2nd episode of the 13th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
"Condragulations " Episode no. Season 13 Original air date January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08 )
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"Condragulations " is the second episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race [ 1] [ 2] Jamal Sims is a guest judge.[ 3]
The episode, along with the season's seventh episode "Bossy Rossy RuBoot ", earned production designer James McGowan and art director Gianna Costa a nomination in the Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .[ 4]
Episode
Symone is the winner of the episode's main challenge.The start of the episode reveals that Elliott with 2 Ts was voted out. The winning contestants from previous episode enter the Werk Room and are joined by Elliott with 2 Ts. For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants are tasked with showing two looks on the runway: Day Time Drama Mama and Night Time is the Right Time. For the main challenge, the contestants write, record, and perform verses to RuPaul 's song "Condragulations".[ 5]
On the runway, the category is "Lamé You Stay". Joining RuPaul and Michelle Visage on the judging panel are Ross Mathews and guest judge Jamal Sims . Elliott with 2 Ts, LaLa Ri , Olivia Lux , Symone , and Tina Burner receive positive critiques. Gottmik and Kandy Muse receive negative critiques. Olivia Lux and Symone are the top two contestants of the week and will face off in a lip-sync to "Break My Heart " by Dua Lipa for the win. Symone is declared the winner.
Production
The original version of the song "Condragulations" appears on the studio album You're a Winner, Baby
Sims has appeared on the show several times. He was a guest judge and choreographer on the eighth season 's "Bitch Perfect " (2016), the twelfth season 's "Viva Drag Vegas " (2020), and the thirteenth season's "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical " (2021). Additionally, he was solely guest choreographer on the seventh season 's "Glamazonian Airways " (2015), the twelfth season's "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical " (2020), and the thirteenth season's "Gettin' Lucky " (2021). On the sixth season (2021) of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Halftime Headliners " and solely a guest choreographer on the finale "This Is Our Country".
Reception
Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club [ 6]
References
^ McCallion, Paul (January 8, 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: The Spy Who Dragged Me" . Vulture . Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2024 . ^ " . January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .^ Mitchell, Hilary (January 13, 2021). "Every scalding hot drop of tea about Drag Race season 13" . PinkNews Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024 . ^ "Creative Arts Emmys: 'The Queen's Gambit' Wins a Leading 9 Awards" . The Hollywood Reporter . September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024 .^ Gregory, Drew Burnett (January 9, 2021). " . Autostraddle Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024 . ^ "The winning queens give RuPaul's Drag Race a stylish, if sluggish, second premiere" . The A.V. Club Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
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