Quotes Of The Week: Masked Dancer, Firefly Lane, Legacies, Stand And More
In the spirit of Super Bowl Sunday, it's time to honor the TV moments that scored this week.
By way of our latest Quotes of the Week compilation, we're recognizing the best small-screen dialogue of the past seven days, spanning broadcast, cable and streaming series.
This time around, we've got some impressive self-awareness from Dickinson's title poet, a Masked Dancer contestant who is certain she's met Paula Abdul before, Legacies' harsh but accurate criticism of one of its predecessors, and a Real Housewives of Salt Lake City insult that wasn't spoken aloud, but caught our attention nonetheless.
Also featured in this week's roundup: double doses of The Stand and Firefly Lane (read finale recap), plus sound bites from black-ish, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, The Daily Show, Resident Alien and more series.
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!
DICKINSON
"Mark my words: At the end of your time in the water cure, you won't be the same sick, disease-ridden, melancholy women you are right now."
"What if that's my brand?"
Emily (Hailee Steinfeld) appreciates the advice from her Aunt Lavinia (Jessica Hecht), but she doesn't want to risk becoming too happy
WEAKEST LINK
"Oh, Ashley — there are TikTok videos that have lasted longer than your time on this show."
Host Jane Lynch announces an early ejectee
BLACK-ISH
"Oh, look at this: CVS is alerting us that Black lives matter... and there's 20 percent off of all Tussin."
Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) scoffs at corporate attempts to look socially conscious
FIREFLY LANE (Episode 2)
"'Kimber, I'm sorry I didn't show up last night. It's not that I've met someone else, it's just that I'd like to. I'll mail you your key. Don't call me.'"
"What do you think it means?"
Kimber (Jenna Rosenow), making a dumb-blonde joke of herself after having her now-ex's email to her read aloud by assistant Kate (Sarah Chalke)
FIREFLY LANE (Episode 4)
"The work of Anastasia Wildhall speaks to me on a deep level. It gives me the shoulder fires."
"The what?"
"Shoulder fires. You know, when you get excited and you get that shiver in your shoulders, and it makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up."
"If you're feeling it in your shoulders, you're doing it wrong."
Tully (Katherine Heigl), questioning both the reading material Kate (Sarah Chalke) chooses for her alone time as well as how she "enjoys" that alone time
ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
"[gasps] It's like a dolphin!"
A stoned Zoey (Jane Levy) marvels at the smoothness of Danny Michael Davis' now-hairless ankle, following his time wearing a house arrest monitor on it
TO TELL THE TRUTH
"Do you have any questions for us? Like, what's it like to have friends?"
Nikki Glaser yanks the possible puppeteers' chains
SERVANT
"Well, she's starting with bourbon again."
"She has one a night!"
"I hate those people. It's a level of self-control I can't abide."
Julian (Rupert Grint) has a distaste for people who can properly handle their boozing
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY
Was Mary Cosby given the shadiest where-are-they-now update in Housewives history?
WANDAVISION
"Oh, boy.... Waiter, what's this canine doing in my kitchen sink?"
"The doggy paddle?"
Tommy got clever with age!
RESIDENT ALIEN
"I'm glad that you came in and that you've been so diligent with your health. As you know, self-examination along with appropriate screenings can greatly increase your odds of early detection, so I don't want you to worry. Many women find lumps in their breasts all the time and most of them are nothing, OK? Good. Now, let's get a look at that t-t."
While attempting to calm a female patient, it becomes very clear Harry (Alan Tudyk) hasn't quite mastered the subtleties of the English language
THE MASKED DANCER
"Have we met before?"
"Giiiirl, yes."
Just before her unmasking, Exotic Bird — who was revealed to be American Idol winner Jordin Sparks — confirms to former Idol judge Paula Abdul that they've indeed crossed paths before
THE STAND
"This court is convened under the authority of Mr. Randall Flagg, the greatest purveyor of justice the world has ever known! [crowd roars]"
"Randall Flagg! The Mother of Dragons! The Queen of the Andals!"
Apparent Game of Thrones fan Glen (Greg Kinnear) mocks New Vegas' worship of The Dark Man
THE STAND (Bonus Quote!)
"Bitch, you look bad."
Ray (Irene Bedard) bluntly reacts to Nadine's gaunt, sunken appearance
MACGYVER
"You have the walk outside to think verrrrry carefully about the words you say next."
Calling from — surprise! — the front seat of Mac's truck parked outside, Desi (Levy Tran) has questions for her secretive beau
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
"Honestly, I think kicking her off these committees could actually backfire. The last thing you want to do with a crazy person is to give them time to be crazy."
Noah sees a snag in conspiracy-spewing Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's punishment
LEGACIES
"There's just too much going on. There's Travelers and sirens, and Bonnie just disappears for long periods of time. And don't even get me started on Elena and the Sleeping Beauty spell!"
Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) isn't wrong about The Vampire Diaries' overstuffed later seasons, but to be fair, has he seen his show?! (Dragons! Phoenixes! Santa Claus!)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
"Former social media influencer Donald Trump...."
AKA the 45th President of the United States, of course!