Drag Race Holland

This is the first time I have ever posted a review.The queens are amazing, their skills are extraordinary and I have seen some of the best outfits in first four episodes. Maybe some of the humor gets lost in the translation but still, not unfunny. I gave the show a 9 only because the production needs to do a better job.

Edit: Judges are even worse than in Canada's Drag race. It's so sad because a lot of high quality queens are either gone or not winning the game and some of the borring queens with a lot of instagram followers (I guess f* the producers too) are getting ahead.

The show proves that changing an already solid, well-rounded formula does more bad than good. Production should takes notes on film, comedic, and general hosting and challenge cues from the US edition. There's a disconnect between Drag Race US and Drag Race Holland that not even the 30 second RuMail segments narrated by the shows creator and Drag icon, RuPaul, can save it from a sinking ship. The show lacks comedic value, fails simple video editing that both fans and critics know and love, and sound editing that just seems out of place the majority of the time. Only time will tell whether or not production learns from their mistakes and stays truer with the flagship model for their future iterations come renewal.

Won't do any spoilers, but this season is rigged.

Despite the production improving from season 1, decisions to eliminate queens are completely random and incoherent. By the end of the season you realise they have been protecting one queen who's doing all badly, and they start contradicting their own arguments over and over to eliminate her competition so she can win the finale. RIGGED.

I've seen every episode produced by Ru Paul's Drag Race. Given that this is the first and second season, these Queen's are far more talented to that of the U. S. and Britain. I know the U. S. version started a long time ago and drag culture has progressed, but this definitely tops the Dutch version. The second season is a lot better hell yes! The judges aren't great but they can become great. Fred was a fantastic option, I love him in the show. He is a great and loving host. The girls clearly have talent. They can embrace their drag better because they grew up in a country that was one of the first in the world to legalize gay marriage. The Holland Queen's have much more experience being in communities that are more accepting of drag. I'm sure they won't hold ANYTHING back!

I really love the Dutch queens on both seasons, but the judging is just nuts and awful. It seems none of the judges have ever seen a drag show. Also, Nikkie Plessen was by far the worst permanent judge and Fred the most annoying host.

It seems they tried to make some improvements for season 2, but it still fell short. Too bad, this had promise but ended up a dumpster fire.