This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Olympics
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, April 4. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1, 9 p.m.): A great episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race usually, though not always, possesses four things:
- Charisma
- Uniqueness
- Nerve
- and Talent
Wait, sorry, wrong four things. A great episode of Drag Race typically contains:
- A fun and/or original challenge
- High drama
- High drag
- and Talent
Tonight’s episode, “The Draglympics,” promises at least two of those. The “athletic” challenge looks like it could be a blast, and the sometimes constructive, sometimes just aggressive, and nearly always unsolicited notes and suggestions Yvie Oddly has been offering her fellow queens seem to be well and truly wearing out anything resembling a welcome. Silky Nutmeg Ganache’s overpowering energy seems to be doing the same. Whether “The Draglympics” delivers on those last two remains to be seen, but Kate Kulzick is optimistic.
Regular coverage
The Good Fight (CBS All Access, 3:01 a.m.)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access, 8:30 p.m.)
Better Things (FX, 10 p.m.)
Wild card
In The Dark (The CW, 9 p.m.) and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (Freeform, 8 p.m. and 9:01 p.m.): It’s a busy TV night, what can we say? We’re interested in The CW’s latest, from Corinne Kingsbury, Michael Showalter, and Ben Stiller, but also feel compelled to check out one of the last Marvel shows standing, the watchable Cloak & Dagger. Keep a lookout for a pre-air review of the former and a Q&A with the showrunner of the latter.