S17EP12 - The Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent Monologues

RuPaul's Drag Race Recap

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Society & Culture, After Shows, Tv & Film

3.9 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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In this episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Recap, hosts Joe and Nathan discuss Season 17 Episode 12, titled 'The Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent Monologues.' They delve into the lip sync battle, contestant eliminations, and the dynamics of the mini and maxi challenges, highlighting the queens' performances and the inconsistencies in judging. The conversation also touches on the storytelling themes presented in the challenges and the interactions between the contestants. In this segment, the conversation delves into the dynamics of the competition, focusing on Lexi's controversial moments, the mini challenge, and the strategies employed by the queens in the workroom. The discussion also covers elimination day observations and critiques of the maxi challenge performances, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each contestant. In this episode, the hosts delve into various topics, including the medicinal benefits of cannabis, the ugliest dress challenge from a popular drag race show, and the cultural implications of fashion choices. They analyze the contestants' performances, critique their outfits, and share personal anecdotes, all while maintaining a humorous and engaging tone. The conversation wraps up with reflections on the episode and expectations for future discussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Rupol's Drag Race Recap Show for Season 17, episode 12, titled The Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent Monologues.
0:25.4	My name is Joe But Hansen. I am joined, as always, by one cunty co-host from the podcast, Bravo, Bravo, effing, Bravo.
0:34.3	Please say, love you, sister.
0:37.8	To Mr. Nathan Patrick Brown.
0:40.9	Hello, Nathan.
0:42.3	Hi, Joe.
0:43.3	How are you?
0:44.6	I'm very good.
0:45.7	You know, everyone should know.
0:47.8	I'm sure...
0:48.8	I know of a way I can actually fix a problem,
0:50.9	but it's not worth it for a one second clip.
0:54.0	So I don't play the clip zero now
0:56.6	because otherwise the volume of it right now would be tied to the music. This is all very boring.
1:04.4	I think we've bamboozled people. They don't know that I can't hear it. My acting is that
1:08.8	good. But Nathan doesn't hear what it is, but like I know what I pull it so that right after I can't hear it. My acting is that good. But Nathan doesn't hear what it is, but like, I know
1:12.7	what I pull it so that right after I can just put it in. So I really know, I actually look at the
1:17.7	length and I wait that length of time. Smart. But, yeah, but then, yeah, what do you think it is?
1:26.3	Nothing was said this episode that was particularly memorable, so I couldn't even make a guess.
1:32.9	Yeah, it was a tough one, and I will be honest with you.
1:35.1	I sort of felt that going into the episode.
1:38.8	So I really picked, it happened four minutes and 20 seconds into the whole episode, and it's when Anya blows a kiss at the camera and says, Love you, sister, and blows in reference to Ariety. Oh, that's nice. Yeah. Oh, wait, no. Is she blowing her bad breath in Ariety's direction? Yes. That's not nice. Yeah. Yeah. But I was like, oh, that'll be fun.
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