Season four is the most recent season of Queer Eye as of the time of this article, having aired July 2019. The special, Queer Eye: We’re In Japan! followed November of the same year, and the fifth season is set to air sometime in 2020.
Some viewers and critics found this season’s finale a little more disappointing than previous seasons’ finales but there were still moments of wholesomeness consistent with the rest of the season. The wholesomeness of the season came with moments of change and development for the heroes featured. Here are the most drastic transformations of the fourth season, ranked.
Episode 8: Matt
Matt is the subject of the infamous season finale and even though he placed last on this list, he did exhibit a lot of growth. He left his comfort zone (his farm) and went into the city to visit the mall with Tan France and a winery for a wine tasting with Karamo Brown.
Matt had been officially divorced for merely a week when the Fab Five came to help him. Tan updated his wardrobe at the mall, Karamo helped him get out of his comfort zone, and Antoni Porowski taught him to cook a butternut squash soup for his get-together later that week for those who helped him on his farm. Bobby Berk even helped him by updated his house decor and making the home feel more lived-in. He ended the episode extremely grateful and excited about the changes he was making.
Episode 3: John
John is a single father who has shared custody of his daughter Lucy with his ex-wife Julie. Lucy was actually the person who nominated him because when she is at his house, she acts more like an adult than he does. John works from home so there were times he would only get out of bed to take Lucy to and from school. John is also an avid sports fan yet struggled to attend Lucy’s ice skating competitions.
Karamo helped him open up about his depression and Antoni taught John to make almond flour pancakes so that Lucy was no longer the person making breakfast in the mornings. Jonathan Van Ness enlisted Michelle Kwan to help Lucy with some ice skating techniques and in the process show John the athleticism it takes to skate. By the end of the episode, John was ready to be more present for Lucy and be open about his depression.
Episode 5: Kenny
Kenny is a retired bachelor living in the home he inherited from his parents after their passing. Before the Fab Five came to him, he had also lost his dog who was pretty much his primary companion.
The Fab Five did a lot to help him that week, like everyone else on this list. Jonathan helped him style his hair so it no longer looked messy and Karamo helped him realize that it is okay to ask for help. Bobby updated his house so that it was no longer a product of the ’70s. It wasn’t as overtly ’70s as Remy’s original decor in season one, but Kenny’s house still needed updating. Antoni and Jonathan also took Kenny to the ASPCA where he adopted a dog which he named Fab Five in their honor. By the end of the episode, he reconnected with his siblings and their children.
Episode 6: Deanna
Deanna is a second-generation Mexican American who takes pride in her heritage. She was raised in Kansas and her parents raised her and her siblings in American culture rather than Mexican culture. However, as an adult, Deanna developed a passion for Mexican culture and incorporated it into her style. She works for Hallmark corporate as a project manager and founded the Latino Arts Festival because of her passion for the arts. The festival includes low riders due to Deanna’s love for them.
The Fab Five encouraged her to continue to embrace and celebrate her culture while also looking more professional at work and while working on the arts festival so that people would take her more seriously, which she expressed was an issue in her professional life. Her cooking skills, which she proclaimed nonexistent at the beginning of the episode, were developed with the help of Antoni and her mother-in-law. By the end of the episode, she is more confident in herself and puts on a successful arts festival.
Episode 1: Kathi
Kathi is the band director at Quincy Senior High School, of which Jonathan is an alumnus as well as a former student of Kathi’s. She spends most of her time at the high school where she was rumored to have a cot in her office, which she confirmed. She had the same mullet and style since the ’80s.
Jonathan, who was excited and happy to see her again, gave her a more modern and age-appropriate haircut. Tan updated her wardrobe and Karamo helped her learn that there is more to do in life outside of school and her job. Bobby even updated the teacher’s lounge to cater more to the teacher’s needs.
Episode 7: Brandonn
Brandonn is a vet who was medically discharged after receiving a traumatic brain injury while deployed. He had since co-founded the Veterans Community Project in which he and others build tiny homes for homeless veterans. He is happily married with children but even six years after his discharge was struggling to adjust to civilian life.
Since Brandonn and his wife had an issue of their kids sleeping in their room and no toilet in the master bathroom, as well as unfinished projects by Brandonn throughout the house, Bobby worked hard to make the house liveable and helped Brandonn see that the kids will be safe, even when sleeping in their own rooms. He was also able to open up to Karamo about his traumatic brain injury, his discomfort with being vulnerable, and the adjustment to civilian life while the two toured the only World War I museum in the country. By the end of the episode, he was more open and vulnerable with his wife, which was something she had wanted for years.
Episode 4: Wanda
Wanda formerly ran the Pythons Drill Team and her entire life revolved around the team so much so that it affected her relationship with her two daughters without her realizing it. She also admitted to inadvertently teaching her daughters to fear her as well as love her though she also did not initially realize that this was a problem as well. Because most of her time was devoted to the drill team, most of what she ate was frozen meals.
Antoni taught her to cook quick meals and also got her to open up about her relationship with her daughters. Karamo helped her reconnect and start to mend her relationship with her kids and Jonathan and Tan helped update her style and show her she can still look good while showing team spirit. By the end of the episode, she announced that she will be stepping back from her position, leaving the day-to-day to Gregory and Joe, the creative and music directors respectively, so that she could have more time for herself.
Episode 2: Wesley
Wesley is a single father who got shot at the age of 24, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. After recovering from the shooting, he turned his life around and founded the non-profit called Disabled But Not Really. He was doing well for himself, but he still needed some help from the Fab Five. The house in which he and his daughter live was not equipped for a person in a wheelchair and the Fab Five acknowledged that while Wesley had grown a lot, he had not been able to emotionally heal.
Karamo helped him face his questions head-on by making amends with the person who had shot him, who was willing to make amends. Bobby redesigned the house to be more wheelchair accessible, Jonathan cut his hair which was the same style as it was when he got shot, and Tan created a wardrobe for Wesley that he could look good and still feel comfortable wearing while using his chair.
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