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"'''Shade: The Rusical'''" is the fourth episode of the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]],''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-18 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: "Shade: The Rusical" |url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-shade-the-rusical-1798179843 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=2021-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129050732/https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-shade-the-rusical-1798179843 |url-status=live }}</ref> which aired on March 17, 2014.
== Episode ==
[[File:LucianPiane-wiki.jpg|thumb|The episode's [[Rusical]] features music by [[Lucian Piane|Lucian Paine]]]]
The episode features a [[Rusical]] ([[musical theatre]] challenge) of the same name, composed by [[Lucian Piane]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Words With RuPaul's Drag Race's April Carrion |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2014/03/19/last-words-rupauls-drag-races-april-carrion |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323215709/https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2014/03/19/last-words-rupauls-drag-races-april-carrion |url-status=live }}</ref> In the episode, [[Courtney Act]] won the challenge and [[April Carrión]] was eliminated from the competition.
== Reception ==
''In Magazine'' ranked "Shade" the seventh best Rusical on ''Drag Race'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guzzo |first=Bianca |date=2018-09-11 |title=A Definitive Ranking Of All The Musicals On RuPaul's Drag Race [UPDATED!] |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2018/09/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-the-musicals-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=IN Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112163420/https://inmagazine.ca/2018/09/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-the-musicals-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Bernado Sim of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' deemed the Rusical among the show's best and called "Shade" an "absolute fan-favorite".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Bernardo |date=2020-02-10 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: 5 Best Rusicals Ever (& 4 Worst) |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-greatest-worst-rusical-specials/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en |archive-date=2020-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717151714/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-greatest-worst-rusical-specials/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Stephen Daw of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked "Shade" ninth in a 2023 list of Rusicals on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-08-25 |title=Every Rusical from 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Ranked Worst to Best |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/rupauls-drag-race-rusicals-ranked/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112044153/https://www.billboard.com/lists/rupauls-drag-race-rusicals-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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