The Mother of All Balls explained

Series:RuPaul's Drag Race
Season:16
Episode:3
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"The Mother of All Balls" is the third episode of the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[1] [2] [3] Isaac Mizrahi is a guest judge.[4]

Episode

The beginning of the episode reveals the twist of the season: as the winners of the first two episodes, Plane Jane and Sapphira Cristál will hold the power of the Immunity Potions. This power can only be used once during the competition, the owner will be able to decide whether to use immunity to save themselves or another one of the contestants. For the main challenge, the contestants walk the Mother of All Ball, presenting two looks brought from home and one made in the Werk Room. The categories are "Mother Goose", "Significant Mother", and "Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza".

In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley is a judge and Isaac Mizrahi is a guest judge. After the runway, the contestants rank each other using Rate-A-Queen. Nymphia Wind, Q, and Sapphira Cristál receive positive critiques, and Nymphia Wind wins the challenge. Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige receive negative critiques, and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige is declared safe. Geneva Karr and Hershii LiqCour-Jeté place in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "Maybe You're the Problem" (2022) by Ava Max.[5] Hershii LiqCour-Jeté is eliminated from the competition.

Production

Mizrahi was previously a guest judge on the season 7 episode "The DESPY Awards".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank . Jason P. . 2024-01-19 . RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Setting the Table . 2024-02-03 . Vulture . en . 2024-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127101751/https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-16-episode-3.html . live .
  2. Web site: 2024-01-20 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked' season 15 episode 3 recap: 'The Mother of All Balls' . 2024-02-03 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
  3. Web site: Gregory . Drew Burnett . 2024-01-20 . "RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1603 Recap: Mommy Issues . 2024-03-09 . Autostraddle . en-US . 2024-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127150842/https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-3-recap/ . live .
  4. Web site: Guzzo . Bianca . 2024-01-20 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Episode 3 RECAP: The Mother of All Balls . 2024-03-09 . IN Magazine . en . 2024-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215014046/https://inmagazine.ca/2024/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-3-recap-the-mother-of-all-balls/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2024-01-21 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 3 recap: This is a potential mother Xtra Magazine . 2024-03-09 . en-CA . 2024-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125182954/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-3-recap-262078 . live .