So, normally, I would explain to you what about each of these episodes I love. However, this year has kind of deflated me. In general, I have not posted as often as I would have liked, because I have not really been able to find the motivation. Moving forward, I plan to take a break from posting here at all, but will continue updating Twitter and Facebook with TV news and opinions. And hopefully, I will find my inspiration again in 2018. If nothing else, I will be working very hard to get Beto O’Rourke elected to the United States Senate in Texas.
But, for now, this is my list of favorite episodes, not necessarily what I believe are the best episodes of the year, just my favorites. I would still love to hear what are some of your favorites, so please share them with me in the comments!
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.
Lucifer Dan: Dude, I cannot deal with your weirdness right now.
The Good Place
Janet: Say “goodbye,” Derek. Derek: Ah, good-bob. I hope we same place again very now.
Janet: His brain is wrong.
Eleanor: Girl, you are a messy bench who loves drama, and I am into it.
Will & Grace Karen: Sorry I wasn’t here but, uh, come on, what the hell was I gonna say? She was my maid? She was my sparring partner? She was my best friend? You were my everything, Rosario Yolanda Salazar. You know, it’s funny. People keep asking, “What do you need? What do you need?” I need for you to not be gone. Here, honey, I want you to have something. It was my mother’s. Makes sense you should have it. Lord knows you’ve been eyeing it for years. Honey, I’m not going with you to the cemetery, so don’t get mad, okay? I just can’t watch ’em put you in the ground. I have to remember you my way. So, if it’s alright, I’m just gonna sit here with you for a while. Te amo, Mommy.
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.
Star Trek: Discovery Captain Lorca: Starfleet didn’t start this war. Harry Mudd: Of course you did. The moment you decided to boldly go where no one had gone before. What did you think would happen when you bumped into someone who didn’t want you in their front yard?
Lucifer Chloe: I’m not worried about Maze. I’m worried about Canada.
Maze: I’m great at dismembering humans. How hard can it be to fix one?
The Gifted Kate: I’m sorry. Marcos: That’s alright. You did something stupid for someone you love. Can’t say I haven’t done the same.
The Flash Iris: I was engaged to somebody else. Barry: He’s actually dead, too. Therapist: Oh, you two have had to deal with a lot of trauma. Barry: Eddie, and Ronnie… Iris: A little. Barry: My mom, H.R…. Iris: Not too much. Barry: Laurel, Snart… Iris: We’ve been to a few funerals.
Cisco: (to himself) You just had to fall for the girl in head-to-toe black leather, didn’t you?
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Yvette: The universe doesn’t care about happy endings. Kevin: Yeah, well, I do.
The Good Place Eleanor: Would someone’s foot really fly off their body like that? That was kinda cool…ethically speaking.
Eleanor: I’m your hottest friend! No, Tahani. I’m your nicest… No, Jason. I’m your friend!
Arrow Curtis: If one of us spots Tarkov, we should have a signal. Rene: Yeah, I was gonna go with something like, “I see him,” or maybe even, “Hey, over there!” Curtis: It’s not terribly original, but effective.
Will & Grace
Jack: You are exactly who you’re supposed to be.
Summer television is always fun (and if you did not watch The Bold Type, you should get on that), but I am very excited for my Fall shows to return. Here are the ones that I am most excited about.
1. Outlander, season 3 premieres September 10 on Starz, stars Sam Heughan, Caitroina Balfe, Tobias Menzes, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin. At the end of season 2, Jamie was about to head into the Battle of Culloden, so he sent Claire and their unborn child back through the stones, where she was reunited with Frank. I have read the third book, I know what is going to happen (for the most part), and I am still so excited for this to start. Each season the story and performances get better and better.
2. The Good Place, season 2 premieres September 20 on NBC, stars Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, and Manny Jacinto. If you did not watch the first season of this show, go do it immediately. It is hilarious. I have now watched it three times. I do not want to ruin anything for anyone who has not watched it, but I am very excited to see how they move forward going into season two. I also just need more Janet in my life.
3. Lethal Weapon, season 2 premieres September 26 on Fox, stars Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm, Michelle Mitchenor, Jordana Brewster, Johnathan Fernandez, Richard Cabral, Dante Brown, and Chandler Kinney. I have to admit, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first season of this show. I figured it would be a pretty cut and dry cop show, but it was a lot more fun. I am very much looking forward to more adventures with Riggs and Murtaugh.
4. Lucifer, season 3 premieres October 2 on Fox, stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Rachael Harris, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside, Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer, Scarlett Estevez, and Tom Welling. Last season ended with Lucifer waking up alone in the desert having had his wings restored. The new season will pick up right where we left off. Lucifer is trying to figure out how he got his wings back, a human Charlotte is putting her life back together, and newcomer Marcus Pierce shows up as a Lieutenant in the LAPD. One of the reasons that I love this show so much is that it really leans in to the ridiculous premise of a crime-solving demon. What can I say? The Devil is charming and sexy.
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.
The Royals Robert: Okay, everyone, we’re going to be extremely British right now and pretend that none of that just happened.
The Man in the High Castle Ron: Used to be I thought victory was winning. Then I convinced myself it’s surviving. The truth is, I know I should do more.
No Tomorrow Kareema: Detroit?! I can’t go to Michigan. That state’s shaped like a mitten, it’s way too adorable.
