I was really excited to see Jinkx have the space to do his thing.... but after episode 1 I felt like I had tuned into the wrong show or in some Bizzaro world. Who is this!
The first episode had 2 great bits.. The Jennifer's and Sunrise Blvd.. I kept in mind it was put together during the height of covid, but still it fell flat for me.
I'm not even an avid follower on social media; My expectations are based on appearances on Drag Race/All Stars and some other shows/youtube videos. So I was expecting the Jinkx that unashamedly loves old Hollywood. Then I wondered how and why WOW/RuPaul didn't swap some things around. I can't see Junkx wanting a side kick that can't deliver either vocally or comically. Apparently they are good friends, but if something doesn't work..it just don't work...NEXT!
I 'get' a wide array of comedy styles/subjects, I honestly felt like I was just waiting to be let in on a private joke. As much as I tried to keep in mind it was an effort of 2 friends/cohorts, it just fails. I think Liam may just be in acting school and no one has the heart to say "hunty Ya need to look for sumthin' elseses". I love a great deadpan monotone routine, from someone that knows the nuances. In subsequent sketches of Sunset Blvd Jinkx character didn't hold true to the one in episode 1 and just came off like random non-sense.
So I revisited the Jinkx appearances on DR and DRAS that are inspired masterpieces, hoping to muster the will to watch the remaining episodes of Sketchy Queens..
The first episode had 2 great bits.. The Jennifer's and Sunrise Blvd.. I kept in mind it was put together during the height of covid, but still it fell flat for me.
I'm not even an avid follower on social media; My expectations are based on appearances on Drag Race/All Stars and some other shows/youtube videos. So I was expecting the Jinkx that unashamedly loves old Hollywood. Then I wondered how and why WOW/RuPaul didn't swap some things around. I can't see Junkx wanting a side kick that can't deliver either vocally or comically. Apparently they are good friends, but if something doesn't work..it just don't work...NEXT!
I 'get' a wide array of comedy styles/subjects, I honestly felt like I was just waiting to be let in on a private joke. As much as I tried to keep in mind it was an effort of 2 friends/cohorts, it just fails. I think Liam may just be in acting school and no one has the heart to say "hunty Ya need to look for sumthin' elseses". I love a great deadpan monotone routine, from someone that knows the nuances. In subsequent sketches of Sunset Blvd Jinkx character didn't hold true to the one in episode 1 and just came off like random non-sense.
So I revisited the Jinkx appearances on DR and DRAS that are inspired masterpieces, hoping to muster the will to watch the remaining episodes of Sketchy Queens..