"into this week that this was her "Shit or get off the pot" moment. All it took was the show handing her a challenge specifically tailored to her skill set - and surprisingly early in the season - and we were off to the races. In the end, Myki delivered a solid-enough video performance and a perfect story line. Suddenly, she's a legit contender."
"I actually think this is what Drag Race is supposed to do: use the competitors' skill sets as fodder for a fully realized narrative. Okay, so the machinations were a little overly obvious. At the same time, Myki really is a better queen than I'd originally clocked her for, and I'm optimistic about her work for the rest of the season."
"Plus it's nice to see her entirely predictable rise dovetail with a truly sad crash and burn. Vita VonTesse Starr goes home this week, and if you had told me after week one that Vita goes home in tenth place, I would have slapped you across the face and shouted, "Schnap out of it!" But the truth is that Vita has barely made it through every challenge up to this point that isn't about sewing, and she doesn't even seem to know it."
Myki Meeks, previously a middle-ground contestant, received a challenge tailored to her strengths and turned it into a strong video performance and compelling story line. The tailored opportunity allowed Myki to recover from a prior "robbed" week and emerge as a legitimate contender. The episode framed Myki's arc as an "unjust bottom to ultimate triumph" narrative, which she performed convincingly. Vita VonTesse Starr was eliminated after a pattern of weak showings in non-sewing challenges, with her consistency masking vulnerability. The judges appeared to use the episode to correct earlier placements, elevating Myki and sending Vita home.
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