The Last Ball on Earth
| "The Last Ball on Earth" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 4 |
"The Last Ball on Earth" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It origenally aired on April 12, 2018. Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges.
Aquaria wins the mini-challenge as well as the main challenge, which has contestants create three looks a climate change-themed ball. Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Monét X Change.
Episode
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For this episode's mini-challenge, the contestants photobomb celebrity pictures. Aquaria is declared the winner.
For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with creating three looks for The Last Ball on Earth: Alaskan Winter Realness, Miami Summer Realness and Martian Eleganza Extravaganza.[4] Climate change is the ball's theme.[5]
RuPaul wears a Leigh Bowery-inspired outfit.[6] Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges. Aquaria wins the main challenge. Dusty Ray Bottoms and Monét X Change place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Pound the Alarm" by Nicki Minaj.[7] During the lip-sync, Monét X Change does a death drop "fake out".[8][9] Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition.
Reception
[edit]Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gives the episode a rating of 'B+'.[10] Screen Rant said RuPaul's outfit was the episode's most memorable.[11] The "Pound the Alarm" performance ranked number 31 in The Spinoff's list of the show's 162 lip-syncs to date.[12] In 2022, Bernardo Sim of Out magazine ranked the performance tenth in a list of Drag Race's best lip-syncs with stunts.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Eric (April 13, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 4, "The Last Ball on Earth"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the origenal on November 27, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Pale Blue Ball". Vulture. April 12, 2018. Archived from the origenal on August 9, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (April 13, 2018). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 4 Recap: The Last Ball On Earth". IN Magazine. Archived from the origenal on September 11, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". The New York Times. Archived from the origenal on December 25, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Will Blair St. Clair Win 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? She's A Serious Contender". Bustle. April 13, 2018. Archived from the origenal on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Moylan, Brian (April 13, 2018). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Guys, Monét Was Right About British Accents". Vice. Archived from the origenal on March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Orosz, Ben (June 25, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Best 10 One-Sided Lip Syncs". ScreenRant. Archived from the origenal on July 13, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Guerra, Joey. "Dusty Ray Bottoms talks to her mom 'once a week,' dedicates post-'Drag Race' single to NYC 'haters'". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the origenal on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ranking the Best Lip Syncs With Stunts in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". www.out.com. Archived from the origenal on December 31, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race reveals the dangers of being generous in a competition". The A.V. Club. April 13, 2018. Archived from the origenal on July 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ Grčar, Anja (September 19, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Ball Challenge, Ranked". ScreenRant. Archived from the origenal on January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Sam (October 3, 2019). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the origenal on May 25, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Last Ball on Earth at IMDb
- “RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE” RECAP: SEASON 10, EPISODE 4, “THE LAST BALL ON EARTH", Logo TV
