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T10 WHATS UP! February 6 - 12, 2022 standing Actress in a Comedy Series in 2018. Nash doesn't take leading a se- ries sitting down, and she told Ilana Kaplan for the Washington Post that "there's a responsibili- ty that you hold to get your show over the finish line every season … And I welcomed it." Reflecting on the experience of making four seasons of "Claws," Nash shared that the person she will miss most is the head of the nail department be- hind the scenes, Morgan Dixon. "It would just be such a plea- sure to come to work and see what the story was we were tell- ing through our nails every day," Nash told the Post, making clear the importance of styling in character development. Rounding out an exceptional main cast are Kevin Rankin ("Friday Night Lights") as Jenni- fer's husband, Bryce Husser; Ja- son Antoon ("NCIS: Hawai'i") as Dr. Ken Brickman, the head of one of the Husser family's pill mills; Harold Perrineau ("Ro- meo + Juliet," 1996") as Dean Simms, Desna's brother; Dean Norris ("Breaking Bad") as Un- cle Daddy, the big boss at the top of the Husser crime family; and finally, Jack Kesy ("The Strain") as Dwayne "Roller" Husser, Des- na's on-again-off-again boy- friend who is entangled more in criminal activity than his own family's enterprise. While it is sad that such a unique show is coming to an end, it's worth celebrating its four-season run and its impor- tance in the pop culture land- scape. "Claws" has turned the often cruel Florida joke on its head by adding humanity to stories that would certainly make an absurd cherry-picked headline. To top it all off, the series also sets high stakes for its dramatic storylines while showcasing the cast's co- medic chops to fully flesh out its characters and keep them from simply being "Florida Man" or "Florida Woman" caricatures. A comedy with risk must al- ways have a guiding principle behind it to keep it on track, and the one behind "Claws" is sim- ple: Strong women. Series creator Eliot Laurence, whose resume includes produc- ing credits for "The Big Gay Sketch Show" and "Motherland: Fort Salem," told AV Club writer Danette Chavez in 2018 that his objective in making "Claws" was to highlight "women taking con- trol of their lives and being ba- dass." Broadly and specifically, "Claws" has been pursuing that goal since Episode 1. continued from page T2 Wave goodbye: Nail Artisans close shop in 'Claws' TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Judy Reyes stars in "Claws"