Dear Emmys Red Carpet...

You have to love the Emmys.

They’re just like television - one part genius and one part trainwreck.

Kudos to the Academy for awarding the genius that is Kate McKinnon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the cast of The People vs OJ Simpson - as great as their performances are on their respective shows, their speeches on the Emmy broadcast were even better. And to Matt Damon, thank you for bringing the hilarity to a totally awkward situation.

Which brings us to the trainwreck portion of the evening - the red carpet.

It pains me to classify the red carpet like this, like a bowl game, awards show red carpets are event television for me. But this year’s carpet was just so PAINFUL.

Sure there were some standouts - hello Sarah Paulson and Kerry Washington - but the rest of the carpet was just so meh that I’m already looking past it to next year’s Globes.

(Big shoutout to the men this year for holding it down - they all looked amazing).

My usual tv faves just didn’t wow this year, Sarah Hyland looked like she copied Emma Watson from a past Globes, Claire Danes rocked an amazing liquid gold couture gown but she was literally ORANGE, and Kristen Bell’s dress was pretty, but it was so huge and princessly, it is a silhouette that feels tired nowadays, just like the mermaid dress.

Even though the carpet wowed less than usual, there were some trends that did emerge - gold and silver metallics, vibrant bright yellow, and an almost ethereal goth full of black lace and trim - a trend that’s also in vogue for this upcoming fall/winter season.

Here’s a look at my Emmys best dressed - and here’s hoping that next year the carpet is just as amazing as the show is.