1 00:00:08,077 --> 00:00:09,561 [thunder striking] [creature howling] 2 00:00:09,664 --> 00:00:12,426 - Ah, my devilish devotees. [thunder striking] 3 00:00:12,529 --> 00:00:14,738 - It's so good to see you here 4 00:00:14,842 --> 00:00:16,878 for the last time of the season. 5 00:00:16,982 --> 00:00:18,984 You've been so steadfast in your commitment 6 00:00:19,088 --> 00:00:22,263 to witnessing the carnage alongside us so far. 7 00:00:22,367 --> 00:00:26,336 - You've cheered, you've cried, you've thrown tantrums, 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,995 you've complained and threatened to stop watching the show. 9 00:00:30,099 --> 00:00:33,033 But here you are, back for more, 10 00:00:34,241 --> 00:00:36,933 and you'll never, ever escape us. 11 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,246 [both laughing maniacally] 12 00:00:39,349 --> 00:00:42,973 This is it, the grand finale, the final countdown, 13 00:00:43,077 --> 00:00:46,598 the last performance that will decide the ultimate winner 14 00:00:46,701 --> 00:00:49,187 and the grand champion of the season. 15 00:00:49,290 --> 00:00:51,223 - Who will live? Who will die? 16 00:00:51,327 --> 00:00:55,262 Who will we murder and who will we crown? 17 00:00:55,365 --> 00:00:57,781 - Will we pour a bucket of blood on the winner's head, 18 00:00:57,885 --> 00:00:59,404 or will we just put up a picture 19 00:00:59,507 --> 00:01:01,268 of them on a wall at the end? 20 00:01:01,371 --> 00:01:04,409 - There's only one way to find out, my putrid parishioners. 21 00:01:04,512 --> 00:01:07,653 - Come! Join us now as we witness the final battle 22 00:01:07,757 --> 00:01:10,622 and decide who among our final champions 23 00:01:10,725 --> 00:01:12,348 will be crowned Dragula 24 00:01:12,451 --> 00:01:15,730 The World's next Drag Super Monster. 25 00:01:15,834 --> 00:01:21,219 [both laughing maniacally] [thunder rumbling] 26 00:01:23,255 --> 00:01:24,843 [exciting theme music] 27 00:01:24,946 --> 00:01:26,776 ♪ Drag 28 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:27,984 ♪ Filth 29 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,744 ♪ Horror 30 00:01:29,848 --> 00:01:32,678 ♪ Glamour 31 00:01:32,782 --> 00:01:34,749 ♪ Dragula 32 00:01:34,853 --> 00:01:36,199 ♪ She's a killer 33 00:01:36,303 --> 00:01:39,340 ♪ Queen Dragula 34 00:01:39,444 --> 00:01:42,343 ♪ She'll make you scream 35 00:01:42,447 --> 00:01:46,830 ♪ Drag drag drag drag Dragula 36 00:01:46,934 --> 00:01:48,694 - The winner of the Boulet Brothers Dragula 37 00:01:48,798 --> 00:01:50,593 will headline the upcoming Dragula world tour, 38 00:01:50,696 --> 00:01:54,769 receive a $100,000 grand prize courtesy of us, 39 00:01:55,770 --> 00:01:57,393 and the title of Dragula, 40 00:01:57,496 --> 00:02:00,948 the World's Next Drag Super Monster. 41 00:02:01,051 --> 00:02:03,019 ♪ Drag drag drag drag Dragula 42 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:04,193 [person screaming] 43 00:02:07,161 --> 00:02:09,888 [spooky music] 44 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:12,718 - So this journey has been surreal. 45 00:02:12,822 --> 00:02:15,963 I have had this goal for such a long time 46 00:02:16,066 --> 00:02:17,896 that even just being on the show, 47 00:02:17,999 --> 00:02:20,001 nevermind going this far is, 48 00:02:20,105 --> 00:02:22,728 it's even better than I expected. 49 00:02:22,832 --> 00:02:27,216 I am very fortunate to have fantastic support back home. 50 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:29,770 The Drag King community has really lifted me up 51 00:02:29,873 --> 00:02:32,600 as their brother in support of what I do, 52 00:02:32,704 --> 00:02:37,191 and has really just pushed me to go further and further. 53 00:02:37,295 --> 00:02:39,573 And also my incredible wife. 54 00:02:39,676 --> 00:02:43,577 I would not be this brave without her, 55 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,579 but I am here a hundred percent to prove to myself 56 00:02:46,683 --> 00:02:49,514 what I'm capable of when challenged. 57 00:02:49,617 --> 00:02:51,309 For me, part of being outgoing 58 00:02:51,412 --> 00:02:54,312 and friendly is a defense mechanism 59 00:02:54,415 --> 00:02:57,038 because I'm very scared of people in general. 60 00:02:57,142 --> 00:02:58,971 I'm scared of how people can affect me. 61 00:02:59,075 --> 00:03:02,251 I'm scared of how I may unintentionally affect other people. 62 00:03:02,354 --> 00:03:04,563 So me cloistering myself 63 00:03:04,667 --> 00:03:07,083 and focusing on the job at hand is kind of 64 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,636 my fun escape time. 65 00:03:08,740 --> 00:03:11,674 I'm a very play hard, work hard person. 66 00:03:11,777 --> 00:03:13,779 And right now there's a job to do. 67 00:03:13,883 --> 00:03:17,404 So absolutely I've been focused on the work, but that's 68 00:03:17,507 --> 00:03:22,685 because I am gearing up to enjoying the fruits of my labor. 69 00:03:23,824 --> 00:03:25,550 I've definitely had the consideration 70 00:03:25,653 --> 00:03:28,103 of quitting many, many times. 71 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:31,418 I have a lot of my own personal mental health struggles. 72 00:03:31,521 --> 00:03:33,178 There was a period for almost a year 73 00:03:33,281 --> 00:03:34,904 where I couldn't leave my house 74 00:03:35,007 --> 00:03:37,458 'cause I was too scared that people were looking at me 75 00:03:37,562 --> 00:03:39,149 or going to hurt me. 76 00:03:39,253 --> 00:03:41,290 And there's a lot of paranoia. 77 00:03:41,393 --> 00:03:43,015 There's a lot of self-critique 78 00:03:43,119 --> 00:03:47,123 and there's a lot of pressure I put on myself all the time. 79 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:50,954 So reminding myself to enjoy myself is unfortunately a bit 80 00:03:51,058 --> 00:03:52,404 of a correct read. 81 00:03:52,508 --> 00:03:57,547 I am interestingly very calm at this point. 82 00:03:58,410 --> 00:03:59,411 I don't know if you can tell. 83 00:03:59,515 --> 00:04:00,412 I almost can't stop smiling 84 00:04:00,516 --> 00:04:02,103 'cause I can see it. 85 00:04:02,207 --> 00:04:03,864 I can see the crown, I can see the title. 86 00:04:03,967 --> 00:04:09,421 It's right there and all I have to do is take it. 87 00:04:14,288 --> 00:04:17,428 [ominous music] 88 00:04:22,434 --> 00:04:26,404 [ominous music intensifies] 89 00:04:37,449 --> 00:04:39,313 - Oh my God! - Ah! 90 00:04:42,074 --> 00:04:43,766 - Woo! - We made it. 91 00:04:43,869 --> 00:04:47,183 - I cannot believe that I have made it to the finale 92 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,185 of fucking Dragula. 93 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:51,946 I have worked my ass off each and every week. 94 00:04:52,050 --> 00:04:54,811 I am so fucking excited. 95 00:04:56,192 --> 00:04:59,402 I made it here by the skin of my teeth, but that's fine. 96 00:04:59,506 --> 00:05:01,508 I'm ready to showcase what I got 97 00:05:01,611 --> 00:05:03,717 and I got some tricks up my sleeve. 98 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:05,443 - I mean, I'll be honest, Blackberri, 99 00:05:05,546 --> 00:05:07,928 I did underestimate you in the very beginning, 100 00:05:08,031 --> 00:05:09,757 and I was wrong. 101 00:05:09,861 --> 00:05:11,518 - I know. - It's really surreal 102 00:05:11,621 --> 00:05:13,589 to be in this moment with you guys. 103 00:05:13,692 --> 00:05:17,558 - Oh my God, there's so many emotions, but we made it. 104 00:05:17,662 --> 00:05:19,215 - You better be careful 105 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:20,320 'cause if you keep that up, you might be 106 00:05:20,423 --> 00:05:22,045 the crybaby of the season. 107 00:05:22,149 --> 00:05:25,290 - I don't mind. I don't mind being vulnerable and cry. 108 00:05:25,394 --> 00:05:27,223 - I don't think it's any surprise to anyone 109 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:29,536 that I give a really big fuck about this. 110 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:31,261 So yeah, I'm going to- 111 00:05:31,365 --> 00:05:34,437 I'm probably gonna cry today. I'm probably gonna cry today. 112 00:05:34,541 --> 00:05:36,197 - What about you, Nio? How are you feeling? 113 00:05:36,301 --> 00:05:37,751 - I'm feeling very emotional. 114 00:05:37,854 --> 00:05:39,235 I feel so blessed. 115 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,719 And also since the beginning I know 116 00:05:40,823 --> 00:05:42,756 that I'm going to make it to the final stage. 117 00:05:42,859 --> 00:05:45,137 I'm going to prove that I'm the best 118 00:05:45,241 --> 00:05:46,656 among the ultimate best. 119 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,970 She's dying for some blood to slay y'all. 120 00:05:50,073 --> 00:05:51,592 - I have to say. 121 00:05:51,696 --> 00:05:55,355 I noticed for the Last Supper, you got a little quiet. 122 00:05:55,457 --> 00:05:57,391 I was worried that maybe you had some 123 00:05:57,495 --> 00:05:59,117 stuff going on up here. 124 00:05:59,220 --> 00:06:01,361 How are you feeling going into the fucking finale? 125 00:06:01,464 --> 00:06:06,849 - I was, I was throw off a little bit when you said my name, 126 00:06:08,057 --> 00:06:09,852 that I most likely will stab you in the back. 127 00:06:09,955 --> 00:06:12,613 - Orkgotik, who do you think would stab you in the back? 128 00:06:12,717 --> 00:06:14,650 - I think Nio. [all gasping] 129 00:06:14,753 --> 00:06:16,479 - No! - There's the passion. 130 00:06:16,582 --> 00:06:19,033 - I was gonna say Throb, 131 00:06:19,137 --> 00:06:21,035 but now it might be Ork. 132 00:06:21,139 --> 00:06:22,968 - If that's your opinion 133 00:06:23,072 --> 00:06:24,038 it's cool, but- 134 00:06:24,142 --> 00:06:25,212 - I learned my lesson. 