Khloé Kardashian's 'The Girls' Reviewed: A Hollow Reality Spin-off
In her critique for The New Yorker, Naomi Fry delves into 'The Girls: a Khloé Kardashian Project,' a Hulu series comprising six episodes featuring influencer-businesswomen such as Natalie, Olivia, Nicole, Yris, and twins Malika and Kadijah. Khloé Kardashian, 42, who has two children, makes an appearance through FaceTime, sharing superficial remarks. The series, which aims to emulate 'The Real Housewives,' fails to engage as participants discuss filming timelines and marketing activities, with an emphasis on production. Fry points out the absence of genuine connection and the promotion of Kardashian ideals, highlighting Yris's thoughts on surrogacy and Khloé's remark about a bouquet being 'cheap.' The review describes the show as lifeless, likening it to AI-generated content, and concludes with Nicole's poignant question at a Hulu event: 'I’m trying to figure out, do I feel dead inside?'
Key facts
- The Girls: a Khloé Kardashian Project is a six-part reality show on Hulu.
- The show stars six L.A.-area influencer-businesswomen: Natalie, Olivia, Nicole, Yris, Malika, and Kadijah.
- Khloé Kardashian is 42 and a mother of two.
- The show features Khloé primarily via FaceTime.
- Yris considers surrogacy costing $250,000 but decides to carry the baby herself to spend 'fifty K for my titties.'
- Khloé criticizes a bouquet as too small and cheap, saying 'Want my undies to be wet? 'Cause that’s not moisturizing.'
- The review is by Naomi Fry in The New Yorker.
- The Kardashian family has been on reality TV for nearly twenty years, starting with 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' on E!.
- The show includes promotional events for Hulu, such as a showcase party for advertisers.
- The review suggests the show feels AI-generated from terms like 'reality show,' 'Kardashian,' 'women,' 'BBL,' and 'money.'
Entities
Artists
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kris Jenner
- Kourtney Kardashian
- Kim Kardashian
- Kendall Jenner
- Kylie Jenner
- Kanye West
- Timothée Chalamet
- Jacob Elordi
- Pete Davidson
- Travis Barker
- Travis Scott
- Spencer Pratt
- Warren Beatty
- Madonna
- Natalie
- Olivia
- Nicole
- Yris
- Malika
- Kadijah
Institutions
- Hulu
- E! network
- Bravo
- Netflix
- The New Yorker
- Sports Illustrated
- N.F.L.
- N.B.A.
- WAGS LA
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- The Kardashians
- The Girls: a Khloé Kardashian Project
- Life of Kylie
- Kourtney & Kim Take New York
- Kim & Kourtney Take Miami
- Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons
- Khloé & Lamar
- Kocktails with Khloé
- Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian
- Real Housewives
- Selling Sunset
- The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
- Truth or Dare
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Hidden Hills
- New York
- Miami
- Hamptons