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Rupaul only like the english speaker queens, that is not fair in a "global" format, the judges are the same from the US format, they needed to include global judges.

It is so sad because this was a very good idea, but it isnt well excecuted.

The Rupaul concept has overpassed Rupaul herself and she is not listening to the viewers all arround the World and she has to do that because dragrace is bigger now than in the Last 5 years at least, maybe they have to thing about the format they are gonna use and invest more time but i dont think they do because there is a New show just after anoche one.

Hypothetically, let's say you have millions of dollars and a global franchise that involves drag artist from all around the world. Let's just assume you have the means to create a brand new TV show that brings together what you believe is the top talent around the world, and you have the resources to help them showcase their talent. There is one concern: your talent doesn't speak the same language. They all speak English to varying degrees, but may now be able to communicate in a way that allows them to make stupid jokes and puns.

If this were the case, then it would make sense to find ways to celebrate the diversity of talent then - dance show, cultural shows, hiring translators, etc.

Here some things that wouldn't make sense: Emphasizing English-speaking acting and comedy challenges. Something that would be not only inappropriate but also overdone.

Celebrating a queen who arguably has a horrible fashion taste and editing her to look like a miserable bully.

Disregarding the ESL queens strengths in favor of the English-speaking ones.

Having a judges panel fully represent the US for over half the episodes.

The show could have been incredible, but.

• Jamal Sims as a permanent judge (I like him but as a judge he is lacking).

• Having the typical challenges (reading challenge, snatch game, etc.) puts non-native Engish speaking queens at a dissadvantage.

• Obvious favoritism for the Ru Girls
• Very short episodes, although they could be showing us more of the queen's interactions, etc.

Sad sad sad.

For a global all stars this is just lacking so much. What were the producers expecting? The favoritism is obvious. Did they think we would be okay with it? Obviously it gets people talking about the show but since Alyssa walked in episode 1, I knew she would be the crowned queen.

After watching all seasons of drag race, all stars and many international drag race versions I've never felt the need to write a review. There were some moments of favoritism but it was never too much. However, this global all stars is painful to watch.

The judging feels xenophobic, which for me, a non native speaker who used to live abroad in two English speaking countries, is triggering. It feels that queens from countries where English is not a native language are mistreated and not judged fairly. They don't receive the same opportunities even though they do really good in the competition. Drag race has progressed when it comes to treatment of transesexual or black contestants. However, we cannot forget that there are also Latin or Asian people as well as other backgrounds. Production and judges seem not to care about it and that is painful to watch in a show that is suppsed to be inclusive.

One episode worse than the other, questionable evaluations and bad decisions. Kitty, Kong, and Alyssa are clearly Ru's favorites. Unfortunately, the fans lose out. The lack of respect for queens is a real stain on the history of drag race. It had everything to be a great season, but unfortunately they didn't know how to put on a good show. I believe that Ru will need to rethink its evaluations or it will lose what keeps it going: its audience. We want a fair game, without any more favoritism, where the queens are valued and have their art evaluated fairly. The "non-rugirls" also deserve recognition. That's a big *!

Absolutely loving seeing all the international queens - even though I watch the other franchises it's great to see them interacting together

Not sure I agree with trying to cancel a show because my favourites aren't winning, thank goodness social media wasn't as "influencing" when the earlier US seasons were out or we maybe wouldn't be lucky enough to have these series!!

I'm here for the drama and even if my favourite queens go out early I love them all and don't want to ruin their career opportunities by absolutely tanking the season! I think people need to stop being so sensitive and appreciate good TV is about drama and that's why some recent US All Stars seasons were boring compared to others!

I hope they go with another Global AllStars Series 2!! If the queens weren't shady we would all be bored.

I have really been enjoying this global all star season it has been a great cast of queens. And everyone has stood out at some point or another weather it's mini challenge maxi challenge runway or even during the lipsync. I love seeing all the queens different personalities shine. Plus the drama has been juicy i've loved all the shade this season and have laughed multiple times. People getting butt hurt and trying to get it cancelled honestly need to take a chill pill it's a reality tv drag competition show it's honestly not that deep. I can't wait to see how this season plays out. :) team kitty.

