The Last Ball on Earth explained

Series:RuPaul's Drag Race
Season:10
Episode:4
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"The Last Ball on Earth" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] [2] [3] It originally aired on April 12, 2018. Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges.

Aquaria wins the mini-challenge as well as the main challenge, which has contestants create three looks a climate change-themed ball. Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against Monét X Change.

Episode

For this episode's mini-challenge, the contestants photobomb celebrity pictures. Aquaria is declared the winner.

For the main challenge, the contestants are tasked with creating three looks for The Last Ball on Earth: Alaskan Winter Realness, Miami Summer Realness and Martian Eleganza Extravaganza.[4] Climate change is the ball's theme.[5] RuPaul wears a Leigh Bowery-inspired outfit.[6] Logan Browning and Tisha Campbell are guest judges. Aquaria wins the main challenge. Dusty Ray Bottoms and Monét X Change place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Pound the Alarm" by Nicki Minaj.[7] During the lip-sync, Monét X Change does a death drop "fake out".[8] [9] Dusty Ray Bottoms is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club gives the episode a rating of 'B+'.[10] Screen Rant said RuPaul's outfit was the episode's most memorable.[11] The "Pound the Alarm" performance ranked number 31 in The Spinoff list of the show's 162 lip-syncs to date.[12] In 2022, Bernardo Sim of Out magazine ranked the performance tenth in a list of Drag Race best lip-syncs with stunts.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henderson . Eric . 2018-04-13 . RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Season 10, Episode 4, "The Last Ball on Earth" . 2024-02-01 . Slant Magazine . en-US . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127192627/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-4-the-last-ball-on-earth/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2018-04-12 . RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Pale Blue Ball . 2024-02-01 . Vulture . en . 2023-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230809022916/https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-10-episode-4.html . live .
  3. Web site: Guzzo . Bianca . 2018-04-13 . RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10, Episode 4 Recap: The Last Ball On Earth . 2024-03-02 . IN Magazine . en . 2019-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190911080317/http://inmagazine.ca/2018/04/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-episode-4-recap-the-last-ball-on-earth . live .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2024-03-02 . 2022-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225101935/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/arts/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-episode-4-rupocalypse-now.html . live .
  5. Web site: 2018-04-13 . Will Blair St. Clair Win 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? She's A Serious Contender . 2024-03-02 . Bustle . en . 2021-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116130034/https://www.bustle.com/p/will-blair-st-clair-win-rupauls-drag-race-shes-a-serious-contender-8765683 . live .
  6. Web site: Moylan . Brian . 2018-04-13 . ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Recap: Guys, Monét Was Right About British Accents . 2024-03-08 . Vice . en . 2024-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306161300/https://www.vice.com/en/article/59jjjn/rupauls-drag-race-recap-guys-monet-was-right-about-british-accents . live .
  7. Web site: Orosz . Ben . 2021-06-25 . RuPaul's Drag Race: Best 10 One-Sided Lip Syncs . 2024-03-08 . ScreenRant . en . 2022-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713214939/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-best-one-sided-lip-syncs/ . live .
  8. News: Guerra . Joey . Dusty Ray Bottoms talks to her mom 'once a week,' dedicates post-'Drag Race' single to NYC 'haters' . 2024-03-08 . . en . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203023114/https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/Dusty-Ray-Bottoms-talks-to-her-mom-once-a-week-12832736.php . live .
  9. Web site: Ranking the Best Lip Syncs With Stunts in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory . 2024-03-08 . www.out.com . en . 2023-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231095916/https://www.out.com/television/2022/3/18/ranking-best-lip-syncs-stunts-rupauls-drag-race-herstory . live .
  10. Web site: 2018-04-13 . RuPaul’s Drag Race reveals the dangers of being generous in a competition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702163923/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-reveals-the-dangers-of-being-generou-1825224379 . 2022-07-02 . 2024-02-01 . The A.V. Club . en.
  11. Web site: Grčar . Anja . 2020-09-19 . RuPaul’s Drag Race: Every Ball Challenge, Ranked . 2024-03-02 . ScreenRant . en . 2023-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119160839/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-ball-challenges-ranked/ . live .
  12. Web site: Brooks . Sam . 2019-10-03 . A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul’s Drag Race . 2024-03-08 . The Spinoff . en . 2023-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525074940/https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/03-10-2019/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-162-lip-syncs-on-rupauls-drag-race . live .