‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’ Recap – ‘Revenge of the Witch’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Two of ‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’. To revisit the series premiere, click here.
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For the most part, competition themed shows stick to some supremely rigid rules, especially when it comes to those eliminated. In that, the end of the line for a majority of the competitors, is just that. Wherein there are no quality goodbyes or in-depth wrap up. Just the announcement they are done, and they can quickly wave to those they shared the stage with and offer up some quick final thoughts before disappearing into the night. Sure, sometimes they come back for a finale if help or other surprises are needed. But even then, they are forgotten and only the winners remain and that is why the Shudder series, The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans, is of note.
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Simply because… this show is predicated on the notion of giving a runner up or those eliminated a second chance, a decision that already sets this show apart from the rest, something that the Boulet Brothers pride themselves upon. But this week’s episode, ‘Revenge of the Witch’, took that refreshing twist one step further… by straight up bringing back Abhora, who was eliminated last week. Simply because, the Boulet Brothers really needed to see their complete body of work and ensure that week one nerves weren’t the cause of those low scores and well… once Abhora settled in and surprised everyone with their return… the show got down to business. Which this week involved, creating some amazing witch drag.

The kind that paid tribute to the witch lore of the world, since horror and monster history is essential to this series, and this showdown also needed to feature some stunning shoes, because fashion is also essential to this series. But before the competitors could build their costumes and prepare their lip sync routine for the floor show… that new twisted challenge had to come into play. And this week’s challenge, involved seeing whom would be the last witch standing, after consuming an unhealthy and unfortunate amount of spicy foods. And we are not talking like, some gimmicky restaurant stuff. We’re talking ghost peppers and the like, the kind of stuff that will make you sick from the pain, and that did indeed happen and in the end, it came down to Erika and Abhora and it was Erika’s sheer will and spite that got her through this challenge. Wherein she stuck it to Abhora with a little baldness spell to keep the floor show interesting.

Interesting it was by the way. Simply because we were once again treated to unique concepts on the stage. The kind that saw a bevy of different and spectacular and disgusting witches, alongside some stunning and not-so-stunning performances as well. But when the broomsticks settled from this battle royale, there came the matter of selecting a victor for this week’s competition and of course, someone had to be sent home and well… the top and bottom looks made perfect sense this week. Since HoSo and Evah really did create some Hollywood caliber witches, the kind that just popped off the stage and our screens. Wheras Kendra and Yovska missed the mark badly with the shoe request, which the Boulet Brothers hammered home was a priority.

As to whose shoes cost them a spot in the competition and which Hollywood witch won the day, you’ll need to find that out on your own. Because that is something we will never spoil here. Instead, we will take a moment to celebrate another ground-breaking episode of this show. One that really is finding unique ways to challenge the competitor’s week in and week out because those fright feats are horrifying and ugly and compelling, because… you simply cannot look away. Plus, this is an episode that leaves us with a great deal of positive uncertainty. Because the fact that Abhora returned to the show, leaves one wondering if this week’s eliminated contestant will be back sooner than we think, since this series is all about second chances… and breaking the rules. Until next time.

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