nobody said that Jaida wasn’t a deserved winner. She is a great queen. But at the time Gigi was the clear front runner. That’s the truth. People often discredit Gigi because she’s white and skinny and had a team behind her but she really performed well on her season
@@househeadericmd Gigi did not abuse Aiden if thats you are trying to imply , Aiden and her drag have nothing to do with Gigi, why are you bring this on?
My ranking: 16- Season 15 ( i mean it was sasha colby meet and greet) 15- Season 2 ( Even i love raven, i can't lie that Tyra was the hole package and the winner from the start) 14- Season 6 ( call me crazy but bianca devoured the full season and was above Courtney and Adore) 13- Season 12 ( i put this season here for some reasons , 1- the hole ch*rry p*e situation, 2- gigi almost getting disqualified, drag race doesn't crown the type of queen in a row and crystal kinda has a similar style with yvie ( the past winner) so that left us with Jaida) 12- Season 10 : ( I know that aquaria was going to win , like in that moment eureka was having issues with the fandom , asia's butterflies sabotage and kameron having only one win and also having 3 bottoms in a row). 11- Season 8: ( It was between her and kim chi , but bob stole the final and also based on the edit i kinda know that she it was going to take it). 10- Season 13 : ( Even if symone doesn't have the best track record i know she was going to win the moment they announced the lipsync for the crown ( no shade to gottmik and rose , but neither of them are good lipsyncers) and the last person who is kandy muse having 1 win and 3 bottoms). 9- Season 5: (The whole jinx vs rolaskatox history and track record is the moment that i think jinx was going to win , like i don't think they wanna crown the villans of the story). 8- Season 4: ( I don't think Jaremi was an option for the crown for the most people at that moment , and chad did really well in the first half of the season , but losses momentum in the second half). 7- Season 11 ( I mean brooke and yvie were in the top for almost the whole season , so for me they were the clear top 2 , so it would base on the finale lipsync). 6- Season 14: ( Based on the top 5 , i know daya wasn't going to win because she is a returning queen , angeria dominated the first half , but really loses momentum at the second half , bosco had the chocolate candy bar and people weren't happy with that , so that leave us with lady candem and willow pill). 5- Season 1: ( When bebe send ongina home , the only competition that left for bebe was nina , so it would base on the final lipsync). 4- Season 7: ( It could be anyway like violet for the edit , ginger for the track record and pearl because she was fan favorite and wins the poll at that moment). 3- Season 9: ( Many of the people think that it was between shea or trinity , so it would be for gaggier that if they know that sasha would slay the lip sync agaisnt shea and being part of the top 2 with peppermint and wins). 2- Season 16: ( Even if i love nymphia, i was kinda expecting that Sapphira would win the season and also it was pretty close like nymphia has 3 wins and 0 bottoms ,and Sapphira and Plane having 4 wins and 1 bottom. Also honestly based on the edit i would think that they would crown either plane or sapphira, but nymphia really stole that final lipsync). 1- Season 3: I mean all the top 3 has 3 challenge wins , but to be more specific, Manila and Raja have the same track record so...).
I agree except for S16 there’s no way Plane would win. She def was strong competition with track record but the people would be in uproar if she won over Nymphia and Sapphira. However I will say she is not only a good tv personality to be kept but she definitely had the skills to stay and wasn’t just kept for her drama
I don't particularly agree with every placement here but DEFINITELY S16 was closeeee! That's why the finale broke viewing records!! S6 I had no idea which it was gonna go, Courtney beauty and talent, Adore young with charisma, or Bianca polished and comedic.
baby, u got season 9 all wrong... sasha was the runner up to shea in the eyes of the producers and sasha was the fan favourite (by quite a margin, may i add). thats why trinity chose peppermint, btw. when they found out about the format, trinity and peppermint made a pact that they would choose each other because that was the only way to secure that one of them made to top 2, otherwise, the producers would push shea and sasha as the top 2 (and in that case, i think shea would've won)
Gotmik and Kim Chi had a similar problem. They were so lost on stage, though Gotmik knew how to walk a runway. And Kim Chi had everything in abundance but nerve.
Kim chi mama didnt know she did drag. How you going be a proud queen and be a secret from folks you still talk to? Tho i think her mama knows now.....k
actually for season nine I think that, for the production the top 2 should have been Shea and Sasha. Trinity and Peppermint knew that so Trinity chose Peppermint for the semifinal lipsync.
I always found that so silly, same with Sherry Pie. Not saying their names because of the their actions irl doesn't suddenly erase them from existence. I get just skipping their presence altogether, but that's not the case here
Season 12 should have been closer to the top. It really was neck and neck between Jaida and Gigi. There’s probably an alternate reality out there where Gigi won. We don’t really know if Gigi was actually disqualified, and given the fact that she was still actually in the finale shows she probably wasn’t lol.
I think one of the reasons Gigi didn't win is she's a very similar type of queen to Aquaria who won in S10: a young fashion queen with a lot of polish. And unlike other fashion queens like Violet or idk Symone, I could see any of Gigi's S12 looks on Aquaria S10 and vice versa (like Tyra Sanchez in S2 they're both *SO* young they haven't carved out their particular style quite yet.)
