You're sugarcoating it.
As they say, "What a bunch of bullshit!"
She's exactly like that!
And you know what they do to that?
Please put her down!
This is Untucked, backstage of the competition
to become the next drag superstar of the Philippines.
So tune in to Untucked, ladies,
and sip the tea while it’s still hot!
Thank you, ladies.
Now, while you untuck in the Werkroom,
the judges and I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage. Thank you.
Most of us got good comments...
except for...
Astrid,
Hana Beshie,
and Veruschka.
I said...
this is my chance.
I was a little nervous because...
I don’t want to be the first out.
So that was the first thing I worried about.
Oh, my God. I was so convinced
that I'm a good performer, because I was just enjoying it.
I didn't realize I made so many mistakes!
But I'm still happy.
I’m having so much fun,
and that's the most important thing.
Stand by, recording.
Five, four, three, two,
and cue.
God, my feet are killing me.
I need something to numb my feet, my toes.
- My feet hurt so bad. Fucking hell! - I can't feel my toes.
Ouch...
You know, I'm supposed to be a happy queen now,
but I think I'm gonna start to be evil again.
Oh!
Oh, thank God. I need this!
Yes, ma'am.
When we entered Untucked,
of course we were excited for the drinks.
We could finally drink after so many days!
Ladies!
Wait a minute!
- Okay, - Wait for me.
I’m gonna propose a toast.
Toast!
Finally, first week!
Yes!
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Two
- bitches, condragulations! - I love you girls.
Oh ma’am.
Sorry for...
I’m sorry for the...
I understand we're not all dancers.
You're not a dancer.
But yeah, at least I mean...
There’s a lot of us.
...we didn't look stupid.
That’s the thing the judges told us.
We were not...
We were just a little chaotic,
- I guess. - Yup, just chaotic.
Okay, who do we think really are the...
Tops or the bottoms?
Yeah I mean like, we’ve established Bernie’s definitely the most top.
Although you're a power bottom.
Hey!
- I’m a Barbie top. - Are you a power bottom?
Are you a Barbie top?
Yeah, Mama Bernie deserves it.
Let's give her a round of applause.
- Thank you, thank you everyone. - Of course.
Bernie really deserves it because...
our choreography wouldn't have been completed without her.
I'm so happy for Bernie.
But...
But who do you think is gonna lip sync?
Astrid said her own name when
Mama Pao asked us the question.
Who should go home, and why?
Based on the critiques, I didn't receive any positive feedback.
- So I think I deserve to... - No, no, no.
You’re asked to say somebody else’s name,
yet you still said your own name.
It's like...
you threw yourself off a cliff.
I felt so underdressed
...when I stood beside you guys, as in.
It's like I felt so small.
- Here's the thing... - Like...
It's like she's the one who's been doing drag for seven years,
and I'm the one who just started drag last year.
- No, stop it. - No, no, no.
- Stop beating yourself down, Sis. - It’s not...
Here...
Here's the thing.
BJ Pascual said it himself...
maybe a better styling...
better hair, better whatever.
This is a fabulous look, Sis.
This is a really...
- And the way you... - This is handmade, right?
- And then... - There's just something lacking.
...maybe some accessories or whatever,
- shoes, hair, whatever. - You could’ve asked for help.
- Exactly. - True.
I was so sad, actually,
because I've been that person before.
Small setbacks made me want to give up.
I’m pretty sure,
when I was in those moments,
there were people who...
were there for me.
Also what you did on the Main Stage, Sis...
don't lose hope, Sis!
No, I'm really like that...
I really lose my self-confidence easily.
Sis, nothing’s happened yet.
You have to fight first...
...before you lose hope.
Yeah, don't lose hope, girl.
I really didn't expect that from ØV...
that she'd reach out to me...
to give me some advice.
Because knowing ØV Cünt,
I knew her as a bitch.
She's a bitch on social media,
but...
I told her that too.
I said... "Sorry..."
I had the impression that you were a bitch.
"But I was wrong."
She’s a bitch with a heart.
Something like that.
Think about it...
I really didn't think you'd get in.
But you're here.
So think about it!
I'm not just being an asshole...
but I really didn't think I'd compete with you, Sis!
It's true!
