‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’ Recap – ‘Dungeons and Drag Queens Two: Into the Underdark’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particular aspect of horror that isn’t discussed enough, is how much it actually manages to permeate our everyday lives. Because it really is with us in every way imaginable, from when a noise in the dark evokes thoughts of the potential arrival of a famous monster, to simply tuning into prime-time television… horror is indeed everywhere and what’s funny, is that it has always been with us, even when it was ‘unpopular.’ Courtesy of comics and books and board games, believe it or not. For Dungeons & Dragons is a game that features a bevy of horror characters and horror themed elements, and that’s precisely why the Boulet Brothers opted to explore its legacy during this week’s episode of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans.
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For ‘Dungeons and Drag Queens Two: Into the Underdark’ is an episode that put D&D and its hints of horror on the center stage by way of the Titans, but not before a little drama was resolved. After all, Abhora unleashed their fury upon the group last week, leaving all of us to wonder how everyone would handle that kind of vitriol this week and well… they called it to the carpet and demanded better of Abhora and Abhora listened and worked to be a better competitor and once that was handled… it was onto one epic competition. One where a game of Tug of War over a pit of gore and grossness would serve as this week’s Fright Feat and also help decide who would get the better scripts for what was to come regarding this D&D themed battle. 

Because in addition to suiting up as various characters from the world of D&D for the floor show, the expectation was that a little acting would come into play this week via some filmed skits that would truly bring these costumes to life and help the Boulet Brothers learn a little more about each of them and well… this segment produced some fascinating results. For it really made it clear that Melissa and HoSo, and Koco, had some hardcore acting chops. Whereas Victoria… struggled mightily when it came to memorizing lines. Plus, it was also a chance to see how the Titans would do in a team setting, and all of this helped to inform Drac and Swan of a great deal regarding how each of them would handle on stage work and well, once the skits were done and the floor show was over… judgment arrived. 

Wherein HoSo and Koco received super high marks. For they really did create some compelling characters through and through and stole scenes left and right. Whereas Victoria and Erika, found themselves in bottom looks this week. In part because the costumes just didn’t quite pop and felt a little too by the numbers for a show of this caliber and of course… because of their performances on screen. Because Victoria dropping lines left and right just wasn’t going to cut it and Erika’s low energy this week was of concern as well and that led to yet another tough decision for judges’ panel. Simply because… the talent is there and saying goodbye to people that deserve a second chance is never, ever easy. 

As to who that was, well you know the drill. Same goes for who won. So instead, let’s talk about the fact, that once again, the Boulet Brothers took the time to educate the audience. Because we don’t think of D&D as a standard horror story or a gateway to the genre, but it is. Because it doth feature gore and ghouls and monsters untold. And it is quite cool that the Boulet Brothers took the time to point out its relevance to the genre and its importance to our own journey and relationship with horror and to also… let everyone hardcore nerd out in this tale. Because come on, they went to a Renaissance Faire, they did full on LARPing and it doesn’t get much nerdier and geekier than that, and it will be interesting to see what other lessons and delightfully geeky moments await us as this wondrous competition continues along. Until next time.  

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