All's Fair season two draws mocking reviews, with a slight improvement noted
The second season of Ryan Murphy's legal drama All's Fair, starring Kim Kardashian, has been released to critical mockery. The Guardian gives it one star, up from zero for season one.
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Left · 1The second season of All's Fair, a legal drama from producer Ryan Murphy, has been released and reviewed in the UK press. The GuardianLC “On the other, the second season of All’s Fair is out.” Read at The Guardian ↗ Left · 1The show stars Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and Glenn Close as lawyers at an all-female California divorce firm, with Sarah Paulson as their rival lawyer Carrington Lane. The GuardianLC “starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and, absolutely unaccountably, Glenn Close as the super-duper lawyers of an all-female California divorce firm” Read at The Guardian ↗ Left · 1The Guardian's Lucy Mangan awards the season one star, after giving the first season none, and says it has "slightly improved" while remaining "absolutely ludicrous". The GuardianLC “And so, unlike last year’s offering, I award it a full one star.”“this legal drama is still absolutely ludicrous. But squint hard enough and it has slightly improved” Read at The Guardian ↗
Left · 1Mangan describes an opening episode built around a "scorpion ball" hosted by Kardashian's character Allura, with Adele and Bruno Mars booked to perform, plus a divorce case involving a magazine empire and invisible ink. The GuardianLC “Allura has bought the cape at auction and hired Adele and Bruno Mars to play at the ball”“The twist involves invisible ink.” Read at The Guardian ↗ Left · 1She sees possible self-awareness in the script, including a Close line about vengeance and a reference to Allura failing the California bar exam on a first attempt, as Kardashian did last year, and says the show is "groping its way towards 'so bad it's good' territory". The GuardianLC “When Allura later makes a reference to failing to pass the California bar exam on her first attempt, as happened to Kardashian last year”“It has started groping its way towards “so bad it’s good” territory.” Read at The Guardian ↗ Left · 1The Independent's roundup of reviews, by Kevin E G Perry, is headlined as saying the Kim Kardashian drama has been compared to purgatory. The IndependentLC “All's Fair reviews: Kim Kardashian drama compared to purgatory” Read at The Independent ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets treat the season as a target for humour. The Guardian's review is sardonic and mildly encouraging about a small improvement. The Independent's headline stresses unfavourable comparisons in reviews.
- Emphasis
- Absurd dialogue, character names, camp and Glenn Close's presence; the Independent foregrounds Kardashian and the purgatory comparison.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No cast, producer or network response is reported, and no viewing figures or reviews from other countries.
- Charged language
- “absolutely ludicrous”“existentially terrible”“clattering bag of preposterosity”“purgatory”
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“this is the first sign that someone has been trying to improve things since season one” — The Guardian
“All's Fair reviews: Kim Kardashian drama compared to purgatory” — The Independent
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The GuardianLC · · Opinion
All’s Fair season two review – am I delirious … or is this getting good?
Mixed Mocking review that nonetheless credits a slight improvement and awards one star against last year's zero.
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The IndependentLC · · Opinion
All's Fair reviews: Kim Kardashian drama compared to purgatory
Critical Review roundup whose headline presents the show as compared to purgatory.
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- 4 Nov 13:06 First The GuardianLC All’s Fair season two review – am I delirious … or is this getting good? Opinion
- 5 Nov 10:28 +21h 22m The IndependentLC All's Fair reviews: Kim Kardashian drama compared to purgatory Opinion
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