'Hacks' Beating 'The Bear' Was Exactly What the Emmys Needed

Plus 7 other takeaways, including my thoughts on drama series drama, terrible product placement and who should host the next awards show

HACK ATTACK From left: Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Paul W. Downs and Christopher McDonald, in the Emmys press room. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The morning after an awards show always feels a bit deflating, doesn’t it? Even with the Emmys coming right at the start of the movie awards season, and the…