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The Queen's Gambit was nominated for SEVEN Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Anya Taylor-Joy Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Scott Frank Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Moses Ingram Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Scott Frank (teleplay by) Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Thomas Brodie-Sangster While I was happy to see Ingram and Brodie-Sangster get nominated, I cannot get over the feeling that Marielle Heller and Bill Camp were both robbed.

Joshua Jackson?

I haven't a clue why Seehorn continues to get snubbed year after year after year...

As expected, Laura Linney, Jason Bateman, and Julia Garner received Emmy nods (as well as Best Drama, and several directing and writing nods, among other things). Very surprised and disappointed, though, that Tom Pelphrey was snubbed. I thought he was fantastic as Ben!

Very happy that McDermott and Taylor got recognized, but I can't get over Patti LuPone's and Joe Mantello's snubs...

After the glorious first season, I didn't think the show could top it, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I am now saddened by the fact that we will no longer see this wonderful cast on this show again -- except in flashbacks (a la Tommy/Churchill in season 2). Claire Foy is fantastic in every way. How she can communicate with a subtle raise of an eyebrow or a clenched jaw is beyond amazing. I know Olivia Colman will be great as QEII, but I will truly and dearly miss Foy's Elizabeth. Last but not least, I was surprised myself that I would come to like MacMillan so much -- even more than I did John Lithgow's Churchill. Anton Lesser was simply superb in the role, IMO, and this last episode broke my heart. It's not my imagination that Phillip called him "treacherous," right??? That would be the last adjective I'd use to describe (at least Lesser's version of) MacMillan. I found solace in the fact that MacMillan outlived his gawd-awful wife and everyone else and died at almost the age of 93. What an amazing casting job that this show did to make me care so much about a character. Well done, show!

Jack O'Connell was also nominated in the lead category and the show itself was also nominated in the Best Limited Series category. Yep, it sucks that women got ignored. They wererobbed :-(

I was very pleasantly surprised by the show. I hadn't expected much, not least because western is not really my cup of tea, but the show sucked me in. It was a great ride! As so many of you have already written, I LOVED the cinematography and music. Even though the story was fantastical, everything about the show -- the people, set, accent, clothing -- looked and sounded authentic and lived-in. My two favorite scenes were the one where Alice, Roy, and Truckee brought all the horses into town and the stunning flashback of the fateful day of the mining accident (end of episode 6). Most actors were wonderful. All the Brits acquitted themselves superbly with their American accents, and I personally think this is among Jeff Daniels' best roles. It was also great to play HITG (Mrs. Van Alden -- I mean, Mrs. Mueller! Maurice LeFay! Meechum!!!). Even the inevitable showdown between Frank's men and the ladies (plus Roy and Bill) didn't disappoint. I'm personally very happy with the way it ended, too. Not everything was tied up neatly with a bow, but the narrative ran its course beautifully, IMO. I think the show could've focused on the town of La Belle (without the Frank/Roy conflict) and made it into a regular series -- there were definitely enough juicy and colorful characters in the town of La Belle -- but since it didn't, I am satisfied with what we got to see on screen. I hope the show does well at the Emmys next year. Michelle Dockery, Jeff Daniels, Jack O'Connell, Merritt Wever, and Scoot McNairy all deserve a nod, IMHO. Last but not least, I would really like to download that haunting theme music but can't find it anywhere. I wonder if Netflix plans to release a soundtrack???

Slow-binge-watched it and enjoyed the show very much. As some posters have said upthread, the show definitely reminds me of Breaking Bad and Justified, both of which I LOVED. Ozark, IMO, had the potential to be just as good as those shows, what with the great cast and all, but never seemed to quite get there. And to me, the most frustrating thing about the show was the villains. The Snells were neither charming nor interesting. They were definitely no Boyd Crowder, nor were they anything like Gus Fring or even Tio Salamanca. I liked Peter Mullan in Top of the Lake, and Lisa Emery is supposed to be a great theater actress. But neither seemed to have gotten past a stereotype (hillbillies that are smarter than one gives them credit for) on this show, and I blame that on writing. So once the Snells started to come more and more to the forefront, the show seemed to lose steam. I enjoyed the fact that the plot was quite unpredictable, actually loved the Langmores, their redneck-ness, daddy issues, and stupidity included, and felt that it was a great vehicle for Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, even if the latter did seem a tad underutilized and the former seems to keep playing a slightly different version of the same character in every role he plays. And I adore Harris Yulin (yes, I'm weird), so it's nice to see him in anything. I think I'll be okay if the show does not come back, but if it does, I hope TPTB will make the Snells more three-dimensional and at least somewhat interesting. So Marty Byrde is smart. But that will keep the viewers' interest up only if he is given a worthy foe.

I've always liked TCA's choices better (not least because it was the one and only award that appreciated and rewarded Justified), and this year, too, it seems that its nominations are more creative and reasonable than those of the Emmys. Most egregious Emmy snubs this year, for me, are Kyle Chandler (Bloodline), Michael McKean (Better Call Saul), and Michael Stuhlbarg (Fargo). Someone wrote in the Better Call Saul thread that Emmys tend to get "lazy" and keep nominating the same people over and over again. I wholeheartedly agree with that comment. I could rant forever, but I'm going to get off my soapbox now...

Yeah, Big Little Lies and Feud took up most of the slots :-( I'm torn here because I am really happy that Bill Camp from The Night Of got recognized, but Michael Stuhlbarg was one of the best things about the third season, so, yeah, that kinda sucks...