If you think that a show with contestants from all over the world would be a safe space and a celebration of diverse cultures, then you're absolutely wrong.

This whole season is nothing but a joke, a waste of everybody's time, an affirmation of stereotypes and an offence to the art of drag and drag artists.

The way some of the queens are being treated, by RuPaul, production and fellow contestants is shocking.

This could've been the best season of all time but sadly is gonna be the worst. Starting by the queen introduction, it would've been better the "reveal yourself" rather than those cringe questions. The talent show had a few questionable decisions and from episode 3 onwards it just went downhill very fast.

Singling out non-native English speakers and grouping the NES was so evident and a clear indication that production wants them to be the top 3. The NNES are being thrown racial stereotypes, offensive remarks and blatant disdain, it hurts to watch.

This is the only season I've felt, from early on, that should've been cancelled.

Any hope of impartial judging and a fair fight has been quickly dispelled in the last couple of episodes (ep. 3 and 4). As some people on social media have astutely pointed out, it is about viewership and Paramount+ getting back as much of its investment in this maiden Global Drag Race as possible. With an American judging panel and production pressure to retain contestants from high viewership countries further into the series (English as first language, higher populations, more liberal), the unceremonious axing of the first two queens is less surprising and the trajectory of the remaining queens become predictable.

My predictions for next contestants to go are: Soa de Muse (underwhelming), Eva Le Queen (can't lip sync to save their lives), Tessa Testicle (amusing but overshadowed), Vanity Vain and Gala Varo. And the last ones standing probably are: Pythia (CAN, creativity only gets one so far), Kween Kong (AUS/NZ, dancing only gets one so far), Nehellenia (ITA, underdog character arc), Kitty Scott-Claus (UK, need I say more) and Alyssa Edwards (USA, duh). What was initially excitement at a global season has deflated into resigned acceptance that diehard fans from around the world will not be getting the Olympics of drag they deserve.

I wanted to share some thoughts about the judging panel for the Global All Star event. Given that it's a global competition, it would make sense to have judges from different parts of the world. Right now, it feels like the judging is heavily influenced by the standards of the US franchise, which doesn't seem fair for a competition meant to be global.

There also seems to be some clear favoritism going on. I know judging can be subjective, but it's starting to feel a bit too obvious, and it's disappointing to see.

I hope this feedback can help make future events more balanced and fair.

Thanks for listening.

Why so much hate? Yes, of course Ru has his favorites, we all knew from day 1. He also has said he takes the judges & when polled, the fans give their vote. But, other that thkse, Ru says, the final decision is mine to make! This was GLOBAL All-Stars, new, it's not the end of the world. The contestants were great, & I called every queen who would go home. This was an amazing series & the sisterhood was truly felt. There was some drama but they worked it out WAY quicker This series. No, ReLaskaTox!!!! If someone was hurt, they said so and then it got resolved next time or 2. This series does need maybe Global judges, that I do agree with. But again, the final decision has ALWAYS been RuPaul's. Unless she's done a poll for the fans, we just watch and enjoy HER SHOW!!!!!! She is mother! But I encourage any drag race lover to give it a watch!

Always been a huge fan and from the beginning. I love Ru so much but what the heck ??!! Such disrespect for international queens. While they are the more interesting to watch. So much freshness, creativity. But the light is only for the ru girls. Alyssa is incredible but what the heck with kitty and kween... This is very disturbing. Why bothering with guest judges, let's just have a producer panel. I don't even know how producers could look at the final cut and says the fans will eat that. Are they dumb ? Are they trying to ruin the competition. I mean there is no more competition. It's just the ru girls. I was so excited for this season as I never was. But i'll stop watching. And don't come for me. I'm from Portugal, my country is not represented. I'm neutral. Something that Ru had forgotten apparently.

