Alaska and Detox spill RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 tea on the moment that almost saved Alyssa ...

EW's BINGE podcast enlists Alaska and Detox to discuss borrowed tops, their first reaction to &34;Read U Wrote U,&34; and the moment Detox almost went back on e

EW's BINGE podcast enlists Alaska and Detox to discuss borrowed tops, their first reaction to "Read U Wrote U," and the moment Detox almost went back on eliminating Alyssa Edwards.

Alaska and Detox spill RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 tea on the moment that almost saved Alyssa Edwards

EW's BINGE podcast enlists Alaska and Detox to discuss borrowed tops, their first reaction to "Read U Wrote U," and the moment Detox almost went back on eliminating Alyssa Edwards.

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*EW's BINGE* podcast is here to make it clear: You think you know *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2*, but you really have no idea.

This week, drag superstars Alaska and Detox reunite for a special *AS2* recap in which they spill scalding tea on highlights from the fan-favorite season — including when Detox nearly changed her mind about her decision to eliminate Alyssa Edwards from the competition.

"I wanted to change it when I picked Alyssa. I just didn't do it… I knew it was Roxxxy's time to go, but I still picked Alyssa. The whole time I was like, 'God, I should've just done it,'" Detox recalls of the episode 7 moment in which she chose to eliminate Edwards over her friend, who'd appeared in the bottom across four consecutive weeks leading up to that point. "I had already put [Alyssa's lipstick] under my sleeve, and I was going to ask one of the PAs to be like, 'I can't do this, I've gotta change my lipstick,' but I didn't know how to do that. I didn't know how to navigate that. I was like, f--- it, it's already done."

Edwards' elimination was one of many juicy scenes in what fans often cite as the best season in* RuPaul's Drag Race *herstory. It marked the first time the queens, rather than the panel of judges, were tasked with eliminating each other from the competition. Alaska, who went on to win *AS2*, also tells EW how she dealt with the intense back-and-forth between viewers — including over the headline-making moment where Alaska also saved Roxxxy, seemingly because of a borrow rhinestoned top.

"You can't go around and be like, 'Yeah, I regret it, and I'm so sorry,' you have to be like, 'No, I stand behind my decision, I'd do it again,' and deal with it. In general, the fans had been really nice to me for a long time — inordinately nice to me — and all of a sudden they were really mean to me. It made me realize first of all, [the internet is] not real, it's a fiction," Alaska says. "It also gave me a lot of compassion for the majority of queens who go on *Drag Race* who don't have a very nice relationship with the fandom, who get treated like s--- by the fandom. It gave me compassion. I understand that now."

She also fondly recalls the moment Andrews lent her the infamous white top, as was in-line with the queen's character throughout the season: "I had a white shirt that I was going to wear and she had the identical white shirt, except hers was rhinestoned, so I was like, oh, work.... she's lovely and she was giving s--- to everybody and helping everybody the whole ass time!"

'EW's BINGE' podcast reunites Detox and Alaska for a 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2' recap. Logo

Other topics discussed in our *All Stars 2 *recap podcast include:

- Detox sharing trade with a long line of RuGirls

- The curious circumstances surrounding RoLaskaTox

- Alaska on her Mae West* Snatch Game *impression (and Aiden Zhane's season 12 tribute)

- How Detox got her entire body painted silver

- The dolls' initial reactions to "Read U Wrote U" (and what they really thought of Roxxxy Andrews' iconic verse)

Listen to EW's full *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 *recap with Alaska and Detox above, and tune in next week for more tea-filled dives into *All Stars 3 *herstory with special guests Kennedy Davenport and BenDeLaCreme.

***Subscribe to* EW's BINGE* podcast for full recaps of *RuPaul's Drag Race*, including our new season diving into all five *All Stars *seasons, featuring exclusive interviews with Jujubee, Alexis Mateo, Shea Couleé, Alaska, Detox, BenDeLaCreme, Kennedy Davenport, and more*. *And be sure to catch up on our *BINGE* recaps of *RuPaul's Drag Race* seasons 1-13 with Symone, Jaida Essence Hall, Trixie Mattel, Katya, Peppermint, Bianca Del Rio, Bob the Drag Queen, Sasha Velour, and more******!***

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