Glenn Close’s Character In ‘All’s Fair’ Is Now Sleeping With The Corpse Of Her Dead Husband (Yes, Really)

Wake Up Dead Man is not just the name of the new Knives Out movie that Glenn Close is starring in on Netflix later this month, it also happens to be the sentiment her character in All’s Fair is feeling as of the most recent episode. Yeah, it’s uncanny.

**Spoilers ahead for the Season 1 Episode 7, “Letting Go,” now on Hulu**

In Season 1, Episode 7, Close’s character, Dina Standish, cannot get over the death of her husband, Doug(Ed O’Neill), and rather than start the grieving process properly, she opts to keep his body in her bed. Yes, and sleep in the bed with it — err, with him? Which word feels less weird in this context?

Honestly, much like my gone but not forgotten love, Doctor Odyssey, All’s Fair continues to surprise and shock me. Every single time I think this show cannot get whackier, sillier, or generally more outrageous, Kim Kardashian wears something wild, Sarah Paulson says something crazy, or Close’s character swoops in to save the day in the most unlikely and unbelievable way.

In this new episode, Dina is definitely not taking the stress off of anyone, but rather adding to the overall anxiety of the lawyer ladies. By refusing to let go of Doug, literally turning away visitors who try to tell her she needs to send his ass to the morgue. This, of course, only leaves a door ajar for Carr (Paulson) to sneak in and vie for Dina’s affection, rattling off a monologue about her “pussy” for 90 seconds — her childhood cat, of course.

Within the outrageous is something very real, though, as Dina’s character experiences the tragedy of losing her husband of 40 years. Her healing journey may not look similar to a normal (or healthy) one, per se, but it is something that I can tip my hat to. In this moment, her character personifies the concept of our most inner and intrusive thoughts jumping out and taking over. In a surprisingly real way, it’s kind of beautiful.

I do appreciate the insistence of executive producer Ryan Murphy to make a show that sacrifices sanity and logic for the good of entertainment, something Murphy has become an expert at with Doctor Odyssey, 9-1-1, and this latest venture. While every single show he makes is set in the so-called “real world,” your disbelief must be suspended if you want to not only understand what is unfolding, but also enjoy what your eyeballs are seeing.

In the case of All’s Fair, that means Kim Kardashian’s Beyoncé moment in an earlier episode — she wrecked Milan’s (Teyana Taylor) car with a bat while wearing a yellow dress à la Queen Bey’s “Hold Up” music video — and many other indescribable but endlessly fun things that make this show one of the wildest on television at the moment.

I’m not here to tell you that it’s going to win any Emmys or Golden Globes, but with a second season already locked down, the least you can do as a member of the general public is tune in and turn your brain off. Sure, you will gasp and roll your eyes at some of the costumes, dialogue, and storylines, but that’s just showbiz, baby.

The first seven episodes of All’s Fair are now streaming on Hulu.

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