I agree with many of the other reviews here - this show had so many fabulous ingredients, but it just didn't work (unfortunately!).
I'm such a fan of Neil Patrick Harris, as well as many of the beautiful Queens that were featured on the show. (I mean..oh my god.... BIANCA! And I'm also a NY'er so it was a treat to see Murray Hill hosting! Yay!)
I was expecting campy vibes & humor, lots of sass and sparkle...what a treat. Instead, it was very hard to watch!
I mean, I can understand how NPH and his husband David would want to work together on the project. (Maybe they don't get to see each other much, and this project meant time together?) But David was so incredibly awkward and hard to watch! He should just have been behind the scenes. He does get better as the episodes progress, but still it seems like his presence is forced (like, why is he there?).
And then NPH came off as rude and 'not in the vibe' in the dinner scenes - and not in a funny way. Especially in that first episode - wow, total CRINGE. He seemed uncomfortable and out of place to me. Which is hard for me to admit because, again, I love him! And I 100% thought this would all work together. Maybe he's just not good without a script and/or prepared monologue/jokes?
He's much better in the Bianca's dressing room skits/scenes - which are obviously totally scripted. He at least seems a bit more comfortable.
And then, most unfortunately - they just didn't showcase the girls well.
It came off as though the 'ask' of pulling all of the elements of the dinner together was too much, there was too much focus put on that. They were stressed & rushed, instead of just allowing them to relax into something more natural and just be the Queens that they are. It all seemed forced and overacted, and I don't think I even laughed once.
Somehow the entire charm of Drag was lost here. There was so much potential - and unfortunately it was mostly lost and their talent wasted.
This show/the producers stifled the natural chemistry and campy humor. It all fell flat and completely unfunny by trying to force it. Drag taps into our human desire for fun, play, and creativity, and this all seemed too formulaic to me.
I admit that sadly I only made it through the first 4 episodes. Maybe it got better, and found its rhythm. But it was too painful to hang in there and see!
I'm such a fan of Neil Patrick Harris, as well as many of the beautiful Queens that were featured on the show. (I mean..oh my god.... BIANCA! And I'm also a NY'er so it was a treat to see Murray Hill hosting! Yay!)
I was expecting campy vibes & humor, lots of sass and sparkle...what a treat. Instead, it was very hard to watch!
I mean, I can understand how NPH and his husband David would want to work together on the project. (Maybe they don't get to see each other much, and this project meant time together?) But David was so incredibly awkward and hard to watch! He should just have been behind the scenes. He does get better as the episodes progress, but still it seems like his presence is forced (like, why is he there?).
And then NPH came off as rude and 'not in the vibe' in the dinner scenes - and not in a funny way. Especially in that first episode - wow, total CRINGE. He seemed uncomfortable and out of place to me. Which is hard for me to admit because, again, I love him! And I 100% thought this would all work together. Maybe he's just not good without a script and/or prepared monologue/jokes?
He's much better in the Bianca's dressing room skits/scenes - which are obviously totally scripted. He at least seems a bit more comfortable.
And then, most unfortunately - they just didn't showcase the girls well.
It came off as though the 'ask' of pulling all of the elements of the dinner together was too much, there was too much focus put on that. They were stressed & rushed, instead of just allowing them to relax into something more natural and just be the Queens that they are. It all seemed forced and overacted, and I don't think I even laughed once.
Somehow the entire charm of Drag was lost here. There was so much potential - and unfortunately it was mostly lost and their talent wasted.
This show/the producers stifled the natural chemistry and campy humor. It all fell flat and completely unfunny by trying to force it. Drag taps into our human desire for fun, play, and creativity, and this all seemed too formulaic to me.
I admit that sadly I only made it through the first 4 episodes. Maybe it got better, and found its rhythm. But it was too painful to hang in there and see!