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But this is not a normal fairy tale.
This is not a normal ball.
These are a bunch of disenfranchised LGBT people of color trying to pass for realness.
They leave the ball in handcuffs, even as they leave the room gagging.
She daintily walks over, with her delicate wrists bared.
The room erupted when she showed up with her crew, and they go full-on volcanic as they leave.
The House of Abundance would do anything to win a ball, even go to jail for it.
Its so outlandish that it cant possibly be real, but it still is.
But this is how those who were walking in the balls saw them.
The reason why they came back week after week to compete is because the occasions had that magic.
Realness was achieved; if not in reality, then in their minds.
Sadly for all of those on gay Twitter, Elektra is not the star of the show.
Crafty fans have surely already turned her diss, You are not on my level!
She crackles every time shes on screen and I absolutely love everyDynasty-scented moment of it.
But Im glad shes not in every single scene.
Even the best perfume can be overpowering if youre exposed to too much of it.
(Who is that well-dressed hustler who is looking after him and will we see him again?
Will he tell us where he gets his killer outfits?)
Looks like all was not lost.
Angels story seems the most complex.
On their first date they dont even have sex.
Thats something we hear from many people in this episode.
Pray Tell asks Blanca the same question, and Stan repeats it again Angel.
He asks her if the fantasy is better than the reality.
She says no, she likes the reality best, but she seems to be the only one.
I didnt find her argument especially compelling, but he gets an audition anyway.
This is where the spell was broken for me.
By the time he was rearranging the furniture and grinding on the administrators I was totally lost.
But the dreams mean nothing if they arent earned.
