The problem is, a ten-minute sketch consisting of eight drag queens simultaneously attempting to be the star quickly becomes an overstimulating, unwatchable mess. ItвЂ™s not the queensвЂ™ fault! TheyвЂ™re handed a pun-filled script and told to be вЂњa scene-stealer,вЂќ and thatвЂ™s certainly what each of them attempts to do. ItвЂ™s mid-season Drag Race, which can only mean one thing: time for another acting challenge! But, my friends, there has got to be a better way to showcase these queensвЂ™ line memorization/comedy skills than with these ten-minute sketches. Okay, now that IвЂ™ve started with a bit of praise, itвЂ™s time to layer on the criticism portion of this low-carb compliment sandwich. But the relative evenness of this cast is making for exciting television and some unexpected narratives. Past iterations of All Stars have at times felt like a march toward the inevitable crowning of a clear fan favorite (e.g., Chad, Shea, Alaska). Exciting! IвЂ™ll admit: I was skeptical of this cast when the season was first announced, but I think the lack of a clear front-runner is proving to be quite compelling and a great step in the right direction for this particular branch of the franchise. For those of you who are mathematically challenged, that makes six unique winners in as many eps.

And at the end of this episode, we add yet another unique winner to that lineup: our reigning supreme Kylie Sonique Love. As resident Drag Race statistician RaвЂ™Jah OвЂ™Hara points out up top, there have thus far been five different challenge winners in five different episodes.

All stars burn as one