the audience applauded

Simply Perfect

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

So bad, I can't even think of a word to describe it. Started off to be promising, then it took a dive. Everything seems fake, fake judging, fake acting, fake winning, it's just horrible. I expected more by seeing who the hosts were, but they are better at being a tattoo artists than hosting this show, don't quit your day job!

This show is a little sexist from what I have seen so far. The past two tattooers for the past two shows they favor the women, even though the others tattoo better. This is too much in my opinion. Next time make a show and not be as sexist and I will watch it, but other than that improve your judging. It is as rigged as Ink Master and I just watch Ink master to see the amazing artists at work and see how they do under pressure.

Take all the worst parts of recent Ink Master seasons and add in a metric ton of sexism and you've got the "Angels" series.Ink Master has declined in recent years but rather than fix the issues the producers have just added MORE of the same problems. The biased judging (it should be blind), the fake drama, the scripted altercations, the sexist alliance, the inconsistent adherence to the judging criteria, the predetermined outcome (HAD to have a female winner, regardless of who deserved it more), Dave Navarro (I still can't believe someone thought viewers would enjoy seeing Dave hanging from hooks!), etc. etc etc. Nunez comes across as a pompous ass. Dave Navarro isn't a tattoo artist (or even a visual artist) and is a terrible judge. Peck is the only reasonably decent judge.The producers need to switch to blind judging, with a predefined criteria that is strictly adhered to. I'd even suggest a number scoring system where every tattoo is given number (1-10?) for the different aspects (i.e. application, design, line work, consistency, shading, color/grayscale, placement/fit to body, and 30 points for overall appearance) and then the winner is the person with the highest score and the lowest score goes home (regardless of past tattoos). Give the judges each 1 save per season to prevent someone's off day from sending them home (or just 1 save total?). The season finale tattoos would be scored the same way and would account for 50% with the report card counting for the other 50% of the determination of the season winner.At no time should a non-artist have a part in judging. No Navarro votes, no public votes (which is just a popularity contest), etc. Artists should be the ones determining the winner based solely on the artwork contestants complete. If producers want to fix the judging, they should have 10 respected artists blindly judge all the completed tattoos. Utilize Navarro, Nunez, and Peck and mentors and hosts, but not as judges.Anyway, back to Angels... Last season of Ink Master (with all the angels) was horrid. I didn't think it was possible but this show is actually even worse. Luckily, the first season of Angels will also be the last (there's zero chance this pile of stinking poo gets renewed).

This new spin off, from the original ink master, is a refreshing change from the sometimes overplayed "reality TV" segments of the original show. The 4 girls that are "the Angels", are going from city to city, where local artists face off against each other, then the winner chooses which of the 4 girls they want to face in the final showdown, which is judged by, the 2 local competitors already beaten, the other 3 angels, and the locals from that city, who spectate the last 6 hour tattoo being done. I happen to like Dave Navaro, but the girls aren't quite as stiff, and after watching ever season, in my opinion, at least 3 of these girls produced some of the most amazing skin art I have ever seen. If the local contestant beats the angel, they secure themselves a spot on Ink Master season 10. It is early days yet, but it has a lot more promise than the "redemption" series. IF YOU LIKE INK MASTER, then I really think this is worth a look!!