All’s Fair asks the question: What would happen if Kim Kardashian pretended to be a lawyer, while a bunch of talented actors played along with her silly little ideas? She, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Naomi Watts start a girlboss divorce law firm of their own, with guidance from mentor Glenn Close, and occasional appearances by their main opp, played by Sarah Paulson.
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The sets are over-the-top, the fashion gives Shein couture, and every episode features a sappy client of the week story. Heartbroken clients help the lawyers discover things about themselves, making them reflect on all their own ongoing romantic entanglements. This show would be much better if it replaced Kim Kardashian with any other actor – even when she’s hearing her husband (Matthew Noszka) announce he wants a divorce, she can barely muster up a convincingly upset reaction! But still, the longer I watched the show, the more I enjoyed its over-the-top premise. We’re all just waiting around for the next time Sarah Paulson blows into the scene like a whirlwind, or the next brief window where Glenn Close gets to give sage advice for a while.
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The Beauty is certainly the better of these 2 shows (though as a horror buff, I may be biased). Murphy can’t help but bring on Evan Peterson, alongside Rebecca Hall, who begin investigating a new treatment called “The Beauty” that’s causing users to have some very explosive symptoms. This show follows a bunch of characters who are discovering the shocking side effects of “The Beauty,” such as Jaquel Spivey and Jeremy Pope, who play the same character before and after his life-altering transformation. And similarly to All’s Fair, characters in The Beauty go way over the top with hammy acting and made-to-be-clipped-for-TikTok line readings. It’s all in good fun; no one needs to take things too seriously. Just watch the Meghan Trainor clip and you’ll understand exactly what the show is going for.
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So while Ryan Murphy’s shows are very hit or miss, he’s great at concocting a pilot, a cast of characters, and lots of drama. Even if you despise his shows, you'll be certainly be talking about it to your friends and tweeting about it to your oomfs. I think we should let him take on every workplace, one at a time, in a colorful cacophony of over-the-top acting from our current slate of A-listers.
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