PONIEWOZIK Sterling K. Brown for his coiled-spring performance on “This Is Us.” (Which is 50 percent of an excellent series most weeks, so I’ll be gracious and say they nominated that 50 percent.) Pamela Adlon — it took me a while to warm to “Better Things,” but that was a stellar, lived-in performance all the way through. “San Junipero,” from “Black Mirror” — although that was one of my favorite episodes of TV last year, so how it’s a movie is beyond me. (“Black Mirror” even made an actual movie-length installment this season!) But TV movie is such a sparse category lately that it has to take what it gets.

LYONS Yeah, poor movie category. But we used to say the same thing about limited series, and now that’s one of the most interesting, robust categories! So who knows. To every Emmy category, there is a season. Also “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” made it in this year. Can we talk a little bit about “Veep”? On the one hand, “Veep” had an outrageously good season. On the other hand ... I sort of believe, spiritually, in sharing the wealth.

PONIEWOZIK I wasn’t as nuts about the most recent “Veep,” but regardless, to your larger point: I have no such spiritual qualms. I’m fine with rewarding the season-performance that aired, if it deserves it. In that spirit, while “The Americans” is one of the best dramas currently airing, I’m at peace with it not getting nominated for what really played like the first half of a double-length season. Next year, comrades! But I’d rather see its spot go to, say, “Rectify” than “Westworld.”

LYONS I mean, I would prefer the system you’re describing, of genuine fairness and taste, but it’s so clearly flawed already, it might as well be flawed in the directions I prefer. I also concur on “Rectify,” which brings us back to snubs. Oy, so many snubs. “BoJack Horseman,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” ... I know there isn’t room for every single good show, but this seems egregious. Not even for best comedy per se, but other categories even? Team Andre Braugher.

PONIEWOZIK I’m sad for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” though I didn’t expect to see it up there. I honestly thought Rachel Bloom had a shot. And I’m truly surprised “Transparent” dropped out, even if it continued to rack up acting nominations. Which brings up the question of separating performance from show. I said I would not have nominated “Westworld,” but it was well-acted: Evan Rachel Wood is outstanding, and you could not sell the hoo-hah Dr. Ford had to shovel without someone like Anthony Hopkins. We should probably talk about the Limited Series Actress murderer’s row at some point, no?