The fact that we got into the competition...
Yeah, you got into the competition, so like,
so that means...
you're something, you have something to give.
Yes, exactly.
I made sure that
...someone will talk to her immediately
because...
it's so difficult to recover...
once you've entered that dark headspace.
Especially since it's the first day.
You don't do that to yourself, okay?
You are strong, bitch.
You're giving ØV Cünt right now without your eyebrows!
We're twinning!
It's very you.
- It's giving mother and daughter. - I'm the mother.
Of course if the mother is fierce, so is the daughter!
I really appreciate her effort to reach out to me.
Tell me,
Okay, because I'm really curious.
I mean, I don't want you to sugarcoat or anything,
but we all picked you.
- Yeah. - At least, most of us.
How does that make you feel?
I need to know.
You must be feeling something.
You must feel disappointed at the very least,
that five of your sisters think you should go home.
So say something.
Say the truth, girl.
I felt bad.
But you know what, it's like I'm...
You're sugarcoating it.
Darling, it's like, I don't want to be like.
Like, you know, like, go down to the level, and then...
I would... I would fight.
I'm not gonna fight.
Of course it bothered me, but you know what?
I'm very pretty and I
don't think that I will go home, you know, that day.
My outfit is so pretty, why should I go home?
Everyone else should go home!
And then,
'cause like for me, friendships are still more important.
She sounded so fake.
I know, but of course...
- Of course it still hurts. - I'm sorry, I feel like I'm...
the bitch that you're talking about.
I think ØV Cünt is the bitchiest, like
I can describe her like...
...like a stray dog on the streets
who keeps biting people!
She's exactly like that!
And you know what they do to that?
Please, put her down!
But you are a bitch.
- I am a bitch, I know that. - I respect your art form because...
I'm also tactless,
like sometimes I...
Then where is it right now?
No, because I don't want to give like a villain show or something.
So you think I'm giving a villain show right now?
I think so.
Really?
No, like there's nothing to fight about, because it is right.
What you guys said, it's true.
And I really did make mistakes.
That's right.
But... So that's why I am...
I'm telling Bernie, "Thank you so much for guiding me.
Or else I would be lost in the performance.
So you know,
so you're still my sisters and friendships are...
- still important. - You know I still love you.
- I love you. - I love you all.
"It's okay."
"I'm really like this."
"It's really just a competition."
Sure, Sis.
Who I'm gonna send home?
Fuck all of them.
- Just kidding. - Miss Pull Out.
We were asked to pick one,
- Yeah, I get them. - and it was not personal,
- Yeah, of course. - that's why I explained it.
DeeDee, you're my girl.
- And, you know, I love you. - I love you.
I mean, I would fuck you in a second.
You know that!
I'll just give you a daddy!
Of course, but...
What?
Come on girl.
We only had one hour and you had to drag us down?
She's the one who struggled the most.
She's the one who...
In other words, the gays were shook.
Instead of being together and united,
she made her own scene.
There's no fighting,
there's no Phi Phi O'Hara!
"Go back to Party City where you belong!"
None of that please!
That's so cheap!
You know what, like this spot is so boring...
- Stay strong, Sis! - Yes, thank you, Sis!
But now that we're here and we're in this experience together.
Always remember that you have to be strong.
You can't just give up now.
Gimme some tea, Sis.
So of course, I’m like a godmother again.
I mean...
And then,
I mentioned Veruschka's name...
Because?
Because I know she can handle it.
- I mean, she can handle being thrown under the bus, you know? - She can take it.
- Honey, - That's it?
- after her... - Not because of what she did?
- We're the same age, basically. - Mama.
We're the same age.
Mama.
So I was like, I'm gonna throw the oldest bitch in town.
Like, there can only be one old bitch in this competition,
- and it's gonna be me. - So that's the reason why?
- Mostly. - I don't feel like that's true, Mama.
What?
The lies!
- The lies, guys, the lies. - What do you want me to say?
The lies, the lies.
DeeDee Marié is lying, bitch.
I'm not known for lying.
Ugh!
Well you're doing it right now.
Except on Grindr.
You're doing it right now.
Okay, fine.
I think her performance sucked.
Exactly.
And mostly because she consumed a lot of time with the one hour that we had.
