- Previously on "Drag Race Down Under"...
- We're having a roast.
- Ah! - Bitch!
- Now, Rhys, you'll be read more times than your book.
[laughter]
- If we go bear cruising, you would bring Manuka honey.
Oh, I thought that was funny.
- Rhys brings the humour that no one wants.
Yeah, thank you.
- We managed to find the one person
that's been surrounded by semen more than Michelle Visage.
Anita Nose Job.
Fuck, sorry, sorry.
- We knew that you'd deliver.
And you did.
You're the winner of this week's challenge.
Mandy Moobs, shantay, you stay.
Nikita Iman, sashay away.
[tense music]
- Look at the destruction. - What has she done?
- Oh, my God.
- All right, what has she wrote?
- "Love you, sisters.
I guess it's a circus show now."
[laughter]
- Look, I was ready to fight for this final position, hey?
Not one of you girls was gonna stop me.
- You ate that shit up. - Fucking A.
- Sorry, Nikita. It was either you or me.
And I'm really happy that it was me.
[laughs]
Oh, I love her.
- She's been the one that always had a quip
and always had a remark.
She was a shady cunt, but it always came with a hug after.
- Don't ever change, Nikita.
- Never, not for anyone.
- I'm happy that I can be a part of Nikita's
sisterhood moving forward.
I'm really-- I'm really proud of her.
- Top four! - Yes!
Bitch, finally.
- How did this happen?
Who let this happen?
[laughs] I made it.
- Do you think this is the top four that you
expected walking in day one?
- Do you know what I will say?
I was warned about you before I came, that you
would be an actual threat.
The second that you walked in and came and sat at my table--
- Your table? - Yeah, bitch.
[laughter]
I was like, this bitch, I'll see her through to the end.
- You know, I kind of had the same thought.
And I was like, I don't know if both of us
are gonna make it because we kind
of serve the same delusional, fucking
idiotic approach to drag.
- You're my dark horse.
You're so talented. - Thank you.
That means a lot coming from you, genuinely.
Thank you.
That's not what I wanted, but OK.
I'm a finalist on "Drag Race Down Under."
It feels correct.
It feels right.
- Vybe, congratulations.
Another win for you.
- And now you're two.
- Yes.
- So we're doing 3, 2, 1, 0.
- I have a Mini Challenge win, thank you so much.
- If you're just going over the whole experience,
this is my crown.
But I think this is anyone's game,
and I'm ready to slay whatever comes next.
So let's get out of drag.
I said at the beginning of this competition
that I wanted to win against the best.
Looking around this room, I am with the fucking
creme de la creme.
- Ow.
Fuck.
- We're all great drag queens.
We are all a perfect representation
of what "Down Under" drag is.
- You may have three wins, but I'm not gonna let
you take anything else, bitch.
We're all ready to absolutely put on a monster of a show.
- We're hungry fucking bitches, and all we want is to win.
[tense music]
[laughs]
- The winner of "Drag Race Down Under" receives a one-year
supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics
and a cash prize of $50,000.
Tonight, with Isis Avis Loren,
Rhys Nicholson, and our extra special guest judge,
Sophie Monk.
- [singing] "RuPaul's Drag Race"
May the best drag queen win
[tense music]
- My fierce final four.
- It's showtime.
We are doing it.
- We all are unique.
We all have our own talents.
- We are gearing up.
- Bitch, it's the "Hunger Games" of drag.
One person is gonna win a massive fucking prize.
- Freya Armani.
- Freya, she is such an excellent performer.
- Every week, she solidifies that she's
a force to be reckoned with.
- She came in on the ground floor,
and she kept taking the elevator up.
- Because I know I like my chimney blown out.
- Ooh!
- Never turn your back on a queen.
- Lazy Susan.
- Lazy Susan is just a complete mindfuck,
to be completely honest. - Oh, hello.
How are you?
- She is hilarious.
- The tradie and the tuckshop lady.
You like this?
- She's just so clever.
Lazy does shit that, like, you wouldn't even think of doing.
- This is the first time I have seen anything at this level.
Mandy Moobs.
- Mandy is a talented bitch.
- We shove it up our bum.
- She's funny.
She's kinky.
And she's an incredible sewer.
- This work is incredible.
- When's the real judge coming?
When's Ru gonna turn up?
- Ah!
Vybe.
- Vybe is just a whole 'nother level.
She's such a versatile queen.
Everything she does, it's just done with poise and grace.
- We're in the fucking Outback.
- She's got the charisma.
She's got the funny.
- Rhys, I actually happened to see you as the emcee of "Down
Under," malnourished child.
- She can do it all.
- Can I get an amen?
- Amen.
- I'm proud to call you my dolls.
"Down Under's" next "Drag Race" superstar is--
[upbeat music]
- Four!
- Timing was-- oh, what the fuck is going on here?
- This is the most fantastically "Down Under"
thing to ever happen.
"Welcome to the 'Down Under' season four reunion."
[laughter]
"To find out what happens next, press a button."
- This is the correct amount of budget,
a few coloured buttons and a glittered cardboard sheet.
It is just perfect.
- Hey, bitches, it's Lucina again.
Be honest.
