All’s Fair’s ending has left me severely confused about the messaging of this show. It does almost feel like this was all specifically done for shock value, and suddenly, when the new season starts, it’ll all be a dream. But of course, that would be wishful thinking because this is a Ryan Murphy show, and the whole point is to shock us, whether it’s through Sarah Paulson impersonating Kim Kardashian, or whatever that debacle of an ending was. The final two episodes dropped together. I do think this was a wise decision, because there’s quite a connection between the two episodes, and a week might’ve erased the memory of the atrocity that was the 8th episode from your mind (which would’ve been appreciated but unhelpful). Anyway, the final episode of the show doesn’t really give us anything to look forward to as much as it makes us cringe at the way things turned out, but to each their own. With that said, let’s dive into the ending of All’s Fair.
Spoiler Alert
What Happens to Liberty’s Wedding?
Liberty calls off her wedding after Carr convinces her that her friends don’t love her, until her friends prove they do by showing her how Reggie has lied to her and manipulated her into signing a prenup because he’s in debt. Sure, it was sweet of him to not get her wrapped up in the debt, but he could’ve told her what he was going through, because now she believes he’s a liar and a cheat. Yes, Liberty calls off the wedding, that too after telling Allura that she’s going to be her maid of honor, but I don’t think this is the end of this duo just yet. I think Reggie isn’t a bad guy, but he isn’t perfect either (though he does seem to be in an ego battle with Liberty’s perfection). Why lie to a lawyer when you know she can find out the truth? The dude was so certain it wouldn’t happen that the show explained it by Emerald getting some new tech that specifically helped her track down this information.
What Is Carr Up To?
Look, I don’t know if I ever believed Carr was actually a good person under all that trash talk, but I did genuinely believe it was all water under the bridge earlier, when Allura and Emerald were all nice to her after the divorce situation. However, I should’ve realized Carr wanting in on the firm wasn’t a win for the girls at all but a huge twist that would lead to Dina, the most sensible of the lot, considering she’s their mentor and all that, becoming the scapegoat. Carr’s interest in Chase did seem personal for the longest time. I do think she genuinely cares for him, though her initial affair was aimed purely at getting Allura upset. However, this is where the real problem starts, because if Chase hadn’t broken her heart in the last minute after being extra nice to her despite having called her by his ex-wife’s name, things might not have turned out so strange.
Anyway, Carr initially strikes by reaching out to Liberty’s vulnerable side. We’ve already seen that she feels like a bit of an outsider because she’s English, but Carr really drives the point home when Liberty is trying to pick bridesmaids’ dresses. Carr points out that the dresses seem very Allura, but this is a celebration for Liberty, so why should she go with something that is so unlike her? Carr manages to convince Liberty to go with dresses that speak to her, which somehow end up being ugly old dresses that definitely don’t give off the Princess Diana vibes. Liberty seems to be in love with them. So, this causes a fight between the girls as they make fun of Liberty’s choices, thinking the whole thing is a joke, but this leaves her sour, and she runs back to Carr. Unfortunately, this makes me believe one of the “yes” votes was Liberty for sure.
I do think that Carr takes everything a step further when Chase says they shouldn’t sleep with each other anymore, because it seemed like before that she had finally realized she doesn’t want to ruin the lives of these women. Honestly, she’s made such a name for herself; why would she have to go for their throats when she’s got an empire to uphold? It just doesn’t make sense, but I guess that’s what revenge looks like. To be honest, I feel like she already won in that scenario, but I guess Dina didn’t get what she deserved, so this was Carr’s final blow.
In All’s Fair season 1’s ending, Dina gets arrested for the murder of Lloyd Walton, who was the guy who abused Emerald. But the thing is, before having her arrested, Carr makes it look like Dina’s mental state is on the verge of fully collapsing. Her proof: messages that make it seem like the older woman is suicidal and also doesn’t believe in divorce anymore. This is very unlike Dina, and make it look like she might also have dementia. But to make things worse, Carr gets Dina’s househelp, Esperanza, to admit that she’s choked her and been physically and mentally abusive since Doug’s health was deteriorating. And then, the final blow is the fact that Dina has left most of her assets to Esperanza, with a random handwritten note at the end of the will. This is very strange, and it’s possible Carr got the woman drugged or something and made her do all of this when she was at her house helping her out after Doug’s death. It all seems especially shady, but how did she make it seem like Dina was a murderer?
What Can We Expect From Season 2?
I don’t think the murder bit was Carr’s doing. I feel like there’s a slight chance that this was someone else, and it just happened to be great timing for Carr. We know that there was animosity between Dina and Lloyd’s family, so it could’ve been someone else with this information who made this happen, so this case might be a big part of season 2. On the other hand, Liberty and Reg’s story doesn’t seem to have been fully capped off, so there’s a chance they might end up getting back together, and maybe the guy will have paid off his debts or something like that. But I don’t expect to see Chase and Allura get back together, though there’s a possibility Carr might go after him again, which is honestly so degrading for the character, sigh.
Meanwhile, of course, we’ll be getting more strange divorce cases with a lot of cameos that end in quick results with no actual law involved. The Walton case is definitely going to be the main focus, though. But now Carr’s gotten her claws in, and she’s going to spread like that wildfire we’re expecting, so I really don’t know how Allura, Emerald, and Liberty are going to be able to handle this situation without Dina, which I guess was the whole point of Carr’s scheming.