The favoritism towards the Seasons judged by Ru it's astonishing. Why even bother inviting all these queens from all over the world when you're gonna push your 3 queens (Alyssa, Kitty, Kween) even when they're underperforming. The worst part of it all is that Rupaul seems off when talking to the other international queens like if he doesn't care and look down on them. Why even bothering doing the show if you're gonna treat them like trash. We all know by know that those 3 queens are gonna make TOP3 and one of them will be crown. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IVE FELT DISGUST WATCHING A SEASON. I HAVE TO QUIT.

Too bad RuPaul giving unfair critiques to very talented queens from over the world and is so sad to watch the favortisim on the UK, US and Down under Queens... I'm about to quit watching this season if it has another episode with this same game...

I hope that at least in the next episodes the other queens can win a challenge and I want to see that queen from UK in the bottom, already two episodes showing simple looks in the runway and for me the performance in the main challenge has been poor. It's evident that the production is trying to avoid sending her home...

I personally think that this "global" season is a mess. I was so excited to watch this season, now I'm disappointed...

Worst franchise ever! The favoritism is so clear! Dont renew for season 2! Clearly giving Kitty a pass on those horrible runway, but critiquing other girls for their looks but those girls were far better than what kitty is wearing on the runway. They think that we would favor the Rugirls instead of the international queens... well they are so wrong! Now they can feel the wrath of the fans. I hope they would not make a second season for global all stars, because we don't want another one! We thought UK vs the World season 2 was rigged, but Global All Stars is far worst! Not going to finish this season, and this is the first time that Im nit going to finish a season..

I was so looking forward to this and I want to like it. This season is genuinely so bad and painful to watch. I love the cast but this season is BEYOND BORING. The first episode was not so bad, but ever since it's just gone downhill. It feels like a chore to sit through, never mind the AWFULLY short episodes. The episodes only being 40 minutes makes the story so much less clear than other seasons. I literally cannot stand it, this show is not at all living up to its expectations. Like I find myself watching out of spite and not even enjoying any part of it.

I ran out of things to say but I have to reach all these character limits.

There hasn't been a more obvious rigged season/series since this one. Pulling together the worlds top drag performers and favoring the queens who's first language was English really is such a shame. Not only that, the editing and production are that of an amateur reality show. Production costs in Columbia are astronomically cheaper than that of America and it seems like they still tried to be as cheap as possible with the production and staff. This is not the show that we have all come to know and love. If this gets a second season I really hope more time and attention is put in to the production.

Ah, Global All Stars--the Olympics of drag where queens from all over the world come together to battle it out for the crown. Or at least, that's what the marketing says. What we actually get is more like "RuPaul's Drag Race USA, UK and Friends (But Mostly USA and UK)!" If you're hoping for a fair competition where queens from all corners of the world get an equal shot at glory, grab yourself a drink and lower those expectations right now.

Let's talk about the designated stars of the season: the queens who have already strutted their stuff under Mama Ru's gaze. I've never seen a production be this determined to push a Top 3 from day one. It's truly a letdown watching international queens pour their heart and soul into the competition, only to get completely overlooked-even when they've objectively crushed it. The whole thing is uncomfortably familiar for anyone who's not a native English speaker. Real shame to see it on THE show that boasts inclusivity, equality and fair treatment.

Still, don't get me wrong. The lip syncs are cute, the fashion is fierce, and you'll be entertained... until the judges have their pick. Because come what may on that stage, you can almost hear the producers whispering in Ru's ear, "This is Global All Stars, but, like, don't forget, America's watching..."

I've seen every drag race franchise in the world and this by far the worst franchise and it's not because of the girls but because of production their trying to push 3 girls into the final where their doing mediocre, sorry not sorry.choosing favoritism over talent. What s trash of a season even worse than down under. Kitty should have been in the bottom for the ball challenge and Alyssa should have definitely been in the bottom for those 5 grade lyrics even my son can do better and I don't even have one . Ughh so over this I would honestly wouldn't watch this season if there wasn't anything else playing on Fridays . Trashhhhhh.