‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Recap: ‘The Grand Finale (Season 5)’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Still of the Cast of Season 5 of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’ Courtesy of Shudder.

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the Season Five Finale of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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It really is quite fascinating how reality shows grounded in competition, tend to end their seasons in such vastly different ways. For there are so many that just go hard into the finale and give us an hour-long rollercoaster where no one can process anything. It’s just a race to the finish line plain and simple. While there are others, that really handle things messily, and struggle to find balance between wrapping up the journey and giving us a finale that we can process and are satisfied with. And of course, there are shows that teeter between those two extremes. Leaving all of us to wonder just how many shows out there can properly find balance and gravity and leave us with a truly satisfying finale that you walk away from feeling good about.

If anything, this reporter can only come up with one, and it just so happens to be The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula on Shudder. Because every year, ‘The Grand Finale’ of this show not only gives us time with the contestants, where we can learn about their journey and see how much it meant to them and what motivated them to seek out a premier competition on television. But it also gives us an intense finale that truly lets the competitors shine and truly showcases their talents in all the right way, and we are absolutely treated to an ending that is definitive and satisfying, and this year’s finale was no exception to that rule. In fact, this might have been hands down the best Grand Finale to date, mainly because Drac and Swan took the time to really set some powerhouse boundaries for how the final looks needed to go in this tale. 

For they really wanted to see what each of them could do by properly focusing upon and representing the Filth, Glamour and Horror tenets of Dragula, and that meant, three looks, three floors shows and a lip sync performance to solidify who would go home with the crown and the title and well… that’s when we were able to really learn about the contestants and their journeys and that made for some moving television. Since we came to properly understand the importance of this show, of representation and the opportunity it affords, and of course… how this show did so much for them as an artist, as a creative mind, and these moments made it very hard to choose a favorite. Because this segment left all of us wanting each of them to win and win big and well… that conflict only got worse as the hour wore on, because the floor shows were fire.

Because each and every one of these fierce contestants, poured themselves into their costumes, and that gave life to some icky Filth outfits. Where everyone did their best to make the audience at home and Drac and Swan as nauseous as possible. Plus, the Horror segment was downright chilling, thanks to some hauntingly hideous creations through and through and of course… the Glamour portion was also amazing. Since these four went from being icky and sticky to downright stunning in a matter of minutes really, and even the lip-syncing was spot on and the performances were divine and well, that meant Drac and Swan had to straight up nitpick the littlest things to find flaws and even that was no easy task. Because the work spoke for itself. But alas, there must be a winner, there must be a Dragula and after much deliberation, one was decided upon.

For Niohuru X simply won the day with her unsettling take out carton of Filth, Haunting Horror outfit and majestic Octopus to reflect the wonder of Glamour and well, let’s be honest, Nio was the right choice all along. Because from day one, Nio’s costumes were simply top tier through and through, and the multiple wins Nio took part in only further reinforces why the crown belonged to her in the end and now, Niohuru will take part in all the duties bestowed upon the world’s newest Drag Supermonster and we… must patiently wait for more from this brilliant series. For while we were treated to a fitting end to the season and the right winner, the season is also over, and we always want more. More of the horror education this series provides and more of the incredible humanity and art put on display here, and it will be interesting to see what incredible moments await us, when this stunning show returns for its sixth season. Until next year.

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