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would have been another solid limited-series entry, too.

If I may use language that can only be deployed by the most articulate of critics, this issuuuuuperstupid.
But more quantity doesnt necessarily equate to more greatness.
Believing that it does is what I refer to as playing life by Netflix rules.
As an experiment, put, say,I May Destroy YouorMare of Easttownin the Outstanding Drama Series category.
Either would immediately wipe out the competition, most likely.
This isnt just a one-year anomaly, either.
The year before that,A Very English Scandal,Dirty John, andManiacwere passed over.
The number of high-achieving limited series only seems poised to increase in the coming years.
Its a refusal to take the temperature of the medium and adjust accordingly to a changing climate.