135 00:06:25,315 --> 00:06:26,938 - Okay. - Oh shit. 136 00:06:27,041 --> 00:06:29,941 - I'm not gonna lie. I was a little shocked. 137 00:06:30,044 --> 00:06:31,114 I was a little gagged, 138 00:06:31,218 --> 00:06:33,151 and that threw me off a little. 139 00:06:33,254 --> 00:06:37,155 Orkgotik said I could potentially stab him in the back. 140 00:06:37,258 --> 00:06:40,710 I've showed nothing but love for him and I'm very confused 141 00:06:40,814 --> 00:06:43,506 and surprised and not gonna lie, a little bit hurt. 142 00:06:43,610 --> 00:06:45,439 - It's been a week. 143 00:06:45,543 --> 00:06:48,338 Have you guys talked since the reunion or anything? 144 00:06:48,442 --> 00:06:49,857 - It's a lovers quarrel. 145 00:06:49,961 --> 00:06:52,826 - I didn't mean to make you feel bad about it. 146 00:06:52,929 --> 00:06:56,519 I know that you're not gonna put a knife in my back, 147 00:06:56,623 --> 00:06:58,141 but I just thought it was funny 148 00:06:58,245 --> 00:07:01,213 because we are supporting each other all the time. 149 00:07:01,317 --> 00:07:04,216 So my trust is always on your side. 150 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,186 So the only person that can back stab me is the one 151 00:07:08,289 --> 00:07:13,605 that I have the most confidence and the most like respect. 152 00:07:15,055 --> 00:07:16,919 - My care for you is genuinely out of my crazy admiration, 153 00:07:17,022 --> 00:07:19,749 out of your artistry and your beautiful, beautiful physique. 154 00:07:19,853 --> 00:07:22,959 And I would never back stab you in any way 155 00:07:23,063 --> 00:07:26,307 and even hurt you that 'cause that would just hurt me more. 156 00:07:26,411 --> 00:07:29,310 - I really don't know what's gonna happen with those two. 157 00:07:29,414 --> 00:07:32,382 They are absolutely like this, 158 00:07:32,486 --> 00:07:34,350 but the competition is so intense. 159 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:38,181 If they were smart, this would be the time to get focused. 160 00:07:38,284 --> 00:07:39,907 - I fully think that Nio and Ork 161 00:07:40,011 --> 00:07:42,392 should just put a little pin in their relationship 162 00:07:42,496 --> 00:07:44,498 and focus on this finale. 163 00:07:44,602 --> 00:07:46,673 Where do y'all lie with each other? 164 00:07:46,776 --> 00:07:49,676 - I think we both agree we should focus on what's really 165 00:07:49,779 --> 00:07:51,194 important just at the moment, 166 00:07:51,298 --> 00:07:53,127 which is winning this competition. 167 00:07:53,231 --> 00:07:54,508 We are humans. 168 00:07:54,612 --> 00:07:55,923 We have a lot of emotions to sort out, 169 00:07:56,027 --> 00:07:57,925 but we have a lifetime to sort that out. 170 00:07:58,029 --> 00:08:00,790 And I believe universe will show us the right way. 171 00:08:00,894 --> 00:08:02,896 And I can't wait to get to know you more 172 00:08:02,999 --> 00:08:05,519 outside this competition for sure. 173 00:08:05,623 --> 00:08:07,763 - That's something that I really want. 174 00:08:07,866 --> 00:08:10,386 In this moment, we have to focus on ourselves 175 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,422 because it's gonna be a lot of work 176 00:08:12,526 --> 00:08:15,633 and there's no time for romance. 177 00:08:15,736 --> 00:08:19,084 - Now it's just the final showdown. 178 00:08:19,188 --> 00:08:21,397 - We all have so much love and care for each other. 179 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,813 I think the best way to show that we care 180 00:08:23,917 --> 00:08:28,231 and we respect each other as artists is to give our 200% 181 00:08:28,335 --> 00:08:29,992 and not holding back at all 182 00:08:30,095 --> 00:08:31,614 and have no regrets. 183 00:08:31,718 --> 00:08:34,443 [intense music] [all wailing] 184 00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:36,792 - Oh my God. - It's time! 185 00:08:38,034 --> 00:08:39,621 - Let's all go out together. [siren blaring] 186 00:08:39,726 --> 00:08:42,693 - Oh God. Let's go, okay. - Ugh. Woo! 187 00:08:43,832 --> 00:08:47,181 [siren blaring cuts] 188 00:08:48,597 --> 00:08:51,392 - This journey has been pretty rocky, 189 00:08:51,496 --> 00:08:53,567 but I think it's been amazing. 190 00:08:53,671 --> 00:08:55,845 I've had a chance to really push my artistry 191 00:08:55,949 --> 00:09:00,022 and I'm really proud that I've gotten out of my box 192 00:09:00,125 --> 00:09:02,127 that I've been in for so many years 193 00:09:02,231 --> 00:09:04,474 and got to explore different sides of myself 194 00:09:04,578 --> 00:09:06,097 that I didn't even know I had. 195 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,788 Before this competition, 196 00:09:07,892 --> 00:09:10,895 I was working five days a week in drag hosting shows, 197 00:09:10,998 --> 00:09:13,104 performing outside on patios 198 00:09:13,207 --> 00:09:14,450 and grocery stores. 199 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:16,832 Wherever there was a check, I was performing. 200 00:09:16,935 --> 00:09:19,006 I think my biggest inspiration with my drag 201 00:09:19,110 --> 00:09:21,940 and like my drive is my mother and my little brother. 202 00:09:22,044 --> 00:09:23,942 Right before Covid, my house got 203 00:09:24,046 --> 00:09:25,703 destroyed during Hurricane Harvey. 204 00:09:25,806 --> 00:09:27,463 So I moved back in with my mom 205 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:29,914 because she needed help with bills and stuff like that. 206 00:09:30,017 --> 00:09:34,125 And during COVID, we were just kind of destroyed. 207 00:09:34,228 --> 00:09:35,505 Like she couldn't work. 208 00:09:35,609 --> 00:09:37,300 If it wasn't for drag, 209 00:09:37,404 --> 00:09:39,544 we weren't able to pay our bills. 210 00:09:39,648 --> 00:09:43,583 Like I fully worked five, six days a week. 211 00:09:44,653 --> 00:09:46,206 All of that paid for everything that we had, 212 00:09:46,309 --> 00:09:49,865 and I ended up getting this commercial just out of nowhere 213 00:09:49,968 --> 00:09:52,868 and that was like the beacon for my family, 214 00:09:52,971 --> 00:09:55,042 and that sustained us for like a while. 215 00:09:55,146 --> 00:09:58,390 So my drag has literally saved my family's life. 216 00:09:58,494 --> 00:10:01,566 We've been like almost at the point of like being homeless. 217 00:10:01,670 --> 00:10:03,016 They're my biggest cheerleaders 218 00:10:03,119 --> 00:10:05,846 and they keep me wanting to be better. 219 00:10:05,950 --> 00:10:08,677 I am the first bearded drag queen to make it to the finale. 220 00:10:08,780 --> 00:10:10,955 I'm the first big girl to make it to the finale. 221 00:10:11,058 --> 00:10:13,958 Everything that I do with my drag, I'm only doing it 222 00:10:14,061 --> 00:10:17,755 to inspire someone because I never had anyone to inspire me. 223 00:10:17,858 --> 00:10:19,446 I think that I should take this crown 224 00:10:19,549 --> 00:10:20,930 because I've worked my ass off 225 00:10:21,034 --> 00:10:25,417 and I've showed so many different sides of 226 00:10:25,521 --> 00:10:27,074 what my creative mind has. 227 00:10:27,178 --> 00:10:29,974 I feel like I've given you funny, I've given you beauty. 228 00:10:30,077 --> 00:10:34,392 I've given you my version of scary. There's no one like me. 229 00:10:34,495 --> 00:10:35,945 There's only one Blackberri. 230 00:10:36,049 --> 00:10:39,949 I am the next Drag Super Monster. 231 00:10:45,196 --> 00:10:47,957 [ominous music] 232 00:10:51,340 --> 00:10:52,652 - Hello Uglies, 233 00:10:52,755 --> 00:10:54,308 and welcome to the Boulet Brothers' Dragula 234 00:10:54,412 --> 00:10:56,552 Season Five Grand Finale. 235 00:10:56,656 --> 00:10:59,244 [all cheering and clapping] 236 00:10:59,348 --> 00:11:00,970 - Next week, the four of you 237 00:11:01,074 --> 00:11:02,420 will be competing against one another in a series 238 00:11:02,523 --> 00:11:05,803 of floor shows designed to test your drag skills 239 00:11:05,906 --> 00:11:08,909 to their fullest. - Fuck yeah. 240 00:11:09,013 --> 00:11:10,911 - As you know, the three tenets of Dragula 241 00:11:11,015 --> 00:11:13,086 are filth, horror, and glamour. 242 00:11:13,189 --> 00:11:15,329 And for your final task of the season, 243 00:11:15,433 --> 00:11:16,814 you must conceptualize 244 00:11:16,917 --> 00:11:19,437 and create three bold new costume creations 245 00:11:19,540 --> 00:11:21,370 that personify these three tenets. 246 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:24,649 And then present your new vestments here on the main stage 247 00:11:24,753 --> 00:11:27,100 for three individual floor shows. 248 00:11:27,203 --> 00:11:30,103 - I'm so ready. - Not only do we want 249 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:31,967 to see filth, horror, and glamour 250 00:11:32,070 --> 00:11:33,589 personified in your shows, 251 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:35,833 but we also wanna see your unique style 252 00:11:35,936 --> 00:11:39,353 of drag represented in everything you present. 253 00:11:39,457 --> 00:11:41,010 - Always. 254 00:11:41,114 --> 00:11:42,771 - In addition to presenting your new creations, 255 00:11:42,874 --> 00:11:45,601 we've also chosen a special song that you must learn 256 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:47,948 and perform a lip sync presentation to 257 00:11:48,052 --> 00:11:50,192 during your glamour floor show. 258 00:11:50,295 --> 00:11:52,056 - Whoa. - What? 259 00:11:52,159 --> 00:11:52,953 - Hell yeah. 260 00:11:53,057 --> 00:11:54,921 - After your floor shows, 261 00:11:55,024 --> 00:11:56,646 we will consider your overall performances over the course 262 00:11:56,750 --> 00:11:58,476 of the season, 263 00:11:58,579 --> 00:12:00,754 along with how you perform in your final three shows 264 00:12:00,858 --> 00:12:04,068 before making our ultimate decision. 