Drag Race UK: Season 6

[Nancy]

Jonbers as a randy pigeon is one of the best Rusical performances of all time.

 

[Berly]

I had a visceral hatred for Jonbers during their season but once it was over I didn’t care so much

 

[lolly]

Yes, I don't mind her when I don't have to look at her, listen to her, or generally be aware of her, either.

 

[Penelope]

I do think part of the problem for Jonbers Blonde was having such a wretched name after being forced to change it

 

[Berly]

What was it before?

 

[Lucille]

Jonbenet Blonde

 

[Sheena]

I saw Jonbers Blonde at my Girls Aloud gig, in the pit.

Not ONE person took a REMOTE bit of notice of them.

 

[Pingu]

This premieres on Thursday 26th September at 8pm. Interesting that it’s going pre-watershed.

 

[Penelope]

Oh WONDERFUL, that's sooner than it normally starts isn't it?

 

[Pingu]

Oh WONDERFUL, that's sooner than it normally starts isn't it?

It’s always the last week in September.

 

[Nancy]

The winner receives a cash prize of £25,000

 

[K.C.]

British economy up!

 

[Penelope]

The winner receives a cash prize of £25,000

Presumably they're changing the method of choosing the winner this season then?

 

[Nancy]

Presumably they're changing the method of choosing the winner this season then?

Why?

 

[lolly]

Or presumably the BBC isn't paying the prize?

 

[Penelope]

Why?

The BBC bans cash prizes when only one person chooses the winner - it's why there's never been a cash prize on UK Drag Race so far, so far as I'm aware

 

[Penelope]

Or presumably the BBC isn't paying the prize?

Well, presumably they're paying it through the commission any which way...

 

[Pingu]

Live final with public vote perhaps? I'd always felt if they were going to try that the UK would be an obvious place, and I'd even heard a rumour that it was the original plan for Season 2 before Covid got in the way.

 

[Nancy]

The BBC bans cash prizes when only one person chooses the winner - it's why there's never been a cash prize on UK Drag Race so far, so far as I'm aware

There was a cash prize of £50,000 on UK Vs The World 2, which was a BBC commission.

 

[Penelope]

First episode 8pm this evening! Always very dangerous to be in this position but I'm actually QUITE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT

 

[K.C.]

I had no idea it was here already! The UK has been fairly consistent tbh. Definitely tuning in

 

[lolly]

It has the benefit of being compared to Global. The bar is low.

 

[Generic Account]

I hope it's fun but I'm worried I'm being lulled into a sense of false security after last year.

The trajectory so far though has been

Great
Even greater
Boring
Boring
Great

So by that undeniable logic it should be as good as Season 2.

 

[Penelope]

I think Season 4 was pretty good. A clutch of quite likeable queens, one of the all time great hateable ones in Pixie Polite, and one of the all time great ICONS in STARLET

 

[Dark Carnival]

Season 5 was by far the worst.

 

[lolly]

2
1
5
4
3

 

[lolly]

2
1
5
4
3

I could easily swap 4 and 3 depending on mood. But both sit comfortably under 5 for me.

 

[K.C.]

The one with Veronica Green is the best because it had Veronica Green.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

The one with Veronica Green is the best because it had Veronica Green.

You need to be stopped

 

[K.C.]

Oh and the one with Jonbers Blonde was excellent too

 

[K.C.]

I need to be stopped

 

[Generic Account]

2
1
5
4
3

I think 1 is helped by nostalgia and novelty, but I did love it. It's a flip up between it and 5 though.

I thought 4 was dull in spite of a good cast, and 3 was dull and also messy.

 

[Lucille]

The one with Veronica Green is the best because it had Veronica Green.

There were TWO with VRON!

 

[Penelope]

Season 5 was by far the worst.

HOW?! 3 was such utter PIG CANCER it almost immediately struck interest in the UK franchise at large DEAD!

 

[K.C.]

There were TWO with VRON!

NOT ENOUGH

 

[lolly]

When do we get Vron vs The World?

 

[Finn]

I strongly suspect that, for her, every day is Vron vs The World

 

[Dark Carnival]

HOW?! 3 was such utter PIG CANCER it almost immediately struck interest in the UK franchise at large DEAD!

Both 3 and 5 to be honest.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I enjoyed how few bog standard lipsyncs we had for that cabaret

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Also, can reunification hurry up so the Northern Irish queens can stop being invited? Have we had a bearable one in six series?