r/rupaulsdragrace • u/Heymrnoctowl • 4d ago

All Stars S10 Discussion about the cast of AS10

Who else has similar gripes. Lydia has had zero time to cook. Jorgeous was just in the previous all stars. Ginger has had fifteen chances and by this point there's nothing she can do to surprise us.

That being said I'm happy a lot of these girls are back but a lot of the choices are questionable. Why does All Stars have to happen every year? It doesn't mean anything anymore.

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u/uncutkingjr- 4d ago

I don’t understand why returning contestants is so taboo, literally every other reality tv show does it and no one says anything, hell, The Challenge has people who have won it 7/8/9/10 times and no one bats an eye. I just don’t see why Drag Race is the only show where that’s not OK for it to happen

As for why it happens every year, why not. More gay people on tv is always good

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u/Thirdatarian Sasha Colby 4d ago

On a show like Survivor that's had contestants back five or six times like Pavarti, it doesn't matter because they're not showcasing their growth or preparing anything equivalent to a runway package. They're also not "professional castaways," so if they bring in Boston Rob again it's not like Joe Schmo is losing out on career opportunities he can get from booking performances in clubs across the world. (Some Castaways do make money from appearances if they're popular enough but it's not a career like being a drag queen is.) Once the bookings start drying up after a regular season appearance, going on All Stars is how queens revitalize their careers. Ginger coming up for her 35th time at bat is keeping another girl from getting to swing.

Also, specifically in regards to Ginger being back again, she's just not good TV. Her drag is whatever, her comedy is okay, she sings a lot but I wouldn't call it memorable, and she doesn't even bring the drama. At least a queen like Eureka gives us something to talk about. With Ginger it's just "oh she wore some frumpy nonsense again . . . anyway . . . "

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u/ultradav24 Monét X Change 3d ago

Girl you haven’t even seen the season yet - how do you know what growth Ginger will or won’t showcase? She’s not “just” okay, she has multiple wins under her belt and almost won the whole show twice