The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 3)
| The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Hosted by | The Boulet Brothers |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 11 |
| Winner | Landon Cider |
| Runner-up |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Amazon Prime OutTV (Canada) Netflix (United States) |
| Original release | 27 August – 28 October 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula premiered on August 27, 2019, and concluded on October 28, 2019. The competition was broadcast on Amazon Prime in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, OutTV in Canada and Netflix in the United States. The series featured 11 contenstants, including a drag king and a AFAB drag artist, competing for the title of World's Next Drag Super-Monster and a cash prize of $25,000.[1][2]
On December 5, 2017, OutTV and Boulet Brothers Productions announced that the third season had been greenlit.[3] The Boulet Brothers announced via Twitter on February 23, 2018, that casting would be starting soon and used the hashtag "Season of the Witch".[4] Casting began on March 7, 2018[5] and finished twenty-one days later on March 28, 2018.[6] The story producer is writer Clint Catalyst.[7]
The winner of the third season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula was Landon Cider, with Dollya Black and Priscilla Chambers as the runner-up.[8] Priscilla Chambers and St. Lucia (now referred to simply as Saint) returned later to compete in The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection, a competition between contestants from previous seasons of Dragula, with the winner returning for the fourth season of Dragula.[9] Saint won the competition, earned a place as a contestant on season 4, and a cash price of $20,000.
Contestants[]
The cast of the third season of Dragula (with hosts in center)
The cast for the third season was revealed on July 11, 2019.[1]
| Contestant | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Landon Cider | Long Beach, California | Winner |
| Dollya Black | Orlando, Florida | Runner-up |
| Priscilla Chambers | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Louisianna Purchase | Austin, Texas | 4th Place |
| Evah Destruction | Dallas, Texas | 5th Place |
| Maddelynn Hatter | Brooklyn, New York City, New York | 6th Place |
| Hollow Eve | San Francisco, California | 7th Place |
| Maxi Glamour | St. Louis, Missouri | 8th Place |
| Yovska | Toronto, Ontario, Canada [a] | 9th Place |
| St. Lucia | Atlanta, Georgia | 10th Place |
| Violencia!1 | Boston, Massachusetts | 11th Place |
Note:
- ^ Originally from Mexico City, Mexico
- ^ Violencia Exclamation Point is credited as Violencia!
Contestant progress[]
- (WIN) Landon Cider won The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.
- (Runner-up) Dollya Black and Priscilla Chambers were runner-up.
- (WIN) The contestant won the challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
- (SAFE) The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
- (LOW) The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
- (BTM) The contestant was in the bottom and was up for extermination.
- (EXT) The contestant was exterminated.
- (QUIT) Violencia! quit the competition and was exterminated.
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[a] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8[b] | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Cider | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | Guest | Winner |
| Dollya Black | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | BTM3 | Guest | Runner-up |
| Priscilla Chambers | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | BTM3 | BTM3 | Guest | Runner-up |
| Louisianna Purchase | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | BTM3 | EXT | Guest | |
| Evah Destruction | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM2 | LOW | EXT | Guest | ||
| Maddelynn Hatter | SAFE | LOW | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | EXT | Guest | |||
| Hollow Eve | SAFE | HIGH | BTM3 | HIGH | EXT | Guest | ||||
| Maxi Glamour | BTM2 | SAFE | HIGH | EXT | Guest | |||||
| Yovska | SAFE | BTM2 | EXT | Guest | ||||||
| St. Lucia | SAFE | EXT | Guest | |||||||
| Violencia! | QUIT | Guest | ||||||||
- ^ Dollya Black obtained a key that gave her the choice of granting herself immunity from deliberation or picking a fellow contestant to nominate for extermination. Black chose to give herself immunity and was deemed safe from deliberation. Later in the competition, The Boulet Brothers' confirmed that Black would have been in the bottom that week had she not used the key.
- ^ Although Landon Cider won the challenge and was through to The Grand Finale, he was still required to participate in the extermination challenge.