Yeah, and on top of that,
on the Main Stage...
"You want me to make one for you?"
How would you make Mamwa Pao one when you just
borrowed the outfit?
The fuck?!
I mean, like she rented it.
Yeah, I mean that's fucking borrowed, and then...
I saw her boxes, there's the designers' names.
Yeah and it had the designer's name and everything.
It's giving... casket.
I mean, I rented some stuff...
Girl, it's giving casket!
That's what we're gonna call it right now, guys.
Casket realness!
When it's fabulous in the front, and there's a hole at the back!
Can we ask her to turn around?
There's a hole at the back of her skirt...
so it's not couture.
It's a pull out piece.
Clock clock, bitch.
You're really reading her.
You wanna do this this year?
- Well, this is our year, so... - I mean, I'm just saying the truth.
I'm just saying the truth.
- You know what the... - No tea.
There's something about you, that you keep on clocking
people who have designer pull outs.
Because you...
you clocked Astrid's entrance outfit.
Hi, Sis.
How amazing, your outfit is a pull out!
Oh, I know.
Yeah.
Now you clocked Veruschka's outfit.
Are you gonna clock me when I wear something that I pulled out?
No, I just...
You don't wanna mess with Mama.
I don't want to mess with you too,
Mama.
If you look up the definition of couture,
I don't think pull out is part of couture.
I don't know, I don't really have a problem with pull out pieces.
It's just that, if you have something to brag about...
make sure you have something to back it up with.
But what I'm trying to say with these pull outs,
I just fucking hate it when the girls act
like it's their clothes.
And...
- They don't change it or they don't make it as themselves. - Or they don't alter it and make it their own.
No changes at all!
I was like,
Like, "Can I get this?"
- "Okay, good to go!" - When Mamwa Pao
clocked like...
- "I saw that already..." - I was like...
"From Nicole Borromeo."
The outfit is nice but I've seen it already.
- I was like, "Okay, clocked!" - Finally.
I really said it out loud, like...
"Clocked!"
- That's what I said. - True.
Let's go.
You might be lip synching tonight.
Come here!
I haven't talked to you yet!
Yes, Sis.
My tips...
I still have a lot more to show.
More pretty costumes.
More pull out pieces?
Hey, not everything is pull out.
You're such a bitch!
I love you, Sis.
So they need to calm down,
it's just the first runway.
Wait, because a lot of couture
will come...
along the way and they will see the real ones.
But I love you, no...
Sorry, I'm touching you!
But what I'm trying to say with the pull out things and the borrowed things,
Why is it?
You should've made it your own.
And we're using the word 'couture' loosely in this fucking room.
G-M-G (Google Mo, Gago)
Google it, stupid!
Hey girl, listen.
I want to change your mind.
There's nothing wrong with pull out.
There's nothing wrong.
Believe me, I'm a fucking stylist.
- I'm a former stylist. - There's no...
- There's no harm in pull out pieces. - There's nothing wrong with pull out.
- My problem... not actually a problem... - There's nothing wrong with pull out.
But my pull out fits in my drag.
Yeah.
But then the problem is, it doesn't...
You didn't change anything,
you didn't add anything.
Basically you got a garment and you just wore it!
That's my thing.
No, because my drag...
- My costume was... - So the outfit fits your drag?
Exactly.
Oh my God, girl.
So now that you said that,
Yes.
I'm gonna retract what I said
and be a good person and a proper person,
I'm going to be apologetic.
- I will hold your hand. - No, no, no.
- I'm gonna be apologizing for it. - No, it fits...
Okay. I'm sorry that I've offended you.
Bitch, you didn't offend me.
I love it that you made it, it's like...
I love it that you speak your mind,
and I love you because I'm exactly like you.
It's like, she just wishes that she wants to be me.
I'm waiting for that.
I'm exactly like you.
She's a little bit crazy, no?
Wait a minute!
Before we fucking end this,
stop this debacle,
about pull outs,
why did you call her basic?
I got really annoyed when I heard her say that my outfit was basic.
Maybe Hana Beshie.
Sorry, babe, because it's a bit basic for me.
I know, bitch, that this is not basic.
Period.
Fuck, I got really irritated!
