Kim Kardashian hits back at criticism that her family isn't as candid on 'The Kardashians' as they were on 'KUWTK': 'People grow and evolve'

• Kim Kardashian explained why "The Kardashians" isn't like "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
• She, Khloé Kardashian, and Scott Disick reacted to criticism that they aren't as open on their new show.

Kim Kardashian said that her family has changed in the years since they began their reality television careers with "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," and in turn, may share different elements of their lives.

In season three, episode two of "The Kardashians," which aired Thursday, Kim, her sister Khloé, and Scott Disick, the father of Kourtney Kardashian's children, reflected on how the way that they've shared their lives has changed between their two reality series — E!'s "Keeping Up" and "The Kardashians"on Hulu.

"When we started 'Keeping Up,' all of us were 20 years old and had no kids, and no lives, and this was our only job and only career. There wasn't even social media," Kim said. "So for anyone to even want the same thing, this is... now I know what it's like when would be like, 'I want the old artist back.'"

"People grow and evolve," the Skims founder added.

Specifically, the trio reacted to select comments from Variety TV critic Daniel D'Addario's review of the show's second season, which called it "plot-free" and "work-obsessed." In the review, D'Addario writes that the family is "under no obligation to express things about which they'd rather keep silent, it won't come as a surprise if, in time, the public's attention begins to move on." As Insider previously reported, the show's second season glossed over some major news items involving the family.

Khloé said that, despite any criticisms that she kept quiet about her son and surrogacy until the moment of her son's birth in season two, she shares "so much about my life" on the show and doesn't feel any guilt.

Ultimately, Kim said that she still loves doing "The Kardashians," even after over 15 years in the reality TV spotlight.

"I look at it as an opportunity to like, help other people with what they're going through," she said.

New episodes of "The Kardashians" season three air Thursdays on Hulu.