Ryan Murphy’s Controversial 5% RT Show Doesn’t Deserve The Hate

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Ryan Murphy’s new show, All’s Fair, didn’t get off to a great start with its initial three episodes, but the negative reaction has been overblown. The series stars Kim Kardashian as Allura Grant, a successful divorce lawyer at an all-female firm. Her life is turned upside down when her much younger husband decides to leave her.

The show All’s Fair started with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and while it’s improved slightly to 5%, critics haven’t been kind. They’ve criticized the writing, found the plot predictable, and weren’t impressed with the lead actress’s performance. However, these criticisms don’t fully explain why people are actually enjoying the show.

Ryan Murphy’s Signature Campy Tone Proves All’s Fair Is Meant To Be A Guilty Pleasure

Let’s be honest, All’s Fair isn’t aiming for critical acclaim. With its wild fashion, constant stream of vengeful women, and unbelievable displays of wealth, the show feels more like a fantasy than a realistic portrayal of life. But that’s typical of Ryan Murphy’s work, and it’s intentional.

Murphy’s known for over-the-top humor, and his show All’s Fair is no exception. It’s a wild ride centered around a messy divorce and the lawyers who profit from it. If you’re ready for that kind of fun, you’ll love it!

Critics generally weren’t impressed with the show, and many pointed to the acting as the main problem. A lot of the criticism focused on Kim Kardashian, who some felt delivered a stiff and unnatural performance, and observers seemed almost delighted to point out her shortcomings.

While her performance in All’s Fair as Allura likely won’t win any awards, that’s actually the point of the character. Allura is successful because she’s cold, calculating, and doesn’t show her feelings.

While Kim Kardashian’s character feels cold, Sarah Paulson delivers a powerful performance as Carrington Lane, a former coworker of Allura’s. Carrington intensely resents Allura and her business partners for excluding her from their company, and every scene she’s in is filled with her venomous attacks on them.

Murphy’s writing often features harsh language, and this show is no exception. However, Paulson, who frequently works with him, performs the difficult dialogue with incredible energy and charisma, making her a standout in every scene. Even critics who didn’t like the show acknowledged Paulson’s exceptional performance. But if Kardashian had the same intensity as Paulson, the show would lose its edge and become repetitive.

Kim Kardashian isn’t as strong an actress as Kate Paulson, or other frequent co-stars like Emma Roberts, who was brilliantly sarcastic in Scream Queens. However, the harsh criticism she’s receiving is unfair. Critics have often been unkind to women who became famous simply for being well-known – think Paris Hilton in the early 2000s – and people are now recognizing that past negativity as unnecessarily mean.

Now that we’ve accepted that All’s Fair isn’t high art, let’s appreciate it for what it is: a fun, slightly trashy show that fully embraces its own vibe. The characters are flawed and chaotic, and the show can be too, but it’s self-aware and doesn’t apologize for it. If you enjoy that kind of energy, you might like this show.

All’s Fair Would Have Worked Better Being Released On The Binge Model

We all have shows we secretly love, even if they’re not exactly highbrow. How many of us have spent hours binge-watching something like The Real Housewives or getting hooked on a teen drama like Gossip Girl? It’s hard to stop watching!

It’s really annoying that Hulu is releasing All’s Fair one episode at a time, except for the first three which they released all at once. I just want to binge-watch this show and completely lose myself in it!

I’m excited to see who will play the firm’s newest client, hear Sarah Paulson’s sharpest lines, and see what outrageous outfit Kim Kardashian shows up in. However, those moments alone aren’t enough to make this show a must-watch.

I quickly binged the first three episodes and immediately wanted more, but now that I’ve had time to think, I don’t feel the same strong need to watch the rest like I do with shows like Succession or The White Lotus. If all the episodes of All’s Fair had been released at once, it might have created more of a viral moment and gotten people talking about it.

It’s funny, Hulu’s All’s Fair is actually doing pretty well on streaming, even though most critics haven’t been kind. I think it might have benefited from being released all at once, though. Watching something week by week when everyone’s already saying it’s not great? That probably isn’t helping anyone stick with it. We’ll just have to see if it can build an audience over time.

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2025-11-08 21:33