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RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Mom and Pop
Drag Race’s penchant for sentimentality ends up making for an entertaining and memorable episode.
The “What would you say to little _____” segments feel overtly manipulative, and the Trauma Makeup Corner is hard to take seriously, given its utter reliance on a basic formula for explaining various queens’ hardships. Her dad is also super supportive and even brought her to her first drag club ever, but the real focus of their relationship is on the fact that Jewels’s brother died in 2022, and she now feels pressure to bring joy back into their family. • I loved getting to spend a little more time with the parents, but my absolute favorite moment of the episode was a crying Sam telling all the girls that she would send home her biological sister if it meant she was closer to the crown.
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