All’s Fair once again inspires the question: What witch put a curse on Sarah Paulson that has trapped her into making Ryan Murphy shows for life? Including this latest turn as divorce lawyer Carrington Lane on the soapy Hulu legal drama , the actress has now played 19 characters across 15 of Murphy’s shows, making her one of the most consistent collaborators in his stable of talent — no matter how critically acclaimed or panned each project might be. Could this be the result of an ironclad contract she signed on the set of Nip/Tuck way back in 2004? Or a fear of flying the nest and risking another Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ?

Perhaps it’s simply that Murphy’s love of heightened characters aligns with what Paulson is drawn to as a performer. “I like a peg leg and a black tooth, t

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