The Pork Chop

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"The Pork Chop" is the first episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=McCallion |first=Paul |date=2021-01-01 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Pair of Queens |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-13-premiere-episode-1-the-pork-chop.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129235136/https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-13-premiere-episode-1-the-pork-chop.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-02 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race kicks off season 13 with goops and gags |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-kicks-off-season-13-with-goops-and-g-1845977112 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809171628/https://www.avclub.com/rupaul-s-drag-race-kicks-off-season-13-with-goops-and-g-1845977112 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Guzzo |first=Bianca |date=2021-01-02 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 Episode 1 Recap: The Pork Chop |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2021/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-13-episode-1-recap-the-pork-chop/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=IN Magazine |language=en}} It originally aired on January 1, 2021.

Episode

Thirteen new contestants enter the Werk Room. For the episode's main challenge, the contestants will face-off in Lip-Sync for Your Life battles. Joining RuPaul and Michelle Visage on the judging panel are Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews.

Joey Jay and Kandy Muse lip-sync to "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. Kandy Muse is declared the winner. Denali and LaLa Ri lip-sync to "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls. LaLa Ri wins. Symone and Tamisha Iman perform to "The Pleasure Principle" by Janet Jackson. Symone wins. Gottmik and Utica Queen lip-sync to "Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan. Gottmik is declared the winner. Olivia Lux and Rosé lip-sync to "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King. Olivia Lux wins. Elliott with 2 Ts, Kahmora Hall, and Tina Burner lip-sync to "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink. Tina Burner wins the lip-sync. The seven losing contestants are tasked with voting someone out of the competition.

Production

File:Victoria Porkchop Parker DSC04233 (33534503681) (cropped).jpg, the first contestant to be eliminated on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race.]]

The episode's title refers to Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, the first contestant to be eliminated on the first season of Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Drew Burnett |date=2021-01-02 |title="RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1301 Recap: Racers Start Your Engines |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-1301-recap/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814175144/https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-1301-recap/ |url-status=live }}

Reception

Sam Damshenas of Gay Times said the episode was the season's best in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2023-02-28 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: The best episode from each iconic season |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-best-episodes/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207232355/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-best-episodes/ |url-status=live }}

References

External links

[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13635984/ The Pork Chop] at IMDb
{{YouTube|id=GbrjXC07LWw|title=Watch Act 1 of S13 E1 👑 The Pork Chop – RuPaul’s Drag Race}}

Category:2021 American television episodes

Category:2021 LGBTQ-related television episodes

Category:RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 episodes