RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Somethin' Stinks

RuPaul's Drag Race, Episode 8: "Scent of a Drag Queen"

So many things happened in this episode.  First, we learned that Jinkx Monsoon is in love?! with Iiivvvyyy Wiiiinnnnttteerrrssss.  That seemed to come out of nowhere.  I'm not sure if Jinkx had been mentioning it in her interviews for a while and then the producers just waited for this episode to reveal.  It was all very strange.  I love Jinkx, so I don't want to make fun of her, but... are you mistaking friendship for love?  Have you ever been in love before?  I just can't.

Also, we had some Andrew Christian models bringing their packages to the work room.  They helped the ladies in the mini challenge, which was basically Memory, that you used to play as a kid, with schlongs.  It was called "Whatcha Packin'?" and the queens were actually supposed to match the pairs of AC underwear, but all of them were more concerned with what was inside the pouch then what was covering it up.  The doll who made the matches in the shortest amount of time won.  Ivy Winters was the big winner and because I'm a kind recapper who has been neglecting his duties, here ya go:

As for the main challenge, the queens were tasked with creating their very own signature fragrance.  They had to mix the fragrance and then make a commercial to promote it.  At their commercial shoot, the queens received direction from Michelle Visage and a crazy-eyed Aubrey O'Day.  Seriously, that bitches eyes.  They were constantly bugging out of her damn skull.  She is worse at controlling her facial expressions than Britney Spears was on The X-Factor.  Let's be real though, she had lots to roll her eyes at.  It didn't seem like any of the queens knew what they were doing.  Coco with her leopard print outfit and her leopard print backdrop.  Ivy confusing a backdrop of Tokyo for New York.  Roxxxy pulling a Carmen Carrera and just jiggling her fat.  Alaska just spinning around and saying random words.  Jinkx draped across the pit crew.  I thought maybe there would be no winner.

When the commercials were shown on the Main Stage, there were some definite standouts.  Alaska's fragrance was "Red for Filth."  The way that it was cut, it was hilarious and the clear winner.  Also, kudos to 'Lasky's runway look.  It was a clear departure from the same silhouette she'd been trotting out week after week.  Honorable mentions to Detox and Jinkx, who also had me guffawing during their commercials.  

Alyssa and Ivy ended up in the bottom two.  Ivy for her weird ice skater look and for not being able to define her brand during her commercial.  Alyssa also had some branding issues.  Her perfume was "Alyssa's Secret."  No one seemed to want to know what her secret was and no one, not even Alyssa, was sure if the name of the perfume was a joke about Alyssa's "secret" being her penis.  Alyssa won the lip sync, so it was Ivy who was told to sashay away.  Maybe Ivy and Jinkx will find each other again outside the competition and will kai kai happily ever after.