Series: | RuPaul's Drag Race |
Season: | 14 |
Episode: | 11 |
Prev: | Snatch Game |
"An Extra Special Episode" is the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] [2] [3] It originally aired on March 18, 2022.
The bottom seven contestants from last week compete in the lip-sync LaLaPaRUza Smackdown to determine who will be eliminated. A Pit Crew member spins a cage and selects a ball with a contestants initials on it, to determine who will lip-sync first. They will then choose who they want to lip-sync against. The contestant who gets chosen, will then choose a lip-sync song. This will continue on until the last two remaining lip-sync one last time, to determine who will be eliminated.
In the first round, Jasmine Kennedie gets picked first and chooses Daya Betty to lip-sync against. Daya Betty then chooses "Respect" by Aretha Franklin. Daya Betty wins the lip-sync and Jasmine Kennedie loses.
Willow Pill is next to be picked, and chooses Bosco to lip-sync against. Bosco chooses "Never Too Much" (1981) by Luther Vandross. Willow Pill wins the lip-sync and Bosco loses.
The final three queens, Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Jorgeous, and Lady Camden, will lip-sync last. The Pit Crew chooses Jorgeous' name and she picks "Radio" (2008) by Beyoncé to lip-sync to. Jorgeous wins the lip-sync and Angeria Paris VanMicheals and Lady Camden lose.
In the second round, Lady Camden gets picked first and chooses Bosco to lip-sync against. Bosco chooses "Don't Let Go (Love)" (1996) by En Vogue. Lady Camden wins the lip-sync and Bosco loses. Angeria Paris VanMicheals and Jasmine Kennedie then lip-sync to "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (2000) by Jennifer Lopez. Angeria Paris VanMicheals wins the lip-sync and Jasmine Kennedie loses.
In the final round, Bosco and Jasmine Kennedie lip-sync to "Swept Away" (1984) by Diana Ross. Bosco wins the lip-sync. Jasmine Kennedie then opens her chocolate bar to reveal a plain chocolate bar and is eliminated from the competition.
Trae DeLellis of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B+'.[4]