Things keep getting better!
If you told three years ago that I’d be reviewing the fifth season of Queer Eye on Netflix while in lockdown I just wouldn’t believe you. This, however, is the case and is how the world is right now. So many people at home waiting to be able to live their lives. If this season of Queer Eye has helped me realise one thing it is that sorting out your home life and the way you view yourself makes such a difference. The best thing is that it’s all something you can do from within your own home.
The fifth season of Queer Eye has one major change from the previous seasons. The Fab Five have moved! Previously in Kansas City and Atlanta, the boys are now situated in Philadelphia and the change of location has allowed the show to really expand its visuals and the people they help.
I’ve never been to Philadelphia but the Queer Eye shows off its colourful, vibrant and historical locations well. Each person they Fab Five help this season feels like a different section of town and it really helps each episode feel different.
The people that they help contribute to that as well. This season they people from a gay pastor to a young climate change activist. The overall range of people allows the show to be relatable to a wider audience. Episodes are a great mixture of different scenarios and emotions that allow each member of the Fab Five to shine and help in different ways.
While each member has their set way they help out every season some always seemed overshadowed by others. Previously Antony always didn’t seem like he had a lot to do but the fifth season has really expanded on using each member of the Fab Five’s life stories to help the nominees with their emotions and situation.
You end up switching each episode between who is your favourite as each member opens up just that little bit more. The two highlights for myself this season are certainly Antoni and Bobby with their ideas and sharing different parts of their stories which you can feel the emotions in the room as they relate to the situation.
It makes it sound it sound like the show is one big tear-jerker and yes by the end of each episode the show succeeds in making you emotional. What the show also does though is it inspires. Since I began watching this season I’ve already changed quite a lot of different parts of my life.
While I’m not the one being helped by the Fab Five, the show that they and the crew have made remains a strong, powerful, inspirational and emotional show. The fifth season of Queer Eye is easily one of the best, if not the best, yet and it is something you should definitely watch while in lockdown. It will help to change your views on the world and yourself whilst also celebrating the wide variety of the people that live on our planet.