Sasha Colby was so obviously going to win that I basically already viewed her as part of the drag race hall of fame, which made Anetra kind of like an honorary winner to me
people say S15 wasn't close because they have the gift of hindsight, i mean, coming close to the finale anetra was coming up on sasha and had solidified herself as one of the best lip syncers and was given the 'you were born to do drag' title (before it was considered a curse).
@@EM-sk3sc again, hindsight, Ru told Anetra she was born to do drag, something that people at the time thought meant you were likely to win cuz Krystal Versace
Of course, I wanted Anetra to win, but let's be honest, s15 had a pre-determined winner. Sasha was already the winner the moment she was cast. I'm just happy that at least Sasha delivered. Thus, her win didn't feel rigged or unfair.
She should've won to be honest. She's the OG big girl who reached the finale and shoudve been the first big girl winner. But she's an established Drag queen and very famous now. So it doesn't matter.
15 was rigged from the jump dude. Everyone knew it the Selene she was named in the cash. Her and Ru and her were friends prior to the show airing. Kinda like her and Raja were friends before the show aired. Lol.
S7. Judging by the finale lipsync. Ginger won that by 10 thousand folds. So entertaining and natural. While the other two were just ok. 😅. In a season filled with acting and comedy Ginger shoudve won and been the first big girl winner US.
@@radRadiolarian most memorable in years after the show aired, but the best performance for the challenge during the season for that scene was Tyra. The chemistry and intensity between Tyra and Ru was perfect.
Gigi was threatened with disqualification, not actually disqualified. She just had to film her finale again at home, which is why she was still allowed to compete. (Production also likely would have panicked if they lost both Gigi and Sherry)
my personal ranking from most to least predictable: 16. Season 15 15. Season 10 14. Season 8 13. Season 4 12. Season 13 11. Season 5 10. Season 6 9. Season 14 8. Season 2 7. Season 1 6. Season 7 5. Season 11 4. Season 3 3. Season 9 2. Season 12 1. Season 16
the fans werent behind Raven because they didnt see Raven as a villain. They were behind Raven just cause she honestly was more charismatic than Tyra, as in, Raven kinda played to the audience and just had a personality that was more featured on the season. In a way Raven was more of the narrator of season 2 than Tyra was.
I see what you're saying, but I don't necessarily think the narrator of a season is a winner. Look at Violet and Katya, or Monique Hart and whatever season she was in
Adore never had a chance at winning, Bianca demolished. Ru just made production film a double crowning to humiliate Courtney Act after Courtney calling out her transphobic statements. Courtney had a much better run and Adore just made to the finale because of all of her charisma, because her performance was very, very basic.
Yeah honesty it was neck and neck between Bianca and Courtney, but Ru didn’t like her. In a more modern season they would have been hyped up as the two main girls
Ben de la did great all season long, and was eliminated in a design challenge despite being the best at it.....Adore won with a simple white ballerina dress I am 1000% sure she was helped to do.. Bianc was helped many times, I dont think she demolished anything
S15, S13 and S3 should be at the complete bottom! we all knew Sasha was going to win as soon as she entered, Symone was so obvious from the start Ru/Prod showed her favoritism since the first ep and Rajah was literally friends with rupaul before going in the season so ofc she was gonna win
Yeah, might be a hot take, but I thought Pray and Slay was better than Too Many Daddies. Ginger's performance was way more fun and natural. Violet's felt kind of stiff and a little bit awkward, imo
The first time Camden was ranked in the top was NOT during the Glamazon Prime design challenge. She was in the top during her first episode in the Talent show and also in the top of the Save a Queen acting challenge...???
I really think Nymphia won on that lipsync for the crown. If it hadn't been so clear she won that, I think Saphira would've been crowned. It was so exciting to see on real time!! 💛
Honorable mention is Down under season 2 because wow just love love love Spankie and Hanna just being if Jinkx and Bianca competed together and even though Kween Kong had the worst track record of the three she was still love and something highly needed after… the scarlet mess of the first season.
after watching season 4 again with some friends, it was so obvious the one queen was pushed for being alternative. latrice really spilled when she said sh*r0n could walk out in unfinished costumes and get away with it
Regarding Sasha Velour, she's one of the few queens who made it to the final without having to lip synch for her life. She was in some group dance numbers, but I don't remember her performing on her own. I had seen quite a few Velour RUclips videos before the season started and knew how creative and surprising she could be, but moat of the crowd had no clue. It turned out to be a big advantage for her to first spring the full Velour on the audience during the finale.
I think its a little funny that some people dont agree with your season 15 placement because i agree with your opinion. Im a casual drag race watcher from germany and to be honest, i have never ever heard of sasha colby. It obviously became very clear that she is very talented and would be one of the top runners, HOWEVER i do agree that from my perspective anetra had a somewhat real chance to win. Ofc the producers were provably planning to have sasha win but anetra sure made it difficult enough to do so uncomplicated. Maybe some are a bit biased bc they knew Sasha before, but as an outsider i thought both anetra and sasha had tealistic chances of winning
Honestly, All Stars also has many very close finals, AS2, AS5, with AS3 it is different since the 3 real finalists were "Removed" from the competition, Bendela, Shangela and Bebe, setting the best track records of the season. - BenDela (5 Wins + 0 BTM) - Shangela (3 Wins + 2 High + 2 BTM) - Bebe (2 Wins + 1 High + 1 BTM)
I think censoring or not naming her in these kinds of videos has just become a running joke. I personally interpreted it as tongue-in-cheek. Could be wrong, though.