265 00:12:06,208 --> 00:12:08,313 - Let's do it! - The winner 266 00:12:08,417 --> 00:12:11,489 of the Boulet Brothers Dragula Season Five Grand Finale 267 00:12:11,592 --> 00:12:16,632 will receive a $100,000 grand prize courtesy of us, 268 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,047 [all giggling] 269 00:12:18,151 --> 00:12:19,946 that can be used to launch your career, 270 00:12:20,049 --> 00:12:22,224 and the crown and title of Dragula, 271 00:12:22,327 --> 00:12:25,537 the World's Next Drag Super Monster. 272 00:12:25,641 --> 00:12:28,817 - Whether you become a fashion designer, a stage superstar, 273 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,750 a special effects makeup god, 274 00:12:30,853 --> 00:12:32,821 or something altogether different, the winner 275 00:12:32,924 --> 00:12:35,306 of the grand finale will leave here armed 276 00:12:35,409 --> 00:12:36,790 with everything they need 277 00:12:36,894 --> 00:12:38,481 to launch their careers into super stardom, 278 00:12:38,585 --> 00:12:43,279 and truly become the world's Next Drag Super Monster. 279 00:12:44,418 --> 00:12:45,903 - You have one week to conceptualize 280 00:12:46,006 --> 00:12:47,836 and create your grand finale looks. 281 00:12:47,939 --> 00:12:49,182 And you may use any 282 00:12:49,285 --> 00:12:50,735 and all resources available to you 283 00:12:50,839 --> 00:12:53,531 to create your floor shows. 284 00:12:53,634 --> 00:12:57,052 - You may all now leave the stage and begin your work, 285 00:12:57,155 --> 00:13:01,366 and may the best monster win. 286 00:13:01,470 --> 00:13:02,989 [intense music] 287 00:13:03,092 --> 00:13:06,130 - We have not one, not two, but three fucking looks. 288 00:13:06,233 --> 00:13:09,650 I have to pull this off and put this crown on my head. 289 00:13:09,754 --> 00:13:13,793 - I'm gonna do everything that I have to in order to win. 290 00:13:13,896 --> 00:13:15,587 - This week is going to be super crazy, 291 00:13:15,691 --> 00:13:17,451 but I have a crown to win. 292 00:13:17,555 --> 00:13:20,454 - So this is it. It doesn't get any more intense than this. 293 00:13:20,558 --> 00:13:24,734 We've got three looks, four competitors, one crown. 294 00:13:24,838 --> 00:13:27,979 [intense music] 295 00:13:34,365 --> 00:13:35,607 [ominous music] 296 00:13:35,711 --> 00:13:37,851 - I was born in a very, very small town in northern China. 297 00:13:37,955 --> 00:13:40,509 I come from a very, very traditional Chinese family 298 00:13:40,612 --> 00:13:41,993 and looking feminine 299 00:13:42,097 --> 00:13:44,582 or behaving feminine as a boy, as a son, 300 00:13:44,685 --> 00:13:47,205 is a big no-no. 301 00:13:47,309 --> 00:13:49,069 So I always have this feeling 302 00:13:49,173 --> 00:13:51,209 that I'm doing something wrong. 303 00:13:51,313 --> 00:13:52,866 At this point, 304 00:13:52,970 --> 00:13:56,836 the Niohuru that they know no longer exist anymore. 305 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,150 For the past three years, I changed so much physically 306 00:14:01,254 --> 00:14:03,773 and mentally, and it hurts me so much 307 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:07,639 that they can't celebrate me as I am right now, 308 00:14:07,743 --> 00:14:08,917 and they're my family. 309 00:14:09,020 --> 00:14:11,333 I feel extremely alone 310 00:14:11,436 --> 00:14:15,199 and I feel like that is like my biggest dream to be able 311 00:14:15,302 --> 00:14:18,271 to show my mom, my dad, my work, 312 00:14:18,374 --> 00:14:21,377 and they are, they will be saying, 313 00:14:21,481 --> 00:14:24,208 "I'm proud of what you have become. 314 00:14:24,311 --> 00:14:29,454 You are a good son. You are, you are not disappointing us." 315 00:14:31,974 --> 00:14:33,769 But I just don't want to get my hopes up 316 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:38,153 and have my heart broken over and over again. 317 00:14:38,256 --> 00:14:40,949 I always put my feelings second when it comes 318 00:14:41,052 --> 00:14:43,020 to my family's feelings. 319 00:14:43,123 --> 00:14:45,470 And I feel like that's so unfair to me. 320 00:14:45,574 --> 00:14:47,265 Why am I suffering so much? 321 00:14:47,369 --> 00:14:49,647 I hope that will happen one day 322 00:14:49,750 --> 00:14:52,546 and that would be... 323 00:14:53,513 --> 00:14:54,514 the most beautiful thing 324 00:14:54,617 --> 00:14:56,240 that is in my life. 325 00:14:59,588 --> 00:15:04,144 When I was judged by the most loved ones 326 00:15:04,248 --> 00:15:07,976 for being just who I am, I put all my feelings inside 327 00:15:08,079 --> 00:15:12,152 and I have no way of expressing it. 328 00:15:12,256 --> 00:15:14,154 So I turned them all into my work. 329 00:15:14,258 --> 00:15:16,881 I used all my shame, all my guilt, 330 00:15:16,985 --> 00:15:18,296 all my pain and nightmares. 331 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,989 I built all those darkness into something 332 00:15:21,092 --> 00:15:22,956 so hauntingly beautiful. 333 00:15:23,060 --> 00:15:24,751 It built me into this beautiful creature 334 00:15:24,854 --> 00:15:26,373 that you're looking right now, 335 00:15:26,477 --> 00:15:29,411 'cause if there's no darkness, there's no light. 336 00:15:29,514 --> 00:15:32,138 At this point of my life, I'm so certain of who I am 337 00:15:32,241 --> 00:15:36,349 and I want to do everything that I envision myself for. 338 00:15:36,452 --> 00:15:38,868 I believe that universe has a plan for me. 339 00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:40,387 I absolutely deserve to win 340 00:15:40,491 --> 00:15:43,943 and I can see nobody else but me to win. 341 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,572 [intense spooky music] 342 00:15:53,987 --> 00:15:56,576 - Alright, alright, alright. 343 00:15:56,679 --> 00:15:58,026 - So this is it. 344 00:15:58,129 --> 00:16:00,476 - So today's the day and there's so much to do. 345 00:16:00,580 --> 00:16:02,996 It's gonna be absolutely batshit insane. 346 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:05,481 We not only have to do three looks, we also have 347 00:16:05,585 --> 00:16:09,037 to do a lip sync, which is an entire performance in its own. 348 00:16:09,140 --> 00:16:13,041 - This is the end. This is our final look. 349 00:16:13,144 --> 00:16:15,595 This is the beginning, of course, 350 00:16:15,698 --> 00:16:19,219 Today is the day of our final floor show. 351 00:16:19,323 --> 00:16:24,466 I just can't wait to perform. I just can't wait to go wild. 352 00:16:25,536 --> 00:16:27,020 - It's literally a race against the clock. 353 00:16:27,124 --> 00:16:29,402 We better start now. [intense music] 354 00:16:29,505 --> 00:16:31,783 - My filth inspiration is coming from 355 00:16:31,887 --> 00:16:33,544 my good old Texas roots. 356 00:16:33,647 --> 00:16:36,926 A good old nasty possum, digging through the trash 357 00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:39,101 and eating a whole bunch of shit. 358 00:16:39,205 --> 00:16:40,551 The materials I'm using 359 00:16:40,654 --> 00:16:43,071 for my costume is liquid latex on my head. 360 00:16:43,174 --> 00:16:45,659 I have a full fur suit 361 00:16:45,763 --> 00:16:47,109 and of course you know your girl 362 00:16:47,213 --> 00:16:49,215 Blackberri has to give you body. 363 00:16:49,318 --> 00:16:51,044 So my possum's gonna have some big old titties 364 00:16:51,148 --> 00:16:52,494 and a big old ass. 365 00:16:52,597 --> 00:16:54,151 My gag is a little bit of surprise, 366 00:16:54,254 --> 00:16:58,569 but I can't wait to give them full on filth. 367 00:16:58,672 --> 00:17:00,881 - My inspiration for filth is the garbage 368 00:17:00,985 --> 00:17:02,642 of Chinese takeout leftovers. 369 00:17:02,745 --> 00:17:05,645 I'm going to use raw meat, a raw pig feet, 370 00:17:05,748 --> 00:17:10,270 and ramen filled with a giant Chinese takeout box. 371 00:17:11,339 --> 00:17:13,101 The dress I'm wearing is inspired 372 00:17:13,204 --> 00:17:15,482 by a traditional Chinese garment called qipao, 373 00:17:15,586 --> 00:17:19,728 and I draped around qipao with a lot of ramen 374 00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:21,419 and make it look grimy 375 00:17:21,522 --> 00:17:23,800 and dirty with acrylic paint. 376 00:17:23,904 --> 00:17:25,009 Living in America 377 00:17:25,113 --> 00:17:27,425 for three years now, being Asian 378 00:17:27,529 --> 00:17:31,705 and trans, I feel often sexualized and fetishized a lot, 379 00:17:31,809 --> 00:17:35,468 and I want to use this challenge to really turn something 380 00:17:35,571 --> 00:17:39,299 so ugly into something very beautiful. 381 00:17:39,403 --> 00:17:41,129 - So for my filth floor show, 382 00:17:41,232 --> 00:17:44,201 I am being a gunk shower monster. 383 00:17:45,340 --> 00:17:47,790 A lot of this costume is the headpiece. 384 00:17:47,894 --> 00:17:49,171 It's probably the most amount 385 00:17:49,275 --> 00:17:51,691 of skin I've shown all season by far. 386 00:17:51,794 --> 00:17:54,694 I'm wearing a very small wet leather piece 387 00:17:54,797 --> 00:17:57,352 that I've been distressing with a cheese grater. 388 00:17:57,455 --> 00:18:00,872 My shoes are just latex and paint and dirt smeared. 389 00:18:00,976 --> 00:18:05,567 I'm covered and covered in hair that's glued to my body. 390 00:18:05,670 --> 00:18:08,156 I feel disgusting. 391 00:18:08,259 --> 00:18:11,538 - For filth, I want to make it super fun. 392 00:18:11,642 --> 00:18:16,371 So I was inspired by a fucking gross slug 393 00:18:16,474 --> 00:18:19,028 that I saw one time in a bathroom. 394 00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:21,893 I just want to make it super weird 395 00:18:21,997 --> 00:18:24,655 and be absolutely filthy. 