![]() That said, I was a little disappointed not to see Kylie walk away with the win. It’s a thrilling match to watch, and it feels like anyone could have come out on top. From there, it’s off to the races, with Ginger and Kylie trading barbs, firing off witticisms, and inventing folksy platitudes on the fly. I mean, “Just because I ain’t going on a trip, don’t mean I can’t look at the map” is such a perfect Dollyism, that you can feel the spirit of Dolly entering Kylie’s breastplate. And Ginger knows she’s in for a challenge. From the second she tells her first joke, I know we’re in for a treat. However, Kylie proves more than up to the task. To return for All Stars and climb out of the hole set by that expectation is a tall order indeed. As Kylie points out to Ru up top (a bold strategy), she was the first queen to ever be sent home for Snatch Game. A quick-witted comedy queen with enough one-liners to fill a terabyte drive, no one in the cast came in more equipped to run away with the win. Suffice it to say, Ginger is a bonafide Snatch Game Assassin. It’s rare for a Ru girl to have just one successful Snatch Game, let alone two (now three!). She has one Snatch Game win under her belt already and another strong showing in All Stars 2. I think we all guessed that Ginger would be a frontrunner going into tonight’s proceedings. Let’s start with the best of the evening: Ginger, Trinity, and Kylie. So get on board, losers! Now that I’m done outing myself as an SGOL apologist, let’s talk about the episode. Yes, part of the success is attributable to the fact that these are All Stars, and they understand the assignment (a phrase I just made up!) But I think the SGOL format can’t be discounted either. This year, we continue that legacy with Ginger’s Phyllis Diller and Kylie’s Dolly Parton. Last season, SGOL gave us iconic performances from Shea Couleé as Flavor Flav and Jujubee as Eartha Kitt. By splitting the contestants up into two groups, we get to appreciate the winners far more than we once might have, and the weaker contestants have nowhere to hide. For starters, SGOL offers a solution to an issue baked into the original Snatch Game: how do we both balance the screen time among the strong competitors and show enough of the weak competitors to justify their bottom placements? Usually, this involves cutting between jokes at a breakneck pace and ignoring some of the safe contestants altogether. But I think it’s time to admit that Snatch Game of Love is here to stay, and that’s not a bad thing. I can understand the skepticism of these sorts of Drag Race projects, as previous re-imaginings of classic challenges have not turned out so well (season 12’s butchering of the reading challenge springs to mind). But, respectfully? It’s officially time for the haters to grow up. ![]() ![]() The All Stars rebranding of Snatch Game as “Snatch Game of Love” has historically been the subject of much derision (Ooh pretty girl? Let’s all hate on her).
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