Drag Me to Dinner

I had no idea that a show was coming to the little screen that wasn't connected to RPDR or WOW.. I just happened to stumble across a preview on a search and couldn't wait to sit down and start watching. Jinx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are up against Jackie Beat and Sherry Vine in the first episode. MC'd by Murray Hill, with Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka and Haneefah Wood as hosts-judges. I particularly liked the mix of faces I know and the queens that I don't.

Let me start with.. I don't sit down to be some arm-chair critic and if I'm not in the mood for a particular show/movie, I wait before I post anything if I feel compelled too.

For me this show has a little hint of the days when LGBTQ media was underground but it did have enough polish to be contemporary. I also enjoyed that the production doesn't take things too seriously, just campy fun. There are plenty of funny moments between everyone, in particular when Bianca Del Rio lets that tongue loose. What I enjoyed is seeing that the cast/crew were having a good time doin' what they do.

Episode 2 was a lil wonkie in the dining room skit but over-all I can't wait for a season 2.. Just sit back and have a good watch..

I was really looking forward to this! The concept is great with amazing cast. However, the execution is awful! You can truly see when they make a "real" joke because the cast laughs candidly and it's fun and relaxed. Most jokes are however, forced. The editing is incredibly jarring, there's too much happening and jumping between events. First, I can see that the decorations are done, next, they have jumped back before they're done with that and they're cooking. They should've made the editing more logical according to time. Should've also been honest that they are finished with the concept ahead of time and just slowly introduced it in the beginning instead of making it seem as they're on a time crunch. "this is what we have planned and will now make a reality". Incredibly difficult to follow along, TOO many jarring cuts with too many things happening!! I can see through the awful editing that this could've been great, the cooking could've been so FUN but all we got was the messy jump-cuts. We can't get to know the teams at all with the constant jumping around, so there's no real reason for us to cheer for any of the teams. I would have really liked a second season of this with a more calmer and logical editing.

First, I totally get the campy vibes & humor. It's so important to continue to show and celebrate Drag. They're truly some of the most talented people out there. So, I love that this is providing more exposure to the art. But the pacing of the show is so choppy and sloppy. My brain cannot handle it. There are too many things going on and not a cohesive storyline. It bounces from cooking to Sue Chef to cooking to singing to cooking to beefcake helpers to cooking to a dinner party. I felt like I didn't know where to focus. It also looks like an elementary school kid filmed it. Sorrrrry, but this show is a drag. Heh heh heh.

This was not the cooking competition show it was billed to be. Don't get me wrong, I 'knew' the RDR girls, I 'knew' many of the non-RDR girls, and I actually know at least three of them. I wanted to like it, but I was let down by the lack of spontaneity. Everything seemed a 'bit.' Wouldn't this show have been so much better if it was Drag Chopped, Top Drag Chef, or Drag Supermarket Stakeout? The fakery didn't redeem the buffoonery.

It was, however, good to see the 'disgraced' Willam on the screen again. Murray Hill is the dogdamned KING of hosting. Harris and Burtka? I like them otherwise, but meh.

Whenever I finish a series thinking 'hm, funny enough', it was probably not quite funny enough. The Pit Stop and some podcasts make me cackle inanely. This made me chuckle respectfully.

Wish it were less scripted and the cast was allowed more natural interactions with one another, because that's where a lot of the magic lives and dies. Even when the script is on point, which it often is, mind you, the editing is not on par with what Drag Race has us accustomed to, and so it cripples many of the jokes that might have been funny on paper.

That said, once I got over how the humor would mostly be on the dry side, I made my peace and appreciated it for what it is. It's witty and riddled with tongue-in-cheek moments that will have you... not in stitches, perhaps, but smiling and shaking your head fondly. If you consider watching your favorite drag queens get moderately silly to be worth your time, give it a go. I comfortably give it a 7 while wishing I could have given it more.