After a successful first season, the second season of Drag Race Philippines is back with a bang to entertain the viewers with a new set of queens and challenges. Recently, Drag has gained immense popularity and has been portrayed brilliantly in series like F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
It still has contrasting views among some people as they still think drag isn’t something people with morals enjoy or do. Recently, these drag queens have caused an uproar amongst parents after appearing at kids’ schools, as they feel it isn’t something kids should know.
Released on August 17, 2022, taking inspiration from the original series titled RuPaul’s Drag Race, a Philippines version was created titled Drag Race Philippines. Released on August 2, 2023, the second season’s contestants include Arizona Brandy, Captivating Katkat, DeeDee Marie Holliday, Bernie, Hana Beshie, M1ss Jade So, Matilduh, Veruschka Levels, OV Cunt, Astrid Mercury, Tiny DeLuxe, and Nicole Pardaux.
Directed by Arnel Natividad, the series follows a similar pattern to the original one, with 12 drag queens entering the competitive reality series and competing in several challenges to become the ultimate winner. In the beginning, Vice Ganda, the show’s host, meets with the contestants and briefs the drag queens about the upcoming challenges, and the whole format of the series is going to progress.
Vice Ganda also stated that the current season will be the biggest and the most exciting one we have seen till now. The viewers thoroughly enjoyed the ninth episode of the ongoing season.
Drag Race Philippines Season 2 Episode 9: Recap
The ninth episode ended with the six queens arriving happily, as there was no elimination the previous week. The queens felt a different kind of heaviness because they weren’t ready to part ways with either of the queens who had to participate in the lip-sync battle.
Berni and Captivating KatKat are left heartbroken because neither of them was ready to bid farewell to the show and are extremely thankful for the opportunity the reality show gave them.
In the ninth episode, all the queens gather together to congratulate OV for her first win, while the screen lits up with information about the main event before Paolo Ballesteros enters to meet and congratulate the remaining queens.
The queens have to star and perform in a music video with RuPaul’s song titled “The Main Event,” for the runway, the queens have to dress up on the theme, which is Doble Kara or double face.
The queens are excited to do their best for the upcoming maxi challenge and the runaway to make a place for themselves in the top five. Each of the queens gets a chance to chat with Paolo Ballesteros and Mama Pao, who shared their experience on the show to date regarding the challenges they faced and everything, including the elimination of other queens.
During this chat time, Bernie gets to choose a cosmetic treatment she would like to have done, and after she reveals about wanting to get a lip treatment, she is awarded a cash prize to fulfill her desire. All the queens received a certain amount of cast after their chat with Paolo Ballesteros and Mama Pao.
Nunyan Roy choreographs the dance for the queens to perform in the music video, and the six queens are divided into a group of three to perform a certain routine together.
After the judges witnessed the music video featuring the queens, they saw them doing their runway challenge. Captivating Kat Kat is the first to walk on the runway with her double face, paying homage to the soldiers and the teachers of the country.
The queens leave the viewers teary-eyed as they give a message to their younger selves and share their stories of struggle when they were young. After the judges announce the results, OV Cunt, Hannah, and Arizona compete in a three-way lip-syn battle to make a place for themselves in the top four. Arizona Brandy takes the last remaining place in the top 4, and the episode ends with Ov and Hannah bidding farewell to the series.
Drag Race Philippines Season 2 Episode 10 – Preview
The new episode of Drag Race Philippines will witness the remaining queens fighting for the final battle in a maxi challenge to take home the prize money and the season 2 title.
Hannah will receive the title of Miss Congeniality in the upcoming episode, while the finale battle will be between KatKat and Arizona. The eliminated queens will get to walk on the ramp for one last time, and Mama Pao will perform a routine with them.
Drag Race Philippines Season 2 Episode 10 – Release Date
Drag Race Philippines Season 2 Episode 10 will be released on October 4, 2023, Wednesday at 7:00 PM [Phillipiness Standard Time ] on HBO Go. The reality series will have 11 episodes with a duration of 60 minutes. The new episode is released every Wednesday.
- Indian Standard Time [I.S.T.] – at 4:30 PM on August 24, 2023, Thursday
- Australian Central Daylight Time [A.C.D.T.] – at 8:30 PM on August 24, 2023, Thursday
- Eastern Standard Time [E.T.] – at 7:00 AM on August 23, 2023, Wednesday
- Greenwich Mean Time [G.M.T.] – at 11:00 AM on August 23, 2023, Wednesday
- Korean Standard Time [K.S.T.] – at 8:00 PM on August 23, 2023, Wednesday
Drag Race Philippines Season 2: Streaming Guide
Ardent fans of the reality series can watch the episodes on HBO Go and WOW Present Plus, so if you have a friend living in the U.S., ask them to lend their passwords to you. VPN is useful for people outside of the U.S. Currently, no other platform has acquired the right to air the episodes.
