As they do some rough rehearsals in the work room, they also face some challenges coming up with things to wear in front of a green screen which is apparently difficult with a drag queen’s wardrobe. As the queens do a read through of their lengthy scripts, they pick their roles, but Symone and Kandy want the same character, and after some convincing, Symone takes the second-choice role. Ru lets the queens know that this challenge will determine who will be in the top four, so the pressure is on. It’s very “ Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, but it of course has a Drag Race twist. Ru tells the queens that for this week’s maxi challenge they will be competing in an acting challenge. It’s a new day in the work room, and as the queens gather around the red table and bask in their own glory Ru interrupts with a video message, and an in-person appearance with her newest sidekick, a moustache. After originally thinking she had no place in comedy, Gottmik suddenly sees a roast tour in her future, and the queens celebrate making the top five before admitting the final is so close, and they’re all ready to fight for a spot. Over on the couches the queens congratulate Kandy on her first win, which has Kandy feeling like she’s finally in the race.

The remaining queens read Utica’s lipstick message, and as she wipes it away, Symone vows to get back to the top. This week’s episode begins in the work room following Utica’s elimination. This week the queens are shrinking themselves down for an acting challenge, getting acting advice from an A-lister, and another queen will be eliminated in the race to the final four.

After a lip sync against last week’s second worst roaster, Symone, Ru sent Utica packing, leaving us with a final five.

In the end, her roast material wasn’t funny enough to justify how mean it was. Last week we said so long, farewell to Utica after a particularly cringeworthy maxi challenge. We’ve got our final five, and we are slowly inching towards this season’s finale. This week the queens prove that there are no small parts, only small actors, when they shrink down in the maxi challenge, and serve us Haute Pockets on the runway…

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