Who had the worst runway look this season?
- That's the most I've heard her ever talk.
[laughter]
- Should we all say it? I think we all know it.
- Wait, which one?
- Wait, yeah, let's say it at the same time
and see if it's right.
- 3, 2, 1.
- Demogorgon!
[laughter]
- Just a beautiful woman with a monstrous face.
- It's Brenda here.
Freya, asking for all the thirsty fans,
just how serious was your relationship with Max?
- That's such a dumb question.
[laughs]
Ugh.
Look, I think Max and I connected really quickly.
And it was really nice to have.
I'm definitely interested to see where it
goes after this competition.
- Ooh!
- We shall just see.
- So are you closed off, open?
- We shall see!
- [laughs]
- G'day.
It's Olivia Dreams here.
I want you to turn to the queen standing next to you
and tell me why she should be "Down
Under's" next drag superstar.
- Sorry, what did she say?
[laughter]
- Freya, I think that you represent beauty and brains.
That's why you should almost win this competition.
[laughter] - Vybeology.
- Yes.
- You genuinely have one of the best personalities I have
ever had the chance to meet.
- Thank you so much.
Mandy, you're just, like, a lesson in excellence in drag.
And I think you're a really good representative
for our community, not only for its present and its future
but also its past.
- Vybe.
Lazy, my darling, out of everyone here,
you are the most unique character.
You think so out of the box.
You are one of the greatest queens in Australia.
- Oh, fuck, Mandy, now I'm actually gonna cry.
- So we're just so fucking good, aren't we?
[laughter]
- Hello, hello, hello.
- We're all, like, questioning what the hell we're gonna have
to do for this final moment.
Zip me in. I'm ready.
- My final four, condragulations.
Week after week, you've exceeded expectations,
overcome obstacles, and made the world fall in love
with you.
Now you have one last chance to prove
that you're "Down Under's" next drag superstar.
#DragRaceDownUnder.
For this week's Maxi Challenge, you'll be
strutting your stuff to the original song "The Biggest."
- The biggest what?
- As in, who's got the biggest charisma,
uniqueness, nerve, and talent?
- Cheeky.
- Hit-maker Leland wrote this song just for you.
- Produced by Leland.
He makes some of the most iconic songs
from the "Drag Race" franchises.
I cannot wait.
- Now you need to write your own verses.
Later, you'll be working with choreographer
and "Down Under" royalty Elektra Shock.
[cheering]
- Fabulous.
- He's choreographed for big, big shows.
And as a season one contestant, she gets it.
- This is gonna be an absolute disaster.
- Tomorrow on the main stage, we'll
be joined by an extra special guest judge, Sophie Monk.
- Oh!
- No!
- I think she is so hilarious.
A cherry on the top of this season.
- And last but not least, each of you
is invited to have a one-on-one kiki with little ol' me-me.
- Gorgeous.
- Ladykins, before this week is over, we are going to crown
ourselves a winner, baby!
So whatever you do, don't fuck it up.
- Mm-mm.
- Racers, start your engines.
And may the best drag queen win.
- Shall we listen to the track?
- Yeah. - Let's do this.
- Let's do it.
- I love performing.
This is literally what dreams are made of.
- Oh, it's so gay.
- This is so good.
This is the challenge I've been waiting for--
writing verse, dancing.
- What are you gonna, like, approach your verse with?
- I think it's about just, like, being individual
and showing how different we all are.
- We need to get writing.
- This is what I do, baby, and I'm here to fucking win it.
- There's no point holding back.
I'm gonna give you 1,000% what Mandy Moobs is.
I'm thinking of doing, like, a striptease-y tease.
I want to show off a little bit of a cheeky side.
I want to be flirtatious and also just
nail in that she is mother pig for this group.
- Vybe-ration, darling, what are you thinking?
- Well, I'm a very quintessential Sydney showgirl,
so I'm trying to, like, pull that through.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Are you worried, Lazy, about not
being able to snatch this win because you have two left feet?
- I will say, I will approach this with the humility
I bring to every challenge.
- [laughs]
- But also remembering recent history where I won the girl
group challenge, and you--
- You won the girl group challenge
when the challenge was "Grease."
And what you did was fall to the floor
and crawl to the right.
- I'll show you a dance move that saved me last week.
You ready? You ready?
- Can she do it? - Yeah.
Then you're like--
- I am arhythmic.
I am dyspraxic as shit.
But it's a challenge for a reason.
I'm here to be challenged.
- All right, ladies, get back to writing lyrics.
I want this to be a good show.
- All right, mother pig.
[upbeat music]
- Hello, Freya. - Hi, Michelle.
It's time for me to have a chat with Michelle
Visage, mother dearest.
I could not be more excited.
- Look at you in the final four.
- I know.
- How did you find drag?
- If you can believe it, I was one
of those gays who was like, I could never put
on makeup and a wig and heels.
That's ridiculous.
But I stumbled on "RuPaul's Drag Race."
That was when I was like, whoa, what is this gay shit?
- The best gay shit. - The best gay shit.
And yeah, I kind of just fell in love with it.
It obviously was something that I was in my room hiding,
watching by myself.
That was when I was still in the closet.
