Heading into this year's Emmys, "Game of Thrones" was the show to beat in the drama categories.
But comedy was a race between Amazon Prime Video's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and HBO's "Veep," the previous winners that had the most momentum behind them. "Maisel" won big at the Creative Arts Emmys last week and "Veep" finished its seven-season run this year.
So it came as a surprise when "Fleabag" began cleaning up at the Emmys with writing and directing awards, and then with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's win for best actress in a comedy series. At that point, it looked like it was "Fleabag's" trophy to lose in the best comedy series category, something that seemed like a long shot heading in to the night.
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