Refusing to name certain queens like they're fucking Voldemort is silly. If you're going to be a content analysis channel basing information on facts, spare us the whole "trigger warning" approach bullshit. Yes, some queens are horrifically problematic, but completely omitting them gives a less-than-complete picture when your entire spiel is just recapping wikipedia entries. Name names and let the people who have an issue with the fact that you were being accurate whine about it in the comments.
I may be misinterpreting this, but I think that was just a continuation of the gag a lot of other DR analyzers do (giving that particular person the Voldemort treatment.) I thought it was funny. And your suggested approach didn't seem to stave off whining in the comments, either.
Just realized that I've literally never disagreed with the winner of the regular US series. I've disagreed with certain All Stars winners, UK winners, other franchises, but never the 16 original seasons. Werk. (Ofc now, considering how problematic Sh*ron N**dles is, I would want her to be decrowned, but it seems like most ppl are aware, and her career is dying)
true. International winners get shaky (Krystal, Vanessa, Lina, Elecktra, Katkat), but the main series usually doesn't disappoint.. (Except for Jimbo, who was pushed with all of production's might..)
let´s be really honest, everything about Season 7 always comes to the fact Katya wasn´t chosen as the winner of the lipsync battle against Kennedy...if Katya made it all the way to Top 3, it would be her even considering she wasn´t at her best back then, but Katya made Season 7 less painful to watch...Violet was (and still is) alternative fashion fetish queen perfection, Ginger is a great entertainer, but Katya was the heart of that season...we now know very well that Pearl only made it to the finale because Ru and the producers expected to rely on the fact Pearl is handsome out of drag, which is disgusting (they kinda did it again with Kameron Michaels and it was even more gross because Kameron is just a muscular guy...they really treat the audience as dumb thirsty gays, and the worst part is: they´re right)
I really thought Nymphia was going to win from the entrance onwards, but when Sapphira won the political challenge which had a 100% winrate(sharon, bob, jaida) I did think Sapphira would take it, so it was the closest for me.
I think well look back at season 16 and think it was more likely that nymphia would win since in season 15 sasha colby won, someone professional,well rounded and had winner energy all season long. Saphira sort of fit into thay archetype and they wouldnt crown the same kind of queen 2 seasons in a row
@@amaisbeladetodas2065agreed. Nymphia felt more than deserving 2 win but hints from the show made it feel like she was gonna b runner up. Sometimes I like Ru’s fav or general production’s fav cuz it makes the franchise’s history interesting. But I often like it when some1 the fandom doesn’t expect wins.
@@amaisbeladetodas2065Don’t be stupid. Ru’s favourite is whoever makes him the most money. US allies, the United Nations, A-list celebrities, fashion brands, and the Olympics were all rallying behind one specific person to win. Sapphira, or anyone for that matter, winning against the fan favourite/money maker was as likely as Kandy Muse winning against Symone or Jimbo. Only a fool would think S16’s outcome was surprising.
@@shawnbay2211You think the fandom didn’t expect the person with tens, possibly hundreds of millions of dollars in funding backing them up to win? Are you delusional?
Love the video, but some placements are veery sus. Like, S6 and S15 were not close AT ALL. It was pretty obvious who was winning both of those season. In retrospect, S8 was clearly Bob's season, but it felt closer than S15 and S6.
@@HermenejildoPimiento Yes, but Daya Betty was the clear best contender the last couple episodes and everyone just wrote her off because she was technically sent home first episode. Even Bob said that he was Team Daya Betty on the pitstop
@@tychoderkommentator2989 i really loved Daya and think that she killed all the way through but there was no way, she had only one win, two bottoms and one elimination, like her track was just to weak compared to Lady, Willow pr Angeria, plus Rupaul would never give a crown to someone who was eliminated
As much as I adore Adore she had no chance of beating Bianca let’s be real. Fan favourite but not the winner of that season. The double crowning was for shits and giggles
I would have put season 15 at the lowest. It was written in the stars that the moment Sasha Cobley entered the workroom she was destined to win
Absolutely. She was one big step ahead of the 3 other finalists, who all had a very equal chance. She was going to win from the beginning, and her track record and finale performances just made it even more obvious.
True. Just like Mistress said, it was a Sasha Colby Meet & Greet. 😂
Completely agree
There was never any question
When she said .Period. you already new 😂
Now Sister! Season 15 was the LEAST close. Sasha Colby won when they cast her. Short of RuPaul Andre Charles competing against Sasha was gon stop her from winning.
Debatable
@@adriancabiles3898 On what planet?
Sasha would just win.
To me, it was very similar to Sapphira, to be honest.
Both Sasha and Sapphira were revered as these goddesses from the very beginning, while people fell in love with Anetra and Nymphia on the first episode. Throughout the seasons, both Anetra and Nymphia proved they deserved to win, with the support of a lot of fans. The only difference was really just Sasha, the pre-established contender, winning S15, while in S16, they went with the surprising revelation, Nymphia.
@@arctikstorm here’s the thing tho. People were selective in their appreciation for Sapphira which at times didn’t make sense. Like for example, Sapphira isn’t actually a good performer when lipsyncing as shown in the finale…and had she not had 4 wins to Morphines 0, she would’ve gone home on the makeover challenge. While Sasha had one challenge she shouldn’t have won, she was the CLEAR Girl Groups winner, and the win went to Aura. Sapphira’s Presentation win MADE ZERO sense. She wasn’t even the 3rd best. And while you could argue she should’ve won snatch game, none of the other challenges where she was in the top, would she have even been close to deserving of the win. Like this is the problem with hyping up Queens unrealistically, when they don’t win, there’s all this pressure, when in reality. This outcome made the most sense given what has occurred this season.