396 00:18:24,758 --> 00:18:26,726 I don't want to rely in a lot of gags. 397 00:18:26,829 --> 00:18:31,558 I just want to convey a really fucking filthy creature 398 00:18:31,662 --> 00:18:35,459 that you will be so fucking grossed out by. 399 00:18:39,980 --> 00:18:41,465 [spooky music] 400 00:18:41,568 --> 00:18:43,881 I actually was born in Colombia. 401 00:18:43,984 --> 00:18:47,747 The best day in my childhood was when my parents actually 402 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:53,201 separated because my father's relationship always make me 403 00:18:54,340 --> 00:18:55,927 feel like I was in a danger zone. 404 00:18:56,031 --> 00:18:59,690 I have no idea if my dad knows what I do. We don't speak. 405 00:18:59,793 --> 00:19:02,520 It was so hard for me to trust in him. 406 00:19:02,624 --> 00:19:06,248 I realized that I don't need like that fatherly figure 407 00:19:06,352 --> 00:19:08,388 because he was never one. 408 00:19:08,492 --> 00:19:11,357 My mom was the closest person that I had around 409 00:19:11,460 --> 00:19:13,221 during my teenage years. 410 00:19:13,324 --> 00:19:16,327 She was really homophobic at first. 411 00:19:16,431 --> 00:19:18,605 For her was really difficult 412 00:19:18,709 --> 00:19:21,677 because she thought that I was gonna be put through a lot 413 00:19:21,781 --> 00:19:23,196 of difficult situations, 414 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:24,784 and I think she was trying to protect me 415 00:19:24,887 --> 00:19:29,064 and at first it was really fucking hard for me to come out 416 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:32,343 and express my queerness full force. 417 00:19:33,517 --> 00:19:37,348 But I think you have a responsibility as well 418 00:19:38,315 --> 00:19:39,937 with your parents to educate them 419 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,975 and to show them all the features of your personality 420 00:19:44,079 --> 00:19:46,254 and how the world works. 421 00:19:47,393 --> 00:19:49,774 If I get to win, I will use all the things 422 00:19:49,878 --> 00:19:53,192 that will come my way to help my mom. 423 00:19:53,295 --> 00:19:55,366 She wants to explore the world so much. 424 00:19:55,470 --> 00:19:58,127 She didn't have the opportunity before, 425 00:19:58,231 --> 00:19:59,612 but I just can't wait 426 00:19:59,715 --> 00:20:03,132 to show my mom all the wild things in the world 427 00:20:03,236 --> 00:20:04,479 guided by me. 428 00:20:04,582 --> 00:20:06,446 That will be a fucking treat for me. 429 00:20:06,550 --> 00:20:08,448 I know that I was born with a talent, 430 00:20:08,552 --> 00:20:10,139 with something really magical, 431 00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:14,489 and it's my duty to achieve every wild dream that I have. 432 00:20:14,592 --> 00:20:18,665 And I know that I'm not dreaming too big for my own self. 433 00:20:18,769 --> 00:20:21,530 I really think that if I win, I can help 434 00:20:21,634 --> 00:20:25,293 to change the perspective that people have on drag. 435 00:20:25,396 --> 00:20:29,158 I never felt like that I have to limit myself 436 00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:30,539 to some features, 437 00:20:30,643 --> 00:20:34,163 that I have to wear hips or being effeminate. 438 00:20:34,267 --> 00:20:38,098 Drag allowed me like be whatever I wanted. 439 00:20:38,202 --> 00:20:40,687 I don't have to fit in just one mold. 440 00:20:40,791 --> 00:20:43,518 I just have to let my imagination go fucking wild. 441 00:20:43,621 --> 00:20:46,003 You can be really original, 442 00:20:46,106 --> 00:20:49,455 and you can do something that no one has ever done before, 443 00:20:49,558 --> 00:20:51,250 and you can create your own brand. 444 00:20:51,353 --> 00:20:54,805 You can make an impact. I definitely am gonna win the show. 445 00:20:54,908 --> 00:20:56,565 Everybody deserves it. 446 00:20:56,669 --> 00:21:00,845 But we're gonna see who actually go fucking bold. 447 00:21:05,954 --> 00:21:08,681 [dramatic music] 448 00:21:08,784 --> 00:21:14,342 [haunting voices whispering] [person screaming] 449 00:21:14,928 --> 00:21:17,862 [thunder rumbling] 450 00:21:28,666 --> 00:21:30,979 - Welcome to the main stage, Uglies. 451 00:21:31,082 --> 00:21:32,670 and to the first floor show- 452 00:21:32,774 --> 00:21:35,224 - -of the Boulet Brothers Dragula Grand Finale. 453 00:21:35,328 --> 00:21:38,745 - Drag was born in the underbelly of the queer community, 454 00:21:38,849 --> 00:21:41,230 and it wasn't always clean and polished. 455 00:21:41,334 --> 00:21:43,509 From the shocking antics of Divine, 456 00:21:43,612 --> 00:21:45,545 to the gritty art of the Cockettes, 457 00:21:45,649 --> 00:21:47,375 filth has always been a tool 458 00:21:47,478 --> 00:21:50,481 to shock audiences and shake apart our inhibitions. 459 00:21:50,585 --> 00:21:52,932 - For our first floor show of the night, 460 00:21:53,035 --> 00:21:55,417 we've challenged our finalists to conceptualize 461 00:21:55,521 --> 00:21:57,833 and create new looks that embody their interpretation 462 00:21:57,937 --> 00:22:00,249 of the tenet of filth. 463 00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:01,630 - So without further ado, 464 00:22:01,734 --> 00:22:04,564 let's dim the lights. - Start the music. 465 00:22:04,668 --> 00:22:07,464 - And let the floor show begin. 466 00:22:09,362 --> 00:22:12,434 [dramatic music] 467 00:22:20,856 --> 00:22:23,652 [intense music] 468 00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:39,461 [intense electronic music] 469 00:23:16,291 --> 00:23:20,019 [intense electronic music] 470 00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:04,546 [intense electronic music] 471 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:53,595 [intense electronic music] 472 00:25:54,311 --> 00:25:57,728 [intense creepy music] 473 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,086 [hardcore creepy music] 474 00:27:03,794 --> 00:27:07,660 [hardcore music settles] 475 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,249 [light creepy music] 476 00:27:10,352 --> 00:27:13,010 - I don't know if my nose falling off is gonna affect me, 477 00:27:13,114 --> 00:27:14,667 but I can't worry about it. 478 00:27:14,771 --> 00:27:16,911 I have to just go into my next look. 479 00:27:17,014 --> 00:27:18,706 - So I'm a little worried for Orkgotik 480 00:27:18,809 --> 00:27:21,985 because filth is all about mess and gags and fun. 481 00:27:22,088 --> 00:27:25,574 And speaking of gags, that's all they did. No puke. 482 00:27:25,678 --> 00:27:27,231 Just a whole lot of gagging. 483 00:27:27,335 --> 00:27:30,407 - I was trying at first to puke, so I'm really nervous about 484 00:27:30,510 --> 00:27:32,133 not getting there. 485 00:27:33,306 --> 00:27:36,378 Everything counts on these floor shows. 486 00:27:36,482 --> 00:27:38,070 - Nio really didn't have a gag, 487 00:27:38,173 --> 00:27:42,039 and filth is when you are supposed to gag them. 488 00:27:42,143 --> 00:27:44,835 - For me, filth is not really about who makes a bigger mess. 489 00:27:44,939 --> 00:27:48,908 I was able to give a more elegant, more elevated version 490 00:27:49,012 --> 00:27:51,531 of filth with my message and my look. 491 00:27:51,635 --> 00:27:54,258 - Alright y'all, one down, two to go. 492 00:27:54,362 --> 00:27:56,467 Let's get ready for horror! 493 00:27:56,571 --> 00:27:58,159 [intense music] 494 00:27:58,262 --> 00:28:01,541 - The character I designed is a alien demon, year 3000 495 00:28:01,645 --> 00:28:05,614 that got trapped in the mental hospital restraint jacket. 496 00:28:05,718 --> 00:28:08,756 The Chinese characters on my jacket has different meanings. 497 00:28:08,859 --> 00:28:10,792 Most of them are the negative, 498 00:28:10,896 --> 00:28:13,277 horrible things I've been called growing up, 499 00:28:13,381 --> 00:28:16,004 and I mixed it with a lot of positive things 500 00:28:16,108 --> 00:28:20,112 because my dark experience are what makes me so strong. 501 00:28:20,215 --> 00:28:22,355 What makes me into this beautiful human 502 00:28:22,459 --> 00:28:23,943 being that I am today. 503 00:28:24,047 --> 00:28:28,223 - For me, horror can be both glamorous or filthy or sad 504 00:28:28,327 --> 00:28:29,777 or tragic or happy. 505 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,608 But for me, dark horror is about despair. 506 00:28:33,712 --> 00:28:36,853 So my character is kind of this phantom 507 00:28:36,956 --> 00:28:38,786 of this enslaved princess. 508 00:28:38,889 --> 00:28:40,511 Sure, she's covered in gold. 509 00:28:40,615 --> 00:28:43,652 Even her chains are made of gold, but she's still chained. 510 00:28:43,756 --> 00:28:44,999 She's a bird in a cage. 511 00:28:45,102 --> 00:28:47,656 I'm really hoping that my concept carries, 512 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:53,214 but at the same time, if you don't get it, that's okay too. 513 00:28:54,594 --> 00:28:56,907 - For my horror look, I'm conveying all the torture 514 00:28:57,011 --> 00:29:00,186 and the exhaustion that I'm feeling right now. 515 00:29:00,290 --> 00:29:03,224 Inspiration for the movie, Martyrs, 516 00:29:03,327 --> 00:29:08,056 and also my favorite movie, Tetsuo: The Iron Man. 517 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,542 I really appreciate the special effects 518 00:29:11,646 --> 00:29:15,581 that are really rough, that they're not perfect at all, 519 00:29:15,684 --> 00:29:18,515 but they're so, so grand, 520 00:29:18,618 --> 00:29:21,898 and just daring. 521 00:29:23,347 --> 00:29:24,624 - So I am a huge fan 522 00:29:24,728 --> 00:29:27,075 of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Hellraiser. 