The Kardashians' Hulu Show Is What Happens When You Film Your Own Ransom Tape

Let me say this plainly: "The Kardashians" on Hulu is a show about nothing masquerading as a show about everything, and it's the most honest piece of content the family has ever produced.

I watched the latest season out of professional obligation and personal shame. Four episodes in, I realized the entire arc—if you can call it that—involves Kim worrying about her dating life while wearing $50,000 outfits, Khloé having feelings about a man we've collectively agreed is bad, and Kourtney existing. That's it. That's the show.

Here's what's wild: it works. Not because the drama is compelling. Not because anyone has grown as a person. It works because the Kardashians have finally stopped pretending this is anything other than a very expensive home video where we watch rich people complain about problems that evaporate the moment the cameras cut.

The old E! show had producers desperately manufacturing conflict—manufactured conflict that somehow felt more authentic than whatever this is. This Hulu version feels like they filmed it on their phones between actual life, then just... uploaded it. Kylie appears for thirty seconds to talk about her lip kits. Kim discusses her "business empire" while getting a facial. Khloé cries. Everyone hugs. Credits roll.

But here's my actual take: it's weirdly refreshing? In an era where every influencer and celebrity is carefully curating a "relatable" persona, the Kardashians have achieved something closer to truth through pure indifference. They're not pretending to be your friend. They're not performing relatability. They're just living expensively on camera and letting you watch.

The show is also, undeniably, poorly made television. Camera work that looks like it's being shot through a ring light. Editing that feels like a TikTok edit made by someone's mom. Pacing that suggests no one involved has seen dramatic television before. It's aggressively mediocre in execution.

And yet: I watched all four seasons. Why? Because there's something hypnotic about watching people with infinite resources and infinite access to therapy still manage to have the exact same problems they had five years ago. It's anthropological. It's depressing. It's also oddly comforting—proof that money and fame don't actually solve anything, just change the thread count of the sheets you cry into.

Should you watch "The Kardashians"? Only if you enjoy feeling like you're wasting time while actively wasting time. It's not good. It's not bad. It's a show that exists, and the Kardashians are really, genuinely bad at making it, which somehow makes it essential viewing.

Three out of five stars, and I mean that as a compliment.