Critical reception towards Bishop 's performance has been positive since '' Gilmore Girls '' premiered in 2000 . Graeme McMillan of '' Wired '' wrote that the actress " plays Emily to perfection " , while '' The Hollywood Reporter '' commended Bishop for portraying her character " with great moxie " . '' Us Weekly '' agreed that Bishop played the character " perfectly " . Lauren Fries of '' Variety '' praised Bishop as a " talented " actress who " make s Graham ’s work easier and lend s a good deal of authority and legitimacy to the show . " CinemaBlend contributor Adrienne Jones wrote that the actress " helped her character display just the right amount of heart and saucy venom to engage in emotional verbal battles " . '' Bustle '' 's Alanna Bennett commended Bishop for making her character " entirely human " as opposed to solely " pompous and one-dimensional " . Writing for the '' Chicago Tribune '' , Maureen Ryan similarly appreciated Bishop 's " lively yet precise " performance for preventing Emily from being " just another WASP witch " , referring to the character as " often the best thing about the show " while ranking her among seven things she will miss about '' Gilmore Girls '' in the wake of its finale . '' Vox '' 's Constance Grady believes that Bishop is " entitled " to an Emmy Award nomination for her performance , calling both her and Graham " extraordinarily gifted actresses who play beautifully against each other " and highlighting moments when Bishop " gets something to sink her teeth into " . The critic also identified the season five episode " Emily Says Hello " during which her character sobs after returning home from a pleasant date as Bishop at her most " fantastic " and " extraordinary " . '' The Telegraph '' 's Rachel Ward opined that the series had always been " at its best " when the " steely ... judgmental " Emily " showed her vulnerability " . Bishop 's performance earned her two Golden Satellite Awards nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Musical or Comedy Series at the 7th and 8th Golden Satellite Awards in 2002 and 2004 , respectively . Fans of the series of long lamented the fact that the Emmy Awards did not acknowledge Bishop 's performance is the series during its seven-year run
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