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Originally posted by dperkins
Alyssa FAILED at the challenges, so no, she shouldn't have won. Now don't get me wrong, Alyssa Edwards is one of my favorite queens to ever be on Drag Race, and one of the most memorable. Ru can't see the future and doesn't know how it's all going unfold for the public to see, and on top of that, the queens have to put in the work. Ru wanted Alyssa to be in the Top 3, otherwise she wouldn't have given her so many chances, but Alyssa was being straight lazy in most of those challenges, so no, she shouldn't have won S5. IMO, Ru has picked the right winner each season for how they performed during the season and in the challenges. I wouldn't say the winners are always the best of the best queens, but this is a competition, and you have to bring your A-game every week and show at every challenge what a great queen you are. Not post season.
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Exactly this. This is the only show I've ever seen where they've never gotten the winner wrong.
Season 1 was a wrap once Bebe laid our her verse for Covergirl. Nina was flawless and lovable, but I feel the first season needed a more 'traditional' queen to get the show going on a mainstream level. I'm also sure Absolute was pushing for Bebe over Nina, too.
Tyra shouldn't even be debatable, but because so many people hate her, they try to discredit her win. Let's not forget Raven was a complete flopping mess the beginning on the season. Tyra had the best runway looks, best overall performance and she killed the final lip sync.
Raja isn't even a question, she slayed her entire season. The only one who even came close was Manila, who ruined it for herself by wearing a dress too tight for her to properly lip sync in at the end.
Sharon clearly deserved to win over Chad. She was more innovative and appealed to a new market of drag queen fans.
Jinkx may have had ****** runway looks, but Roxxxy's constant tearaways and Alaska's one wig weren't all that better. The fact that Jinkx was Top 3 eight weeks in a row says it all. Not to mention her flawless lip sync to Malambo No 1.
The only questionable win for me was Chad in All-stars, which came across as Ru honoring Chad for being a legend of her own rights in the drag community. But All-Stars was such a damn mess from the beginning that I try to ignore it anyway.