Dee Pression's Drag Race: HoP Edition (Season 4)

## Season 4

The fourth season of **Dee Pression's Drag Race: HoP Edition** was first announced for production on December 29th, 2021. This season was an all-discord spinoff of the successful fandom show: **Dee Pression's Drag Race**, taking place during January of 2022. Casting took place via discord. The cast was revealed on January 12th, 2022 - with the first episode airing on January 22nd. 14 drag artists competed on the season for the title of Virtual Drag Superstar, a special flair in the discord server, and a spot in the Dee Pression Hall of Fame. The theme for the promo image and cast photos was blue and pink.

Season Four adds more writers to Dee's production team (main panelists **Aries LaRue** and **Jay Less**) to assist in the process of getting the show to air.

## About the Show

Dee Pression is BACK! The fantasy season that started it all is making its way back home to r/DeePressionsDragRace! With Jan and Rita Bane by her side, Dee is fully equipped with a full panel of judges to make up fictional critiques - and that's only the beginning of HoP member appearances!

Dee Pression's Drag Race: HoP Edition is a fantasy show and all-discord spinoff of **Dee Pression's Drag Race**. Creating the r/DeePressionsDragRace subreddit, the show has led itself into becoming a satellite sub for all Home of Phobia's fantasy seasons. Join Dee Pression and her ever-changing panel of judges on the search to discover Discord's next drag superstar - where the artist crowned will win a spot in the Dee Pression Hall of Fame, and bragging rights far and wide on Discord.

## Cast and Progress

### **Key**

█ The contestant won Dee Pression's Drag Race: HoP Edition.
█ The contestant was a runner-up, being eliminated after the final lip-sync during the tournament.
█ The contestant was eliminated during the preliminary rounds of the lip-sync for the crown tournament.
█ The contestant won the title of Mx. Congeniality.
█ The contestant won the title of MVP.
█ The contestant won the maxi challenge or was in the Top 2 and won the lip-sync.
█ The contestant was one of multiple winners of the maxi challenge.
█ The contestant was in the Top 2 but did not win the lip-sync.
█ The contestant was part of the winning team but did not win the maxi challenge.
█ The contestant was one of the best but did not win the maxi challenge.
█ The contestant was one of the worst but was not in the bottom two.
█ The contestant was declared as safe and was not critiqued.
█ The contestant was critiqued and was declared as safe.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two but won the lip-sync.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two but neither contestant was eliminated.
█ The contestant was in the bottom two and was eliminated.
█ The contestant appeared in the episode but was not competing.

## **Episode Titles**

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## **Episodes and Results**

### **Episode 0 - "Promo Drop!"**

Airdate: January 12th, 2022

*Episode Synopsis: "Dee Pression is back... again... for real! Meet the fourteen contestants who will be battling their way towards one thing: the title of Discord's Next Drag Superstar."*

* **Special Guests:** Season 3 winners Brunali and Rivera Styx.

### **Episode 1 - "Dee Pression's Wide Opening: Part One"**

Airdate: January 22nd, 2021

*Episode Synopsis: "Dee Pression is back... again... for real this time! Join the first 7 contestants as they battle for a spot in the Dee Pression hall of fame. Their first task? Write original lyrics in a verse-writing challenge to get to know them. Season 3 (t)winner Brunali guest judges."*

* **Guest Judge: Brunali**
* **Mini Challenge:** Pose for a photoshoot with Season 3 (t)winner Brunali.
* **Maxi Challenge:** Write original lyrics, record verses, create choreography, and perform to Dee's new song; "All About Me".
* **Runway Theme:** Signature Drag
* **Top Two of the Week:** Freedom Willowtree & Kris P. Pata
* **Lip-Sync Song:** "Work" by Kelly Rowland
* **Maxi Challenge Winner: Freedom Willowtree**

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### **Episode 2 - "Dee Pression's Wide Opening: Part Two"**

Airdate: February 17th, 2022

*Episode Synopsis: "What's a new season without a two-parter? Join the second group of seven contestants as they battle for the chance to be Dee Pression's Next Drag Superstar. The first step to the hall of fame? Write original lyrics to help the judges get to know them. Season 3 (t)winner Rivera Styx guest judges."*

* **Guest Judge: Rivera Styx**
* **Mini Challenge:** Pose for a photoshoot with Season 3 (t)winner Rivera Styx.
* **Maxi Challenge:** Write original lyrics, record verses, create choreography, and perform to Dee's new song; "All About Me".
* **Runway Theme:** Signature Drag
* **Top Two of the Week:** Gaia & Juneau
* **Lip-Sync Song:** "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat
* **Maxi Challenge Winner: Gaia**