- So you were in the closet until-- how old were you?
- I want to say 19.
- So pretty late. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- But your mother knew?
- She knew from when I was very, very young.
My mum and dad would come home, and I would
be in her dress and heels.
And she'd be like, get it off, get it off.
Quick. Your dad's coming in.
It was tough coming out to my dad.
He's a very religious man, obviously, from Lebanon.
So after I came out, we didn't really speak for like maybe
two or three years.
And then we kind of reconnected,
and he kind of had this essence of like, look,
I don't want to talk about it.
I don't want to acknowledge it, but I'd rather have my son
in my life than not at all.
- That's a start.
- Yeah, exactly.
Even now, it's still in that realm
of very superficial relationship at the moment.
- You have been so much fun to watch.
So proud of you.
You are a fighter, somebody who's willing to take risks.
- Thank you for that.
That honestly means the world, especially coming from you.
And I'm so fucking happy that it came across like that.
- I think you did a very good job, sweetheart.
- Thank you, Michelle. - You are welcome.
- Hello. - Hello.
Get comfortable.
- I haven't been this comfortable all season.
- [laughs] Now, apparently, I judged you before.
- Yes, you just judged a night of the drag competition.
It was the very first time I'd ever been on stage.
- Was it? - Yes.
- Oh.
- And I was just like, Michelle,
I'm gonna be on "Drag Race."
And you were like, sure thing, hon.
- [laughs] Have you always been drawn to theatricality?
- There was no other option, Michelle.
- [laughs]
- My parents met off-Broadway in a tiny
little theatre in the '80s.
And she was a theatre maker, and he was an actor.
My mum was like, go, go, go, do, perform, be.
- Is she still with us? - No.
- How long has she been gone?
- It was 2020.
She'd been diagnosed with cancer like a few years before.
Having that one person disappear who was, like,
the matriarch of the whole situation
has been just devastating.
- I went through the same thing,
and there really are no words except that with time,
it gets easier.
It never goes away.
But it gets easier. - Yeah.
- But the memories will never go away.
What's been the biggest struggle for you
in this competition?
- Sewing.
- [laughs]
- I didn't come into this thinking
that that would be the hardest for me
because, like, I'm a terrible dancer.
You'll see later.
[laughter]
I think you need to master everything so that you can
pick what you're taking out.
- I agree with you.
You have such a joy about you and such a lightness.
Condragulations to you.
- Thank you so much for having us, Michelle,
on your gorgeous couch. - You're welcome.
Hello, Mandy Moobs. - Good morning.
- So how many times did you audition?
- So I've auditioned every year to be on this show.
- And when you get the call, what happens?
- Literally, my asshole just fell straight out.
Oh, OK, good. It's happening.
It's finally happening.
- Let's go back to young Mandy.
- I came out when I was 18.
- OK.
- When I was studying fashion, it was the first time I
was exposed to, like, gay men.
But then when I came out to my mum,
I think she just went straight to a defensive mode
and sort of is like, well, I think you're just doing it
because it's the cool thing to do because you're
just studying fashion, and I'm like--
I was just really uncomfortable at that moment.
So I left and kind of found my own little family and sort
of just blossomed from there.
- I find your drag to have a lot of maternal stuff.
Am I right?
- Yeah.
I do, honestly, always put others in front of myself.
And I feel like that's a great trait as a mother figure.
- Speaking as a mother--
- Yeah?
- you have to put yourself first because your kids
learn from you.
If you prioritise yourself, your health, your happiness,
your love life, whatever it is that you need to prioritise,
they're gonna see that and say, when I grow up,
I want to prioritise myself.
- Yeah, I know, I know.
I did learn that during my time here.
- What's your relationship like with your mother?
- We send each other a couple of messages a year.
And that'd be it. - A year?
- Yeah.
- How does that make you feel?
- Mm, not great.
- Would you like more? - I would love more.
The love is still there.
It's just been quite a distant relationship.
- It doesn't have to be that way, though.
- I know, I know.
- So if you want more, I implore you, because we're
all on limited time.
So if you want something, you have to protect yourself,
while knowing it could backfire,
but also going for it.
- And I would know that I tried.
- That's it.
In your time, in your way.
Don't give up. - I won't.
- Good. I love to hear that.
Thank you for everything that you
brought to this competition.
- Thank you.
- Please do share with me and know that I
am here if you ever need me.
- Same.
- But thank-- thank you.
And I will be calling for some garments.
- Absolutely.
- Oh, good morning.
- Vybe, welcome to my boudoir.
- How are you, my love? - How are you, darling?
- I'm good. I'm good, very excited.
- You've delivered really well.
Are you happy with your performance thus far?
- Really happy, and I think I've learnt more about myself
in and out of drag than I have probably most of my life.
This is the first time in my life
that I've started and ended the day being
asked, how are you feeling?
And I think that was the biggest
thing for me to get used to.
- OK. - Yeah.
- And how are you feeling?
- Really excited and really proud.
I was already strong in drag.
I didn't give myself out of drag that strength
or that pride or that grace.
- Do you now? - Yes.
Well, I'm starting to.
- It takes a while to walk hand in hand with yourself.
