Independence Day has come and gone, but there are still plenty of fireworks of the verbal variety in our latest Quotes of the Week compilation.
In the list below, we’ve gathered nearly a dozen of television’s most memorable sound bites from the past seven days, including scripted moments from cable, broadcast and streaming series.
This time around, we’ve got a shoutout to Elmo from The Boys, a cheeky little moment from My Lady Jane, and Emmett’s reaction to Kiesha’s pregnancy news on The Chi.
Also featured in this week’s roundup: Presumed Innocent, Criminal Minds: Evolution, House of the Dragon, Grantchester, Evil, Land of Women, and a double dose of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (read review).
Scroll through the list below to see all of our picks for the week, then hit the comments and tell us if we missed any of your faves! (With contributions from Mandi Bierly, Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich and Kimberly Roots)
“What is it with you two? You have some kind of thing with him?”
“With Rusty?”
“Yeah. You ever kiss him?”
“Inappropriate. Irrelevant. And go f–k yourself.”
Eugenia (Virginia Kull) shuts down Tommy’s (Peter Sarsgaard) line of questioning
“‘Director Madison, effective immediately, I am resigning from the FBI.’ Should I delete the ‘Sent From My Phone’ handle?”
Prentiss (Paget Brewster) wouldn’t want to appear hasty, after all
“… and then ’94. Not your finest hour.”
Detective Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is Team Ronny Cox when it comes to the second sequel
“Titi monkeys?”
“They mate for life.”
“Maybe you should come up with some other s–t than titi monkeys. You can’t be calling Black folks monkeys. Even with that accent, you’ll get f–ked up.”
Axel (Eddie Murphy) isn’t digging Serge’s (Bronson Pinchot) take on daughter Jane and Detective Abbott
“You’re like a Times Square Elmo.”
Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) reacts to Hughie dressed in Web Weaver’s costume
“Luckily for us, gamesmanship is my second-best skill.”
“What’s your first-best skill, Mummy?”
“Fellatio.”
Lady Frances Grey (Anna Chancellor) isn’t shy about her talents
“I’ve never seen so many uptight white men in one place.”
“You work for the church.”
Rev. Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair) and detective Geordie Keating (Robson Green) upon entering the police station
“What’s wrong with our wine?”
“She doesn’t like it.”
“Well, no. No, I didn’t say that. It’s strong. Very strong. And dry. And, well, it doesn’t taste good.”
Gala (Eva Longoria) delicately delivers bad news to the co-op
“I can. My pull-out game weak as hell.”
Emmett (Jacob Latimore) responds to Kiesha’s remark that she “can’t believe” she’s pregnant again
“So is the whole point of this to make it spookier?”
“We clear a room, Ben, to prevent the demons from returning by blessing each corner.”
“And that’s why you turn off the lights?”
“No. Demons are more likely to appear if the lights are off.”
“So demons take their rules from horror movies?”
“Hmm. I don’t know how to answer that one, Ben, so I won’t.”
Sister Andrea (Andrea Martin) refuses to take the bait when Ben (Aasif Mandvi) sarcastically questions exorcism protocol
“We march on King’s Landing and take the throne.”
“The throne?!”
“It’s a big chair, made of swords.”
Daemon (Matt Smith) mocks Ser Simon Strong (Sir Simon Russell Beale) when he wonders what the Targaryen prince’s desired outcome is
Apparently Daemon is an Airplane fan