How I Learned to Love the New 'Queer Eye'

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.

That is, unless it’s a long, sweltering weekend and you’re desperate for entertainment while you camp out in front of the air conditioner. So now is the ideal time to seek refuge by binge-watching some streaming fare — and my oasis is Netflix’s Queer Eye.

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Love most certainly wins in these transformation stories.

Before singing its praises, I confess: When the reality series debuted earlier this year, I didn’t fall in love at first sight. As a fan of the original 2003–07 Bravo show, initially titled Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, I chafed at the prospect of a remake. Back in the day, the concept of gay men dispatched to make over clueless bros was downright revolutionary. But more than a decade later, the same premise struck me as sizzle-less — and besides, hadn’t the revolution been won already?

Apparently not. The current “Fab Five” experts — Karamo Brown (culture), Tan France (wardrobe), Antoni Porowski (food) and Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), plus Bobby Berk (decor) — have proven that there’s still much to be done as they traverse the state of Georgia, leaving folks immeasurably improved in mind, body and spirit. My favorite part: This diverse, opinionated quintet isn’t content to merely swoop in and work their magic.

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His team can't believe the changes.

In return, they expect their subjects to make an effort to genuinely get to know and understand them along the way — which is an even more satisfying breakthrough to witness than seeing a dude part with his collection of pleated pants.

Queer Eye, Seasons 1 & 2, Streaming Now, Netflix