- Yeah.
As we said, it's more of a competition with yourself
than it is with the other queens that are on the season.
So working with and not against them
was probably the-- the greatest thing I'll take from this.
- And I love that you've learned that about yourself
in this competition.
It's been such a joy watching you do what you do.
- Mm.
- And it's been even more of a joy
for me to sit here and talk to you
and see the other side of Vybe.
- You know, I work outside of drag.
I have a full-time job as well. - Do you?
- Yes. - What do you do?
- Working in creative agencies.
- Oh, wonderful.
What happens when drag takes over?
- I don't think it's something I'll leave 100%.
And I think that sort of joy of being given a challenge
and coming up with a way to do that challenge
in a different way or a way that
hasn't been thought of before is where I get the joy.
- It's been wonderful watching you.
- I'm very proud of you, too, stepping
into that hosting role.
- Thank you.
It is nerve-racking. - Very.
- Filling those shoes.
- I can imagine. - I want to make Mama happy.
- Yeah.
- But I also take this job really seriously.
And drag means everything to me.
And you kids are my kids.
- Yeah.
- I want you to shine the best way possible,
but I also want you to look after yourselves.
- Yeah.
- And remember who you are at the core.
So you continue to do that.
And thank you for everything that you have brought.
- Thank you so, so much. - You've been a dream.
[upbeat music]
- Oh, good morning, good morning.
- Welcome, welcome, welcome.
My name is Elektra.
It is a pleasure to meet you all.
And I'm here to help you with the choreography for what
will be the most important performance
of your young queer lives.
I didn't make it to the finale in my season,
so I'm gonna make these girls work!
To start this rehearsal, I'm gonna have you each perform
your verse for me.
I want to see what you want to bring to it.
Then I'll help you shape it.
- This is gonna be a whirlwind.
She seems very intense right now.
- Now, Vybe, we're gonna start with you.
The floor is yours.
- Well, there are a couple of dead birds in the room.
I've got some tricks up my sleeve.
Gorgeous.
Thank you.
I think if this can be pulled off,
I'm gonna give you that ultimate showgirl fantasy.
Curtains up.
So I'd love, like, a moment like that.
And then I think it is a walk forward
together towards the front.
Maybe a bit of this.
I rely on what I know is good and strong.
- Give me this, this, this, this, this.
- Yeah, OK.
She's got some notes and tips to just, like,
clean up and tidy and fit what I'm doing more to the track.
And that's what I wanted to get out of this session.
Baby. I like it.
I like it a lot. Yeah.
Who has the next verse?
- Me.
This is not a welcome comparison, I'm afraid.
- [laughs] Shocking, isn't it?
- I think I need to represent the Lazy
Susan brand, which is doing as little
as possible while dancing.
- As weird as the sounds, you're doing nothing,
but I think it might work.
- It's almost the anti-drag.
It's the anti-verse.
- I get the idea, but you need to give
us something to laugh at.
- In a dream world, I'd be dragged across the stage
by my sisters.
- I'm sure you've given your sisters
plenty to drag you about.
[laughter]
- And go. - Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, that was so elegant.
- Lazy doing chorey is like watching that movie "Bambi."
And yes, I know you're thinking, baby deer,
struggling to stand.
No, Lazy is Bambi's mum, dead.
- Gorgeous and glamorous.
- If there is a second to steal an inch of focus
from any one of these girls, I will be taking it.
- Mandy, give me those lyrics and show me what
you think you're gonna do.
- The lyrics, mother pig's here.
Something, something, something.
- Are you girls gonna have these lyrics down?
- Yeah, I wrote them this morning.
I just got the track.
I don't know what I'm doing.
Whatever the next line is.
I just wish I remembered that third line.
- Mandy looks terrified.
She doesn't know the lyrics.
She doesn't need to appear to have anything planned.
Get further forward, then get back.
Yeah.
She's gonna have to shake this off.
Then get right forward. - OK.
- Yeah?
Because if this is what you're giving, it's nothing.
- So my verse is very rap. It's very hip-hop.
- Uh-huh.
- So I just want to give very attitude-y.
I kind of want to go something like,
I'm powerful, charismatic, fall to the floor.
- Is she? What can she do?
Show off.
You're a dancer, bitch.
Dance for me. - OK.
I'm an actor.
I'm a dancer.
- Your arms are just a little bit--
- Yeah. - You'll look like Lazy Susan.
If it's getting too complicated as well, cut the thing before.
- Yeah, I'll just cut the turn.
In the girl group challenge, the judges were like,
the rap was great, but you were doing way too fucking much.
- Hit it.
Yeah, better, better. - Yeah.
I need to apply the critiques that I've
gotten before in a dance challenge and simplify it.
Just watch. I'll clean it up.
- You fucking hope so.
- I shall.
- As it currently stands, she has to find a way to refine.
All right, girls, now we're gonna learn a little phrase.
6, 7, walking.
Right, left, right.
Pull, pas de bourree.
Not bad for you.
When it comes to a group performance,
there has to be a cohesive picture.
1, 2, 3, pull.
Pas de bourree and look, snap.
And currently, a few girls--
Lazy-- is clearly standing out and not in the right way.
