Cregadnur Reviews

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012– )

Not a fair game and that spoils some of the fun..

[5/10 · 16 March 2018]

I love love love Rupaul's Drag Race! It's my guilty pleasure and I have watched all the seasons available on Netflix several times. Therefore, I would naturally assume that I would love All Stars as well.

Unfortunately the formula has changed. Rupaul does not function as the omnipotent "ruler". Instead she gives much of the responsibility of the decision making to the competing queens. This opens up the opportunity for some really unfair and biased decisions. Do the queens judge on critiques, track record, or friendship? Ultimately we are left with a show that looses a lot of its fun due to the added drama and unfairness of the queens making the decisions.

The game also seems somewhat fixed at times with some queens finding themselves at a disadvantage and others with all the "good parts".

All in all, I really do not appreciate All Stars as much as I do Drag Race. All Stars mostly leaves me a bit frustrated and disappointed. Having said that, underneath the "new formula" there's still that resemblance to Drag Race and its funny and ridiculous challenges that I love. So you still get something out of it. Whether that is enough I don't know.

For a Drag Race fan, All Stars is almost inevitable, but I wish the show would be based on a more fair judging and challenges..

Glam Masters (2018)

Not off to a great start....

[3/10 · 6 March 2018]

Let me begin by saying that I usually quite enjoy reality shows with this kind of format, such as Skin Wars. I'm also a fan of Kandee, so that gave me incentive to give this show a try. However, after having watched the first episode I felt very let down.

Laverne Cox as the host seems very stiff (not at all how I would have imagined her) and relies heavily on rather awkward lines ("puns"). She actually almost comes across as unlikable and cold. Such a shame..

Also, the contestants simply aren't all some of the absolute best in beauty as the show claims. I have an Instagram, I follow beauty influencers and make-up artists, so I know that there much better talent out there. I do not say this to be mean, it's just the reality of it. Some of the looks presented on the show were very basic and/or poorly executed.

All in all, the show just seemed quite forced and underwhelming. I might give it another episode, but I am not feeling hopeful about it.