A young gender non-conforming queer (Miss Benny) lands a job working for a makeup mogul (Kim Catrall), which opens up a whole world of fashion and gay life for him. Catrall holds court with the kind of haughty style that’s her thing. Miss Benny, who revels in lots of makeup and feminine presenting attire, actually doesn’t possess much charisma and his/their lack of comic timing isn’t helped by his whiney nasal delivery. Some of the supporting roles actually add oomph to the series, particularly Michael Hsu Rosen (the sweet bf) & Zane Phillips (the pumped son). This starts out looking like it’s gonna be a zany comedy, but every ep gets progressively more serious with work rivalries and romantic life causing strife. The dialogue gets repetitive, hashing over the same conflicts and messages. The sex scenes are all off-camera, so they’ve provided plenty of shirtless muscular males for a tease. If this feels like a gay version of Emily in Paris, there are definite comparisons, but this series lacks the comic cleverness and overall sense of fun. (Review based on 9 out of 10 eps) 
(2 / 5)