523 00:29:27,179 --> 00:29:29,422 And I wanted to put those two things together 524 00:29:29,526 --> 00:29:31,045 with Texas Pageant Drag. 525 00:29:31,148 --> 00:29:33,979 So I'm gonna be connected to a cage system 526 00:29:34,082 --> 00:29:36,775 and giving them something they've never seen before. 527 00:29:36,878 --> 00:29:39,881 The materials I'm using is PVC pipes, leather, 528 00:29:39,985 --> 00:29:42,297 and I have sequin. 529 00:29:42,401 --> 00:29:43,195 Instead of blood, 530 00:29:43,298 --> 00:29:45,059 I'm gonna be using rhinestones. 531 00:29:45,162 --> 00:29:47,786 I'm sitting here putting each and every stone, 532 00:29:47,889 --> 00:29:51,203 and I'm hoping that it just pays off. 533 00:29:52,998 --> 00:29:55,172 - Welcome back, Uglies. 534 00:29:55,276 --> 00:29:58,072 - We do hope you're hungry for a little blood 535 00:29:58,175 --> 00:30:00,384 because it's almost dinner time. 536 00:30:00,488 --> 00:30:05,044 And in this house, horror is always the main course. 537 00:30:05,148 --> 00:30:06,943 [both laughing] [thunder rumbling] 538 00:30:07,046 --> 00:30:08,772 - From Psycho to The Bride of Frankenstein, 539 00:30:08,876 --> 00:30:10,947 to Hellraiser and so many more, 540 00:30:11,050 --> 00:30:12,880 the horror genre has historically been 541 00:30:12,983 --> 00:30:14,916 chockfull of queer subtext. 542 00:30:15,020 --> 00:30:17,367 These stories not so subtly reference the parallels 543 00:30:17,470 --> 00:30:20,094 between queerness and being a monster. 544 00:30:20,197 --> 00:30:22,199 - That's why many queer artists see themselves 545 00:30:22,303 --> 00:30:24,063 in the monsters of the silver screen, 546 00:30:24,167 --> 00:30:25,720 and why many continue 547 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:27,929 to draw inspiration from horror to this day. 548 00:30:28,033 --> 00:30:29,758 - In the case of Dragula, 549 00:30:29,862 --> 00:30:32,692 we have personally reclaimed the term monster 550 00:30:32,796 --> 00:30:34,384 and repurposed it as a crown 551 00:30:34,487 --> 00:30:37,559 and a badge of honor as a way to proudly celebrate 552 00:30:37,663 --> 00:30:40,183 that which makes us different. 553 00:30:40,286 --> 00:30:43,600 - For our finalists' next floor show, we've tasked them 554 00:30:43,703 --> 00:30:44,912 with conceptualizing 555 00:30:45,015 --> 00:30:46,741 and creating terrifying new looks 556 00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:50,124 inspired by their own interpretation of the word 'horror,' 557 00:30:50,227 --> 00:30:52,402 and what the genre means to them. 558 00:30:52,505 --> 00:30:55,854 So without further ado, let's dim the lights. 559 00:30:55,957 --> 00:30:59,443 - And let the next floor show begin. 560 00:30:59,547 --> 00:31:02,446 [thunder rumbles] 561 00:31:04,621 --> 00:31:08,004 [intense horror music] 562 00:32:02,955 --> 00:32:06,372 [intense horror music] 563 00:32:27,152 --> 00:32:30,431 [suspenseful music] 564 00:32:51,590 --> 00:32:55,076 [suspenseful music] 565 00:32:59,701 --> 00:33:05,052 [intense horror music] [haunting voices vocalizing] 566 00:33:08,124 --> 00:33:11,092 [intense music] 567 00:33:35,668 --> 00:33:39,120 [suspenseful music] 568 00:33:49,613 --> 00:33:52,168 [intense music] 569 00:34:22,232 --> 00:34:25,649 [intense horror music] 570 00:34:31,931 --> 00:34:35,107 [music pounding] 571 00:34:44,254 --> 00:34:47,670 [intense horror music] 572 00:34:56,024 --> 00:34:59,407 [character screaming] 573 00:35:01,202 --> 00:35:05,517 [intense horror music continues] 574 00:35:15,872 --> 00:35:20,118 [intense horror music continues] 575 00:35:36,686 --> 00:35:42,312 [intense electronic music] [character screaming] 576 00:35:58,432 --> 00:36:03,644 [intense music] [characters growling] 577 00:36:07,337 --> 00:36:11,169 [intense electronic music] 578 00:36:16,312 --> 00:36:19,798 [intense music settles] 579 00:36:22,663 --> 00:36:23,629 - Ugh, ah! 580 00:36:24,975 --> 00:36:26,287 - I gave my everything. 581 00:36:26,391 --> 00:36:28,324 I stumbled a little bit on the turntable, 582 00:36:28,427 --> 00:36:31,672 but it's kind of my personality now that I can't walk. 583 00:36:31,775 --> 00:36:34,951 - So far, I am feeling like things are going well. 584 00:36:35,054 --> 00:36:38,575 I'm cautiously optimistic, though I have to say 585 00:36:38,679 --> 00:36:41,406 I'm a little worried about Orkgotik. 586 00:36:41,509 --> 00:36:42,855 Their looks are great, 587 00:36:42,959 --> 00:36:45,858 but is it that much more than we've already seen? 588 00:36:45,962 --> 00:36:47,135 We gotta go a step up. 589 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:48,999 We can't keep it here. We have to go higher. 590 00:36:49,103 --> 00:36:50,484 - Wait a minute, Ork. 591 00:36:50,587 --> 00:36:52,865 Are these the same? These were your arms? 592 00:36:52,969 --> 00:36:54,453 - These were my legs. 593 00:36:54,557 --> 00:36:56,144 - These were your legs today? 594 00:36:56,248 --> 00:36:57,284 - Yes. - Are these, 595 00:36:57,387 --> 00:36:58,595 didn't you use these? 596 00:36:58,699 --> 00:37:00,528 - Yes. - In a different challenge? 597 00:37:00,632 --> 00:37:05,119 - I mean, I used similar ones for my, for my woods, 598 00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,534 my terror in the woods. 599 00:37:06,638 --> 00:37:08,260 Blackberri is so confused, 600 00:37:08,364 --> 00:37:09,986 she doesn't know what she's talking about. 601 00:37:10,089 --> 00:37:12,816 Even if my legs are the same ones that I used 602 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,509 for my arms in the terror in the woods, 603 00:37:15,612 --> 00:37:18,270 that only shows my versatility. 604 00:37:18,374 --> 00:37:20,514 - You guys, it doesn't matter how the last two 605 00:37:20,617 --> 00:37:23,482 floor shows went because we have one more, 606 00:37:23,586 --> 00:37:26,451 and we have to get back to work. 607 00:37:26,554 --> 00:37:28,522 [suspenseful music] 608 00:37:28,625 --> 00:37:31,352 - My inspiration for glamour comes from my love 609 00:37:31,456 --> 00:37:33,975 of classic horror movies. 610 00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:38,601 I want to give full on vintage woman, but in a Texas way. 611 00:37:38,704 --> 00:37:41,224 The way I'm gonna switch this character up is giving 612 00:37:41,328 --> 00:37:43,571 a modern take on a classic design 613 00:37:43,675 --> 00:37:47,230 and of course giving full on Blackberri body. 614 00:37:47,334 --> 00:37:48,852 - So we are getting ready 615 00:37:48,956 --> 00:37:51,545 for this insanely important final floor show, 616 00:37:51,648 --> 00:37:54,168 and call me a glutton for punishment. 617 00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:57,344 But I am going to pull off one last gag 618 00:37:57,447 --> 00:38:01,348 and hopefully it's going to go flawlessly. 619 00:38:02,694 --> 00:38:06,214 - My inspiration for glamour is a prince that is battling 620 00:38:06,318 --> 00:38:08,562 with his royal duties. 621 00:38:08,665 --> 00:38:10,218 This is gonna be difficult 622 00:38:10,322 --> 00:38:13,152 because I'm portraying a character that looks 623 00:38:13,256 --> 00:38:16,294 opulent and pretty on the outside, 624 00:38:17,087 --> 00:38:19,607 but feels ugly on the inside. 625 00:38:20,850 --> 00:38:22,161 - My inspiration for the glamour look is 626 00:38:22,265 --> 00:38:23,680 Ursula from Little Mermaid. 627 00:38:23,784 --> 00:38:26,096 Little Mermaid is really a story 628 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:27,581 that's very close to my heart. 629 00:38:27,684 --> 00:38:29,721 The Little Mermaid had to silence her voice. 630 00:38:29,824 --> 00:38:32,551 Had to completely transform her body 631 00:38:32,655 --> 00:38:35,071 just to fit in another world. 632 00:38:35,174 --> 00:38:39,109 And for me that is really a metaphor for me transitioning 633 00:38:39,213 --> 00:38:41,008 and coming to America. 634 00:38:41,111 --> 00:38:43,010 And it's very emotional, 635 00:38:43,113 --> 00:38:46,358 and I want to turn this villain into the most 636 00:38:46,462 --> 00:38:48,843 glamorous she's ever been. 637 00:38:53,503 --> 00:38:55,885 - Ah, here we are again. 638 00:38:55,988 --> 00:38:57,542 Back for more, are you? 639 00:38:57,645 --> 00:39:00,407 - Well, I do hope you're all keeping score so far 640 00:39:00,510 --> 00:39:02,823 because this race is looking extremely close 641 00:39:02,926 --> 00:39:06,274 and I can't wait to see what these monsters pull out next. 642 00:39:06,378 --> 00:39:08,173 [both laughing] [thunder rumbling] 643 00:39:08,276 --> 00:39:09,588 - Speaking of, our next 644 00:39:09,692 --> 00:39:11,176 and final floor show of the night, 645 00:39:11,279 --> 00:39:13,523 celebrates the tenet of glamour. 646 00:39:13,627 --> 00:39:15,974 - Glamour is not just about rhinestones 647 00:39:16,077 --> 00:39:18,804 and jewels, it's all about the magical ability 648 00:39:18,908 --> 00:39:21,151 some drag artists have to turn something 649 00:39:21,255 --> 00:39:23,499 that costs $5 into $500. 650 00:39:24,948 --> 00:39:28,573 It's poise, it's grace, it's stage presence, 651 00:39:28,676 --> 00:39:30,954 and it's the power to mesmerize an audience 652 00:39:31,058 --> 00:39:33,509 of thousands live on stage. 653 00:39:34,682 --> 00:39:36,477 [both laughing] [thunder rumbling] 654 00:39:36,581 --> 00:39:38,755 - Tonight we will put our finalists ability 655 00:39:38,859 --> 00:39:40,964 to harness the power of glamour to the test 656 00:39:41,068 --> 00:39:43,484 as we have asked them to conceptualize 657 00:39:43,588 --> 00:39:46,004 and create looks that personify their 658 00:39:46,107 --> 00:39:48,627 interpretation of glamour. 659 00:39:48,731 --> 00:39:50,560 - We've also asked them to learn 660 00:39:50,664 --> 00:39:52,976 and choreograph a lip sync performance to a song 661 00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:57,015 that we chose that has a special meaning for us this season. 