Okay so first of all,
if I wanted cup noodles,
it should be handmade noodles.
Handmade like, you know, like,
- organic... - Handmade pulled noodles?
So, like, cup noodles and ramen
- in Hong Kong is like... - Because you come from Hong Kong?
- Yes. - Noodle is a thing.
- So this isn’t handmade? - It's so basic, you know?
That's what I mean, in Hong Kong it's like
if you're eating a cup noodle,
- it's Japanese, not the basic ones. - But then again, provincial queen.
- It's the high-quality ones, so I'm telling it's fucking basic. - I mean no offense.
- It's the high-quality ones, so I'm telling it's fucking basic. - No.
It's basic because it's cup noodles?
It's the fucking joke, bitch!
I don't get the joke.
No, it's okay.
Maybe my humor is too dark.
- It's Veruschka. - It's not because it's too dark
It's because you're from Hong Kong apparently.
Exactly.
But noodles are a thing.
Yeah, in Hong Kong, all the noodles are handmade.
And if the noodles are handmade...
it's not basic.
- She's never been to Hong Kong. - Couture.
What the fuck is she saying?
Who?
Veruschka.
What... right?
- What the fuck? - What bullshit is that?
She's just saying nonsense.
- Sis... - Stop that bullshit.
(gibberish)
As they say, "What a bunch of bullshit!"
We have a couple of minutes left before we go back to the Main Stage.
So what DeeDee is saying is like,
Am I sugarcoating?
- No, I... - You're sugarcoating.
- I was hurt.... - No one is that nice.
I was hurt? Yes.
I hate these bitches? Fucking yes, I hate them.
But why?
I need to rise bigger than this, you know?
- Rise bigger, like what? - I'm not nice, bitch.
So what, are you trying to be a beauty queen again?
No, like, am I going to fight you?
- We're not talking about fighting! - "Why did you throw me under the bus!"
But you know, the problem is,
- But you know, the problem is, - No bitch, I'm not doing that.
- It's like you're keeping it to yourself. - Bitch...
Like, I don't know what you feel about me.
I can go home.
I won the first challenge,
which is a photo shoot, and that's what I'm going to do,
because that is my forte later,
- like after this. - I mean like...
- It's 'cause she's a photographer, guys. - I'm gonna have so much shoots,
- And she's from Hong Kong too! - I'm gonna have so much endorsements.
I have so much connections, then
- I will... - Okay.
- Are you saying Iike you don't need this fucking gig? - Let's go Drag Race Connection Hong Kong...
- Is that what you're saying, you don't need this gig? - Photographer!
- Something like that. - I need this gig.
Wow, she's an instigator too!
No, I need this gig.
People are used to
this negative energy, because they're so toxic.
In Hong Kong, we really don't get into fights,
because you know why?
We are professional.
See?
It's not that I don't trust you as a person,
but I don't trust people who talk like you.
No, bitch, I am a fucking
cunty bitch, you know.
- I'm a fucking... - I am the cunty bitch.
- I'd rather you be a cunt than be that sugar-coated....
"I'm so nice."
"I don't want to be a villain on TV kind of person."
Girl, it's like you're playing nice for the audience?
You need hypnosis.
'Cause you're used to the drama and you think it's reality.
But you know what, bitch?
There are people who talk like me.
She's sort of...
two-faced.
Some people who are like,
used to the toxic,
and
they meet nice people,
it's like "Oh my God, it's too nice, it's fake."
But it's not real.
There are nice people on this Earth.
I always see Veruschka in Hong Kong.
That's why I know her.
I see her in Hong Kong, in Petticoat Lane,
because that's where I do my shows there.
I saw her there for one of her performances,
and she was a bitch.
She was such a bitch.
Do you really get offended when I...
call you a provincial girl?
Because I'm a provincial girl.
I just don't look like it, I don't act like it.
- It's not that I get offended but like... - Oh, shut up.
- Yeah, a little bit. - Yes, you are.
Does it sting?
Yeah, 'cause like...
Ever since, when...
I would go to Manila, everytime,
that's what they always call me.
It's like they think I live with the carabaos.
They think I...
Don't you?
Of course not, fuck you!
Cagayan De Oro City is a city!
It's a city for a reason!
Okay cool, I'm from Quezon Province.
