The Queen's Gambit was, perhaps, the most obvious choice for the Emmys tonight. But it had to hold that momentum for nearly a year.
established itself as the front-runner almost a full year ago, one of 2020’s great lockdown binges. The industry showered it with year-end prizes, from the Screen Actors Guild Awards to the Producers Guild of America Awards, and critics did too.
But then came along a far more surprising contender, from Marvel of all places—in Disney+’sAnd then, to make matters even messier, category stalwart HBO got back into the game with a last-minute drop ofIn the end, though, their buzz cycles weren’t robust enough to cool the heat onwhich had everything going for it: popularity, gorgeous crafts work, a true star-making lead performance, and an addicting narrative that didn’t only go down easy, but felt satisfying and detailed in a way most binges...
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