Talia: He is a model of the typical post-election American. Totally terrified that the end of the world is coming via a fiery orange nightmare barreling straight toward us.
This Is Us Toby: I would totally marry you, if that’s something you’re down with. Kate: You would? Toby: I’d marry the hell outta you, Kate Pearson. Kate: You would? Wait, just like that? Toby: Just like that? It was just like that from the moment I met you, kid.
Shooter
Jack: You’ll never shoot. You’re a housewife.
Julie: I’m a Swagger.
These are my favorite quotes from the past few weeks, mostly from shows currently on the air, but also other random things I happen to be watching.
Shameless Frank: It’s like a family heirloom, only drugs!
Frank: Every time I look at one of you kid’s faces, I see her face looking back at me – smiling, laughing. She was strong. And you’re strong. And she was brave, and you’re brave. I know you didn’t think much of her, but…she loved you. And you wouldn’t be who you are, and I wouldn’t be who I am, if she hadn’t come into our lives. So, hate her if you want…but she’s in you, and that’s a good thing.
The Royals Eleanor: Don’t ever doubt your words again. They’re perfect. Just believe in them.
No Tomorrow Evie: You’ve convinced yourself the past doesn’t matter because you’re too afraid to confront it.
Vikings Ragnar: Everyone will always underestimate you. You must make them pay for it.
Crazyhead Raquel: Do demons like figure skating? Did you really just ask me that? Amy: I’m not familiar with their leisure pursuits.
Suzanne: Just because I died doesn’t mean we can’t snuggle.
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.
Supergirl
J‘onn: People in this world don’t have much tolerance for others who look different. I say that as an alien, and as someone who’s worn the face of a black man for fifteen years.
Lucifer Lucifer: Welcome to Devil Time. Chloe: What are you doing? Lucifer: Trying out my new catch phrase. Dan: “Welcome to Devil Time”? What the hell does that mean? Lucifer: She knows what it means.
Jamie: I have no idea what that means.
Chloe: A couple days ago, I was in a really bad car accident. And I’ve spent the last few days trying to convince everybody that cares about me that it wasn’t a big deal. The truth is, I’m terrified. I’m scared of how it can all just end, with no rhyme or reason. And what I want to do right now is just go home and read a bedtime story to my daughter. But, you know, that’s not up to me either. We can’t control what happens to us, only how it affects us and the choices we make.
Timeless Ian Fleming: Rufus, there are allies, contacts, and women, but never trust. Only the mission.
Conviction Hayes: Honestly, Dan, I hope your audience sees through this charade, because this here – Me in these pearls and this stupid suit – this is what privilege looks like. Dan: Can you elaborate on that? Hayes: The fact that you’re here talking to me – this is the problem. Rich, famous, powerful people get away with murder all the time, sometimes literally. Coke in the purse, insider trading, sexual assault – you name it. I screw up. Because of my last name, the cops call the DA. He calls my mom. Strings are pulled. I’m out on the street in an hour with a new job – a job I initially had no interest in. Funny thing is, I like causing trouble, busting the system, exposing wrongful convictions. Kind of gets me off. So, really, it worked for me, again. Now, hopefully, it’s also a bonus to people like Penny Price – a mom accused of killing her own son – to have me on their side. Because I may be a hot mess, but I’m a hot mess with privilege. And since Penny Price has none, the least I can do is lend her some of mine.
The West Wing Senator Marino: It seems to me that more and more we’ve come to expect less and less from each other.
Arrow Diggle: You broke me out of prison. Lyla: For better or worse, Johnny. Diggle: I told you I wanted to stay. Lyla: And I figured, if you wanted to make your own decisions then you wouldn’t have gotten married.
Evelyn: Things have really fallen apart without Oliver. Oliver: It’s a good thing I’m back then. Rory: Was he waiting for an entrance line? Curtis: No. He’s just that cool.
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.
Shameless Lip: Slut. Fiona: I know you are, but what am I?
Masters of Sex Bill: They don’t see what you and Helen have done. That you’ve made a family.
Supergirl Clark: If the bullets don’t work, why the punching? I never understood that.
Winn: I get to make Superman’s new suit? Clark: No pressure.
Winn: Family is not about score-keeping, or who did more, it’s just about showing up.
Jane the Virgin
Jane: Why won’t you give up? Michael: Because I’m a fighter. You should know that about me. I’m a fighter.
Timeless Lucy: We saved Judith Campbell. Kept history the same. Agent Christopher: But Garcia Flynn is still alive, and he got away with an atomic bomb! Wyatt: The situation was chaotic. Rufus: On the up side, we’re finally starting to gel as a team.
The West Wing President Bartlet: Keep talking. I’m just going to sit here and think about plutonium, and the things I can do with it.
The Flash Barry: He’s just blaming you for all the bad things he’s caused in his life.
No Tomorrow Dierdre: I trust the cup holder is of sufficient diameter for a man of your thirsts.
Xavier: I like that you really thought about your word choice and then went with ‘rigamarole.’
Kareema: Everyone’s trying to make sense of an illogical world. That’s just his way. It’s not the only way.
Kareema: Maybe he’s crazy. Maybe what I’m doing is crazy too but, maybe sometimes crazy’s worth it.
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