Exterminations[]
| Episode | Contestants | Challenge | Exterminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Glamour | vs. | Violencia! | 18,000 ft (5,500 m) sky dive | Violencia! |
| 2 | St. Lucia | vs. | Yovska | Consume a feast consisting of cow organs and cow's blood | St. Lucia |
| 3 | Hollow Eve vs. Maddelynn Hatter vs. Yovska | Receive a tattoo chosen by another extermination competitor | Yovska | ||
| 4 | Maddelynn Hatter | vs. | Maxi Glamour | Get humiliated by your competitors as you plead your case | Maxi Glamour |
| 51 | Evah Destruction | vs. | Hollow Eve | Blow a cockroach through a tube into the opposing contestant's mouth | Hollow Eve |
| 6 | Maddelynn Hatter | vs. | Priscilla Chambers | Remove body parts from a cadaver while hooked up to a 6,000 volt electric collar that would shock if the contestant's hand slipped. | Maddelynn Hatter |
| 7 | Evah Destruction vs. Louisianna Purchase vs. Priscilla Chambers | Staple as many dollar bills to your body as possible | Evah Destruction | ||
| 82 | Dollya Black vs. Louisiana Purchase vs. Priscilla Chambers | Walk through a haunted house and avoid traps and gag actors along the way in order to grab an invite to the Top 3 at the end of the maze. | Louisianna Purchase | ||
- The contestant was exterminated after their first participation in the challenge.
- The contestant was exterminated after their second participation in the challenge.
- The contestant was exterminated after their third participation in the challenge.
- The contestant was exterminated after their participation in the final challenge of the season.
Note:
- ^ In Episode 5, all remaining competitors (except for the main challenge winner, Priscilla Chambers) participated in the extermination challenge, though it was specified beforehand that only Evah Destruction and Hollow Eve would be up for elimination
- ^ In Episode 8, all remaining competitors participated in the extermination challenge, though it was specified beforehand that Landon Cider, who won the main challenge, was through to the grand finale, while everyone else was up for elimination
Episode summary[]
| Episode | Title | Original air date | Main floor show challenge | Extermination challenge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lesser of Two Evils | August 27, 2019 | Design an outfit worthy of being called a Super-villain. Guest Judges: Phil Jimenez and Phi Phi O'Hara Challenge Winner: Dollya Black |
Complete an 18,000 foot skydive (while strapped to a diving instructor). Exterminated: Violencia! |
| 2 | Don't Suck | September 3, 2019 | Design a vampire-themed outfit (complete with reveals), design a fan from Dirt Squirrel, and perform a live solo burlesque number. Guest Judges: Bonnie Aarons and Amanda Lepore Challenge Winner: Landon Cider |
Consume a feast consisting of cow organs and cow's blood. Exterminated: St. Lucia |
| 3 | Drag Monsters of Rock | September 6, 2019 | Compete in two rival bands in a live rock performance and present two looks inspired by punk rock and heavy metal (one look for the floor show and the second for the performance). Guest Judges: Henry Rollins and Peaches Christ Challenge Winner: Evah Destruction |
Receive a tattoo chosen by another competitor participating in the extermination. Exterminated: Yovska |
| 4 | The Demons Blood | September 17, 2019 | As Dungeon Masters, the Boulet Brothers rolled dice to assign a race and a class for each contestant. Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, create a full fantasy look based on the assigned stats and then, while on location in a Renaissance village, act out a classic adventure campaign. Guest Judges: Darren Stein and Michael Varrati Challenge Winner: Evah Destruction Challenge Prize: Queen's Feast Gala at Medieval Times worth over $1,000 |
Beg and plead to not be exterminated while the safe competitors hurl rotten food and insults. Exterminated: Maxi Glamour |
| 5 | No Throw Aways, Not Recycled | September 17, 2019 | Create a Trash Queen Couture look composed entirely of trash (while only using permanent markers and construction paper for make-up) and be interviewed by special fashion correspondent, Disasterina. Guest Judges: Felissa Rose and Biqtch Puddin' Challenge Winner: Priscilla Chambers Challenge Prize: $1,000 prize package of Trixie Cosmetics by Trixie Mattel |