Turn and step and shook.
A little behind, Lazy, but that's a trend.
- Oh.
Looking at these other girls, they can actually do this.
- Let me see over here, you two, please.
- Lazy and Mandy may have to really put in the hard yards.
If we all can't look cohesive and on the same beat,
then that damages all of us.
- Yeah, werk.
Yeah, this is gorgeous.
- You want to be elevated.
You want to do a main-stage-worthy performance
on the main stage.
- All right, queens, that is the choreography.
It is certainly not there yet, but it can be done.
Believe in yourself.
Be confident, and you will not let me down, all right?
- I can't dance, but I can mug like shit.
[upbeat music]
- Charisma.
- Uniqueness. - Nerve.
- And the other thing.
[cheering]
[upbeat music]
- Oh, my God.
It feels like 10 gazillion years
since I first walked in here.
- This competition has been hard.
- Yeah.
- What is something that we're all gonna take
away from this competition?
- My realisation was I'm not someone who's too aware of,
like, the insecurities that I've had that still
take a toll kind of thing.
And yeah, it's giving me a little bit of a thing
to keep focusing on.
- Something you're gonna take home with you?
- Yeah.
Drag's a hard gig to do, you know what I mean?
I've been very insecure most of my drag career,
and, you know, I've taken that out on other people, 100%.
And I feel horrible about that.
But I just want to, like, throw off this cloud
that I've had over myself of like, no, I'm not doing as
good as other people and actually, like,
celebrate some of the wins that I am having.
- I think what I'm gonna take away from this competition
is not to second guess myself and being like,
oh, you know, I'm not as funny as or I'm not as,
you know, this as someone else because the group
was so strong.
- If you're proud of something you've done,
you should be fucking proud of it.
- Yeah.
- I kind of got a lot from Michelle.
It was very much--
the question that got me was like, so why
are you a mother figure?
It didn't click until last night.
It was just--
I just don't want to see people get hurt.
But also, I feel like I've been focusing so much on my work.
And I don't think that's the most healthiest mindset.
- No.
- It was about time that I realised I've got
to start putting myself first.
I've got to start looking after myself.
I need to start taking care of Andy.
And I will.
I will do that.
- God, it sounds like fucking Miss America, but it's true.
Like, the best part of this experience
was genuinely getting to know a bunch of other people
who all do the same job but for completely different reasons.
- Yeah.
- It's a cliché at this point in reality television
to say, I didn't come here to make friends.
- We're family now.
- If you ever need a moment, if you need someone to talk to--
- I actually need someone to drag me across the stage
a few times.
But, like, I really didn't come here to make friends.
I've got enough friends.
And now, unfortunately, they're all
gonna have to scooch over a little
because these bitches, like, found their way into my heart,
and it's disgusting.
But could we get some, like, traveling pants or something?
- All right, ladies, it is showtime.
- I can't wait for my first win after three weeks of edging
to be the whole competition.
- All right, but honestly, I will trip
you all as you go on stage.
- I mean, it would only enrich my performance.
- Yes. - Chookas, everyone.
Chookas. - Let's show off.
[upbeat music]
- [laughs]
[RuPaul's "Cover Girl" playing]
[singing] Cover girl, put the bass in your walk
Head to toe, let your whole body talk
- Yo, what up, baller?
- Welcome to the grand finale of "Drag Race Down Under."
Our reigning "Drag Race" superstar, Isis Avis Loren.
Isis, what's been the highlight of this past year?
- Michelle, the highlight has been all of the love
and support I've received from all over the world,
but also being here, it's such an honour.
- It's been so wonderful to have you here.
Thank you, my darling.
And speaking of regrets, it's Rhys Nicholson.
- Hey.
- Have you enjoyed this season as much as I have, my darling?
- Michelle, adjusting for inflation, I would say 11.3s,
11.3s, 11.3s across the board.
- And our extra special guest judge, Sophie Monk.
Thank you so much for joining us.
- Can I say, Michelle, you are breathtakingly beautiful?
I think I got my first girl boner.
- Sophie, could you switch seats with Rhys, please?
[laughter]
This week, we challenged our final four
to show off their charisma, uniqueness, nerve,
and talents one more time.
And tonight on the runway, category is Crowning Glory.
Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win.
The time has come
for the world premiere of the Biggest.
- [singing] We've got charisma
We've got uniqueness
And it don't take no
But who's got the biggest talent?
Come in closer
Take a good look
Watch us bend over and leave you shook
Baby, the fact is, we came to slay
We'll spread our assets across the stage
Mop up on aisle three
'Cause big don't bother me
Before this night is through,
I'm gonna be crowning
- I mean, bitch, I'm gonna snatch that crown.
- Ooh, curtains up.
[singing] It's not a show without showgirl like me
Diva, it's all about the chemistry
Ooh, the stage lights hit
And, bitch, the Vybe is key [trills]
Tits out, teeth out
Let's give them hell, baby
It's showtime
Mop up on aisle three
'Cause big don't bother me
Before this night is through,
I'm gonna be crowning
- [singing] My platypussy's on fire
I've got talent
I've got a few
Like, I can turn air into CO2
Like, I can spin around
I can serve you food
Being lazy is my talent, and it's what I do
We've got charisma
We've got uniqueness
And it don't take no
But who's got the biggest talent?
