9021-HO explained
"9021-HO" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] [2] [3] It originally aired on May 5, 2017. Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling are guest judges.
Episode
For the episode's main challenge, the contestants act in a 90210 parody spin-off,[4] titled 9021-HO:
On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes judges Michelle Visage and Carson Kressley, as well as guest judges Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling.[5] The runway category is "Big Hair Everywhere". Shea CouleƩ, Trinity Taylor, and Valentina receive positive critiques, and Trinity Taylor wins the challenge. Aja, Nina Bo'nina Brown, and Sasha Velour receive negative critiques, and Sasha Velour is deemed safe. Aja and Nina Bo'nina Brown place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Finally" (1991) by Cece Peniston. Nina Bo'nina Brown wins the lip-sync and Aja is eliminated from the competition.
Reception
Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of "B+".[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Booster . Joel Kim . 2017-05-05 . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Queens of 90210 . 2024-03-14 . Vulture . en . 2023-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427121810/https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-9-episode-7.html . live .
- Web site: Henderson . Eric . 2017-05-06 . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Season 9, Episode 7, "9021-HO" . 2024-03-14 . Slant Magazine . en-US . 2023-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425223704/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-9-episode-7-9021-ho/ . live .
- Web site: 2017-05-06 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Episode 7 Recap: "9021-HO" proves to be a "9021-no" for 2 queens . 2024-03-14 . Mic . en . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327202944/https://www.mic.com/articles/176450/rupauls-drag-race-episode-7-recap-9021-ho-proves-to-be-a-9021-no-for-2-queens . live .
- Web site: Burns . Chase . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Acting Lessons with Tori Spelling in "9021-HO" . 2024-03-14 . The Stranger . en.
- Carson Kressley Spills The Tea On All The Shade In Tonight's Episode Of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' . 2024-03-14 . . en . 2023-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008190125/https://ew.com/recap/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-9-episode-7/ . live .
- Web site: 2017-05-06 . Drag Race gets bit by the '90s nostalgia bug with a "9021-HO" acting challenge . 2024-03-14 . The A.V. Club . en . 2023-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813191556/https://www.avclub.com/drag-race-gets-bit-by-the-90s-nostalgia-bug-with-a-90-1798191235 . live .