Hello darlings! We’re back with some predictions in advance of Canada’s Drag Race season 2.
I had planned to do something similar for DRUK3 but unfortunately I did come across some rumours which would influence my predictions, so I probably won’t do a post for that until it starts airing and I can see if the rumours pan out.
Anyway, on to the predictions for DRCAN2!
This looks like a really great cast firstly that is so diverse and exciting in terms of different drag approaches. We’ve got some new archetypes here and people that are really trying something more unique which makes predicting placements that bit harder - before you even think they might throw a twist our way! But I’ve pulled together some initial predictions for how I see the dolls doing, based on their gorgeous candy-themed Meet The Queens intros... after the cut!
Starting off with my predictions for our early outs.
From the Meet the Queens, I’m predicting the first three eliminated queens to be: Kendall Gender, Adriana, and Oceane Aqua-Black, possibly in that order.
All three queens talked mostly about their approach to the competition and their lipsyncing skill and that they were just there to have fun, which suggested to me that they might have had to focus on those qualities during the competition. I would additionally predict that Oceane seems to be a prime candidate for this season’s Miss Congeniality.
Next out I predict Stephanie Prince in 9th. I think she’ll find herself lipsyncing but will be able to save herself for a few episodes until she goes her 2nd or 3rd time in the bottom.
My 8th place prediction is Gia Metric. She looks like a really strong contender who might put a foot wrong somewhere in the competition and be a shock elimination.
Next out I predict Kimora Amour. She seems like a really competent competitor who should do well in a lot of challenges, but I’m not sure how she would lipsync if she fell into the bottom 2 and I can see an unsuitable song being difficult for her.
In 6th place I think Pythia. She has the ‘weird’ archetype nailed down, but will she be able to diversify her drag if the challenge calls for it? I hope she makes it to a makeover because I think she’d nail it.
I predict our 5th-placer will be Eve 6000. She seems like a really good all-rounder so I think this is a fair prediction for her.
Which brings us to the top 4 which I think will be comprised of Beth, Synthia Kiss, Suki Doll and Icesis Couture. For me, Beth and Icesis had the most impactful Meet the Queens interviews. Icesis seems primed to be a fan fave along the lines of Jimbo and BenDeLaCreme, while Beth seemed to be another good all-rounder with a strong individual sense of her drag. I also include Suki Doll here because she was the only queen who talked about being an actress, so maybe she’ll clean up the acting challenges, and any queen with multiple wins is likely to go far. Finally, Synthia seemed like the most traditionally glamorous of any of the queens, and Drag Race tends to reward that by letting runways pull up a challenge performance that may have been weaker, so I can see this helping Synthia out.
And of the top 4, my first call for the winner is...
Icesis Couture
It was hard to tell from the MTQ what her particular strengths would be, but her drag looked polished and she has a similar likeable and infectious energy to Priyanka, the winner of season 1, so I can see that serving her well if she’s able to do well on the challenges too.
What do you think? Please don’t send me spoilers or rumours! Looking forward to watching the season come October!