662 00:39:57,118 --> 00:39:58,706 So without further ado. 663 00:39:58,810 --> 00:40:01,502 - Let's dim the lights. Start the music. 664 00:40:01,606 --> 00:40:04,816 - And let the floor show begin. 665 00:40:04,919 --> 00:40:08,198 [thunder rumbling] 666 00:40:08,302 --> 00:40:11,443 [dramatic music] 667 00:40:23,731 --> 00:40:27,425 [intense dramatic music] 668 00:40:50,758 --> 00:40:53,485 ♪ Destroy everything you touch 669 00:40:53,589 --> 00:40:55,280 ♪ Today 670 00:40:55,383 --> 00:40:58,421 ♪ Destroy me this way 671 00:40:58,525 --> 00:41:02,770 ♪ Anything that may desert you 672 00:41:02,874 --> 00:41:06,429 ♪ So it cannot hurt you 673 00:41:06,533 --> 00:41:11,123 ♪ You only have to look behind you ♪ 674 00:41:11,227 --> 00:41:14,506 ♪ At who's undermined you 675 00:41:14,610 --> 00:41:19,131 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 676 00:41:19,235 --> 00:41:22,445 ♪ Destroy me this way 677 00:41:22,549 --> 00:41:24,861 ♪ Everything you touch 678 00:41:24,965 --> 00:41:28,416 ♪ You don't feel, do not know 679 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:30,039 ♪ What you steal 680 00:41:30,142 --> 00:41:32,248 ♪ Shakes your hand 681 00:41:32,351 --> 00:41:34,077 ♪ Takes your gun 682 00:41:34,181 --> 00:41:38,599 ♪ Walks you out of the sun 683 00:41:38,703 --> 00:41:42,292 ♪ What you touch, you don't feel ♪ 684 00:41:42,396 --> 00:41:45,951 ♪ You do not know what you steal ♪ 685 00:41:46,055 --> 00:41:51,888 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 686 00:41:52,302 --> 00:41:55,167 ♪ Please destroy me this way 687 00:42:10,458 --> 00:42:13,427 ♪ Destroy everything you touch 688 00:42:13,531 --> 00:42:15,463 ♪ Today 689 00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:18,259 ♪ Destroy me this way 690 00:42:18,363 --> 00:42:22,747 ♪ Anything that may delay you 691 00:42:22,850 --> 00:42:26,129 ♪ Might just save you 692 00:42:26,233 --> 00:42:30,789 ♪ You only have to look behind you ♪ 693 00:42:30,893 --> 00:42:33,999 ♪ At who's undermined you 694 00:42:34,103 --> 00:42:38,763 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 695 00:42:38,866 --> 00:42:42,352 ♪ Destroy me this way 696 00:42:42,456 --> 00:42:44,700 ♪ Everything you touch 697 00:42:44,803 --> 00:42:46,287 ♪ You don't feel 698 00:42:46,391 --> 00:42:48,082 ♪ You do not know 699 00:42:48,186 --> 00:42:52,155 ♪ What you steal shakes your hand ♪ 700 00:42:52,259 --> 00:42:53,950 ♪ Takes your gun 701 00:42:54,054 --> 00:42:58,023 ♪ Walks you out of the sun 702 00:42:58,127 --> 00:43:02,062 ♪ What you touch, you don't feel ♪ 703 00:43:02,165 --> 00:43:04,133 ♪ You do not know 704 00:43:04,236 --> 00:43:05,617 ♪ What you steal 705 00:43:05,721 --> 00:43:10,518 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 706 00:43:10,622 --> 00:43:15,178 ♪ Please destroy me this way 707 00:43:15,282 --> 00:43:18,181 [music continues] 708 00:43:34,819 --> 00:43:36,510 ♪ Everything you touch 709 00:43:36,614 --> 00:43:37,718 ♪ You don't feel 710 00:43:37,822 --> 00:43:39,651 ♪ You do not know 711 00:43:39,755 --> 00:43:41,549 ♪ What you steal 712 00:43:41,653 --> 00:43:43,482 ♪ Shakes your hand 713 00:43:43,586 --> 00:43:45,484 ♪ Takes your gun 714 00:43:45,588 --> 00:43:49,523 ♪ Walks you out of the sun 715 00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:51,663 ♪ Watch you touch 716 00:43:51,767 --> 00:43:53,561 ♪ You don't feel 717 00:43:53,665 --> 00:43:55,563 ♪ You do not know 718 00:43:55,667 --> 00:43:57,082 ♪ What you steal 719 00:43:57,186 --> 00:44:01,984 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 720 00:44:02,087 --> 00:44:05,712 ♪ Please destroy me this way 721 00:44:05,815 --> 00:44:08,059 ♪ Everything you touch 722 00:44:08,162 --> 00:44:09,543 ♪ You don't feel 723 00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:11,579 ♪ You do not know 724 00:44:11,683 --> 00:44:13,547 ♪ What you steal 725 00:44:13,651 --> 00:44:15,583 ♪ Shakes your hand 726 00:44:15,687 --> 00:44:17,655 ♪ Takes your gun 727 00:44:17,758 --> 00:44:21,728 ♪ Walks you out of the sun 728 00:44:21,831 --> 00:44:24,282 ♪ What you touch 729 00:44:24,385 --> 00:44:26,042 ♪ You don't feel 730 00:44:26,146 --> 00:44:27,630 ♪ You do not know 731 00:44:27,734 --> 00:44:29,252 ♪ What you steal 732 00:44:29,356 --> 00:44:34,050 ♪ Destroy everything you touch today ♪ 733 00:44:34,154 --> 00:44:38,158 ♪ Please destroy me this way 734 00:44:39,159 --> 00:44:42,093 [music continues] 735 00:44:56,659 --> 00:44:59,697 [music concludes] 736 00:45:02,423 --> 00:45:04,011 [eerie music] 737 00:45:04,115 --> 00:45:07,497 - The Grand Finale floor show of season five. 738 00:45:07,601 --> 00:45:08,947 What did you think? 739 00:45:09,051 --> 00:45:10,673 - Well, I think we said we'd never do 740 00:45:10,777 --> 00:45:12,744 a top four again, and here we are. 741 00:45:12,848 --> 00:45:14,953 - And here we are. We've done it again. 742 00:45:15,057 --> 00:45:16,299 - That's so stupid. I knew it. 743 00:45:16,403 --> 00:45:17,853 I knew the minute we said it 744 00:45:17,956 --> 00:45:19,406 that this was gonna happen this year. 745 00:45:19,509 --> 00:45:20,821 - We are truly cursed. 746 00:45:20,925 --> 00:45:22,512 - They were so good. 747 00:45:22,616 --> 00:45:26,309 I mean, even trying to get it down to four was difficult. 748 00:45:26,413 --> 00:45:29,140 - We have our work cut out for us because I could see 749 00:45:29,243 --> 00:45:31,867 and make a case for any one of these finalists 750 00:45:31,970 --> 00:45:35,318 to take the title of the World's Next Drag Super Monster. 751 00:45:35,422 --> 00:45:36,734 - Well, let's dig into it. 752 00:45:36,837 --> 00:45:38,149 - Let's talk about the Filth Floor show. 753 00:45:38,252 --> 00:45:39,495 - Okay. - What did you think 754 00:45:39,598 --> 00:45:41,186 of Niohuru's filth? 755 00:45:41,290 --> 00:45:44,293 - I thought it was thought provoking, and kind of punk 756 00:45:44,396 --> 00:45:46,053 and dirty and gross. 757 00:45:46,157 --> 00:45:48,297 - I thought she looked gorgeous in a way 758 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:50,195 that you can look gorgeous with a pig nose on. 759 00:45:50,299 --> 00:45:53,543 I do have to applaud her for the pig foot phallus 760 00:45:53,647 --> 00:45:55,028 with the painted hooves. 761 00:45:55,131 --> 00:45:56,719 That's something I've never seen before. 762 00:45:56,823 --> 00:45:58,134 I'm not sure if I wanna see it again, 763 00:45:58,238 --> 00:45:59,757 but I'm glad I saw it tonight. 764 00:45:59,860 --> 00:46:01,862 - I've never seen a pig foot strap-on before 765 00:46:01,966 --> 00:46:03,657 with glitter on the end of it. 766 00:46:03,761 --> 00:46:05,452 But you know, you live and learn, right? 767 00:46:05,555 --> 00:46:06,902 - You live and learn. 768 00:46:07,005 --> 00:46:08,662 Let's move on to Orkgotik's filth. 769 00:46:08,766 --> 00:46:10,353 - I think Orkgotik looked disgusting. 770 00:46:10,457 --> 00:46:12,631 He slid around on the stage like a worm. 771 00:46:12,735 --> 00:46:15,773 I thought it was an original idea and it was very filthy. 772 00:46:15,876 --> 00:46:17,533 But he failed at the vomit gag. 773 00:46:17,636 --> 00:46:20,501 I can't watch someone try to throw up for like 10 minutes. 774 00:46:20,605 --> 00:46:21,709 You either throw up or you don't. 775 00:46:21,813 --> 00:46:22,849 Right? - Yeah. 776 00:46:22,952 --> 00:46:24,298 - This is a stage show, darling. 777 00:46:24,402 --> 00:46:25,713 We can't sit here and wait for 10 minutes 778 00:46:25,817 --> 00:46:26,887 for you to gag yourself. 779 00:46:26,991 --> 00:46:28,682 - I liked what Orkgotik did. 780 00:46:28,786 --> 00:46:32,065 He leaned really far into body horror, 781 00:46:32,168 --> 00:46:34,619 like internal organs, parasites. 782 00:46:34,722 --> 00:46:36,379 And I do kind of love it. 783 00:46:36,483 --> 00:46:38,209 - So what did you think of Blackberri's filth show? 784 00:46:38,312 --> 00:46:40,728 - I was very surprised in the best way possible. 785 00:46:40,832 --> 00:46:43,455 I think Blackberri's filth floor show was fun. 786 00:46:43,559 --> 00:46:44,871 She showed versatility. 787 00:46:44,974 --> 00:46:46,838 I thought filth was great for Blackberri. 788 00:46:46,942 --> 00:46:48,288 - I do too. 789 00:46:48,391 --> 00:46:49,530 And I was happy 790 00:46:49,634 --> 00:46:51,256 to see Blackberri serve some filth 791 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:52,913 because I haven't seen her do a lot of that this season. 792 00:46:53,017 --> 00:46:54,018 And it was fun to just watch her get 793 00:46:54,121 --> 00:46:55,709 dirty and have fun with it. 794 00:46:55,813 --> 00:46:57,400 I don't like that her prosthetic fell off. 795 00:46:57,504 --> 00:46:59,886 You want to reward her for eating a whole raw fish. 796 00:46:59,989 --> 00:47:01,611 But on the other hand, I'm like, 797 00:47:01,715 --> 00:47:03,682 you know, you can't knock your prosthetic off in the process 798 00:47:03,786 --> 00:47:06,237 'cause then you just look like a person eating a fish, 799 00:47:06,340 --> 00:47:08,135 which is kind of filthy anyway, but still. 800 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:10,897 - Let's talk about Throb's filth performance. 801 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:14,176 - I thought Throb's filth look was very inspired. 802 00:47:14,279 --> 00:47:15,660 It was original. 803 00:47:15,763 --> 00:47:17,420 - It was filthy, it was fabulous. 804 00:47:17,524 --> 00:47:20,285 It was wet, it was sexual, like it was everything. 805 00:47:20,389 --> 00:47:22,840 - I'm not really sure when you're trying 806 00:47:22,943 --> 00:47:25,601 to gross people out, why you would kind of turn it 807 00:47:25,704 --> 00:47:28,121 into a sexy car wash moment. 