My Favourite 5 Internacional Seasons of Drag Race
Hello gorgeous people, hope you are having a wonderful day, so today I'm going to talk about my favourite international seasons of Drag Race and just like the last post, I'm going to make a top 5 of those seasons. The ones that are not on this list are just not as strong as the ones of this top but they still are good and have fabulous queens on them. Before starting my top 5, just want to give you the usual warning of SPOILERS AHEAD. You have been warned.
On number 5, i put Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 1. When this season was announced, all the fans (myself included) were excited because we would get to see what was the drag scene in the UK and we got to know that they are more focused on comedy, dancing and singing live. This season delivered many things that the fans were asking for, some queens were amazing on the runway almost every week and some other queens were more stronger on the challenges creating a very interesting dynamic on the episodes. Many iconic moments come from this season, for example, the Frock Destroyers (Baga Chipz, Divina de Campo and Blu Hydrangea) were invented on this competition where they won the challenge and they are still performing as a group and even recorded an album, which is very good, by the way. The winner of this season is still a little bit controversial since she was painted as a villain throughout the whole season and even had some fights with one of the fan favorites, Divina De Campo so would make you dislike her but you couldn't deny her talent and also if you look at her track record, she had the strongest track record, where she only placed above high in one episode and also won 3 challenges. Many people love the queens on the cast, but they would have liked to see more diversity on it meaning that we should've had more black/asians queens which i can see their point of view but since it's the first season, i'll give them a pass because on the second queen they solved that problem. This season is so iconic and i still follow so many queens from this season like Blu Hydrangea, Divina de Campo, The Vivienne and Crystal. The only weak thing about this season are the lipsyncs, they were not on the level we were expecting, but some of them were interesting and even funny. For a first season, everyone did a good job.
On number 4, i put Drag Race Thailand. Within all the franchises, this one probably the most underrated by the fandom which upsets me because all the talent that these queens have is out of this world and should be more recognized by everyone. I learned so many things about Thai culture by watching this season and also the first one. Even the music they used for lip syncs were amazing and i got to know more about also the music in Thailand, which is so beautiful. The reason i love more the second season of Thailand is the fact that this season has way more twists than the first season and also the budget was way bigger this time which made everything better, even the judges got better looks, which i thought was impossible since they already had jaw dropping on the season before. The cast itself is one of the most diverse ones since we have queens who are more pageant, queens who are more focused on comedy/Thai culture and it even has a queen that is does more stuff towards the dark side, if you know what i mean. I also have to compliment on the people who chose the cast, mostly because on this season, 2 trans queens got to compete which, at the time, was a bold more since not one season of Rupaul had trans queens competing. The talent of these queens was amazing and her runway looks would always tell a story and i love that because, right off the bat, we can know every one of them and how diverse is Drag in Thailand and also in some other countries in Asia. The only negative thing about this season is also the twists because i love when you have one or two twists but i think they went a little crazy with those twists making the season look a little bit forced but nonetheless is still a fantastic season and i hope the fandom starts watching Drag Race Thailand because i deserve a lot more love from the fans. I can't decide what my favourite queens (because they are all amazing) are but i can say that the ones that were more memorable for me were Srimala, Angele, Bandit, Vanda and Mocha Diva.
On number 2, i put Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 2. There's something about the UK Seasons that i just love and i think it's how funny, relatable and shady the queens are with each other. Unlike Season 1, you can see that on Season 2 we have a more diverse cast which shows that production do listen to the fans critiques and try to improve the weaker points of the season prior. In my opinion, this season was the most competitive one and almost every queen had a win proving that this group was very strong and also the lip syncs got way better and in this season there were some lip sync assassins so you can imagine how much better the performances got. Even though, i don't agree with the winner (I think the queen with the best track record should have won), i still think this season is so amazing and iconic. There was also a girl group challenge where another group slayed so hard and their song was even on the music charts in the UK which sounds crazy since it was kind of a cheesy song but still super catchy and still listen to it sometimes. This was the first season ever where there was a break in filming of the show because of the pandemic and then 7 months later they got back into this competition to continue their fight to the crown and title. This season also had more drama than the first season especially towards the end where the pressure was bigger because there were less room for mistakes so emotions would run wild and almost every queen was shady to another queen and sometimes the shade would even turn into insults, which i like to see, i have to admit. This season had, probably the strongest Top 4 in a while and out of those 4, i could see 3 of them winning so you can imagine how strong this cast was and still is. The most memorable queens of this season, for me, were Bimini Bon Boulash, Lawrence Chaney, Tia Koffi, Awhora and Tayce. It's a shame that Season 3 didn't had the same level as Season 2.
On my first place, I put Drag Race España Season 1. If there is a country that knew how to do a debut season, it was Spain. This season exceed all my expectations and that's one of the reasons why i love it so much. All the queens are very close to my heart and all of them have such a different style of drag which made me learn more about the drag in some areas of Spain. The runway looks were stunning, the creativity was off the charts, almost all the critiques were accurate which means the judging was generally fair and made sense. Some fans said that some challenges weren't that good which i disagree with but i also can see their point of view because the translation sometimes would be incorrect which led many fans whose first language is english to not understand some jokes or references but for me being portuguese i could understand most of the jokes and references without needing the subtitles. Talking about jokes and references, I have to point out the fact that Snatch Game one of the strongest that i ever saw, almost everyone did amazing and i still remember most of everyone's performance and that goes to show how iconic and memorable that challenge was. The Top 3 was also very strong, cohesive and that final lip sync was the best of the season, i still get chills about that performance and the queen who won totally deserved it and it's one of the best winners, in my opinion. I was so happy when they announced Drag Race España because i would have more drag with an european flavor and after watching the season, it became one of my favourite of all time and i wouldn't mind watching it over and over again because it will never get old, in my opinion. The most memorable queens from this season are Sagittaria, Hugáceo, Carmen, Arantxa and Killer. Last month, it was announced the cast for Season 2 of Drag Race Espanã so I'm excited for it but also a little bit scared because of the greatness of Season 1, Season 2 has to be as amazing or better to not let me down.
5. Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 1
On number 5, i put Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 1. When this season was announced, all the fans (myself included) were excited because we would get to see what was the drag scene in the UK and we got to know that they are more focused on comedy, dancing and singing live. This season delivered many things that the fans were asking for, some queens were amazing on the runway almost every week and some other queens were more stronger on the challenges creating a very interesting dynamic on the episodes. Many iconic moments come from this season, for example, the Frock Destroyers (Baga Chipz, Divina de Campo and Blu Hydrangea) were invented on this competition where they won the challenge and they are still performing as a group and even recorded an album, which is very good, by the way. The winner of this season is still a little bit controversial since she was painted as a villain throughout the whole season and even had some fights with one of the fan favorites, Divina De Campo so would make you dislike her but you couldn't deny her talent and also if you look at her track record, she had the strongest track record, where she only placed above high in one episode and also won 3 challenges. Many people love the queens on the cast, but they would have liked to see more diversity on it meaning that we should've had more black/asians queens which i can see their point of view but since it's the first season, i'll give them a pass because on the second queen they solved that problem. This season is so iconic and i still follow so many queens from this season like Blu Hydrangea, Divina de Campo, The Vivienne and Crystal. The only weak thing about this season are the lipsyncs, they were not on the level we were expecting, but some of them were interesting and even funny. For a first season, everyone did a good job.
4. Drag Race Thailand Season 2
On number 4, i put Drag Race Thailand. Within all the franchises, this one probably the most underrated by the fandom which upsets me because all the talent that these queens have is out of this world and should be more recognized by everyone. I learned so many things about Thai culture by watching this season and also the first one. Even the music they used for lip syncs were amazing and i got to know more about also the music in Thailand, which is so beautiful. The reason i love more the second season of Thailand is the fact that this season has way more twists than the first season and also the budget was way bigger this time which made everything better, even the judges got better looks, which i thought was impossible since they already had jaw dropping on the season before. The cast itself is one of the most diverse ones since we have queens who are more pageant, queens who are more focused on comedy/Thai culture and it even has a queen that is does more stuff towards the dark side, if you know what i mean. I also have to compliment on the people who chose the cast, mostly because on this season, 2 trans queens got to compete which, at the time, was a bold more since not one season of Rupaul had trans queens competing. The talent of these queens was amazing and her runway looks would always tell a story and i love that because, right off the bat, we can know every one of them and how diverse is Drag in Thailand and also in some other countries in Asia. The only negative thing about this season is also the twists because i love when you have one or two twists but i think they went a little crazy with those twists making the season look a little bit forced but nonetheless is still a fantastic season and i hope the fandom starts watching Drag Race Thailand because i deserve a lot more love from the fans. I can't decide what my favourite queens (because they are all amazing) are but i can say that the ones that were more memorable for me were Srimala, Angele, Bandit, Vanda and Mocha Diva.
3. Canada's Drag Race Season 2
On number 3, I put Canada's Drag Race Season 2. After a lackluster season 1, mostly because of the judging, my expectations were not high for this season but i decided to give it a chance and I'm so glad i did because this season was a total 180º from what season 1 was and i'm so happy about that. The cast is equally as strong as the previous season so i was the most worried about the jugding but they changed the judges panel which i think was the best idea and also they put Brooke as the host which i also think was a good decision and you could see that she got some classes on how to host a show and she even had many funny moments which is hard for Brooke. All the queens were amazing and unique and i love the diversity of this cast and honestly every one of them could be on an All Stars season because i believe they have what it takes to do it. The challenges were more interesting this time around, this season got the first ever Rusical on Canada's Drag Race which had some outstanding performances and also some of the worst performances, i love how chaotic that Rusical was but then the runway on that episode, everyone had an amazing runway. The lip syncs of this season were amazing such as the song choices. with these seasons i get to know more about music and artists from that country. The queens that were more memorable to me were Icesis Couture, Kimora Amour, Pythia, Synthia Kiss and Eve 6000 (who is, currently, going through the process of transition and i wish her the best). I think the producers took very critique that the fandon had with the first season and tried to solve those problems and they absolutely did that, this season was fun to watch, almost every episode was amazing with some interesting storylines and i feel i got to know every queen personally which is also a great thing for me because i like to know more about the people that i'm seeing on my screen. I hope Canada's Drag Race Season 3 is as amazing or even better than Season 2.
2. Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 2
1. Drag Race España Season 1
Well gorgeous people, i hope you like my top 5 and if you have a different one, feel free to share it with me, i will gladly read and answer to it. If you also have ideas for another posts on this blog, you can also share them with me because i will probably use them in the future. Hope you have a wonderful and beautiful day. Talk to you soon. Bye 💖💖
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