It's just that...
Whenever you say 'provincial'
it's like we're primitive.
Fuck!
It's not like that at all!
At this point, we're more comfortable with each other,
and we sort of know each other better.
So we're starting to read each other.
I have a question though, what if you have to lip sync tonight?
- Let's give them a show. - What if?
- Let's give them a fucking show. - That's the attitude, henny.
You know, you remind me so much of me when I was young.
I mean, I'm still young.
I'm not saying I'm old, but I'm the godmother, like what the judges say.
I'll accept the 'godmother' title, oh God.
But I see a great deal of me in you.
I also do not wear underwear before.
- Yes, ma'am. - Fuck you!
Oh Hana Beshie,
she had high energy, though.
I like her energy.
But yeah, Ma, I love you.
I didn't say anything but...
I love you too.
I really feel like I'll be in the bottom because...
there were mixed critiques from the judges.
When I got drunk, that's when I got motivated.
Like fuck, if I'm in the bottom...
I am fucking ready.
Astrid, you need to fight.
If you need to deathdrop, do it.
Tumbling? Do it.
Pull out all the stops, because...
this might be your first and last chance to lip sync for your life.
Well, I'm just holding on.
I'm like a Trojan horse, I will attack it later.
I want to fight clean. I don't want to fight dirty, darling.
Wait a minute!
Okay, one more time, girls.
It could be our last night.
As a group, as the six of us.
As the Top Six, oh my God.
Ever, oh my God!
Okay, let's hold our hands.
Whatever happens, we're friends.
We're still going to Cebu, right?
Yeah.
Yes, bitches.
She's paying for our trip.
I love you.
I'll bring you all to Cebu.
Welcome back, ladies.
I've made some decisions.
Astrid Mercury,
Hana Beshie,
This is your last chance to impress me and save yourself
from elimination.
The time has come for you
to lip sync for your life.
It is with a heavy heart that we must say
goodbye as retrograde has come,
and the stars are not in your favor.
Now sashay away.
Actually there's nothing...
going through my head anymore.
I just want to cry.
Nothing. I'm no longer composed.
I sat at the side of the stage...
and I broke down.
Hi.
This is it.
Oh my God.
Actually, I expected it,
because...
I didn't excel in the challenge.
Plus, the fact...
...that I didn't receive positive feedback from the judges.
And this is my comeback,
and it was on Drag Race.
And then, there,
That comeback was...
a flop.
This was the flop era of Astrid Mercury.
I'm gonna miss the Werkroom...
even if I've only been here a few days.
I think I did my best,
...in the performance and in the Runway.
It's just that the judges found
my performance lacking.
But I think it will be the start of my drag journey.
It goes with your name now:
You're a RuGirl.
Perhaps I'll focus on that fact...
to improve my drag, like...
never stop learning.
It was a pretty good journey for me.
I'm super happy with...
my Drag Race journey even though it was cut short.
Oh the letters!
Packing can wait.
I don't want to cry.
Here we go...
From Mama DeeDee: Dear daughter Astrid, I love you.
You are a fierce queen, this only proves you have what it takes to be an iconic queen.
We'll see each other soon.
Stay amazing. Mother loves you.
Love you Mama DeeDee.
From Hana Beshie:
Sis, I love you so much.
This is not the last.
This is just the beginning of the rest of your life.
Don't lose hope.
We all love you, we're still Top Six.
See you after this shit.
This is Veruschka's: Dear Astrid,
Hey handsome...
Let's meet once I'm out here.
You have my Facebook, message me.
It's still the beginning.
WhatsApp me.
Then she gave me her number.
Love you, Veruschka.
This bitch is such a flirt!
Veruschka!
Oh, my God.
I'm going to miss my
Season Two Sisters.
Whatever!
I hope you all go home!
Dear God!
I can't be the only one!
Bye, guys.
What I want people to remember...
...about Astrid Mercury...
is that she has a vulnerable side too.
You don't have to be 100% fierce to be a drag queen.
We can have a soft side too.
What's next for Astrid Mercury?
Maybe...
to polish the drag career of Astrid Mercury
because she disappeared during the pandemic.
Mercury retrograde season will be back,
maybe for All-Stars.
Bye, bitches!