S16’s final feeling so ambiguous & even having a surprising winner shows just how good production had played this season. Even 2 the very last second, I didn’t think they were crowning Nymphia even tho I believed she deserved winning. I don’t even think Nymphia thought she was winning. A double crowning felt more plausible than Nymphia winning alone - Y’know, until Congeniality was also a double win with Sapphira.
Sapphira was totally forgettable and not unique in the slightest. Nymphia was the only viable winner this season. Only delusional fans of Sapphira could have thought the season was a close call.
@@rutgernewman828Sapphira dominated this whole season with Plane and Nymphia. Only haters like yourself with NO LIFE whatsoever can hate on goddess like Sapphira. Beat it queen. End of discussion. Be better
@@rutgernewman828 are you actually stupid? Sapphira has the same track record Shea did on season 9 and y’all never say she wasn’t gonna win
@@lukadrazenovic7247my only gripe against Sapphira is why that final lip sync performance. It was her weakest performance. Fangs make no sense. The band slam/ majorette body shaking did not help her at all. It was just lackluster for her because of her performance
@@rutgernewman828 uhh are you kidding?? sapphira showed consistent excellence the whole season, and nymphia did great too, but nymphia had a slight edge in the final lipsync which is why she was crowned.
"Pearl is...still around...and doing things and we love her for it" 😂
Read to filth
and it's so true. she is kind of an enigma.
in no world was anetra going to win against sasha..LMFAO
eh if anyone was going to it was gonna be her
@@kitnal4143I think Luxx would’ve won against Anetra if Sasha didn’t go
@@ariespeculaI think fan vote goes a long way. Anetra had the most fans. Luxx definitely did better but Anetra was getting the show more fans
@@F4keFelipx fair enough but luxx is literally a young rupaul. had sasha been taken out of the equation luxx is winning like 3 more challanges and taking the crown unilaterally
baby i love love love anetra but no one was beating sasha EVER, the moment she walked in she won
Season 8 with Bob was clear but there's no way in hell anyone was beating Sasha Colby. Everyone knew that Sasha was winning.
Social media was the worst thing to ever happen to drag race.
It used to be a genuine surprise for most of us who won but now everyone always knows what’s happening and the elimination list before the season even airs. Can’t avoid spoilers anywhere.
Well said.
Even people going out of their way to copy paste their spoilers on every comment under every video. It's so weird.
Yeah and these people who post spoilers I think they think they are something cool or above others for "knowing" and have to share it even tho it ruins it!!!
I really don’t understand this behavior. I don’t judge anyone for reading spoilers, but you have no social awareness to assume everybody else wants your unprompted knowledge thrown on us as well
Id like to say i hate these spoilers too, but it is for this reason that i typically avoid reading comments sections of episodes. Ruins the engagement factor though but that’s the safest way to stay from it
With Aquaria slipping during the finale, IIRC she actually slipped on one of Asia’s dead butterflies and that was another one of the reasons they gave her the tie
I laughed out loud when I read this
Finally another drag race analysis content creator. I can't get enough of this type of content. If you keep this up I'm sure you'll be up there with Jack Fed and the drag race detective
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@felipemath I'm not watching runnereye after he took a betterhelp sponsorship in 2024
My Favs are greengay and Jack def I dont really like DD but I dont hate him.
I'm sorry but being on number 4 and not having season 15 listed yet is crazy. The whole season was called the Sasha Colby meet and greet lol
It was number 12
Why does this have likes? Did these people not watch the video
@@Sabisk879bc its true? Literally there is no clearer win ever than Sasha Colby not even Bianca, literally the moment the rumors of her being casted started she was gonna win that crown
I hate how people always undermine Ginger Minj. She could've easily won both S7 and AS6.
no............where is she now? doing bingo for the elderly?
@@onlyrealtalentedartists💀💀
Now way, on S7 even tho both her and Violet were "villains" Ginger had a worst showing and fans really did not like her (but that's like the whole S7 fiasco of production and their storylines)...
And on AS6 she had a not great track record and the only thing she needed to redeem were her runways that still sucked, it was obvious that Rajah and Kylie had an advantage over her.
AS6 could've been her win.
@@Javier-zw9sx Naw Ginger had a very good chance of winning season 7 Violet was not well liked either majority of the cast wasn’t like so it was a free for all she had two bttm placements but she did well overall and I think won the most challenges on that season if not tied with Violet I actually wanted her to win I liked her AS6 I agree she was not winning I think Rajah should’ve won
I wanted nymphia to win BAD , but i was gagged when she actually did win, it was the second time to gag me so hard when watching it live (The first being spankie jackson winning)
Same, the way I gasped...
god the way you talk drag race is amazing, you really make it feel like a competition which i feel gets watered down a lot when drag race is talked about
I hate how people discredit Jaida’s win by saying they only didn’t give it to Gigi because of her filming controversy. She is such a deserving winner and won the finale.