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### **Episode 3 - "The Real Competition Begins..."**

Airdate: TBA

*Episode Synopsis: TBA*

* **Guest Judge: TBA**
* **Mini Challenge:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge:** TBA
* **Runway Theme:** TBA
* **Maxi Challenge Winner: TBA**
* **Bottom Two:** TBA
* **Lip-Sync Song:** TBA
* **Eliminated: TBA**
* **Mirror Message:** "TBA"

## **Trivia**

* Season Four is the first season...
	+ In which Dee established a full writing team, something she had been trying to arrange since Season Three.
	+ To have a full "Meet the Queens" style promotional drop, rather than just the graphics.
	+ To not feature any returning contestants from a previous season.
* Season Four has the oldest contestant of the franchise - Lady Boney - who is 20,000 years old.
* The "end-of-episode" sendoff song is the Infinite Disco version of Kylie Minogue's *"All the Lovers"*.
* In episode two, the first two contestants to enter the twerkroom (Gaia and Juneau) were coincidentally the top two contestants of the week.
* Episodes one and two had nearly-identical word counts, being 5838 and 5836 respectively.

## **Gallery**

### Promo Images

#### Contestants

Ann XietyBether ThanherChloe-Roxx BleachFagocytosisFreedom WillowtreeGaiaIIVJuneauKennyKris P. PataKrispy GarlicLady BoneyNV LullabyStarShade
#### Judges

Aries LaRue
Main JudgeDee Pression
HostJay Less
Main Judge
### Challenge Banners

Episode 1
**All About Me**Episode 2
**All About Me**
### Lip-Sync Cuts

💗S4EP1 - "Work" - Kelly Rowland💗S4EP2 - "Boss Bitch" - Doja Cat

## **Controversy**

* The Disappearance Thread
* Ann Xiety's Blacklist

On **January 8th, 2022**, Reddit user u/Khemixtry posted a disappearance thread regarding contestants' casting status on Dee Pression's Drag Race: HoP Edition Season Four. Many fans were delighted to see any slice of new information regarding the franchise, as a lot of DPDR: HoP was left in the dark following the unaired Season 2 and Season 3.

Dee herself (u/Dee-Pression) commented on the post with the following quote: "Take this down right now. This isn’t funny." Dee then contacted her legal team, and the whole situation escalated from there.

### Cease and Desist

Right after u/Khemixtry posted their disappearance thread, a Cease and Desist letter was mailed out regarding leaking confidential information on public media. u/Khemixtry mocked the letter on Reddit, saying that they found the letter funny and Dee should locate the source of the leaks.

> "I just find this silly little letter humorous. The fact that you have the gall to give ME this message instead of, I don’t know, the numerous sources that have reached out to me over the past month now is quite telling. How about you go ahead and spend that energy investigating your studio for moles?"
>
> -u/Khemixtry regarding Dee's letter.

According to u/Khemixtry, Dee's legal team forgot to proofread the letter - highlighted by the following quote: "Also, it’s cute that you’re trying to come for me when you and your legal team rushed so much y'all forgot to proofread the letter. My AP Lit teacher would be ashamed."

### Dee Pression vs Aries LaRue

Following the letter, Dee and Aries took to Discord where the two began arguing (both in public and privately in direct messages). Dee aired out her frustration, seen in the following quote:

> "No like I'm actually so mad, you know how hard I've been working on this and I thought you were excited to help... but I guess your true colours shone through tonight."
>
> -Dee Pression on the disappearance thread controversy.

Aries retorted with their own comments as Dee grew more angry at the situation.

"you're literally not, DM me right now" said Dee after saying she was "Dead Serious" about the current escalating issue. Dee temporarily blocked Aries on Discord, followed by Aries leaking direct messages between them and Dee.

### Aftermath

It was later revealed by Aries and Dee that this was a publicity stunt. The duo revealed that the arguing was (obviously to some) a joke, and that the events of January 8th were to stir drama and get people talking about the show.

Following events in the Home of Phobia server, Ann Xiety was written out of DPDR HoP, removed from the competition, and blacklisted from appearing in future seasons of the franchise. According to production, this required a replan of the season (for storyline-based and placement-based reasons).

This series events caused further delay of the season's third episode as it required an extensive rewrite and added segments to remove Ann from the show.
## **References**

1. ↑ "Promo Drop!" (Season Four Cast Reveal)
2. ↑ S4 Post-Disappearance Nancy Drew Thread
3. ↑ Comment by u/Khemixtry
4. ↑ Cease and Desist Typo
5. ↑ "Get Pranked" Image posted by Aries & Dee

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