Use your mouth to blow a cockroach through a tube into the mouth of your competitor at the other end (while they try to do the same). Exterminated: Hollow Eve |
| 6 | The Operating Theatre | October 1, 2019 | Create a look suitable for a hospital of horrors and then, while on location at an abandoned hospital, model the look for photographers from Alternative Press magazine. Guest Judges: Milly Shapiro and Paige Owens Challenge Winner: Landon Cider Challenge Prize: A two-page spread in an upcoming issue of Alternative Press |
Delicately remove body parts from a cadaver on a unique operating table built so that every slip of the hand or mistake results in 6,000 volts of electricity straight to a shock collar. Exterminated: Maddelynn Hatter |
| 7 | Le Freak | October 7, 2019 | Turn oddity into art by creating an unforgettable freak show fashion look complete with a showstopping circus sideshow act. As a second part to the challenge, style and incorporate a premium lace front wig using wigs provided by Dragula's official wig sponsor, Arda Wigs. Guest Judges: Vander Von Odd and Cig Neutron Challenge Winner: Dollya Black Challenge Prize: $500 in wigs courtesy of Arda Wigs |
Staple as many dollar bills to their body as possible within sixty seconds. Exterminated: Evah Destruction |
| 8 | Halloween Haunt | October 14, 2019 | Reinvent a classic Halloween costume archetype and elevate the concept with the elements of glamour, filth and/or horror. In addition, carve a jack-o-lantern that accessorizes and accentuates the Halloween costume. Afterward, perform in a four way lip sync battle royale to “Dread” by Ritual Aesthetic. Guest Judges: Rachel True and Danielle Harris Challenge Winner: Landon Cider Challenge Prize: $1,000 in custom corsetry from Misty Couture and a headlining spot at the Boulet Brothers' Los Angeles Halloween Ball 2019 |
Search through an abandoned haunt attraction for a hidden invite to the Top 3 while avoiding traps and gag actors. Exterminated: Louisiana Purchase |
| 9 | Last Supper[α] | October 22, 2019 | The exterminated uglies are re-animated for the season 3 reunion to discuss controversies, rivalries, and everything in-between before the final 3 face off in the Grand Finale of Dragula. | N/A |
| 10 | The Grand Finale | October 29, 2019 | Interpret and design three outfits and floor show performances based on the three principles of Dragula: Glamour, Filth and Horror. Winner of Season 3: Landon Cider Runners-Up: Dollya Black & Priscilla Chambers Challenge Prize: Crown & scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels, $25,000 and the title of The World's Next Drag Supermonster |
N/A |
- ^ This was a reunion episode.
References[]
- ^ a b "Boulet Brothers Dragula".
- ^ Hornbelt, Stephan (28 February 2018). "Casting Is Now Open for the Boulet Brothers' Third Season of 'Dragula'". Hornet Stories. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "The Boulet Brothers DRAGULA Season 3 Gets Greenlight". Pinksixty. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ @bouletbrothers (23 February 2018). "Casting S3. Wake up and get your shit together this weekend, uglies. Details coming very soon. #seasonofthewitch
#bouletbrothersdragulaseasonthree" (Tweet) – via Twitter. - ^ "Boulet Brothers' Dragula on Instagram: "Prove them wrong, ugly. Casting is now open for the Boulet Brothers Dragula S3! You must fill out the first part of the application asap to…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Boulet Brothers' Dragula on Instagram: "WOW!!! On behalf of everyone at Boulet Brothers Productions we want to say thanks to everyone who submitted auditions for the Boulet…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Clint Catalyst".
- ^ "'Dragula' Season 3 Winner: Landon Cider Takes The Crown". Billboard. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Millican, Josh (September 29, 2020). "THE BOULET BROTHERS' DRAGULA: RESURRECTION Hits Shudder October 20th". Dread Central. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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