Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2 is confirmed and casting.

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 2 was announced in a press release on Thursday, September 9, which casting officially opening up for Aussie and Kiwi contestants. RuPaul will host Down Under season 2, saying: "I am thrilled to produce and host a brand-new season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. We've only just begun to shine a worldwide spotlight on the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent of Australasian queens."

Wasn’t the first Season enough?

Well, this season's first episode was so bad it made me long for Season 1. Bring back Art Simone!

Worst of all, the lighting is terrible. Flat and dull. Everyone looks horrific, particularly Ru and Michelle.

So far this cast has a more positive energy than S1's, although Beverly Kills is a cunt.

Love Minnie and Spankie.

Kween Kong is one of the hottest guys out of drag ever cast in the franchise.

When Spankie walked the runway was that her second time in drag?

She's apparently a big deal in New Zealand, and she won the second season of Kita and Anita's [italic]House of Drag,[/italic] but yeah, that runway was bad.

R6 She is from Palmerston North, she is not big anywhere.

OK, I had to Google that one.

R8 The suicide capital of New Zealand.

Spankie's quip about looking like she shopped at The Warehouse (a shitty NZ discount chain) totally sailed over Ru's head.

[quote]She's apparently a big deal in New Zealand

No, she isn't.

[quote]The suicide capital of New Zealand.

And now we know why. The statistics should improve now that Spanky is out of there.

It didn’t take very long for Beverly Kills to assert herself as the ‘I’m not a bitch, I’m just being honest’ bitch of the season. This season looks like it’s going to have some great cat fights rather than be the love fest that Drag Race USA has become. Yay!

They all say fuck lots.

I first read the thread title as “Drag Race Down Under Sea.” If only!

Only the second season? This series has been down under for years!

The worst series of Drag Race ever made. It’s not even in the vicinity of it’s so bad it’s good.

Worse than Canada Season 3?

I agree, R17, though I am starting to get "car crash" vibes. Can I look away?

These are the dumbest bunch of drag queens ever in the franchise's history.

Yuri fucks women, and is in a relationship with a drag king.

Seems like the only positive thing about this iteration of RDPR coming back is more of the super sexy Down Under Pit Crew, with Sean Walters making his return from Season 1:

This episode was even worse than the last.

R19 I think you’re right regarding this becoming a car crash. You can see the “oh shit” look in the eyes of the judges. There’s some extremely weird editing going on… I don’t envy the editing team trying to pull together usable episodes.

Down Under 1 started the series off on a bad note, so DU2 feels like an upgrade for me. There’s some interesting queens. It certainly is better than Canada 3, which feels like a bar drag pageant judged by amateurs. I can’t take that one seriously at all.

R17, wait until Canada premieres their All Stars season. The cast list leaked and it’s primed to be a trainwreck of epic proportions.

I like this bunch of queens, they have a some real characters and lots of humour. The editing of this episode though, did anyone else notice the girls smiling vacantly when the judges were giving their feedback, they didn’t nod, say thank you, nothing, as if they were told to look pretty and smile. And Ru’s eyes looked like she was partly unconscious.

I love that one who was in the top three and should of won, her drag looked super expensive compared to the rest of them, with the fur. Her and Yuri for top three please.

I was expecting them to get told off for such a bad performance. Maybe they were and that's why there were no responses shown

I don't understand the raving about Kween Kong's performing prowess? That lip synch was zzzzzzz.

What was the editing in the LSFYL in episode 1? After they both did the splits they cut away for a long time and only showed the judges? Were neither of them able to get up off of the floor?

Yeah I thought Aubrey could of won the lip sync, it was close. Kong certainly didn’t annihilate her like it was suggested she did. The problem with people saying they can slay a lip sync is that they probably can when they are performing at a bar and can make their own song choices, different when Ru chooses the song. Same happened to Astina Mandela on UK drag race, she told all those girls that you don’t want to be up against me in a lip sync and then Tia Kofi of all people sent her home.

I fucking love Tia Kofi- she so irreverent about her drag.

Oooft this season is ROUGH Rough as guts as we say down under.

