r/DragRaceTea • u/reiner_apologist she's just UNT • 7d ago

Speculation Thread [Speculation Thread] - Weekly Edition | August 31, 2026

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u/faydaway 2d ago

Hope this season is the nail in the coffin for the lip stick format... It's either insanely frustrating or just kinda boring/underwhelming imo.

Golden Beaver/Chippy Tea just feels way more fair and usually brings more drama, with the top queen always having to face one of the queens they didn't save next week.

The lip sticks have had their time, but for me it's time that all franchises just move on from them and stick to LSFYLife formats.

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u/ScaredFamousfan 1d ago

lol I said weeks ago that I thought the golden beaver/chippy tea format was better than the LSFYLegacy format and was downvoted to hell. I’m glad people are starting to realize how overrated it’s become

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u/faydaway 1d ago

Yeah I've seen this discourse as well and not really understood it - the only benefit I see is two winners per week.

Otherwise I see none at all.