"Good Morning Bitches" is the fourth episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2] Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Naya Rivera are guest judges.

"Good Morning Bitches"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 9
Episode 4
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Episode

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Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (left) and Naya Rivera (right) are guest judges on the episode.
 
Charlie Hides is eliminated from the competition.

The main challenge has contestants produce a live morning talk show. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Naya Rivera are guest judges.[3][4] Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé win the main challenge. Charlie Hides and Trinity Taylor place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears. Charlie Hides is eliminated from the competition.[5][6]

Production

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Charlie Hides gave various reasons for why she did not try harder during the lip sync.[7]

Reception

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Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'C-'.[8] Bernardo Sim included Charlie Hides's performance in Pride.com's 2023 list of ten "legendary fails on the show "that actually became iconic".[7]

References

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  1. ^ Booster, Joel Kim (2017-04-14). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: That's the News". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  2. ^ Burns, Chase. "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: More Shade, Less Shine in "Good Morning Bitches"". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. ^ "Revisit Naya Rivera's Guest Appearance on "RuPaul's Drag Race"". www.logotv.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ^ "'Glee' cast and other stars react to Naya Rivera's death". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Judge Carson Kressley Says This Is The Best Lip Synching He's Ever Seen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. ^ Henderson, Eric (2017-04-15). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 9, Episode 4, "Good Morning Bitches"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  7. ^ a b "10 Legendary Fails On 'RuPaul's Drag Race' That Actually Became Iconic". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  8. ^ "An abysmal lip sync diminishes an already lackluster RuPaul's Drag Race". The A.V. Club. 2017-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-02-02.