I am very, very saddened by the fact that Michael McKean got snubbed (again) by the Emmys! IMO he was the most impressive part of the latest season of BCS -- at least acting-wise. Congrats to the show, Bob Odenkirk, and Jonathan Banks for the noms, though!

Wait, David Thewlis WAS nominated. But I agree that it's a pity that Stuhlbarg or MEW did not get a nod.

ITA with all the posters that mentioned the characters in Breaking Bad. Skyler is another one that goes from "a good wife" to (almost) a Lady Macbeth. All characters "evolve" organically, too. What an amazing character-driven series!!!

Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to see what Karl ends up doing. In the small amount of screen time (way too small, if you ask me) he got, Nick Offerman just killed it. He's probably dead by the year S3 is supposed to be set in, but perhaps in a later season -- or even a spin-off, a la Better Call Saul???

LOVED how Charlie ended up coming out of the butcher shop with a package of meat after the first attempt -- to wreak havoc. I dig the sense of humor! LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Cristin Milioti in Once on Broadway. I know Patrick Wilson has a wonderful voice, too. Whenever I see them together, I wish they'd break into a duet of some kind. Whoever is in charge of casting is brilliant. All the way down to a seemingly insignificant role of Noreen, everyone is cast perfectly.

Two actors that I think have good looks, acting chops, and just about everything else going for them but don't seem to have "gotten there": Patrick Wilson and Josh Lucas. They have both starred in multiple movies (some blockbusters as well) and proven that they're talented thespians. Of course, they're incredibly handsome. I personally think they could (and should) be where Bradley Cooper is now. But they haven't gotten there -- or even close. Are they maybe just too -- generically handsome??? I don't know. But I've always wondered.

Was meh about the book, disliked the 1981 movie, but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the musical. RIP, Mr. Edgar Lawrence Doctorow. Your work will live on forever.

I couldn't stand Zoe Barnes' character on House of Cards, so her death was a total WTF moment for me (I admit I let out a squeal of glee after the initial shock wore off). I knew her character would be dead (since her British counterpart died as well), but I just never thought it'd be that early in the second season. Also, I got to admit that when Mickey Doyle finally bit the dust on Boardwalk Empire, I was shocked because by then I was convinced that he'd survive even a nuclear war -- just like a cockroach! And such an unceremonious death at that, too. Well, I guess that was fitting. Of course, Richard Harrow's death, OTOH, was beautiful and heartbreaking. BTW, the death that was highly anticipated but didn't happen? Boyd Crowder's on Justified. Him dying in a hail of gunfire would've been fitting, but that's one death I'm glad that didn't happen! And even without the death, it still felt right.

Yeah, it didn't get nominated in ANY category. Ugh. Goggins alone should have several Emmys by now. This is ridiculous. Even the god-awful season 5 was better than a LOT of television shows out there. But, hey, look where The Wire is in television history. That show won nothing. Hopefully Justified will achieve that legend-like status one of these days (but at least a nom would've been nice)...

Pleasantly surprised! I hope TPTB are reading this forum (for some ideas on the show's direction in S3)!

Well-deserved noms! All the actors (including Sissy Spacek) were fantastic, IMO. I mean, how could you go wrong with a show with an Emmy winner, Oscar winner, Pulitzer Prize winner, and not one but two Tony winners in the cast, right?

You know, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I've always had my reservations about the character, but this season -- the 2nd half in particular -- has convinced me that there is nothing to like or root for about Abe. He's dull and unlikable, and his "spying" skills, of course, are god-awful. 0 redeeming factor, IMO, except the adorable kid that he's produced with Mary. That said, the finale kept me engaged. Caleb was all kinds of wonderful, it was great to see Ben back in Washington's good graces, enjoyed LadyMacbeth!Mary, Anna's feelings for Hewlett were palpable, Washington looked reasonably charismatic on the battlefield, it was good to see Simcoe and Rogers be their usual crazy selves, Akimbode and Abigail's scene together was heartwarming, and I didn't mind Papa Woodhull (as a matter of fact, I find him far more interesting than Abe -- there, I said it). If TPTB decide to take artistic license, anyway, they might as well kill off Abe and then just let the rest of the cast go about the spying business. I will definitely watch a show about Ben/Caleb vs. Andre. If that's the case, I'd say bring on season 3!

There was so little spy action in this episode again that when Sprout was moving his hand up and down in bed, I thought it was some kind of a “code” (a child prodigy of a spy, if you will)(surely, he'd be a better spy than his father ever was). Sigh, it's hard to believe that this was the penultimate episode. At this rate, there WON'T be a United States of America, y'all...

Finally had the chance to watch the episode. Who would've thunk it in season 1 that Major Hewlett would become one of the most intriguing characters -- and a romantic lead, to boot! It was so satisfying to see him back in his uniform, surrounded by his men, holding Anna in his arms, even though his conflict with Simcoe will only get nastier. Speaking of Hewlett, he's an amalgam of several actual historical figures, right? And that means that TPTB can do whatever the heck they wish to do with him? Well, that doesn't bode well for him, but then, if the show is going to be canceled after this one, maybe TPTB will decide to do something drastic -- like, letting the loyalists win! (Or not). As someone said upthread, spying on this show seems to be quite one-sided. The dynamics probably would've been better had TPTB made a show where Ben and Andre would be the leads and they throw one (spy) mission after another at each other. Too bad we got to see way too much melodrama and Angst!Washington instead. Sigh.