Big Opening Number 2

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"Big Opening #2" is the second episode of the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=McCallion |first=Paul |date=2022-01-14 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Jorgeous Jorgeous Girls Love Drag |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-14-episode-2-big-opening-no-2.html |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401151601/https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-14-episode-2-big-opening-no-2.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Frankie |date=2022-01-15 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 2 Recap: Big Opening No. 2 |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2022/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-2-recap-big-opening-no-2/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=IN Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202110733/https://inmagazine.ca/2022/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-2-recap-big-opening-no-2/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-15 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Episode 2 Recap: "Big Opening No 2" |url=https://honeysucklemag.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-2-recap/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Honeysuckle Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129125731/https://honeysucklemag.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-14-episode-2-recap/ |url-status=live }} The episode originally aired on January 14, 2022. Alicia Keys is a guest judge.

Angeria Paris VanMicheals wins the episode's mini-challenge and main challenge. Daya Betty is eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against DeJa Skye.

Episode

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The remaining seven contestants enter the Werk Room. For the mini-challenge, the contestants participate in a photo shoot in a bowl of Tic Tacs. Angeria Paris VanMicheals wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants perform in a talent show for the judges. Following are the contestants and their acts:

Angeria Paris VanMicheals – original song
Daya Betty – lip-syncing
DeJa Skye – cheerleading comedy routine
Jasmine Kennedie – lip-syncing and dancing
Jorgeous – lip-syncing
Lady Camden – ballet routine
Maddy Morphosis – electric guitar

File:DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -109.jpg is eliminated from the competition.]]

Alicia Keys is a guest judge. The runway category is "Sickening Signature Drag". Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Jorgeous, and Lady Camden receive positive critiques, and Angeria Paris VanMicheals wins the challenge. Daya Betty, DeJa Skye, and Maddy Morphosis receive negative critiques, and Maddy Morphosis is deemed safe. Daya Betty and DeJa Skye place in the bottom and face off in a lip-sync to "Fallin'" (2001) by Alicia Keys. DeJa Skye wins the lip-sync and Daya Betty is eliminated from the competition.

Reception

Trae DeLellis of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'B-'.{{Cite web |last=DeLellis |first=Trae |date=2022-01-15 |title=A repeated experiment leads to diminished returns on Drag Race |url=https://www.avclub.com/a-repeated-experiment-leads-to-diminished-returns-on-ru-1848366000 |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524060434/https://www.avclub.com/a-repeated-experiment-leads-to-diminished-returns-on-ru-1848366000 |url-status=live }}

References

Category:2022 American television episodes

Category:2022 LGBTQ-related television episodes

Category:RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 episodes