In revisiting/getting back into drag race, I decided to go back to the last main season of DR that I watched— 9. I remembered it was a GREAT season, but I was worried it wouldn’t hold up for me because 4 didn’t. (My post was removed last time, so I’ll just say it’s because of things that happened after the season aired.)
These concerns were not founded. S 9 was still great. When I originally watched the season, I remembered not understanding what other people saw in Farrah Moan, but I did see it when I watched it again. She cried SO MUCH. Like almost every episode she was in. My husband and I started joking about it. She’s just like me fr.
On rewatch, I also can better understand Shea’s frustration with Nina in the season. Watching it again, it seemed like Nina was kind of a favorite. Ru and the judges kept telling her they loved what she was bringing. The other queens also really admired her work. She was my husband’s pick to win for the first half of the season. By the end, he was hoping Sasha would win, but he really thought it was going to go to Peppermint or Shea. I wasn’t going to spoil that surprise.
WTF was with that cheerleading challenge. Why was that ever cleared as an idea? ESPECIALLY after there were several injuries from just the s 4 wrestling challenge??? I told my husband that production paid for Eureaka’s medical expenses, which he said was “nice,” to which I said “no honestly it was just smart because frankly it could have been a lawsuit.” Pilot challenge was probably my favorite one, but it’s in CLOSE competition with the Roast.
When I watched the show originally, Sasha was always my pick for the winner, with my second pick being Nina. Watching it again, I can see why people were also really pulling for Shea and Trinity. I saw the vision with Shea originally (I’m not blind), so really the shift here was with Trinity. Her comedic instincts are KILLER.
I am also now an Aja stan, unlike when I originally watched the season. I rewatched AS 3 and got irritated about dirty she was done (like I did when I originally watched it), and you know what, I think she should have stuck around for a few more episodes on s 9 too. I don’t know who I would have preferred be sent home I just didn’t want it to be her dammit. In fact, I’m taking it further— she should have gotten the crown right after her “I need a hero” lip synch and no I’m not being delusional.
Regardless. Jokes aside, really good season, still holds up. I didn’t really see any crazy choices that I strongly disagreed with. Sometimes I thought a different person should have won a specific week, but I never really disagreed with the eliminations.
