RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) A Pair of Balls (2022) User Reviews

omg???

[ygonadossantos · 9/10 · 22 January 2022]

This ball was just FANTASTIC. I dare to say it was the best ball we've ever had. The interactions in the werkroom were super funny and emotional, so entertaining overall.

The ball itself, soooo good. There was no bad looks this time and I'm kinda shocked because the level of drag that these girls are bringing to the show is getting higher every season. Willow had really good and consistent looks, alyssa amazing, angeria really good too. Ugh

the only thing bad in the ep was the lip sync. What an effing mess. Overall, it was great and im so so excited for this season.

Great runway and werkroom interesting judging bad lipsync

[kylemileham · 9/10 · 22 January 2022]

Overall this was a great episode with some questionable judging I think that it should have been a double win between the top 2 and I think the queen that was high should have been safe because I think other queens deserved that high placement more.

I think the bottom 2 was correct but that was the worst lipsync since shout on uk3.

Started off really fantastic, ended okay, overall good

[sj4580 · 9/10 · 22 January 2022]

I really enjoyed this episode. I thought the pre-runway stuff shown was absolutely fantastic, Kornbread is absolutely Miss C if she doesn't win, the dragonfly thing was funny too. It was great knowing more about Orion. I honestly don't mind the returning queens and the chocolate twist.

The actual ball was fantastic, no one truly bombed. However, the judging was fairly off imo. Alyssa and Deja absolutely deserved to be in the top, and imo Jorgeous should not because that sewn look was not the best. I think Willow did good, but the looks were not win-worthy imo. I would've given the win to Alyssa or Angeria. I think Daya should've been in the bottom 3, not Orion. The lipsync was disappointing especially since the song was great and the first two weeks were really good.

Still looking forward to next week though.

Almost Amazing

[Javi1122 · 8/10 · 22 January 2022]

Aside from the lipsync and a few wonky placements, this episode was very good. We had some amazing looks, and some great werkroom talk. In the end, I'm not sure if the right person won, but I do think the right person went home unfortunately.

Great Episode, Horrible Judging

[rexbarrett-73038 · 10/10 · 22 January 2022]

The entire episode was full of personality, warmth, comedy, and heart. The talk between the girls was funny and emotional, and the two balls were fun. However, once it got to the judging. I disagreed with almost every decision they made. I don't think Willow should have won, I don't think Jorgeous deserved the high placement. I think Orion should've been either low or safe, interchanging with Kornbread. I think Alyssa, Daya, and maybe even Lady Camden or Deja were robbed of a top spot. Also I think June won the lip sync against Maddy. I'm more entertained by messiness than boring.

Great episode

[nachosanchezgarcia · 10/10 · 22 January 2022]

This was a super funny episode, starting from the dragonfly and ending with kerri being chaotic. This episode was also really emotional, seeing Kornbread and Orion's stories touched me. I feel that this season is going to be amazing. Tbh I think that Deja should've been in the top probably instead of Jorgeous, but I loved botch of them.

Too many runways

[angelosofthedeep · 6/10 · 26 January 2022]

42 runways is overwhelming I don't remember 30+ of them and it's a bit much the balls would have been episodes 1+2 and then this episode should have been the talent show.

Producers found a new way to screw with the competition

[leppards-17913 · 5/10 · 12 February 2022]

I'm over the production's obvious favoritism and "twists." Why did Daya and Orion return? So those first two episodes were for nothing? I also don't like this golden ticket idea. It feels like an easy way for production to plant the ticket when their favorite loses the lip-sync for your life.

There was too much happening in this episode. A ball with every contestant competing feels like a little much. If each queen has to show three looks, that's 42 runway looks in one episode, which feels like way too much to accurately assess each queen. It also makes it harder to remember what each queen did.

The final thing I'd like to add is that I still don't like the way Ru is treating Maddy. He "outed" Maddy to the group AGAIN to the girls from the other premiere, again going against Maddy's wishes. I also don't like how it feels like Ru is trying to "convert" her to not being straight.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is Maddy's sexuality shouldn't be her entire character. I want production to show more of her than just "straight."

...Interesting

[jacksonweeguy · 3/10 · 22 January 2022]

This is not a bad season at all, it's just obvious that the judges are favoring certain queens based on storylines and production. The first two episodes were so good that I was expecting another great episode, but this episode was riddled with questionable judging and strange edits. I feel like the judges are reading from a script of pre written critiques to solidify a storyline that was written before the season began. The queens are AMAZING and I love every one, but the production feels disingenuous. Also, the double ball format was a good idea but an animal print ball alone would have been just as good if not better.

Willow really always shows up as a frontrunner

[emomomotional-80353 · 12 February 2022]

Everything Willow gives is uniquely her and still so good. I am a huge stan. Give me more feelings in every look and such smart showings.

But please stop cutting out all Maddys awesome jokes.

Is this a joke?

[moon-38026 · 2/10 · 22 January 2022]

I honestly thought the judges were joking when they called out the safe queens. Y'all are not even trying to hide the favoritism this has to be one of the most bias balls. Never questioned ru's decisions when it came to ball decisions until now. This was disappointing but oh well people are falling for it so..

The production is using ChatGPT

[gormogon-833-324001 · 4/10 · 5 October 2023]

I'm convinced the production full on forgot how to write episodes and are now using chat GPT. From the inadequacy in placing a ball so early in the season, to the impossibly incompetent and incoherent judging, this show is getting tedious to watch with every episode.

Every episode from the past couple of seasons has had randomised placements and it's getting tired. I wish we could go back to this show indeed being RuPaul's because it's clear as day she is no longer making the decisions - and if she is, it may be better for her to stop.

Willow's outfits were okay at best and her final look was abysmal.

Angeria demolished the runway.