Everybody Say Love Girl Groups

As a dedicated fan of the franchise for over ten years, I have always appreciated the show for its celebration of drag culture and the diverse talents it brings to the stage. However, this season has left me and many other fans feeling deeply disappointed and frustrated.

The blatant favoritism towards queens who have previously been judged by RuPaul, coupled with the mistreatment of international queens, has tainted the integrity of the competition. Additionally, the overproduction and manipulation of the show by out-of-touch elderly cis men have made the viewing experience uncomfortable and disheartening.

One of the most glaring issues this season is the favoritism shown towards queens who have already been in RuPaul's good graces. It is painfully obvious that certain contestants are being pushed to the top, regardless of their performances. This bias not only undermines the spirit of fair competition but also discredits the hard work and talent of other queens who deserve recognition.

First of all. As a girl group challenge. Personally there were no verses i liked and would like to go back to. Mostly i rewatch the verses allot of times and this time i can't seem to like them. Also maybe because the audio sounds really weird. Just 3 bad songs imo. Then the favoritism. I can't stand it. I can't stand that other countries are not getting their flowers. Gala Varo is DEVOURING the competition and literally no recognition. Plus the whole gaslighting Nelly part was so bad and unnecessary and cruel to watch and the editors basically backing up the nasty behavior of Alyssa, Kitty, Soa and Kween. People said "but they are giving quality drama," But this just wasn't fun. This was bullying.

Also Alyssa had one of THE worst verses ever. Not even saying "it's camp" could save that one. Should've been in the bottom.

The fast-paced edit seems to get a little better, even though we can still feel it. Unfortunately it cuts out a lot of interactions between the queens, which I wish there were more. But I'm glad that the "forgotten" queens in the first episodes like Nehellenia start to get an edit. And we got good drama which I like.

But please. How can the judging be more and more chaotic each episode. Every single decision seem unfair. It's not only favouritism towads Ru-girls now, it's just awful judging in general.

I really hope this gets better as the season goes on because this was painful to watch and it feels like they're ruining such a good cast.

SPOILER: I don't understand how Kween Kong managed to land in the top despite having a mid look and not lip-syncing half of the performance?

This season of the Drag race franchise is probably one the worst its ever churned out. There's no time to see anything, queens talking heads will be cut of before you can even register what they've said, the judging critique is so shallow, it may as well not be present and there isn't even enough time given to the eliminated queen to do an outro, instead where left with a episode of a show that is uncomfortable to watch, with 'drama' that's more toxic work place then fun tv. This episode left me feeling unsatisfied and borderline angry, the real shame is that the queens talent isn't even what your left thinking about, instead your left to wonder why I wasted an hour of my life to be in a bad mood. Its a shame to as the queens themselves are truly all insanely talented, I just wish the production team was too.

This season is setting every non ESL for failure. With kw*een* and kitty being aggressively cringe, and rude to other contestants who struggle getting a word in due to the language barrier, with Ru's judging that clearly favoritizes again.. the ESL, and with the way this season is too short to showcase these girls' personalities, actual untucked, and talents. This season to me wasn't meant to be great. The ESL barrier is unfortunately making this season uncomfortable with the way the Ru judged queens are showcasing themselves in untucked, being treated better unfairly, and the way they speak to others.