This depiction struck me as gratuitously nasty on the part of creator Connor Hines and executive producer Ryan Murphy, and I’m not the only critic who felt that way. “What’s [Murphy’s] beef with Daryl Hannah, who comes across as a certifiable ditz?” wondered a former writer for JFK Jr.’s George magazine, pointing out that her boss was, in reality, “preternaturally attracted to smart strong women.” The sheer volume of backlash to the character affirms that Love Story’s portrait isn’t just cruel to Hannah. It’s also lazy writing.