Super Drags

This candy-colored wish fulfillment fantasy reads a lot like The Powerpuff Girls crossed with Drag Race (particularly since many ex-Racers voice the audio track). Similar to other animated adventure shows, each episode features a bad character who's come to screw up everybody's good time, but the Drags always manage to defeat the evil so that everybody has a good laugh and a get-together. The difference here, of course, is the queer lens placed on the action, with villainy provided by characters like bigoted ministers and homophobic talk show hosts, and heroics from, of course, our Super Drag trio, with conflicts like a canceled concert by a gay icon.

The knowing in-jokes are pretty good -- like a moment in the first episode when Lemon champions the "LGBTQXP and KY community" -- and Drag Race fans will thrill at hearing characters voiced by Race she-roes like Ginger Minj and Trixie Mattel. It's also a kick watching characters from a marginalized group defeat those who'd keep them down. But the best adult animated shows are either absolutely hysterical -- think Archer -- or combine humor and heart -- think Bob's Burgers. With jokes more likely to raise smiles than guffaws, and characters who conform to drag queen stereotypes, this series is fun, but not much more.