Welcome to My House

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"**Welcome to My House**" is the premiere episode of season one of Legendary. It premiered on May 27, 2020 on HBO Max. This episode is the only episode of the series available to watch for free on YouTube.

## Synopsis

HBO Max provides viewers with this episode synopsis of *Welcome to My House*:

*The inaugural ball kicks off with an epic Grand March, which finds the iconic Houses of Escada, Ebony, Ninja, Gucci, West, St. Laurent, Lanvin, and Balmain leaving it all on the floor to make a killer first impression. Who will claim the first "Superior House" title? Judges Law Roach, Jameela Jamil, Leiomy Maldonado, and Megan Thee Stallion weigh in.*
According to the HBO Max website, this episode is rated TV-MA.

## Cast

### Judges

The judges for this episode consist of the main panel of judges: Jameela Jamil, Law Roach, Leiomy Maldonado, and Megan Thee Stallion. No guest judge appears this episode.

### Contestants

**House of Balmain**

* Father Jamari Balmain
* Cali Balmain
* Calypso Balmain
* Gravity Balmain
* Torie Balmain

**House of Ebony**

* Mother Isla Ebony
* Machante Ebony
* Shorty Ebony
* Shy Ebony
* Xa'Pariis Ebony

**House of Escada**

* Father London Escada
* Jazzul Escada
* Shyanne Escada
* Twilight Escada
* Yyoyo Escada

**House of Gucci**

* Father Jarrell Gucci
* Delicious Gucci
* Deshon Gucci
* Jeter Gucci
* Miracle Gucci

**House of Lanvin**

* Mother Eyricka Lanvin
* Carlos Lanvin
* Makayla Lanvin
* Pack-Rat Lanvin
* Zay Lanvin

**House of Ninja**

* Mother Dolores Ninja
* Chise Ninja
* Jamie Ninja
* Sattva Ninja
* Sharron Ninja

**House of St. Laurent**

* Mother Michell'e St. Laurent
* Champ St. Laurent
* Christian St. Laurent
* Mikoko St. Laurent
* Pretty St. Laurent

**House of West**

* Father James West
* Destiny West
* Buffy West
* Maurice West
* Wilma West

## Introduction

The episode opens with the question, "What is Ballroom"? Here are the answers of the contestants shown.

* Miracle Gucci: "*Ballroom is embracing and captivating.*"
* Calypso Balmain: "*Ballroom taught me how to be me.*"
* Unknown: "*Ballroom truly saved my life*"
* Gravity Balmain: "*Ballroom is the birthplace of vogue.*"
* Eyricka Lanvin: "*Ballroom was founded by black and latina transgender women.*"
	+ Delicious Gucci": "*Yup, we did that.*"
* Makayla Lanvin": "*Ballroom is where you get your lingo from.*"
	+ Maurice West": "*The tea, the shade...*"
	+ Michell'e St. Laurent: "*Serving darling.*"
	+ Twilight Escada: "*Shawam, not shablam.*"
* Maurice West: "*The ballroom scene is a community...*"
	+ Shyanne Escada: "*...a community made of houses*"
	+ Isla Ebony: "*Houses are your chosen family.*"
	+ Unknown: "*Houses compete against each other for trophies, cash, and glory.*"
	+ Unknown: "*The ball is where it all goes down.*"

MC Dashuan Wesley introduces the main panel of judges, consisting of "the new queen of the hip-hop scene" Megan Thee Stallion, "world-renowned stylist and fashion guru" Law Roach, "voguing icon of the ballroom scene" Amazon Leiomy Maldonado, and "actress, advocate, and ally" Jameela Jamil. Wesley explains the best-performing House of each episode will earn the title of *Superior House* and win the Legendary Tropy for one week. Jameela explains the winner of the competition will win US$100,000 and earn *Legendary* status for their House.

To Leiomy Maldonado, what makes a "Superior House" is one that has a strong family bond and is able to come together to form a show-stopping group. Megan Thee Stallion is looking for the House to engage the audience and the judges, and just have fun. Law Roach is more or less looking for the fashion of each House to be on point.

## Main Challenge

In this week's ball, all eight houses must make their first statement to their judges, which is typically called "The Grand March" in the ballroom. Each House must create and choreograph a performance that is true to their House.

### House of Balmain

House of Balmain is the eighth House to perform. House of Balmain performs a hip-hop themed vogue performance, with some members displaying acrobatics. Their fashion for this episode consists of black see-through garments and black boots.

### House of Ebony

House of Ebony is the second House to perform. Ebony performs a vogue-oriented performance while wearing banjee-themed fashion. The judges give praise to Ebony's high energy and cohesiveness as a group, but feel the outfits were lackluster.

### House of Escada

House of Escada is the first House to perform. The House of Escada members wear black see-through outfits, with a wreath of black crow feathers around their necks. Their performance is primarily vogue-oriented. The judges give positive critiques for the outfits and overall energy of the performance, but feel there was a lack of creativity in terms of choreography. Leiomy Maldonado urges Escada to improve on displaying confidence and personality in their future performances.

### House of Gucci

House of Gucci is the fourth House to perform. The House of Gucci performs a vogue-oriented performance while wearing old Hollywood glamour inspired outfits; the four boys wear tuxedo-inspired garments while Delicious is in a pink gown that tears away into a leotard. The judges give praise for the cohesive outfit choices and clear story, and enjoy the positive energy of the performance.

### House of Lanvin

House of Lanvin is the seventh House to perform. The House of Lanvin wears high-fashion red garments. Their performance is primarily vogue-oriented, with Mother Eyricka being the center, who serves both runway and vogue elements. The judges give praise for all aspects of the performance, and enjoy the choice of red outfits. Jameela exclaims Lanvin made her experience her "first gag", and took her "gag virginity".

### House of Ninja

House of Ninja is the third House to perform. The House of Ninja members wear Asian-inspired hair and kimonos, which can be taken off to reveal black two-piece bikinis. Their performance is primarily vogue-oriented. The judges give glowing critiques for Ninja's fashion, hair, and makeup choices. They feel the performance was executed perfectly and praise Ninja for the Asian-themed concept.

### House of St. Laurent

House of St. Laurent is the sixth House to perform. The House of St. Laurent presents a fashion and story-themed performance, including a spoken word lip-sync by Mother Michell'e. Four members wear pink suits, with their faces covered, while Michell'e wears the frame of a pink dress. At the end of the performance, they remove the bags from over their heads. The judges give positive critiques for the presentation and creative fashion choices, but feel the performance lacked confidence and energy. Jameela asks St. Laurent to present more vogue in future performances, but Michell'e explains she presented her house the way that they are.

### House of West

House of West is the fifth House to perform. The House of West performs a vogue-oriented performance while wearing colorful London/Vivienne Westwood inspired fashion, as proclaimed by Law Roach. The judges give positive critiques for the choreography, fashion, and unique concept, and enjoy the modernistic presentation.

## Outcome

After all eight houses perform, the judges declare the House of Ninja as the *Superior House of the Week*, and none of the other Houses are eliminated.