Queer Eye Netflix Emotional Reactions Binge Watch

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Full disclosure: I wasn't too bothered about watching Netflix's Queer Eye revival when it launched earlier this month. The original show was fondly remembered, I guess, but also felt like a relic from the early '00s. Surely in 2018, we've moved beyond the reductive stereotype that gay guys have "superior" taste to their straight male counterparts?

How wrong I was. After seeing a growing number of tweets about the show, largely from people saying how "emotional" and "heartwarming" it is, I decided to give the new Queer Eye a go. The basic premise is the same as before: an expert panel known as the Fab Five give advice on fashion, food, grooming, culture, and design to a man (of any sexual orientation) who could use a little help in these areas.

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But at the same time, Netflix has subtly updated the show to make it relevant to our increasingly woke society. Yes, the guys who submit to the Queer Eye experience end their episode with better haircuts and fancier-looking flats, but they also come away learning something about themselves and their relationships with friends, family, and co-workers. On the surface, this is a show about improving someone's personal style, but if you've watched an episode, you'll know it cuts much deeper. Queer Eye is also a show about identity, empathy, and self-confidence. It promotes a message of tolerance and unity at a time when major political events like police violence and the Trump presidency threaten to divide us. At its best, it teaches us that the damaging and destructive rules of toxic masculinity can be un-learned.

It's also a lot of fun and highly likely to make you cry, as these appreciative tweets attest.

Queer Eye is extremely good for your mental health if you’re in the mood for people just being genuinely really fucking lovely to each other.
— Maggy (@maggyvaneijk) February 17, 2018

The number one thing I've learned from the #QueerEye reboot is that straight men are in desperate need of permission to be vulnerable.
— Emily Gaudette (@emilygmonster) February 15, 2018

Spent tonight bawling my eyes out watching @QueerEye on @netflix . So much empathy and kindness but also wonderful loving transformations inside and out. ????❤️❤️❤️
— Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) February 15, 2018

Watched the first episode of @QueerEye and absolutely sobbed ? so amazing! Please if there’s a UK series visit my Dad ♥️ jade x
— Little Mix (@LittleMix) February 17, 2018

ALSO we have started Queer Eye and I thought everyone was exaggerating but nope I’ve cried at every episode
— Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) February 18, 2018

Listening to @KaramoBrown, a strong beautiful black gay man, telling AJ that he’s a strong beautiful black gay man. #QueerEye pic.twitter.com/8yB0LrmwRV
— David TJ Powell (@davidtjpowell) February 14, 2018

Loving the new #QueerEye!! Also, I'm a huge lesbian, but @KaramoBrown is incredibly beautiful. ❤️
— Amanda, a lesbian ?? (@lenarakahngames) February 18, 2018

If you haven’t seen the new @QueerEye on @NetflixUK yet, do yourself a favour and watch it. It’s joyful, trashy, life-affirming, necessary TV especially in today’s shitty divided climate ? Also, it’s bloody funny ? pic.twitter.com/cqmJyB7OKo
— Hannah Jane Thompson - Meditation Coach (@HannahsRhapsody) February 17, 2018

If you're in the mood for a binge-watch, all eight episodes of Queer Eye are on Netflix now. Just make sure you've got some tissues on hand.