- Bow down, bitches.
[singing] Mother pig's here
Let out a squeal
Charisma, uniqueness, and, oh, sex appeal
A legendary chest
Ooh, you want to feel?
This is just a tease
Beg for the reveal
Mop up on aisle three
'Cause big don't bother me
Before this night is through,
I'm gonna be crowning
- I'm a winner, baby.
F-R-E-Y-A
That's Armani, clear the way
I'm an actor, I'm a dancer
Do you really want to go up against her?
I'm powerful, charismatic fool, sassy and stupid
Get a mouthful
I'm a goddess, I don't rush
You want talent?
Just watch
We've got charisma
We've got uniqueness
And don't it take no
But who's got the biggest?
We've got charisma
We've got uniqueness
And it don't take no
But who's got the biggest--
Ooh
Who's got the biggest-- ah
Who's got the biggest-- mwah
Who's got the biggest talent?
[cheering]
- [singing] 'Cause you're a star, baby
- Category is Crowning Glory.
Up first, Freya Armani.
Oh, she really is crowning, literally.
- It's the last runway, and I am serving you Freya
Armani at her ultimate best.
It is one of my favorite dresses.
It is a beautiful mix of this lovely chocolate
brown with all these warm golds,
a beautifully sparkling headpiece.
I am so proud that I got to show it on the main stage.
- Oh, she's from my favourite website, Barely Regal Teens.
- [laughs]
Lazy Susan.
Ooh, she's a real lady.
- I'm wearing a quintessential Lazy Susan look.
- Oh, she stole it.
- This is hard out exactly what I wanted to bring to "Drag Race"
because innovation excites the living shit out of me.
And this look is it.
- Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
- Beep, beep.
Mall security, please.
- It's a very Gold Coast look, that one.
- [laughs]
- Mandy Moobs.
Ah, she wore the small hair for the finale.
- Higher the hair closer to God, they say, don't they?
- It's true, Sophie.
- I am serving you the most glamorous goddess there is.
I've just hit the red carpet, and look at me go.
- You know, silver showers is a change for Mandy Moobs.
- [laughs]
- I'm feeling beautiful.
I'm feeling confident.
I am shining, and I'm feeling the fantasy.
- This is what everyone's wearing to the Fringe Festival.
- I'm gonna go to Coles like that.
[laughter]
- Up next, Vybe.
Wow. - Ooh.
- She is the Vybe.
- I am dressed like it's my special day.
And if it's not my special day, I may have
a mental fucking breakdown.
- She could have UGG boots under there.
We wouldn't even know.
- We'd never know.
- This is very traditional Vybe.
The face is right.
It's old-world glamour.
It's polished.
It's jewelled as fuck.
I'm seriously fucking proud of myself in this moment.
- In the words of G Flip, what a gorgeous knee skirt.
[laughter]
Kia ora, queens.
- Kia ora!
- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
- Oi, oi, oi!
- Another outstanding week.
We are so proud of each one of you.
Now it's time for the judges' final critiques.
Up first, Freya Armani.
- Freya, darling, you look absolutely gorgeous tonight.
You are a chocolate confection.
Tonight's performance, so fierce.
- When you did a forward walkover, I have done it once,
but I was really drunk.
[laughter]
I pulled a muscle.
You're a superstar.
- Throughout the competition, you have really blossomed.
And it's been absolutely fucking stunning to watch.
- Thank you, Rhys.
- Your performance was dynamic.
You are able to take critiques and not
only not get offended but apply everything we're saying.
So proud of you.
- Thank you, Mama.
- Lazy Susan.
Or should I say Lady Susan?
- Your performance was so, so funny.
And then tonight, gorgeous.
What I really enjoyed is you are so refined in how
fucking bonkers you are.
It's just been really fucking entertaining.
- For starters, I love a lazy Susan.
They call it bogan, but it's so practical.
- [laughs]
- And then to come out in a beautiful dress like that
and have the ink tag on the back is genius.
And just by the way, I've never stolen anything.
But if you do have, like, one of those tags,
apparently you put it in the freezer
and knock it with a hammer, and it doesn't leak.
[laughter]
- Thank you, Sophie.
What a joy it's been.
We never knew what you were gonna bring to the main stage,
and tonight is no exception.
And, of course, you turn around,
and it's just one big joke, which
is your drag, one big joke.
Said with love, because that's always your intention.
- I could never just wear a gown.
It's just-- I'm sorry.
It's not in my blood.
- How was performing for you?
I know you were a little bit scared of the choreo.
- It was absolutely terrifying.
None of these girls ever felt for a second
like there was a chance that I could upstage their moment.
It feels like we're in this competition
doing what we do best, and I felt
really safe with these girls.
- It's just been so much fun watching you.
- Thank you.
- Mandy Moobs.
- Just like Lazy, you infused yourself into this performance.
And then tonight, another knockout garment.
- You are clearly proud to be a part of this community.
The way that you talk so openly about yourself
is so needed at the moment.
So thank you very much.
- You're giving me chills, Rhys.