Gigi Goode walked in with an Im the winner attitude and was not too kind and showed little kindness towards others that took terrible abuse like Aiden. And I’m just saying Aiden’s drag had the potential to be so sickening. She was a threat to that Brita Hagness and I admire Aiden because she has great potential.
Nobody said that Jaida wasn’t a deserved winner. She is a great queen. But at the time Gigi was the clear front runner. That’s the truth. People often discredit Gigi because she’s white and skinny and had a team behind her but she really performed well on her season
Jada won but for me Gigi was the STAR of the season, the clear winner and did amazing in every department.
@@househeadericmd Gigi did not abuse Aiden if thats you are trying to imply , Aiden and her drag have nothing to do with Gigi, why are you bring this on?
@@cranalister ...ok
My ranking:
16- Season 15 ( i mean it was sasha colby meet and greet)
15- Season 2 ( Even i love raven, i can't lie that Tyra was the hole package and the winner from the start)
14- Season 6 ( call me crazy but bianca devoured the full season and was above Courtney and Adore)
13- Season 12 ( i put this season here for some reasons , 1- the hole ch*rry p*e situation, 2- gigi almost getting disqualified, drag race doesn't crown the type of queen in a row and crystal kinda has a similar style with yvie ( the past winner) so that left us with Jaida)
12- Season 10 :
( I know that aquaria was going to win , like in that moment eureka was having issues with the fandom , asia's butterflies sabotage and kameron having only one win and also having 3 bottoms in a row).
11- Season 8:
( It was between her and kim chi , but bob stole the final and also based on the edit i kinda know that she it was going to take it).
10- Season 13 :
( Even if symone doesn't have the best track record i know she was going to win the moment they announced the lipsync for the crown ( no shade to gottmik and rose , but neither of them are good lipsyncers) and the last person who is kandy muse having 1 win and 3 bottoms).
9- Season 5:
(The whole jinx vs rolaskatox history and track record is the moment that i think jinx was going to win , like i don't think they wanna crown the villans of the story).
8- Season 4:
( I don't think Jaremi was an option for the crown for the most people at that moment , and chad did really well in the first half of the season , but losses momentum in the second half).
7- Season 11
( I mean brooke and yvie were in the top for almost the whole season , so for me they were the clear top 2 , so it would base on the finale lipsync).
6- Season 14:
( Based on the top 5 , i know daya wasn't going to win because she is a returning queen , angeria dominated the first half , but really loses momentum at the second half , bosco had the chocolate candy bar and people weren't happy with that , so that leave us with lady candem and willow pill).
5- Season 1:
( When bebe send ongina home , the only competition that left for bebe was nina , so it would base on the final lipsync).
4- Season 7:
( It could be anyway like violet for the edit , ginger for the track record and pearl because she was fan favorite and wins the poll at that moment).
3- Season 9:
( Many of the people think that it was between shea or trinity , so it would be for gaggier that if they know that sasha would slay the lip sync agaisnt shea and being part of the top 2 with peppermint and wins).
2- Season 16:
( Even if i love nymphia, i was kinda expecting that Sapphira would win the season and also it was pretty close like nymphia has 3 wins and 0 bottoms ,and Sapphira and Plane having 4 wins and 1 bottom. Also honestly based on the edit i would think that they would crown either plane or sapphira, but nymphia really stole that final lipsync).
1- Season 3:
I mean all the top 3 has 3 challenge wins , but to be more specific, Manila and Raja have the same track record so...).
Great ranking! I can definitely see where you're coming from with your choices.
I agree except for S16 there’s no way Plane would win. She def was strong competition with track record but the people would be in uproar if she won over Nymphia and Sapphira. However I will say she is not only a good tv personality to be kept but she definitely had the skills to stay and wasn’t just kept for her drama
drag race analysis content is my favorite
I don't particularly agree with every placement here but DEFINITELY S16 was closeeee! That's why the finale broke viewing records!!
S6 I had no idea which it was gonna go, Courtney beauty and talent, Adore young with charisma, or Bianca polished and comedic.
baby, u got season 9 all wrong...
sasha was the runner up to shea in the eyes of the producers and sasha was the fan favourite (by quite a margin, may i add). thats why trinity chose peppermint, btw. when they found out about the format, trinity and peppermint made a pact that they would choose each other because that was the only way to secure that one of them made to top 2, otherwise, the producers would push shea and sasha as the top 2 (and in that case, i think shea would've won)
No one in S15 was gonna win except Sasha. That’s the least close competition. It was Sasha Colby meet and greet
Gotmik and Kim Chi had a similar problem. They were so lost on stage, though Gotmik knew how to walk a runway. And Kim Chi had everything in abundance but nerve.
Kim chi mama didnt know she did drag. How you going be a proud queen and be a secret from folks you still talk to? Tho i think her mama knows now.....k
very refreshing to see some actual respect put on tyras DOMINANT run on s2
I'd still put Season 3 at the top. Raja, Manila, and Alexis were just absolutely perfect.
Yes they were. And Yara was a brilliant queen also.
actually for season nine I think that, for the production the top 2 should have been Shea and Sasha. Trinity and Peppermint knew that so Trinity chose Peppermint for the semifinal lipsync.
Maybe thats why trinity lost that lip sync... Because she pissed off production
@@chrisspike3282na she lost fairly to Peppermint
Gigi ended up refilming in her house because they said if she didn’t she would have been eliminated
is sad because Gigi was the star of the season, she deserved the win
In which world there was a possibility that Anetra would win? Love her, but we all knew Sasha would win the minute she entered that workroom.
