"Once upon a time, TV super-producer Ryan Murphy was very good at his job. Shows like Glee, American Horror Story, and American Crime Story were massive cultural touchstones. He's won six Emmys on his own and received 39 nominations, and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame just this year. He, at one point, theoretically knew what good TV looked like."
"The new Hulu series, launching with three episodes today, feels like a fever dream, a peek into an alternate universe occupied by creatures who might look vaguely human but do not speak or act as you and I do. They preen. They pose. They say things like "There are rumors about you... I started them" and "Maybe her need for revenge... was unstoppable." The goal might have been camp. But camp's supposed to be fun."
"All's Fair begins with a prologue in which lawyers Allura Grant (Kardashian) and Liberty Ronson (Naomi Watts) have gotten tired of "the boys' club" at their firm, deciding to start their own shop focusing on divorce cases. They bring investigator Emerald Greene ( Niecy Nash-Betts) along with them, and ten years later, business is thriving. Their speciality: Helping women trapped by iron-clad prenups get their due."
Ryan Murphy, once a dominant television producer, delivers All's Fair as a flawed Hulu legal drama. The series launches with three episodes and centers on lawyers Allura Grant (Kim Kardashian) and Liberty Ronson (Naomi Watts), who leave a male-dominated firm to start a divorce practice with investigator Emerald Greene (Niecy Nash-Betts). Ten years later the practice thrives, specializing in overturning iron-clad prenups for wealthy women. The tone skews toward camp but lacks fun, featuring stilted dialogue and exaggerated performances. Plotlines include infidelity, age-gap insecurity, and a mentor coping with a spouse's cancer.
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