Critics ding Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Shards’ as ‘big step down’ from Bret Easton Ellis book: ‘Almost as many nepo babies as maniac killers’

As expected, reviews range from the glowing ("will surely entrap viewers") to the scathing ("big step down from the might of the book"). Murphy and Ellis co-wrote the first two episodes, both of which debuted on Aug. 5. Let's start out on a lighter note with:THE POSITIVE"With this audacious series, Ellis and Murphy have crafted one of the best adaptations of the year," raves Kaiya Shunyata of RogerEbert.com. Chris Barsanti of Slant Magazine calls it "stylish" and notes, "The series highlights the intoxicating, corrupting pull of Bret Easton Ellis' world. James Mottram of NME piles on the nepo-baby criticism, declaring, "In L.A., it seems, there are almost as many nepo babies as maniac killers."