What is with the obsession with not saying Sharon Needles name? If people can mention Hitler, they can say Sharon Needles 😂 pls grow up
Totally agree. Sharon may have said some controversial things but she does not deserve to be treated like she does not exist!
@@ishii100she totally should be treated like that are you crazy?
the difference is one is alive and the other is not, what Shar*n did was horrible and should not get any attention or even mention
@HermenejildoPimiento I I am very crazy indeed! Besides... People f*ck up all the time and everyone deserves a second chance.
“Pearl is also around. Doing things.” 😂
not being able to say sharon’s name but happily showing clips of her is so weird like you’re an adult and she’s not voldemort💀
I always found that so silly, same with Sherry Pie. Not saying their names because of the their actions irl doesn't suddenly erase them from existence. I get just skipping their presence altogether, but that's not the case here
But they say Tyra despite the terroristic threats 😂
Season 12 should have been closer to the top. It really was neck and neck between Jaida and Gigi. There’s probably an alternate reality out there where Gigi won. We don’t really know if Gigi was actually disqualified, and given the fact that she was still actually in the finale shows she probably wasn’t lol.
Yeah, she was threatened with disqualification, not actually disqualified. She just had to film her finale again at home.
To be fair, Crystal brings the ranking down a smidge
I think one of the reasons Gigi didn't win is she's a very similar type of queen to Aquaria who won in S10: a young fashion queen with a lot of polish. And unlike other fashion queens like Violet or idk Symone, I could see any of Gigi's S12 looks on Aquaria S10 and vice versa (like Tyra Sanchez in S2 they're both *SO* young they haven't carved out their particular style quite yet.)
Sasha Colby was so obviously going to win that I basically already viewed her as part of the drag race hall of fame, which made Anetra kind of like an honorary winner to me
The way raja and manila have the same track record
Manila did better, but Raja was famous because of working with Top Model.
@@onlyrealtalentedartistsno … they were quite literally identical
the list is a little iffy in my opinion but this was a great analysis of each season's finalists though!
I’ll never be over Ginger not winning season 7 (or all stars 6)
why? she was a master manipulator and so fake......
people say S15 wasn't close because they have the gift of hindsight, i mean, coming close to the finale anetra was coming up on sasha and had solidified herself as one of the best lip syncers and was given the 'you were born to do drag' title (before it was considered a curse).
I do believe it wasn’t close. When ru Paul said “I’m the Queen of drag and you [sasha] amaze me” it was clear me to then
@@EM-sk3sc again, hindsight, Ru told Anetra she was born to do drag, something that people at the time thought meant you were likely to win cuz Krystal Versace
No it was Sasha Colby from her entrance. This isn’t hindsight we just remember how the season played out
@@chibitea1803 the three other queens ru told were born to do drag literally didn’t win…..
@@yiannakish You are quire literally proving my point about hindsight, cuz 1. UkvsTW2 wasnt out yet, and on another note, 2. Krystal Versace won
SAY HER NAME...SHARON NEEDLES!!
great video!! i hope you make more
I mean…Rupaul herself called Raja and ASK her to do season 3. Learn your herstory kids…
yes she was going to win anyway
Of course, I wanted Anetra to win, but let's be honest, s15 had a pre-determined winner. Sasha was already the winner the moment she was cast.
I'm just happy that at least Sasha delivered. Thus, her win didn't feel rigged or unfair.
I kinda want Pearl to have a crown somewhere
maybe in her teeth 🫡
Anyone else remember how much everyone thought Ginger was gonna win? Would've been nice to have at least one big girl winner 😅
Not everyone, I hated her so much, she is a master manipulator and so fake. Happy Violet won
People may have thought Ginger was going to win S7 but she did not win the fan vote, I think she was third. DR fans hated her in S7.
She should've won to be honest. She's the OG big girl who reached the finale and shoudve been the first big girl winner. But she's an established Drag queen and very famous now. So it doesn't matter.
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ohh you should do this with all stars, maybe even add in the international all star spin offs too if your nasty.
Thanks for this nice recap! I agree with your #1. The win was for me, shocking and also joyous.
15 was rigged from the jump dude. Everyone knew it the Selene she was named in the cash. Her and Ru and her were friends prior to the show airing. Kinda like her and Raja were friends before the show aired. Lol.
S7. Judging by the finale lipsync. Ginger won that by 10 thousand folds. So entertaining and natural. While the other two were just ok. 😅.
In a season filled with acting and comedy Ginger shoudve won and been the first big girl winner US.
Nope, Tyra ate that final challenge up. Especially that slap scene with Ru, watch it again I would say.
but "what about me? what about jujubee???" has the most memorable impact lol
@@radRadiolarian most memorable in years after the show aired, but the best performance for the challenge during the season for that scene was Tyra. The chemistry and intensity between Tyra and Ru was perfect.
Gigi was threatened with disqualification, not actually disqualified. She just had to film her finale again at home, which is why she was still allowed to compete.
(Production also likely would have panicked if they lost both Gigi and Sherry)
Gigi was the star of the season
my personal ranking from most to least predictable:
16. Season 15
15. Season 10
14. Season 8
13. Season 4
12. Season 13
11. Season 5
10. Season 6
9. Season 14
8. Season 2
7. Season 1
6. Season 7
5. Season 11
4. Season 3
3. Season 9
2. Season 12
1. Season 16
This list is a mess babe. But I enjoyed it anyway!
