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Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour. It shows “a funniness

and pure love of female friendship as a child, and then

the loss of that — and the loss of family,” adds Konkle.

“Barry”

Episode: “ronny/lily”

And ... scene:Hit man Barry is blackmailed by a venge-

ful cop into killing Ronny (Daniel Bernhardt). Barry

tries to just scare him off, but Ronny will have none of it

and turns out to be quite a fighter.

Why this moment? “One of the things the whole show

was built around was the reveal of the tae kwon do

trophies [during the fight],” says writer-showrunner

Alec Berg, co-nominated with Bill Hader. “We’re discov-

ering, in the moment with this character, ‘Uh-oh, may-

be he’s in over his head.’ There’s a funny thing with

status where he’s the guy who’s telling this other guy

what to do or he’ll get killed, then you see that [trophy]

and suddenly he becomes a little deferential.”

DRAMA

“Bodyguard”

Episode:

“Episode 1”

And ... scene:Body-

guard David (Richard

Madden), established

as a war vet deeply

suspicious of politi-

cians, hears his pro-

tection charge, Brit-

ain’s Home Secretary

Julia Montague (Kee-

ley Hawes), being

hawkish and unapolo-

getic about opera-

tions in the Middle

East.

Why this moment?“We see his reaction to that, and

he’s very troubled,” says writer/showrunner Jed Mercu-

rio. “We were developing this idea that the bodyguard

might not be the protector here, that he might be the

assassin — so we play that possible game with the

audience not knowing if he’s what he appears to be.”

“Killing Eve”

Episode: “Nice

and Neat”

And ... scene:After

being knifed, assassin

Villanelle (Jodie

Comer) lies low in the

house of a seemingly

good Samaritan

(Julian Barratt) who

then ominously locks

her in.

Why this moment?

When Villanelle tries

to escape, her captor

is furious. “He

screams at her, ‘What

do I get?’ ” says writer Emerald Fennell. “He thinks he’s

a good guy.” The pair fight violently. “It’s so horrifying

and delicious. Even Villanelle, who is exceptional in

every way, can feel at her lowest moment what it’s like

to be compromised by a really average man.”

“Better Call Saul”

Episode: “Winner”

And ... scene:After getting his law license renewed,

Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) says his emotional breakdown

in front of the law board was all a con. Or was it?

Why this moment?“He’s been walled off for a year

about his brother’s death and finally he gets emo-

tional, and when he

comes out he says, ‘I

fooled them,’ ” says

Thomas Schnauz,

nominated with

showrunner Peter

Gould. “That’s the

moment he says he’s

going to use the

name Saul Good-

man,” says Gould.

“This was a moment

of victory in the

writers room. It all

crystallized.”

“The Handmaid’s Tale”

Episode: “Holly”

And ... scene:Alone,

June (Elisabeth

Moss) must deliver

her baby as we also

flash back to the birth

of her first child, and

scenes with her own

mother, Holly.

Why this moment?

“It shows June’s raw

strength in child-

birth,” says writer and

showrunner Bruce

Miller, who shares teleplay credit with Kira Snyder.

“June is literally alone as she brings [baby] Holly into

the world,” adds Snyder. “June ... emerges from the

episode as someone new, someone stronger than she

realized.”

“Succession”

Episode:

“Nobody Is

Ever Missing”

And ... scene:Kendall

(Jeremy Strong)

delivers what’s known

as a “bear hug” letter

to his father (Brian

Cox), initiating a

takeover bid, but his

resolve fades.

Why this moment?“I

love watching Kendall

as his resolve evaporates,” says writer/showrunner

Jesse Armstrong. “The man turns back into a boy in the

presence of his father. Logan throws the letter into the

toilet bowl. But after his son has departed, his own

performance of a lack of concern dissolves, and he

fishes in the lavatory water for the document.”

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