- Your performance surprised the shit out of me.
You were meant to be a performer.
- Thank you.
- And how was working with Elektra?
- Honestly? - Uh-huh.
- It was a lot, hey?
[laughter]
- But look at the final product.
- It worked.
I honestly wouldn't change a thing.
- Up next, Vybe.
- How are ya? [laughter]
- You are a born performer.
Tonight, you look so fucking sexy.
Your silhouette is on point.
Your-- every little detail you've got on is glorious.
- Watching you this season has been
such a joy because you clearly care about this art form.
Seeing you walk down the runway tonight,
you were so clearly feeling yourself.
And seeing you so aware and so proud of yourself,
it's been a privilege.
- You've got this energy that just comes out.
Like, it's a bit Beyoncé feeling,
like, where you're like, whoa.
She's so up there.
You've just got it.
- Your drag is so fully realised.
It's filled with life and laughs.
I thought you did fantastic in the performance.
Everything about what you did was a good time.
- Thank you.
- Queens, our viewers come to "Drag Race"
to find light, love, and laughter.
With that in mind, Freya, if you could go back in time,
what would you say to little Adam?
- [sighs]
At that age, you are full of so much light.
And there will come a time that fades,
and you just have to hang on.
You will find the light.
And you will become the person you
have always dreamed of being.
And I love you.
- Thank you.
Lazy Susan, what would you say to little Robbie?
- Oh, my God.
Unfortunately, you've always been very confident.
There are people in your life that
are gonna remind you to be gracious and humble,
and that person isn't gonna be there forever.
So just enjoy the time you have, and say hi to Mum for me.
- Aw. Thank you, Lazy.
- Thank you, Michelle.
- Big Mandy, what would you say to little Andy?
- Oh.
- I just want to start off with saying you are so loved.
It's not gonna be easy for you.
There's gonna be such a darkness put
into you by people who are just honestly
just trying to protect you.
But they don't know how to do it right.
So I want you to never shy away
of expressing yourself.
You are gay.
You are so gay.
You're just gonna be so happy.
I love you, pig.
- Thank you.
Vybe, what do you have to say to little Angus?
[laughter]
- You're as gay as Mandy.
[laughter]
As Mandy also said, it's gonna be the greatest part of you.
You are born with two sisters.
You're gonna meet a couple more.
And when you do, you're gonna realise family isn't
something you're born with.
It's something that grows and changes with time.
And everyone you call family loves you.
So love them back, and give yourself a smile
every now and then.
- Thank you, Vybe.
Thank you, queens.
I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck in the Werk Room,
the judges and I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage.
[tense music]
- Aw. - Oh.
- I have impressed the judges.
I've shown you exactly who Moobs is.
And I feel like the win is absolutely possible.
- Oh, fuck.
This is not load-bearing.
- I need a table. - I've settled.
- Oh, why am I sitting like this?
Why-- I'm not on a fucking-- - Ah.
- Cheers, top four! - Ah.
- Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
- It was so fun to get to perform such an amazing show.
And that level of cuntyness from all four of
us, incredible.
I can't wait to tour with this show.
[laughs]
- Coming soon.
I'm so proud that instead of curling into a ball
and rolling quietly out of the door, I didn't give up.
- We're so good.
- We never got sent home.
And look, I'd be lying if I didn't
fantasise about what each of your exit lines would be.
- Oh, my God.
- So who's got an exit line?
- Go on. Go, walk to the door.
- I got to turn around.
Hang on.
- Vybe, in this acting challenge--
- Oh, yes.
- the vibrations were not correct.
- Ooh.
- Yeah, It's time for you to sashay away.
- Bitch, you killed the Vybe.
[laughter]
- Mandy, we've seen Mandy Moore.
Now we'd like to see Mandy less.
- Oh, my God.
[laughter]
- Sashay away.
- In the wise words of Farmer Hoggett, that'll do, pig.
That'll do.
- That'll do. [laughter]
- Freya, this entire competition,
you've been well-hemmed.
But this week, you seemed a little frayed.
Sashay away.
- Well, I guess I am gonna mop all
your shit and your boyfriends.
[laughter]
- Lazy, in this week's challenge--
- Yes?
- you were.
[laughter]
Now, sashay away.
- I'm not a drag queen.
[laughter]
- I'm gonna miss "Untucked" so much,
sitting with my silly little girls,
being all silly and stupid.
- Well, here's to never having to do that shit.
- Yay!
- It has been fun doing kumbaya.
I loved the canoeing.
- All right.
I'm just gonna quickly unpick most of your outfits
and sabotage the rest of your drag.
- But it's the end of camp, and I need my money.
Is that how camp works?
Do you get paid at the end? Why are children doing camp?
- Who's gonna win, Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney?
- Duh-duh-duh.
- We helped each other get to this point.
And now it's all gloves are off.
- All right, just between us platypussies,
we need to decide who will be lip-synching for the crown,
starting with Freya Armani.
- Freya has really blossomed in this competition.
- In the performance tonight, you can't take your eyes off
her-- her movement, her energy, her clear
lack of back and knee pain.
- [laughs]
- I'm so proud of her.
- Tonight, she was shining like the pop star that she is.