“Pearl is also around, doing things”
the fans werent behind Raven because they didnt see Raven as a villain. They were behind Raven just cause she honestly was more charismatic than Tyra, as in, Raven kinda played to the audience and just had a personality that was more featured on the season. In a way Raven was more of the narrator of season 2 than Tyra was.
Racism also played a point in that as well...
I hated Raven, she was a villain and everyone saw that, the way she talked about other queens...
I see what you're saying, but I don't necessarily think the narrator of a season is a winner. Look at Violet and Katya, or Monique Hart and whatever season she was in
@@razmataz13drums what are you talking about. who said anything about the narrator of the season being a winner?
I knew Sasha was going to win but I had hoped Anetra would take it because she killed it
Adore never had a chance at winning, Bianca demolished. Ru just made production film a double crowning to humiliate Courtney Act after Courtney calling out her transphobic statements. Courtney had a much better run and Adore just made to the finale because of all of her charisma, because her performance was very, very basic.
DeLa’s elimination handed Bianca the win.
Yeah honesty it was neck and neck between Bianca and Courtney, but Ru didn’t like her. In a more modern season they would have been hyped up as the two main girls
She didnt last an episode on all stars 2 sad
Ben de la did great all season long, and was eliminated in a design challenge despite being the best at it.....Adore won with a simple white ballerina dress I am 1000% sure she was helped to do.. Bianc was helped many times, I dont think she demolished anything
@@guillermo4687bianca was gonna win anyways lol she was NEVER bottom.
S15, S13 and S3 should be at the complete bottom! we all knew Sasha was going to win as soon as she entered, Symone was so obvious from the start Ru/Prod showed her favoritism since the first ep and Rajah was literally friends with rupaul before going in the season so ofc she was gonna win
This style of video was great, keep it up!
To be honest since the meet the queens i knew nymphia would be a finalist and possibly win
"Pearl....is..around.......doing things"💀💀💀
Love this channel ❤
Yeah, might be a hot take, but I thought Pray and Slay was better than Too Many Daddies.
Ginger's performance was way more fun and natural. Violet's felt kind of stiff and a little bit awkward, imo
Please do another one for All Stars xx
Sharon Needles! Say her name! She's not Voldemort, dang it!!!!
That’s what I was thinking. She didn’t kill anyone
not the harry potter reference... checks out
The first time Camden was ranked in the top was NOT during the Glamazon Prime design challenge. She was in the top during her first episode in the Talent show and also in the top of the Save a Queen acting challenge...???
You're right! My bad on that one. I do think that Camden wasn't really on production's radar as a potential win until the design challenge.
I feel like I remember Jaida and Gigi being a lot closer going into the finale. I certainly didn’t go into it thinking it was Gigi’s to lose.
Gigi did amazing and for me the star of the season
Drag race crowned Sasha when she sent in her audition
I really think Nymphia won on that lipsync for the crown. If it hadn't been so clear she won that, I think Saphira would've been crowned. It was so exciting to see on real time!! 💛
Number one still gags me. It felt like season 2, all over again.
Honorable mention is Down under season 2 because wow just love love love Spankie and Hanna just being if Jinkx and Bianca competed together and even though Kween Kong had the worst track record of the three she was still love and something highly needed after… the scarlet mess of the first season.
Season 3 was rigged for Raja…are you not aware of this?
after watching season 4 again with some friends, it was so obvious the one queen was pushed for being alternative. latrice really spilled when she said sh*r0n could walk out in unfinished costumes and get away with it
Regarding Sasha Velour, she's one of the few queens who made it to the final without having to lip synch for her life. She was in some group dance numbers, but I don't remember her performing on her own. I had seen quite a few Velour RUclips videos before the season started and knew how creative and surprising she could be, but moat of the crowd had no clue. It turned out to be a big advantage for her to first spring the full Velour on the audience during the finale.
also that's insane you thought for even a second Sasha wasn't winning lol
LMAOO THE READ ON PEARL😭😭😭BYE
Can you please do an all stars version of this???
I think its a little funny that some people dont agree with your season 15 placement because i agree with your opinion.
Im a casual drag race watcher from germany and to be honest, i have never ever heard of sasha colby. It obviously became very clear that she is very talented and would be one of the top runners, HOWEVER i do agree that from my perspective anetra had a somewhat real chance to win.
Ofc the producers were provably planning to have sasha win but anetra sure made it difficult enough to do so uncomplicated.
Maybe some are a bit biased bc they knew Sasha before, but as an outsider i thought both anetra and sasha had tealistic chances of winning
Honestly, All Stars also has many very close finals, AS2, AS5, with AS3 it is different since the 3 real finalists were "Removed" from the competition, Bendela, Shangela and Bebe, setting the best track records of the season.
- BenDela (5 Wins + 0 BTM)
- Shangela (3 Wins + 2 High + 2 BTM)
- Bebe (2 Wins + 1 High + 1 BTM)
Why are we not saying Sharon Needles name?
Right? Like is this a beetlejuice situation or
You can Google her controversies
I think censoring or not naming her in these kinds of videos has just become a running joke.
I personally interpreted it as tongue-in-cheek. Could be wrong, though.
