"Before the Kardashian Fan Club comes at me, please hear this: I wanted to like All's Fair. I really did. The cast - Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash, Judith Light, Ed O'Neill - is incredible. Plus, it's produced by Ryan Murphy, whose work I typically can't get enough of. But this ain't it, friends. As an entertainment editor, I watch a lot (read: probably too much) TV."
"It's like it wants to be the feminist version of Suits meets Succession, with a little Sex and the City thrown in for good measure, but it plays more like a commercial for the .01%. And watching it right now feels downright dystopian: We're in the midst of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, SNAP benefits are being withheld, housing costs are out of control, and grocery sticker shock is our new reality."
"To Kardashian's credit, you can tell she's doing her best. She probably invested in some acting classes, which might do fine in other settings, but when she's sharing scenes with all-stars like Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close, it's clear she's out of her depth. It pulls the quality of the others' acting down, too. They're trying to meet her where she's at, and it shows."
All's Fair centers on a team of female divorce attorneys who leave a male-dominated firm to open their own practice, navigating high-stakes breakups, scandals, and shifting allegiances. The series assembles a high-profile cast including Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash, Judith Light, Ed O'Neill, and features Kardashian in a prominent role. The show aims for a feminist Suits/Succession hybrid but reads like an ode to extreme wealth, creating a jarring tonal mismatch with current economic anxieties such as a government shutdown, SNAP cuts, and rising living costs. Performances suffer when less-experienced actors struggle opposite seasoned talent, and the writing prioritizes style over substance.
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