She didn't have any wins going into this final challenge.
And that is something to think about comparatively.
But what I loved about that is it didn't hold her back.
Lazy Susan.
- Look, Lazy Susan is an absolutely crazy bitch,
and we fucking love it.
- She's a genius.
She clearly is so invested in the art form
and how she can surprise while also being really silly.
- Like, she's proper funny.
Just to turn around and make me laugh out loud
is pretty special.
Performance-wise, I didn't realise
she didn't have much experience in dancing at all.
I thought she killed it.
- She's been a powerhouse from the beginning, not traditional.
She's been too, too much, and we loved every minute of it.
Mandy Moobs.
- Mandy, tonight's performance was just so camp, so gay.
- I've started to think of Mandy as kind
of the heart of this season.
Growing up, I would have so loved to have seen
someone like Mandy on my TV.
It makes me, like, a little bit emotional.
- Aw.
- She's got this grace about her
but also this kind of Aussie bogan-ness, and I love a bogan.
- If I was an Aussie, I would be bogan, for sure.
So I think there's a relatability factor.
If we were judging this Maxi Challenge alone,
she was on top.
Vybe.
- Vybe is the ultimate Australian showgirl.
- She came to us already fully formed.
Sometimes the cooked queens, they come in,
and they don't really know where to go.
But Vybe has just kept getting better and better.
- I almost got, like, a crush on her
where I had to look away for a second.
I was like, oh, my goodness.
- She has won almost many, many times.
- Yeah.
- And then my favourite moment was seeing her in that
gown tonight.
You could see how proud she was.
All right, shut it.
Sounds like we've made a decision.
Bring back our queens.
Welcome back, queens.
We've made some decisions.
[tense music]
Freya Armani,
you are an incredible queen.
But this is not your time, my darling.
Thank you for making this season so unforgettable.
Now sashay away.
[tense music]
- [sighs]
If I must. [laughs]
I firstly just want to say thank you to all of you,
honestly, for all the feedback, all the love.
I have had an unforgettable experience.
Thank you all. - Well done.
- Thank you. Love you.
- Love you so much.
- I won't lie.
I'm a little disappointed.
- I'm so proud of you.
- But, you know, I made the fucking top four
in one of the strongest casts.
I am over the moon.
It's not my time now, but my time will come.
Well, next time, I'm charging double.
[laughter]
I'll see you very soon, babies.
- Mandy Moobs, Lazy Susan,
Vybe, condragulations.
You're the top three queens of the season.
[upbeat music]
- Congrats, girlies.
- But before we can make our final decision,
we need to see you lip-synch one more time.
Assume the position.
Three beautiful queens stand before me.
Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress us and prove to the world
that you are "Down Under's" next "Drag Race" superstar.
The time has come for you
to lip-synch for the crown!
Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
- [singing] I'm no longer brokenhearted
So glad I came here tonight
And I see you got what I wanted
Baby, you got what I like
I can't see that you're watching me
Come over, talk to me
Need you to give me a sign
You got that something sweet that don't come easily
It's what I need tonight
I came here for love
For someone to hold me down
I won't give it up, no
I want you to reach out
This is what we came here for
We came here for love
I won't give
I won't give it up
This is what we came here for
We came here for love
I know it's-- I know it's enough
This is what we came here for
We came here for love
I won't give, I won't give it up
This is what we came here for
We came here for love
I want you to reach out
I came here for love
For someone to hold me down
I won't give it up, no
I want you to reach out
I came here for love
I want you to reach out
- Yay!
Beautiful!
Tonight, the winner of "Drag Race Down Under" will receive
a stunning crown and sceptre from Amped Accessories,
a year's supply of cosmetics from Anastasia Beverly Hills,
and a cash prize of $50,000.
Please welcome to the stage our reigning
queen, Isis Avis Loren.
[applause]
- Oh, my God.
- Isis. - Yes, Michelle.
- Any words of advice for our next "Drag Race" superstar?
- My darlings, "Drag Race" might be over,
but the journey is just beginning.
Enjoy every moment.
- Thank you, my dear.
The time has come to crown our queen.
Based on your performance tonight and all season long,
we've made our decision.
The winner of season four "Down Under's"
next "Drag Race" superstar is...
[dramatic music]
Lazy Susan.
- Yay!
- Condragulations!
[cheers and applause]
- [singing] This is the beginning
The beginning
This is the beginning
- Congratulations. - Mwah, mwah.
I won.
I guess I'm a drag queen.
[laughs]
- You're a winner, baby!
- Yes!
- Is there anything you'd like to say?
- This is an incredibly stupid fucking job.
And I love it.
I love it so much.
Fuck yeah.
All of the incredible people that helped me get here,
it was worth it, guys.
We did it.
- Now, prance.
Prance, I say.
There she is.
Yes, queen.
- My mum would have fucking loved this.
And I know that she'd be very proud of me.
[cheering]
- Now, remember, stop relying on that body
and let your inner light shine through.
Can I get an amen?
all: Amen!
- All right, now let the music play.
- Whoo!
- [singing] A little bit of love goes a long, long way
Lifting you up to a brighter day
Everybody say love
Can you feel the love?