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Super Drags was a Brazilian adult animated comedy superhero series that premiered on Netflix on November 9, 2018, and it was created by Anderson Mahanski, Fernando Mendonça, and Paulo Lescaut. The series was cancelled the show after only one season.
Plot
Donizete, Patrick, and Ralph are three friends working in a department store who are also drag queen superheroes: Scarlet Carmesim, Lemon Chiffon, and Safira Cyan, in the way to combat the homophobic villain, Lady Elza.
Why It's Such a Drag (in a bad sense)
- To get the elephant out of the room, the series portrays stereotypes against LGBTQ+ Community. Even it ultimately failed by making the characters act very girly and the reactions of real-life drag queens, they feel disliked for this. Also, the show can arguably be very homophobic since they use the word "gay" over and over again.
- The animation and art style, while not too bad, look generic as they look like something from a low-quality Canadian cartoon or either a Toy channel.
- The character designs can go from uncanny to downright hideous.
- Sometimes, the story feels rushed as the show only has five episodes. The story could've executed better if the show had 13 or more, there are some things in the show that are never explained, such as:
- How the Super Drags got their powers
- Lady Elza's backstory
- How the Super Drags met Lady Champagne
- The anti-gay politicians' movements
- Lady Elza, the show's main antagonist, is so bland and forgettable that her revelation as Sandoval, the chief for Donizete, Patrick and Ralph, makes no sense. In fact, how didn't anybody, especially Donizete, Patrick, and Ralph, find out that he is Sandoval, and why did he disguise as Lady Elza?
- Gross attempts at humor, such as characters twerking and the usage of dildo puns.
- The backgrounds are very incomprehensible to look at, with the majority of them having penis-shaped things on it.
- All the characters are just unlikable and uninteresting, with the example being the three characters who are not only stereotypical but very annoying to the point that they only serve for being put in dumb situations. As even the Lady Champagne character has absolutely no reason to exist.
- The action scenes are really boring and often ridiculous to watch. For example, in one episode, the characters fight a giant tornado monster made of naked people with lip sync.
- The final episode, "A Single Voice", ends on a cliffhanger, with Lady Elza/Sandoval screaming in front of the screen wanting to get revenge on the Super Drags again, and it just ends right there.
- The show happens to be a rip-off of a webtoon made by Wit Vasque.
Redeeming Qualities
- Despite the generic art style, the animation is surprisingly decent, and Combo Estúdio did a great job animating the show.
- The soundtrack is nice to listen to.
- The voice acting, both in English and original Brazilian Portuguese, is very good.
- Goldiva's backstory is kind of touching.
- The concept itself sounds very creative, despite ripping off an internet webtoon.
Reception
The series has received mixed to negative reviews from both critics and audiences, and it is known as one of the worst Netflix originals ever made, with S.E. Fleenor calling it "an outrageous, adults-only, gay romp filled with sardonic condemnations of the rampant erasure and destruction of queer people told through harrowing exploits, hypersexual superpowers, and hilariously floppy cartoon bulges".
Just like almost any Brazilian animated series, the series was quickly forgotten after its cancellation.
On IMDb, it has a rating of 5.5/10.
Trivia
- Before his release, the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics issued an official statement, claiming that the series could be harmful to children. However, Netflix has stated that the series is for adults only, subsequently releasing a red-band trailer with a TV-MA rating displayed throughout.
- Alongside Cupcake & Dino: General Services, it was the first Brazilian animated show by Netflix.
- This is one of the very few Netflix originals to be cancelled after one season.
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