Experts slugfest: ‘Sugar’ twist revealed, Emmy submission deadline

Colin Farrell is a what on “Sugar”?! Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss the Apple TV+ show’s big twist, how that might impact its Emmy chances and more.

Stop here if you care about “Sugar” spoilers. Your last warning. OK. The sixth episode of the noir detective drama revealed that John Sugar (Farrell) is an alien who’s been dispatched to Earth with his alien pals to observe and report on humans. It’s a big swing that’s been divisive among critics and completely changes the show. But does it change its Emmy hopes? The series has been an underdog contender — it’s in 11th place in the odds in drama series — while Farrell has been sitting in third place in the drama actor rankings.  As the saying goes, there’s no such thing as bad press. With a million shows on the air and many of them getting lost in the shuffle, any and all chatter about your show’s Big Twist can’t hurt that might draw in new viewers can’t hurt.

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Thursday, May 9 is also the Emmy submission deadline, so we can all stop speculating about which shows might move where and which actors might move to lead or supporting. But would certain shows perform better in a different genre? Or would they just be lateral moves?

Elsewhere, we discuss the “Palm Royale” season finale, preview this week’s “Hacks'” episodes and more.

Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.

Timestamps:
Intro and “Sugar’s” big twist — spoilers, obviously (0:00)
Does “Sugar’s” twist impact its Emmy chances? (10:18)
“Palm Royale” season finale — spoilers, obviously (18:05)
“Palm Royale’s” Emmy chances (22:24)
“Hacks” Episodes 3 and 4 preview (29:04)
Emmy submission deadline and “Shōgun” speculation (41:55)
Listener questions (51:28)