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Writers weigh in on their nominated episodes, including from the series “Fallout”; “The Crown”; “What We Do in the Shadows”; and “Hacks.” Can a whole episode of a TV show be boiled down into one single — if key — scene? Maybe that shouldn’t be the case, but at The Envelope we like to say, “Heck, yeah!” True: One scene alone can’t win a show an Emmy Award but, in context, the most notable scene in a nominated episode absolutely underscores what makes a particular show unique, powerful, moving … and worth watching. So once more with feeling: According to the nominated writers and producers of this year’s comedy and drama writing nominees, these are the key scenes that will unlock their stories for you. COMEDY Laszlo (Matt Berry) joins a gay pride parade in the “Pride Parade” episode of “What We Do in the Shadows.” ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ (FX) Episode: “Pride Parade” (written by Jake Bender and Zach Dunn) Here’s the key: Nandor crashes down from space as Laszlo and the other vampires host their neighbor Sean’s Pride parade. Advertisement The big deal: “Our goal was to ground this potentially insane outer-space storyline by rooting it in Nandor’s insecurity,” Dunn writes in an email. Adds Bender, “The physics of Nandor flying up to space and plummeting back to Earth probably wouldn’t hold up to scientific scrutiny, so we’re hoping Neil deGrasse Tyson never watches this.” Awards Solving Steve Martin doesn’t take that much guesswork Aug. 19, 2024 Sara Bareilles as Dawn, from left, Paula Pell as Gloria, Busy Philipps as Summer and Renee Elise Goldsberry as Wickie. In Episode 4, Dawn begins to respect the nostalgia factor for her band. ‘Girls5Eva’ (Netflix) Episode: “Orlando” (written by Meredith Scardino and Sam Means) Here’s the key: Taffy, a longstanding Girls5Eva fan who’s now married to a billionaire, throws herself a birthday party and brings the band along. Dawn sees her as a figure of pity. The big deal: Taffy turns out to be more clear-eyed about her motivations than Dawn realizes, and Dawn begins to respect the […]
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This week’s story, “ Between the Shadow and the Soul ,” is about a fifty-year-old woman named Eliza who has
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