This season is a step above Season 1. Which isn't saying much since that is probably the worst season of the whole drag race franchise.

I think it's worse.

More definitive proof that Drag Race has jumped the shark. There's now a Philippines edition of the show.

I agree about this season being worse. At least there were a couple of likeable (albeit crap) contestants in season 1, but there aren't really any this season.

I think Molly and her pair this week were very funny and should of won, Spankie and Yuri got a sympathy vote I think because of her bad eye. I’m enjoying this more than the Canada one, I think it’s a good ole bunch of queens. Minnie will be driving me crazy soon though, I’m bet she bombs snatch game because she struggles to give others any time to shine.

Drag Race Australia is an abomination!!! Why is no one on DL discussing the best international series Drag Race France!!! They just had the final just a few days ago and it was amazing!! This is what the show is about - an amazing talented cast, stunning fashions, good judges who gave great advice, great guest judges and a brilliant host Nicky Doll who surpassed expectations...she's stunning and empathetic. I'm so glad I watched from beginning to end.

Spoilers in the linked video!!!

DR Philippines sounds like it's going to be catty and messy. It's also the first international edition with its own Untucked.

Lucy Lawless was a total snooze as a guest judge for the acting challenge.

[quote]This season is a step above Season 1. Which isn't saying much since that is probably the worst season of the whole drag race franchise.

Have you seen DR Italia?

r37-Je suis d'accord avec vous. J'ai pleurée quand La Big Bertha et Lolita Banana font leur synchronization labiale.

It's a fact of life that the shows that aren't in English are going to be less popular than the shows that are in English r37.

R41, I have never seen a lipsync like that! It was incredible!! Even the judges were crying. That song was amazing!! Those who can't handle subtitles are missing out on one the best seasons in the entire Drag Race franchise. I don't know if season 2 can or will live up to season 1.

Sorry for posting in the Down Under Thread....

r43, did you see the talent show for DR: Espana? That was the best talent show ever. And don't get me started on all the Drag Race Thailand seasons.

Yuri fucks women.

Seemed pretty pointless to have just one safe queen this week to send backstage before the critiques.

Is there a Phillipines thread? Cause that fat pile of plastic shit Jiggly Pigman just made a huge speech how trannys gave gays their rights, and Marsha drug fucked Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall.

That one with the huge overblown lips and who always has his mouth open has the most grating laugh ever - even more annoying than Rupauls fake screeching.

I can't be bothered to learn their names.

Thank God Minnie was sent packing. That is one annoying ass person, in and out of drag.

ITA, R49. I really wanted Minnie gone two episodes ago (at least). She was okay to watch on stage (she presents well) but intolerable "behind the scenes". She seemed to have zero self-awareness. Actually, most of these DU-S2 queens are annoying on some level.

[quote]Is there a Phillipines thread? Cause that fat pile of plastic shit Jiggly Pigman just made a huge speech how trannys gave gays their rights, and Marsha drug fucked Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall.

In her original season, Jiggly Caliente admitted to being completely ignorant of gay history and had to be given a crash course on Stonewall in the workroom by Chad Michaels and Willam. Season 4 was taped in 2011 and aired in 2012, before Marsha P. Johnson was retconned from a black drag queen into a 'trans woman of color'.

I have not watched DR Philippines, but it comes to absolutely zero surprise that she's now spouting off that talking point without question. She's exactly the type of person who would do so.

Jiggly is taken herself too seriously- no love, no humor, and great big chiclet teeth. She's no Rupaul

When I saw Jiggly live she was so late and gave a lame half-hearted performance. Could have been an off night but it soured me on her.

I have been enjoying Jiggly on Drag Race Philippines (which is pretty bottom of the barrel entertainment). However, I did cringe at her comment about Marsha P. Johnson, which seemed "off" and somewhat pretentious. Girl, stick to being silly and kooky. Don't try to educate others, you will only embarrass yourself.

Nicky Doll has become a great host, great critiques with warmth, compassion, and humor.

So sad about this weeks elimination, I thought shed be top 3, fucking awful Bev still there with her brows from hell.

Someone is still watching this shit?