I was out of town last weekend, so these are my favorite quotes from the past two weeks, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.
Mercy Street Major McBurney: See that he sees to it. Dr. Hale: And I’ll see that she sees to seeing to that …sir.
Mary: A better world is coming.
Black Sails Max: How could we all have sacrificed so much and none of us has anything to show for it?
Big Little Lies Madeline:She wouldn’t leave if she knew I had cancer. Ed: Well, you don’t have cancer. Madeline: But, I’d be willing to get it.
Time After Time Wells: The man who raises his fists first is the man out of ideas.
Supergirl Kara: Supergirl is what I can do. Kara is who I am.
Travelers Mrs. Bloom: I know what happened, dear. I’m from the future.
The Flash H.R.: I found my place. It’s standing here, with these people, against you.
Barry: Fear makes us do a lot of things that we shouldn’t.
This Is Us Randall: You got white doves? Beth: They don’t make black ones, Randall.
The Americans Claudia: Nothing scares those two. Gabriel: Everything scares those two.
Legion Syd: Who teaches us to be normal when we’re one of a kind?
The Vampire Diaries Stefan: Let me do this for you. Damon: No. Stefan: Then let me do this for me. Please.
These are my favorite quotes from the past week, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.
Mercy Street
Jimmy: If I’m not the black sheep, I hardly know what I’ll be.
Black Sails Flint: All life begins with violence and wailing.
Silver: We are at our least rational when we are at our most vulnerable.
The Royals Helena: Live your life. Chase whatever makes your heart race.
Jasper: What’s wrong with you? Sara Alice: The princess is leaving. What’s wrong with you?
Jasper: The princess is leaving.
Jasper: I know I hurt you, and I’m not expecting you to just run back into my arms but, if you leave this palace behind, don’t leave us behind. You’re my girl, Princess. And I’m gonna love you no matter what.
Big Little Lies Bonnie: None of us really see things as they are. We see things as we are.
Supergirl Kara: You can’t just put me in a wedding dress! Mr. Mxyzptlk: Why not? It’s Vera Wang.
Kara: You can’t force love, Mxyzptlk. You have to let it find you.
These are my favorite quotes from the past week, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.
Mercy Street Chaplain Hopkins: In her grief is found our purpose. To comfort, not to confront.
Supergirl M’gann: I’m brave because you showed me how to be.
Timeless
Josephine Baker: You know, Ernest calls them the Lost Generation, but I think he stole that from Gertrude. Lucy: Lost Generation. I get it.
Josephine: Oh? How so? Lucy: All seen too much violence. Aimless, confused, don’t know what’s right or wrong, good or bad.
Josephine: Sounds like you’re not just talking about them. Lucy: I’m, uh… I-I was a teacher.
Josephine: Hmm. Lucy: A good one. I loved the research, the facts. I love facts, they’re solid. You can trust them. Your personal life might be a mess, but you always have the facts. It’s like… standing on concrete. But then you realize you’re standing on quicksand, and nothing’s true.
Josephine: You know, you’re wrong about one thing. Lucy: What’s that?
Josephine: When Ernest calls them the Lost Generation, he doesn’t mean aimless. He means battered. Broke down. But getting ready to stand back up. There’s a difference. Lucy: I like that.
Wyatt: You can call it fate, or God, or the Force, but I am meant to do something. I am meant to protect the both of you. I see that now, and I will. Lucy: You realize you sound like a crazy person, right? Rufus: Mm-hmm. Wyatt: I sound like you. Lucy: Exactly.
This Is Us Sophie: You better be dying. And soon. But you’re not, are you? No. Look at you. You’re glowing. God, that’s is so annoying. Why don’t you age?
Bones Brennan: You’d think after 12 years you could handle a little viscera with your oatmeal.
I know you have all been waiting for this, so here is my list of returning shows that I am most looking forward to in 2017. Sometimes, I look back at these lists and mourn the shows we have lost too soon or found their natural end. Hopefully, there are not too many of them this year.
1. BONES, season 12 premieres January 3rd on Fox, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Boyd, Patricia Belcher, Michael Grant Terry, Eugene Byrd, Carla Gallo, Pej Vahdat, Ryan O’Neal, Joel David Moore, Ignacio Serricchio, Laura Spencer, and Eric Milligan. In this final season premiere, Dr. Brennan has been kidnapped by former squintern Zack Addy. No one knows what Zack is up to, but Agents Booth and Aubrey, with the help of the Jeffersonian team, must find her and bring her home safely. This has never been one of my “must-watch” shows, but it has been consistently well-written, and the chemistry among the entire cast is always excellent. I am interested to see how they bring this series to a close.
2. HOMELAND, season 6 premieres January 15th on Showtime, stars Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, F. Murray Abraham, Sebastian Koch, and Elizabeth Marvel. Carrie is back in the United States with Franny, and is working as an advocate for Muslim Americans. Saul and the CIA have a new President-Elect to brief, and she is not necessarily on their side. Quinn is awake, and dealing with the reality of his health situation. It all sounds like it might hit a little too close to home for our country right now, which means it should definitely be an interesting season.
3. MERCY STREET, season 2 premieres January 22nd on PBS, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, AnnaSophia Robb, McKinley Belcher III, Patina Miller, Hannah James, Norbert Leo Butz, Josh Radnor, Lyne Renée, Tara Summers, Bryce Pinkham, L. Scott Caldwell, Brían F. O’Byrne, Luke Macfarlane, Jack Falahee, Donna Murphy, Brad Koed, Gary Cole, Suzanne Bertish, Shalita Grant, and Peter Gerety. I did not watch the first season as it aired, but once I realized what a fantastic cast it had, I decided I need to give it a try. Set during the Civil War, this show takes places at a hospital in Virginia, where both Union and Confederate soldiers are treated. The nurses, doctors, and the freed slaves that work at the hospital all have differing views about what it means to do good during this time of conflict. The second season picks up in June of 1862 and everyone is realizing that things in the country are going to get much worse before they get better.
4. OUTSIDERS, season 2 premieres January 24th on WGN America, stars David Morse, Ryan Hurst, Kyle Gallner, Thomas M. Wright, Gillian Alexy, Joe Anderson, and Christina Jackson. The first season ended with a stand-off on the mountain between the Farrells and the local law enforcement and, from the trailer, it looks like there will be a pretty epic fight in the first episode back. The coal company and the town are still looking for a way to contain the Farrells, which causes some fighting within the clan. I loved the first season, and this second one looks even more action-packed, so I am very excited to see what happens next.
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