{"id":2135840,"date":"2025-11-05T00:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2135840"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:27:06","slug":"sarah-paulson-is-the-saving-grace-of-alls-fair-hulus-new-ryan-murphy-legal-drama-grade-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarah-paulson-is-the-saving-grace-of-alls-fair-hulus-new-ryan-murphy-legal-drama-grade-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Paulson Is The Saving Grace Of All&#8217;s Fair, Hulu&#8217;s New Ryan Murphy Legal Drama \u2014 Grade It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ryan Murphy&#8217;s new legal drama &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221; starring Kim Kardashian as a founding partner at an all-female divorce law firm, is finally having its day in court, and the verdict is&#8230; pretty rough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For a myriad reasons, TV critics are taking special pleasure in tearing down the new Hulu series, which dropped its first three episodes on Tuesday. You can just picture them at their keyboards, giggling quietly to themselves as they feverishly pound out their scathing take-downs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-ryan-murphy-hulu-niecy-nash-1236417344\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>called it &#8220;unforgivably dull,&#8221; <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/reviews\/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-ryan-murphy-1236569795\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a><\/em> called it &#8220;clumsy&#8221; in its storytelling and &#8220;condescending&#8221; in its supposedly feminist messaging, and <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/alls-fair-review-this-may-be-the-worst-tv-drama-ever-xt6qbksmf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Times<\/a><\/em> went so far as to say that it &#8220;may be the worst TV drama ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the record, we&#8217;re not here to refute those reviews. Kardashian&#8217;s acting, for one thing, has not improved since her disappointing turn in &#8220;American Horror Story,&#8221; and the show gives her too much heavy lifting for someone with her dramatic limitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We would, however, like to shift the conversation towards one very important name that most of these reviews conveniently gloss over: Sarah. Paulson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/lists\/greys-anatomy-best-characters-all-time-ranked-photos\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grey's Anatomy's 35 All-Time Best Characters, Ranked: Which Docs Rock?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217;s 35 All-Time Best Characters, Ranked: Which Docs Rock?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Sarah Paulson&#8217;s Performance Makes All&#8217;s Fair Worth Watching<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Sarah Paulson &amp; Glenn Close In Hulu&#8217;s All&#8217;s Fair &#8211; Hulu<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Allow us to set the scene: Paulson plays\u00a0Carrington Lane, a rival divorce attorney who hates the show&#8217;s core four \u2014\u00a0Allura Grant (Kardashian), Liberty Ronson (Naomi Watts), Emerald Greene (Niecy Nash-Betts) and Dina Standish (Glenn Close) \u2014 with a burning passion, deeply bitter towards them for leaving her behind at a male-dominated firm to start their own 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carrington&#8217;s motivations are a bit more complicated than that, but her mission is clear: to cut down Allura&#8217;s team at every turn, be it with an underhanded legal chess move or a psyche-shattering insult, both of which typically involve dropping a c-bomb or two. Speaking of which, that particular word \u2014 one you neither want to overuse nor misuse, lest it feel gratuitous \u2014 is a bit of a delicate weapon, one Paulson handles like a graceful katana. No matter how many times she says it, it always cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it truly cannot be overstated how much Paulson&#8217;s phenomenally unhinged performance saves this show. In some ways \u2014 the best ways, really \u2014 it feels like Murphy has given us Sue Sylvester 2.0, only this time she&#8217;s traded her tracksuit for a power suit <em>and<\/em> she&#8217;s allowed to swear. Who else but a spiritual successor to Sue could stare Close in the face and tell her she looks like George Washington?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">And Can We Talk About Some Of Those Guest Stars?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jessica Simpson Guest Stars In Hulu's All's Fair\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1MG7dJztfzLMe5eNL9AGgA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/9849fe7d539d4a1c85f5e3f9926e6b0a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jessica Simpson Guest Stars In Hulu&#8217;s All&#8217;s Fair &#8211; Hulu<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There&#8217;s also some fun to be found in the show&#8217;s divorce-of-the-week format, for which &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair&#8221; has recruited an exciting roster of guest actresses. Come on, Judith Light (&#8220;Transparent,&#8221; &#8220;Ugly Betty&#8221;) as a sassy Manhattan socialite? Elizabeth Berkley (&#8220;Saved by the Bell&#8221;) as a scorned scientist? Jessica Simpson (&#8220;Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica&#8221;) as a plastic surgery victim out for revenge? Every casting feels like a gay fever dream, each one gayer and more feverish than the last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In fact, &#8220;gay fever dream&#8221; is an accurate description for &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair&#8221; as a whole, consistent with most of the shows Murphy has given us throughout his career. It&#8217;s fun, flashy fluff, and if you&#8217;re looking to enjoy an hour of television with your brain turned all the way off (which is fine!), it might be worth giving the show a chance before making your own ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What say you, people of the online jury? Have you checked out any of &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221; and what do you think? (Do you at least agree about Paulson?) <strong>Grade the show in our poll below, then drop a comment with your own review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Enjoyed this article? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.tvline.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up to TVLine's free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sign up to TVLine&#8217;s free newsletter<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvline.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> for the latest in TV, streaming and movie news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2017516\/alls-fair-review-hulu-ryan-murphy-sarah-paulson-performance\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on TVLine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on TVLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Murphy&#8217;s new legal drama &#8220;All&#8217;s Fair,&#8221; starring Kim Kardashian as a founding partner at an all-female divorce law firm, is finally having its day in court, and the verdict is&#8230; pretty rough. 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