"The Last Ball on Earth" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1][2][3] It originally aired on April 12, 2018. Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges.
| "The Last Ball on Earth" | |
|---|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 4 |
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]
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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
editOliver 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
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edit- ^ Henderson, Eric (2018-04-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 4, "The Last Ball on Earth"". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Pale Blue Ball". Vulture. 2018-04-12. Archived from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (2018-04-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, Episode 4 Recap: The Last Ball On Earth". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Will Blair St. Clair Win 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? She's A Serious Contender". Bustle. 2018-04-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Moylan, Brian (2018-04-13). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: Guys, Monét Was Right About British Accents". Vice. Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Orosz, Ben (2021-06-25). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Best 10 One-Sided Lip Syncs". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ 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 original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ a b "Ranking the Best Lip Syncs With Stunts in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race reveals the dangers of being generous in a competition". The A.V. Club. 2018-04-13. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Grčar, Anja (2020-09-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Ball Challenge, Ranked". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