808 00:47:28,224 --> 00:47:30,157 That was a little strange. - Wait. 809 00:47:30,261 --> 00:47:31,987 - I'm like you're supposed to be grossing us out. 810 00:47:32,090 --> 00:47:34,886 Not turning us on, but whatever. I'm nitpicky. 811 00:47:34,990 --> 00:47:36,854 - Let's talk about the horror floor show. 812 00:47:36,957 --> 00:47:38,890 Let's start with Throb, this time. 813 00:47:38,994 --> 00:47:40,961 - Throb showed us once again 814 00:47:41,065 --> 00:47:43,895 that he is an incredible performer. 815 00:47:43,999 --> 00:47:45,690 - I think Throb's horror floor show 816 00:47:45,793 --> 00:47:47,485 could have been scarier. 817 00:47:47,588 --> 00:47:50,143 The face was so gorgeous and the costume was kind of clean. 818 00:47:50,246 --> 00:47:51,869 It was almost like right out of the box. 819 00:47:51,972 --> 00:47:54,319 The blood looked almost acrylic like or magenta. 820 00:47:54,423 --> 00:47:57,495 It just didn't bring me to like a depraved place. 821 00:47:57,598 --> 00:47:59,807 And I think that could have made it darker and stronger. 822 00:47:59,911 --> 00:48:01,499 - I agree. 823 00:48:01,602 --> 00:48:03,190 - So let's talk about Blackberri's horror look. 824 00:48:03,294 --> 00:48:06,159 - The whole cage as a costume was fantastic. 825 00:48:06,262 --> 00:48:09,783 I did not care for the rhinestones. 826 00:48:09,887 --> 00:48:11,716 - Ah, you didn't? - I didn't care 827 00:48:11,819 --> 00:48:13,856 for the rhinestones of blood. 828 00:48:13,960 --> 00:48:15,271 I mean, I'm torn on it. 829 00:48:15,375 --> 00:48:18,136 This was your one chance to scare me, 830 00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:21,899 and you did, but you had to drop a rhinestone on there. 831 00:48:22,002 --> 00:48:23,762 You had to go and drop a rhinestone on there. 832 00:48:23,866 --> 00:48:25,488 You didn't have to do that. 833 00:48:25,592 --> 00:48:27,111 - I could agree with you if it wasn't scary enough. 834 00:48:27,214 --> 00:48:30,321 But this was grizzly. It evoked The Cenobites. 835 00:48:30,424 --> 00:48:32,944 It was giving me Clive Barker and I loved it. 836 00:48:33,048 --> 00:48:35,705 - Well I think Blackberri did an incredible job 837 00:48:35,809 --> 00:48:36,706 with her horror look. 838 00:48:36,810 --> 00:48:38,156 I liked it a lot. 839 00:48:38,260 --> 00:48:39,813 - Let's move on to Nio's horror look. 840 00:48:39,917 --> 00:48:42,022 Niohuru X might have the deadliest 841 00:48:42,126 --> 00:48:43,955 shoe collection on earth. 842 00:48:44,059 --> 00:48:45,405 - I agree with that. 843 00:48:45,508 --> 00:48:47,994 I feel like her hair kept getting 844 00:48:48,097 --> 00:48:50,997 caught in her heels, which was driving me insane. 845 00:48:51,100 --> 00:48:54,310 I also have to say that when I saw that wig, 846 00:48:54,414 --> 00:48:55,863 that was the ultimate horror 847 00:48:55,967 --> 00:48:57,313 because that was one 848 00:48:57,417 --> 00:48:58,901 of the cheapest wigs I have ever seen 849 00:48:59,005 --> 00:49:00,592 in my entire life. - Oh my God, 850 00:49:00,696 --> 00:49:01,800 thank you for saying it, 851 00:49:01,904 --> 00:49:03,733 'cause my number one comment was like, 852 00:49:03,837 --> 00:49:06,357 "This wig needs help." 853 00:49:07,082 --> 00:49:10,188 - This wig needs to be birthed into a new wig. 854 00:49:10,292 --> 00:49:13,122 Niohuru's horror look was very visionary. 855 00:49:13,226 --> 00:49:15,055 She has very interesting material. 856 00:49:15,159 --> 00:49:16,781 She has a great sense of style. 857 00:49:16,884 --> 00:49:18,817 She knows how to put a look together. 858 00:49:18,921 --> 00:49:21,337 - Let's talk about Orkgotik's horror. 859 00:49:21,441 --> 00:49:25,065 - Horror was Orkgotik's strong point tonight in my opinion. 860 00:49:25,169 --> 00:49:28,137 - This was body horror on level 10. 861 00:49:28,241 --> 00:49:30,105 This was something out of someone's worst nightmare 862 00:49:30,208 --> 00:49:32,762 and we got to experience it live on stage. 863 00:49:32,866 --> 00:49:34,350 I thought it was incredible. 864 00:49:34,454 --> 00:49:36,283 - Let's move on to glamour. 865 00:49:36,387 --> 00:49:39,735 - I thought Blackberri's glamour look was stunning. 866 00:49:39,838 --> 00:49:42,841 I think the performance really showed off Blackberri's 867 00:49:42,945 --> 00:49:46,259 professionalism and their ability to command the stage. 868 00:49:46,362 --> 00:49:48,468 I kind of believe Blackberri can do anything. 869 00:49:48,571 --> 00:49:51,885 - Do I think it was the most original concept? No it wasn't. 870 00:49:51,989 --> 00:49:53,749 You know, Bride of Frankenstein, come on. 871 00:49:53,852 --> 00:49:55,751 We've been there, we've all, everyone's been there. 872 00:49:55,854 --> 00:49:59,789 But Blackberri did an excellent job at the Lip Sync. 873 00:49:59,893 --> 00:50:04,725 This is the kind of Drag Queen that knows how to perform. 874 00:50:04,829 --> 00:50:06,831 - Let's move on to Orkgotik. 875 00:50:06,934 --> 00:50:08,246 - I thought it was interesting. 876 00:50:08,350 --> 00:50:11,077 It was shiny and sharp and dangerous. 877 00:50:11,180 --> 00:50:12,526 Much like Orkgotik is. 878 00:50:12,630 --> 00:50:14,942 I felt moved by Orkgotik's lip sync. 879 00:50:15,046 --> 00:50:18,153 He delivered it with emotion, which I really appreciate. 880 00:50:18,256 --> 00:50:20,948 - It almost felt like we saw Orkgotik doing something 881 00:50:21,052 --> 00:50:22,364 that he rarely does, 882 00:50:22,467 --> 00:50:24,262 and I thought it was a nuanced 883 00:50:24,366 --> 00:50:26,023 performance and he did it well. 884 00:50:26,126 --> 00:50:27,748 We also saw Orkgotik in a wig, 885 00:50:27,852 --> 00:50:30,648 which I think may be the first wig we've seen all season. 886 00:50:30,751 --> 00:50:32,339 It was shocking. 887 00:50:32,443 --> 00:50:34,721 And everybody knows a good wig can make you very, 888 00:50:34,824 --> 00:50:36,585 very glamorous. 889 00:50:36,688 --> 00:50:39,967 - Let's talk about Throb Zombie's glamour look. 890 00:50:40,071 --> 00:50:41,831 - Yes. Yes. - Wow. 891 00:50:41,935 --> 00:50:44,006 Throb looked gorgeous, 892 00:50:44,110 --> 00:50:48,217 but then had layers upon layers of reveals, 893 00:50:48,321 --> 00:50:49,943 and tricks and gags. - And they all worked! 894 00:50:50,047 --> 00:50:53,498 - And all sorts of things, which you know, I love a gag. 895 00:50:53,602 --> 00:50:55,121 I love a trick, and I love a prop, 896 00:50:55,224 --> 00:50:56,501 especially when they work. 897 00:50:56,605 --> 00:50:58,469 - Throb knows how to command the stage. 898 00:50:58,572 --> 00:51:00,609 You can tell they are at their best 899 00:51:00,712 --> 00:51:02,680 and at their strongest in the spotlight 900 00:51:02,783 --> 00:51:04,958 and I think that's exactly where Throb belongs. 901 00:51:05,062 --> 00:51:06,822 - What did you think of Niohuru's glamour? 902 00:51:06,925 --> 00:51:10,101 - I think Niohuru's glamour was her strongest tenet tonight 903 00:51:10,205 --> 00:51:11,516 and that's not surprising. 904 00:51:11,620 --> 00:51:14,209 It was super fashion. It was avant garde. 905 00:51:14,312 --> 00:51:17,660 The makeup was flawless. She was incredible. 906 00:51:17,764 --> 00:51:20,663 - I was excited to see Niohuru's lip sync tonight 907 00:51:20,767 --> 00:51:24,219 because I feel like we're watching a performer blossom, 908 00:51:24,322 --> 00:51:28,119 and to see her grow so quickly has been very inspiring. 909 00:51:28,223 --> 00:51:29,293 - I agree. 910 00:51:29,396 --> 00:51:31,433 - So now we get to the fun part. 911 00:51:31,536 --> 00:51:35,989 It's time to talk about how we think of these competitors 912 00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:37,680 as a whole, 913 00:51:37,784 --> 00:51:40,166 in terms of their entire performance on this season 914 00:51:40,269 --> 00:51:42,271 combined with their finale. 915 00:51:42,375 --> 00:51:44,411 And do we think they're the right choice 916 00:51:44,515 --> 00:51:47,034 to be our Next Drag Super Monster? 917 00:51:47,138 --> 00:51:48,484 I wanna talk about Throb. 918 00:51:48,588 --> 00:51:50,348 - Throb Zombie is a threat. 919 00:51:50,452 --> 00:51:52,695 We go back to the meticulous nature 920 00:51:52,799 --> 00:51:55,526 of almost every look we've seen on the stage. 921 00:51:55,629 --> 00:51:58,149 From head to toe, it's completely thought about. 922 00:51:58,253 --> 00:52:00,531 I think Throb is an amazing drag artist 923 00:52:00,634 --> 00:52:02,533 and has successfully shown us that over 924 00:52:02,636 --> 00:52:04,811 and over throughout the entire season. 925 00:52:04,914 --> 00:52:07,883 - Throb Zombie kicked ass in this competition, 926 00:52:07,986 --> 00:52:09,367 - He really did. - Throb was 927 00:52:09,471 --> 00:52:11,645 an incredible competitor. 928 00:52:11,749 --> 00:52:14,096 He delivers a flawless performance, 929 00:52:14,200 --> 00:52:16,581 aside from a couple of gags that don't work, 930 00:52:16,685 --> 00:52:20,516 but for real, every time delivers an incredible performance. 931 00:52:20,620 --> 00:52:22,242 - Let's move on to Orkgotik 932 00:52:22,346 --> 00:52:24,520 - I love Orkgotik's art. 933 00:52:24,624 --> 00:52:26,419 I love Orkgotik's point of view. 934 00:52:26,522 --> 00:52:29,042 I really like that he builds all 935 00:52:29,146 --> 00:52:30,561 of his stuff out of nothing. 936 00:52:30,664 --> 00:52:33,011 I mean, he's basically told us he has no money 937 00:52:33,115 --> 00:52:34,772 and he is able to go out on the street 938 00:52:34,875 --> 00:52:38,051 and collect up materials and build these fantastic costumes. 939 00:52:38,155 --> 00:52:42,435 I do think that Orkgotik needs to develop more 940 00:52:42,538 --> 00:52:44,885 as a performer and as a stage star 941 00:52:44,989 --> 00:52:46,887 if they're gonna win Dragula. 