RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World

This is my first "allstars" format from the ever-expanding and slightly creaky RuPaul franchise and so I wasn't accustomed to a lot of the format decisions on display here but a lot of them don't work particularly well. Going into it though - I was hyped, there were some solid queens on show and it promised to be fun. The eliminations though, were poorly constructed, and ended up favoured tactics over talent which soured the experience somewhat. I call this the "Big Brother 4" effect - and it means you get fireworks early on but you end up with an underwhelming finale. Otherwise though it was still a proper hoot to watch, really nice to see some underrated international queens get a chance to shine in front of Ru.

Some Queens are really not giving their best as they normally could but apparently they don't even care to and the judging is far worse than any other season. Could just roll a dice and call it a day, would be easier.

Vs The World starts with a bang and ends as the most basic and uninteresting showing Drag Race has ever offered. I've never been less invested in a season finale and I really don't see anyone putting in on another international season when they'll know the goal is for the queens to be as mediocre as possible to get to the end.

When this show is based on talent, it has stakes and intrigue - once you take away all that, you're basically watching a lazily written sitcom. I was genuinely bored.

I am a massive Drag Race fan. This was a great concept and had an exciting line up... but what a waste. All the best queens went first- only 2 queens in the finale even had a win, it says it all. They REALLY need to rethink AllStars rules.

Terrible snatch game. Weak group song. Boring final.

And don't get me started on the winner. One note all the way through- just very annoying in general. Won because they were the best of a bad bunch of lip syncers.

Thankfully, the season was short. Every cloud and all that!

With so much potential in this cast, I was ready to have my expectations blown away . Three episodes in and the strange editing choices and "holier than thou" attitudes emanating from some of the queens are starting to make them unlikeable and production unwatchable.

My guess is the finalists will not be from the smaller franchises which is so disappointing.