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Were Heredoesnt get enough credit for its casting.
Im not talking about Bob, Shangela, and Eureka, even though they are the perfect hosts.
Instead, Im referring to the participant casting, which makes or breaks the show.
Take this weeks episode, Jackson, MS, for example.
All three of this weeks participants approach their drag experiences from different angles and degrees of success.
And then you have DeBronski, the standout of the episode.
And honestly, they were right.
What happens with DeBronski is one of the most transcendent moments the series has had.
Lets touch on Marks arc quickly because its well worth covering.
Chris and Eureka stumble into an illuminatingdiscussion about allyship after casually referring to his drag mom as bro.
When he tells his cousins hes going to do drag, one says, Racin?
(Cue intense viewer sobbing.)
The cousins also embrace James, which is heartwarming.
Yet another cousin tracks him down and we hear her tell DeBronski, This is making you strong.
You have to tell it to make you better.
(Second round of audience sobbing commences.)
On to the show, which is held in one of the bigger capacity rooms Ive seen onWere Here.
Also, shout-out to Shangelas steadfast commitment to a fringed dance costume and a thigh-high boot.
She must have hundreds of both, and to loosely quote RuPaul, why reinvent the wheel?
If it works, it works.
She jumps into a goddamn split, for crying out loud.
His fiance is crying.
His cousins are crying.
His Youre gonna love me run is so good you could honestly believe he was actually singing it.
Honestly, has DeBronski thought about becoming an actor?
Because what he summons up onstage is incredibly powerful and real.
Bob quips, Thats how you shut down a motherfuckin show.
DeBronski tells the crowd, Ive allowed others to make me invisible, and I wouldnt be invisible anymore.
Im my own person, and I wont let society put me in a box.
Backstage, Bob seems genuinely moved by his proteges outpouring of emotion, telling DeBronski.
In an interview later, DeBronski says he feels almost like a free bird whos gotten my voice back.
She had tiny handcuff jewels stuck to her face, for crying out loud!
Put your purse down to establish dominance.
Im not going to give air to Bobs run-in with that Westfield Baptistlike asshole.
They just want to insult people, and Im going to get ice cream.