942 00:52:46,991 --> 00:52:49,925 - I think what Orkgotik does is super impressive. 943 00:52:50,028 --> 00:52:52,410 I think Orkgotik's art is visionary. 944 00:52:52,514 --> 00:52:54,654 I think Orkgotik opens up portals 945 00:52:54,757 --> 00:52:58,658 and invites viewers into a strange, twisted flesh work world 946 00:52:58,761 --> 00:53:01,523 where everything is just half destroyed and mutilated, 947 00:53:01,626 --> 00:53:04,940 and I can't wait to see so much more of Orkgotik. 948 00:53:05,043 --> 00:53:07,011 So let's talk about Niohuru. 949 00:53:07,114 --> 00:53:09,186 - Niohuru inspires me. 950 00:53:10,083 --> 00:53:12,430 - Wow. - Niohuru is very young. 951 00:53:12,534 --> 00:53:15,744 She has a long path ahead of her and she has a lot to learn. 952 00:53:15,847 --> 00:53:20,438 She has so much intuition when it comes to fashion 953 00:53:20,542 --> 00:53:23,510 and the ideas are always interesting and they're different, 954 00:53:23,614 --> 00:53:25,926 and I mean, isn't that what we're looking for? 955 00:53:26,030 --> 00:53:27,790 - I think Niohuru has a lot 956 00:53:27,894 --> 00:53:30,172 of like natural ability when it comes to the sense 957 00:53:30,276 --> 00:53:32,001 of putting a look together, when it comes 958 00:53:32,105 --> 00:53:35,488 to taking up space on the stage, she delivers with poise. 959 00:53:35,591 --> 00:53:38,353 I think her sense of style is so cunt, 960 00:53:38,456 --> 00:53:41,287 and I say that in the best way possible. 961 00:53:41,390 --> 00:53:44,290 It is just edgy and femme and kind of hard, 962 00:53:44,393 --> 00:53:46,913 and I think it excites people. 963 00:53:47,016 --> 00:53:48,570 I don't care who you are. 964 00:53:48,673 --> 00:53:51,020 If you see a look that Nio put together, it is exciting, 965 00:53:51,124 --> 00:53:52,677 it's thought provoking, 966 00:53:52,781 --> 00:53:55,680 and it's probably something you've never really seen before. 967 00:53:55,784 --> 00:53:58,338 - Quite honestly, I don't think there's one look 968 00:53:58,442 --> 00:54:00,098 that she came out on this stage 969 00:54:00,202 --> 00:54:01,790 with all season that I didn't love. 970 00:54:01,893 --> 00:54:03,240 I think she killed it. 971 00:54:03,343 --> 00:54:05,414 - I think they would be an excellent winner. 972 00:54:05,518 --> 00:54:08,659 - I do think Niohuru is going to have to tussle 973 00:54:08,762 --> 00:54:10,695 with her inner demons at some point. 974 00:54:10,799 --> 00:54:13,111 Because I think the pain that she feels 975 00:54:13,215 --> 00:54:18,013 and carries around is going to cause her shame and guilt 976 00:54:18,116 --> 00:54:19,739 and get in the way of her success. 977 00:54:19,842 --> 00:54:22,224 And I think she's going to have to address 978 00:54:22,328 --> 00:54:23,915 that head on at some point. 979 00:54:24,019 --> 00:54:25,331 It will hold her back. 980 00:54:25,434 --> 00:54:27,022 - I agree with you and my hope is 981 00:54:27,125 --> 00:54:29,335 that finding chosen family like us 982 00:54:29,438 --> 00:54:30,922 and the rest of the Dragula cast 983 00:54:31,026 --> 00:54:32,510 will give them some strength. 984 00:54:32,614 --> 00:54:34,547 - Whether she wins this competition or not, 985 00:54:34,650 --> 00:54:37,170 I hope that she comes off of this platform 986 00:54:37,274 --> 00:54:40,863 so successful that her family can't help 987 00:54:40,967 --> 00:54:44,315 but see the light that is surrounding her and the fandom 988 00:54:44,419 --> 00:54:46,213 and the people that are embracing her. 989 00:54:46,317 --> 00:54:48,285 And maybe that will tell them 990 00:54:48,388 --> 00:54:51,046 we should reexamine our beliefs and whether 991 00:54:51,149 --> 00:54:53,013 or not we should accept her. 992 00:54:53,117 --> 00:54:56,810 I think it might impact her family in a positive way. 993 00:54:56,914 --> 00:54:58,433 - Well, let's hope so. - And if not, 994 00:54:58,536 --> 00:55:00,227 she can always live in our backhouse. 995 00:55:00,331 --> 00:55:01,988 [both chuckling] 996 00:55:02,091 --> 00:55:03,748 - Let's talk about Blackberri. 997 00:55:03,852 --> 00:55:08,270 - Blackberri has proven to us that she is a Drag Queen. 998 00:55:08,374 --> 00:55:11,342 Blackberri is the Drag Queen. 999 00:55:11,446 --> 00:55:13,102 She has said before that she's like, 1000 00:55:13,206 --> 00:55:14,759 "I'm the Black Barbie. 1001 00:55:14,863 --> 00:55:16,761 Whatever assignment you give me, I will do it to 10." 1002 00:55:16,865 --> 00:55:18,936 Am I a astronaut? Am I a librarian? 1003 00:55:19,039 --> 00:55:21,318 But here in Dragula world, she's like, am I demon? 1004 00:55:21,421 --> 00:55:22,560 Am I a witch? Am I a werewolf? 1005 00:55:22,664 --> 00:55:24,217 She's all those things! 1006 00:55:24,321 --> 00:55:25,736 - Over and over and over, she did. 1007 00:55:25,839 --> 00:55:27,600 It's like a bullseye every single time. 1008 00:55:27,703 --> 00:55:30,223 - Every look that she comes out with is so well done. 1009 00:55:30,327 --> 00:55:34,331 I am so impressed by her polish and her poise. 1010 00:55:35,504 --> 00:55:38,231 I mean, she is like the example of a Drag Queen. 1011 00:55:38,335 --> 00:55:40,475 - Blackberri is a professional, sweetie. 1012 00:55:40,578 --> 00:55:42,753 Like Blackberri comes to the stage for business. 1013 00:55:42,856 --> 00:55:44,686 She is coming to get the job done. 1014 00:55:44,789 --> 00:55:47,792 And it is joyous when you see someone having fun 1015 00:55:47,896 --> 00:55:49,794 that just like lights up the room. 1016 00:55:49,898 --> 00:55:51,796 - I agree. - I do wanna point out 1017 00:55:51,900 --> 00:55:54,937 the amazing versatility of our finalists. 1018 00:55:55,041 --> 00:55:58,009 I think if you look at them across the board, each one 1019 00:55:58,113 --> 00:55:59,666 of them comes from 1020 00:55:59,770 --> 00:56:02,289 and represents a marginalized community that no matter 1021 00:56:02,393 --> 00:56:04,015 who goes on to take the crown 1022 00:56:04,119 --> 00:56:06,466 and the title of the world's Next Drag Super Monster, 1023 00:56:06,570 --> 00:56:08,744 these four artists have been sort 1024 00:56:08,848 --> 00:56:10,815 of raised up and celebrated. 1025 00:56:10,919 --> 00:56:12,921 And I think that's going to trickle down 1026 00:56:13,024 --> 00:56:16,269 and inspire communities all across the world. 1027 00:56:16,373 --> 00:56:18,858 - They also earned their spot undeniably. 1028 00:56:18,961 --> 00:56:22,413 Every single one of them just killed it week after week 1029 00:56:22,517 --> 00:56:23,725 after week. 1030 00:56:23,828 --> 00:56:24,622 I mean hi. 1031 00:56:24,726 --> 00:56:26,521 We ended up having to pick four 1032 00:56:26,624 --> 00:56:27,901 of them again, even though we said we wouldn't. 1033 00:56:28,005 --> 00:56:29,489 - Even though we said we never would. 1034 00:56:29,593 --> 00:56:30,939 And these floor shows were a treat. 1035 00:56:31,042 --> 00:56:32,492 So much drag, so much interpretation, 1036 00:56:32,596 --> 00:56:34,252 so much strangeness and I love it. 1037 00:56:34,356 --> 00:56:36,772 - Okay, well we have a very difficult decision to make, 1038 00:56:36,876 --> 00:56:39,292 but I think I have made up my mind. 1039 00:56:39,396 --> 00:56:40,776 - And so have I. 1040 00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:44,539 Let's crown our Next Drag Super Monster. 1041 00:56:44,642 --> 00:56:47,887 [thunder rumbling] 1042 00:56:47,990 --> 00:56:51,442 [suspenseful music] 1043 00:56:59,933 --> 00:57:02,177 Welcome back, my delicious little dragons, 1044 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:06,699 and thank you all for an incredible grand finale floor show. 1045 00:57:06,802 --> 00:57:09,080 - You've killed, you've stolen 1046 00:57:09,184 --> 00:57:12,256 and you've stabbed each other in the back just to get here. 1047 00:57:12,359 --> 00:57:13,844 To be here in this moment 1048 00:57:13,947 --> 00:57:16,502 and to stand next to us on this stage, 1049 00:57:16,605 --> 00:57:18,193 just a few inches away 1050 00:57:18,296 --> 00:57:21,886 from this gorgeous and extremely expensive crown. 1051 00:57:21,990 --> 00:57:26,201 This beautiful and potent symbol of a pathway to power, 1052 00:57:26,304 --> 00:57:29,584 love, fame, money, and happiness. 1053 00:57:30,481 --> 00:57:31,862 [thunder rumbling] 1054 00:57:31,965 --> 00:57:33,553 - [laughing] It truly brings warmth 1055 00:57:33,657 --> 00:57:35,003 to our black little hearts. 1056 00:57:35,106 --> 00:57:38,938 In the end, this has been a long, painful, 1057 00:57:39,041 --> 00:57:43,045 and sadistic journey to the top, just as we designed it. 1058 00:57:43,149 --> 00:57:46,324 And although we are proud of everything, all four 1059 00:57:46,428 --> 00:57:48,361 of you are able to achieve this season, 1060 00:57:48,465 --> 00:57:51,882 there can only be one grand finale winner. 1061 00:57:51,985 --> 00:57:54,678 And we have made our final decision. 1062 00:57:54,781 --> 00:57:56,576 [suspenseful music] 1063 00:57:56,680 --> 00:57:58,095 The winner of the Boulet Brothers Dragula 1064 00:57:58,198 --> 00:58:01,961 and the world's Next Drag Super Monster is 1065 00:58:07,518 --> 00:58:11,108 Niohuru X. [intense music] 1066 00:58:28,056 --> 00:58:28,988 - Go, Nio! 1067 00:58:32,094 --> 00:58:36,167 - Go forth and spread our message of Drag, Filth, Horror, 1068 00:58:36,271 --> 00:58:37,617 and Glamour. 1069 00:58:37,721 --> 00:58:42,829 [both laughing] [thunder rumbling] 1070 00:58:44,244 --> 00:58:48,697 [suspenseful music continues] [haunting voices vocalizing] 1071 00:58:55,566 --> 00:58:59,018 [steady dramatic music] 1072 00:59:12,445 --> 00:59:17,830 [intense horror music] [indistinct horror vocalizing] 1073 00:59:36,055 --> 00:59:41,612 [screaming] [thunder rumbling]