For season 12 that’s not fair what if you can’t film at home for various reasond?
People being there, too small, not videogenic..
u spilled it babe
Refusing to name certain queens like they're fucking Voldemort is silly. If you're going to be a content analysis channel basing information on facts, spare us the whole "trigger warning" approach bullshit. Yes, some queens are horrifically problematic, but completely omitting them gives a less-than-complete picture when your entire spiel is just recapping wikipedia entries. Name names and let the people who have an issue with the fact that you were being accurate whine about it in the comments.
I may be misinterpreting this, but I think that was just a continuation of the gag a lot of other DR analyzers do (giving that particular person the Voldemort treatment.)
I thought it was funny. And your suggested approach didn't seem to stave off whining in the comments, either.
Always have a giant soft spot for the Season 10 tops because I don’t think we’ll ever see two TN queens in the finale again!
s10 is oddly high for me. i knew aquaria was winning when she was casted - also correct me if im wrong but gigi wasn't disqualified
Finally another Alexis Mateo could’ve won season 3 truther
Just realized that I've literally never disagreed with the winner of the regular US series. I've disagreed with certain All Stars winners, UK winners, other franchises, but never the 16 original seasons. Werk. (Ofc now, considering how problematic Sh*ron N**dles is, I would want her to be decrowned, but it seems like most ppl are aware, and her career is dying)
true. International winners get shaky (Krystal, Vanessa, Lina, Elecktra, Katkat), but the main series usually doesn't disappoint.. (Except for Jimbo, who was pushed with all of production's might..)
I feel like Ru very much follows the public opinion since s4 in the main US series, but has more freedom to be creative in AllStars and UK.
let´s be really honest, everything about Season 7 always comes to the fact Katya wasn´t chosen as the winner of the lipsync battle against Kennedy...if Katya made it all the way to Top 3, it would be her even considering she wasn´t at her best back then, but Katya made Season 7 less painful to watch...Violet was (and still is) alternative fashion fetish queen perfection, Ginger is a great entertainer, but Katya was the heart of that season...we now know very well that Pearl only made it to the finale because Ru and the producers expected to rely on the fact Pearl is handsome out of drag, which is disgusting (they kinda did it again with Kameron Michaels and it was even more gross because Kameron is just a muscular guy...they really treat the audience as dumb thirsty gays, and the worst part is: they´re right)
I really thought Nymphia was going to win from the entrance onwards, but when Sapphira won the political challenge which had a 100% winrate(sharon, bob, jaida) I did think Sapphira would take it, so it was the closest for me.
Season 9 and Season 10 are the tightest race
all the finalists are equally deserving
Tyra has no competition during her time. Season 2 must be the lowest followed by Season 15.
Loved this!!
great content!!! hope to see more
nymphia's story line being that she never landed in the bottom 2 is kinda crazy
I think well look back at season 16 and think it was more likely that nymphia would win since in season 15 sasha colby won, someone professional,well rounded and had winner energy all season long. Saphira sort of fit into thay archetype and they wouldnt crown the same kind of queen 2 seasons in a row
GREAT VIDEO !! ❤❤❤
We always know whose going to win and that’s ru faves. It’s so predictable like all of Hollywood movies
Season 16 proved it isn't true, it was very clear that Ru's favorites were Sapphira and Plane.
@@amaisbeladetodas2065agreed. Nymphia felt more than deserving 2 win but hints from the show made it feel like she was gonna b runner up.
Sometimes I like Ru’s fav or general production’s fav cuz it makes the franchise’s history interesting. But I often like it when some1 the fandom doesn’t expect wins.
@@amaisbeladetodas2065Don’t be stupid. Ru’s favourite is whoever makes him the most money. US allies, the United Nations, A-list celebrities, fashion brands, and the Olympics were all rallying behind one specific person to win. Sapphira, or anyone for that matter, winning against the fan favourite/money maker was as likely as Kandy Muse winning against Symone or Jimbo. Only a fool would think S16’s outcome was surprising.
@@shawnbay2211You think the fandom didn’t expect the person with tens, possibly hundreds of millions of dollars in funding backing them up to win? Are you delusional?
@@rutgernewman828 not reading it, you should be more concise.
pop off sis!
I cant believe how tiny the season one main stage was
Love the video, but some placements are veery sus. Like, S6 and S15 were not close AT ALL. It was pretty obvious who was winning both of those season. In retrospect, S8 was clearly Bob's season, but it felt closer than S15 and S6.
I was at the finale for season 7 the noise for pearl could not be match
I still think Daya Betty should have won S14. No shade to Willow.
thats wild lol Daya would have never been crowned in a million years in season 14 against Willow
the one close was Lady Camden not Daya
@@HermenejildoPimiento
Yes, but Daya Betty was the clear best contender the last couple episodes and everyone just wrote her off because she was technically sent home first episode. Even Bob said that he was Team Daya Betty on the pitstop
@@tychoderkommentator2989 i really loved Daya and think that she killed all the way through but there was no way, she had only one win, two bottoms and one elimination, like her track was just to weak compared to Lady, Willow pr Angeria, plus Rupaul would never give a crown to someone who was eliminated
also the final episodes Lady did better than anyone by a lot with 2 wins and a high placement in the last three episodes
As much as I adore Adore she had no chance of beating Bianca let’s be real. Fan favourite but not the winner of that season. The double crowning was for shits and giggles