“Station Eleven” stars Matilda Lawler and Mackenzie Davis deserve Emmy recognition for their joint role –

In 2021, Claire Foy won a second Emmy on Netflix for her role as Queen Elizabeth. Გ crown, The strange triumph of the guest, what a bad thing it was. The easiest way to interpret Foy’s win is that Emmy voters have lost all ability to judge guest acting categories, requiring a thorough overhaul. Or look back at Olivia Coleman’s victory over Queen Elizabeth. Გ crownWe can be generous and say that voters are very fond of the double cast, the relative pleasure of seeing the actors taking unique but complete turns of an ordinary role.

Thanks to Showtime yellow jackets, voters could fill the field of leading and supporting actors with dual roles on the drama side. Melanie Linsky Shauna Don’t forget the foundation launched by teenage Shauna, Sophie Nellis. Do you think Christina Ritchie was incredibly pregnant as an adult mystic? Be sure to respect how well Sam Hanrat instilled Misty Eccentricity.

What bothers me the most, though, is my favorite Emmy Dual Duty work, perfectly paired with Mackenzie Davis and Matilda Lawler as plague survivor Kirsten on HBO Max. station eleven. In the star-studded limited series acting categories, where ratings standards can start with at least one Oscar nomination, I have a real fear that Davis and Lawler might be punished by the film’s spiritual and sometimes funny characters. Emily’s lyrical adaptation. The famous novel by St. John Mandel, when your competition will be over who used the most latex to play the most famous historical character. (You look, Renee Zellweger things in pam.)

It would have been easier for Davis to be confident of his chances if Emmy voters hadn’t forgotten his desperately sophisticated work. Stop and set fire – Aligning Davis and the Carrie Bisch constellation last. Stop The seasons are still a riot I can’t forgive, and the episode “San Juniper” black mirror. Inside station elevenDavis Kirsten’s version encapsulates the show’s themes not only in the healing power of the art, but also in its limitations, a mixture of self-confidence and weakness that was especially true for viewers who have experienced the show during the COVID-19 pandemic. . . He has elements of an action hero – his Terminator: Dark Fate Swagger is helpful, and he has to deliver Shakespeare’s monologues. Emmy voters have long needed to understand how well Davis can present the best parts of prestige television.

Lawler, whose previous main credit was a particularly horrible episode of Paramount+ Bad, You have a more difficult task. Especially in the premiere, Lawrence Kirsten’s version is our entry, a wide-eyed baby who should be premature but isn’t. Also Prematurely capture the devastating impact of global trauma while selling a hopeful connection to Himesh Patel Jivan.

Voters should focus on “Goodbye My Damaged Home,” the seventh episode of the season, which allows Davis and Kirsten Lawler to share the screen. The episode represents an Emmy-worthy peak for both actors.

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