Overall, the show is quite decent. For those who've watched every episode of Rupaul's Drag Race, one can't help but to compare both shows. Indeed, the idea is in general very similar (it has a mini and a maxi challenge, workroom conversations, a one-man "pitcrew", guest judges, etc.). The creators try to give it a Brazilian twist every now and then, and they're very vocal about it in the show. The participants even named the bus "Vera Busao", which adds character to the show and a sense of appropriation.
The cast is nice and diverse (you see famous Brazilian queens), Ikaro Kadoshi does a very good work as the main host (very aware of the work she's doing), the guests are good addition to the episodes (especially the last one, when they bring Gretchen), and even Xuxa does a suprisingly decent participation as a host (and I say that because people in social media were skeptical of having a straight woman leading a queer show, but I think it worked pretty well and very respecfully). Kudos for that!
The major downside, in my opinion, is the edition. First episode, for example, is a mess. The maxi challenge is hair whipping, but we don't get to see the actual hair whipping -- all we see is a few seconds of each participant's lip sync and that was disappointing. Another downside is the workroom conversation. Everyone who's ever watched Drag Race is eager to hear what the queens have to say, wants to learn about their life, and so on. I feel that producers tried to give us a taste of that, but they end up not succeding, maybe because of time constraints -- episodes are short, but also the hosts (Kadoshi and Xuxa) take time talking about one another, which I find unnecessary (again, I want to hear what the queens have to say, not the hosts).
I give it six stars, but am willing to give it more if they fix edition in the next season. I can't wait to see more!
The cast is nice and diverse (you see famous Brazilian queens), Ikaro Kadoshi does a very good work as the main host (very aware of the work she's doing), the guests are good addition to the episodes (especially the last one, when they bring Gretchen), and even Xuxa does a suprisingly decent participation as a host (and I say that because people in social media were skeptical of having a straight woman leading a queer show, but I think it worked pretty well and very respecfully). Kudos for that!
The major downside, in my opinion, is the edition. First episode, for example, is a mess. The maxi challenge is hair whipping, but we don't get to see the actual hair whipping -- all we see is a few seconds of each participant's lip sync and that was disappointing. Another downside is the workroom conversation. Everyone who's ever watched Drag Race is eager to hear what the queens have to say, wants to learn about their life, and so on. I feel that producers tried to give us a taste of that, but they end up not succeding, maybe because of time constraints -- episodes are short, but also the hosts (Kadoshi and Xuxa) take time talking about one another, which I find unnecessary (again, I want to hear what the queens have to say, not the hosts).
I give it six stars, but am willing to give it more if they fix edition in the next season. I can't wait to see more!
