Pop Culture Happy Hour All’s Fair And What’s Making Us Happy
Nov 28, 2025
Roxana Haddadi, a Vulture television critic, and Christina Tucker, co-host of Wait Is This a Date, dive into the absurdity of Ryan Murphy's show All’s Fair. They discuss the outrageous casting of Kim Kardashian and the soap opera elements that blend camp with excessive drama. Christina makes a case for the fun in the show's excess, while Roxana raises concerns about its shallow tones. They explore issues of class politics and the portrayal of older women in media, all while debating the show's longevity. Plus, they share what currently sparks joy in their pop culture lives!
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Deliberate Nighttime-Soap Silliness
- All's Fair embraces utter silliness as a deliberate, over-the-top nighttime soap.
- The show trades realism for meme-ready, ludicrous scenes and exaggerated characters.
Trash TV Comfort For Older Women
- Christina Tucker enjoys the show's trashy energy and the chance to watch older women do wild things on screen.
- She admits the show numbs her brain but still excites her with gleeful, nonsensical lines.
Nostalgic Low-Difficulty Entertainment
- Roxana Haddadi sees the show as nostalgic nighttime soap comfort with knowingly ludicrous characters.
- She frames it as low-difficulty, unabashedly silly entertainment rather than serious drama.
