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On Wednesday , July 17 , the76th Primetime Emmy Awardsannounced its nominees and , much to my foiling , Ella Purnell was missing from the list . After starring in the Emmy - constitute thrillerYellowjacketsand Netflix ’s acclaimedArcane , Purnell has become one of tv ’s must - watch , genre - hopping talents . As one of three leads inAmazon Prime Video’sFalloutadaptation , Purnell more than proved her ability to carry a serial — averysuccessful serial with a near - gross score on Rotten Tomatoes . All of this to say , I find Ella Purnell ’s Emmys snub entirely stupefy and more than a little artful .
As a video plot fan , I can take some comfort in theEmmy Awards nominationsat large . Excitingly , Falloutcontinued aLast of UsEmmys trend , reiterating that the HBO video recording game adaptation was n’t an award - get ahead flue , but a sign of changing times . WhileFalloutwas nominate for Outstanding Drama Series , Walton Goggins earned a nod for his role as Cooper Howard / The Ghoul . The prevailing mainstream position around video games ' narrative worth and artistic merit are in conclusion switch — and that ’s something to keep . I just like Purnell got more credit for her part in it all .
Ella Purnell Gives An Emmy-Worthy Performance In Fallout
The Darkly Funny Post-Apocalyptic Drama Wouldn’t Work Without Lucy MacLean
free-base on the post - apocalyptic telecasting game dealership of the same name , Falloutis both savage and offbeat — and I do n’t think any character better captures that melding of tones than Ella Purnell ’s Lucy MacLean . Born in an underground Vault - Tec - created bunker , Lucy truly believes that she and her fellow Vault Dwellers will one day fall to the surface to " carry through America . " It ’s as delusional as it fathom ; theworld ofFalloutis set by its lawless nuclear Wasteland , which is ruled by ruthless bounty hunters and factions . Lucy , meanwhile , is the human avatar of a moral orbit .
I think Purnell enamour that transformation dead .
Taking cues from the most chipper ofFallout ’s hurl of characters , her sire Hank MacLean ( Kyle MacLachlan ) , Lucy is affirmative to a fault . The Vault Dweller believes in talking her elbow room out of hairy situations , and using fury — a relatively impotent dart gun — as a last resort , because it ’s her duty to restore order . After reckon raiders abduct Hank from the Vault , Lucy journeys through the harrowing Wasteland to rescue him . Along the way , her happy - go - lucky attitude starts to deteriorate when Lucy realizes she is n’t preparedor clued in . I think Purnell capture that transformation perfectly .
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resist to be typecast , Ella Purnell ’s Fallout fall out - up role sounds completely opposite of Lucy MacLean — in the best possible way for the actor .
The 2024 Emmys Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series Category Feels Off
Shogun’s Anna Sawai & Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s Maya Erskine Track — But Others Don’t
This year ’s Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series family just feels a little out of signature to me . Honestly , it ’s also outright unusual that series likeThe Morning Showseason 3 andThe Gilded Ageseason 2 have Outstanding Drama Series nomination . Neither serial is specially well - retrospect . Despite its ensemble , The Morning Showis incredibly lukewarm , and no amount of time of year - three stunt - casting change that fact . likewise , The Gilded Ageboasts a power station casting , but the slow - burn melodrama has break down to capture spectator ' favor , even if the sophomore sashay fared slightly comfortably with critics .
Nominees for Outstanding Lead Actress ( Drama )
TV Series
Set 200 years after an apocalypse, Fallout follows residents of luxury shelters as they re-enter a post-nuclear world. Confronted with a bizarre and violent landscape, the series explores the stark contrasts between their sheltered existence and the harsh realities of the outside universe.
Jennifer Aniston
The Morning Show
Carrie Coon
The Gilded Age
Maya Erskine
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Set 200 years after an apocalypse, Fallout follows residents of luxury shelters as they re-enter a post-nuclear world. Confronted with a bizarre and violent landscape, the series explores the stark contrasts between their sheltered existence and the harsh realities of the outside universe.
Anna Sawai
Shōgun
Imelda Staunton
The Crown
Reese Witherspoon
While I call up Carrie Coon ( The Leftovers , Gone Girl ) always deserves the spotlight , The Gilded Age ’s impingement on the tv landscape painting does n’t feel particularly grievous . Similarly , Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are always a joy to see , but I would n’t sayThe Morning Showis either Emmy achiever ' best outing . Both shows are glossy prestige melodramas that are fun to keep an eye on , but not necessarily honor - winningprograms . Similarly , The Crown ’s closing was its weakest time of year , wrapping Netflix ’s flagship show on a sour distinction . Unlike Elizabeth Debicki ’s haunting functioning , Imelda Staunton ’s Queen Elizabeth II did n’t quite leave a endure impression either .
Ella Purnell ’s execution , andFallout ’s impingement , deserved this sort of attention …
On the other hand , I think Anna Sawai and Maya Erskine ’s nominating address are completely justified . Sawai , who is part ofShōgun ’s mould of graphic symbol , gave a memorable carrying into action in , arguably , the class ’s best dramatic event . Not only was ita success with critics and audiences alike , butShōgunbecame must - watch , water system - tank - chat - suitable telly . For a minute , it also felt like everyone was watching the acute action mechanism dramedyMr . & Mrs. Smith , draw Erskine ’s nominating speech a must ( disregarding of the show ’s dubious compartmentalization as a drama ) . That say , Ella Purnell ’s performance , andFallout ’s encroachment , deserved this variety of attending .
The victor of the 2024 Emmys have highlighted the prominent problem with separating every television set show on the air into two binary categories .
Ella Purnell’s Lucy MacLean Is Fallout’s Defining Role
More Than Any Character Lucy Exemplifies The Show’s Many Different Tones
While Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten , Purnell ’s co - leads inFallout , put forth unbelievable performance too , it ’s hard to guess the off - kilter adaption put to work at all if Purnell did n’t nail the part of Lucy MacLean . The naive and pollyannaish but also cagey and haunted , Lucy is a complicated character when we meet her , butPurnell hides those layers in the character ’s way-out " Okey - dokey " spell . As The Ghoul discourage , the brutality of the Wasteland get-up-and-go Lucy to change — or at least embrace other component part of herself .
Ella Purnell embodies the inwardness of Fallout ’s many contribution …
ByFalloutseason 1 ’s finish , she ’s gone on a genuine arc from can - do helper to survivor . After Lucy acquire the the true about her father , the character ’s resolve to do what ’s correct stiffens , but it ’s driven not by purpose but obligation . Purnell can deliver incredibly comedic one - liners one moment and be covered in blood the next , but , somehow , she convincingly assures us that all of this is happening to the same Lucy . In masterfully capture the contrasting tincture and layer of the show , Ella Purnell embody the sum ofFallout ’s many percentage in an Emmy Award - worthy way .
Falloutseason 1 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video , and the76th Primetime Emmy Awardsair on September 15 , 2024 .
coiffe 200 class after an apocalypse , Fallout postdate residents of sumptuousness shelters as they re - enter a post - atomic world . Confronted with a bizarre and fierce landscape painting , the series explore the stark contrast between their sheltered existence and the rough realities of the outside universe .
