Best Lines of the Week (August 4-10): ‘It’s OK to Like It’
What a great week of TV for the start of the new month.
This week, we saw two fan-favorite shows make a return to the small screen. Only Murders in the Building introduced us to a new murder to be solved. Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd joined the star-studded cast, as two actors in Oliver’s (Martin Short) new play. The final season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series featured a nostalgic reunion of original movie cast members — what a blast from the past!
Tensions heated up during The Bachelorette when Charity Lawson had to send home one of the final three men due to hidden truths being revealed. The Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge wrapped up this week; we got to see the full, real-life Barbie Dreamhouse in its entirety, and we wish we were living in it. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup got intense with Team USA barely making it through to the knockout rounds and then a few days later getting eliminated after a shocking defeat by Sweden. The team’s former captain had some strong words to say about that.
Scroll through our picks for this past week’s best quotes below.
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (Netflix)
“When we think about the commercial viability of hip-hop on a massive scale, you cannot tell that story without telling it as a story of the ingenuity and vision of a Black woman.”
— Brittney Cooper comments on the impact women have on the entire history of hip-hop.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Charles: “You know what? Forget it.”
Oliver: “Oh, no, no, no. Please wax poetic about how I begged you to be in my play, even though you haven’t been on stage since men had to play all the women.”
—The series is back, and Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver once again have incredibly funny banter in the elevator.
Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge (HGTV)
Anthony: “We wanted the closet space. They got it. So now that you got what you wanted, you better make it work.”
Michel: “You better deliver. We’re never afraid of competition. We want them to be good, ’cause it’ll make our win that much sweeter.”
Anthony: “We’re coming for that pink carpet finale.”
—Contestants Anthony and Michel, after they’re assigned to build Barbie’s home office instead of her closet
The Bachelorette (ABC)
“I’m not here to fix anybody. I’m not here to build a man. This isn’t build-a-man workshop.”
—Charity Lawson sends Xavier home after she finds out some new information about his past and realizes he is not ready to commit.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Kourtney: “Oh, my gosh, it’s my best friend, Dani.”
Carlos: “We need to unpack the phrase ‘best friend’.”
Ashlyn: “I think we’ve lost her.”
—After the famous Dani (Kylie Cantrall) comes to East High to star in the new movie, Kourtney (Dara Reneé) is assigned to help her embody a student and becomes obsessed.
Great Chocolate Showdown (The CW)
“Kristen, it’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there’s a big difference between a well-made cake and a hot mess.”
—Judge Stephen Hodge’s harsh comments on a contestant’s cake that was supposed to be beauty-themed
The Afterparty (Apple TV+)
Detective Culp: “And the bar? He was kicked out and asked not to come back.”
Detective Danner: “What did he do?”
Detective Culp: “He told a waitress there that he loved her and he started bringing her candy every day.”
Detective Danner: “Well, that doesn’t seem so bad.”
Detective Culp: “They were Werther’s Originals.”
Detective Danner: “Let’s nail this son of a bitch.”
—Culp (John Early) and Danner (Tiffany Haddish) discuss the curiously odd things about their suspect.
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Isaac: “I’mma say telling the truth.”
Steve: “Hard to tell the truth. Yeah, it is. I ain’t gonna lie to you.”
—Host Steve Harvey asks Isaac Bruce to name something that’s hard for a man to admit he’s not very good at, and he makes Steve crack up with his response.
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (FOX)
“I have never witnessed — and just seeing these images for the first time right now on the desk, I have never witnessed something like that. There’s a difference between being respectful of the fans and saying hello to your family, but to be dancing, to be smiling … I mean, the player of the match was that post.”
-Former USWNST captain Carli Lloyd comments on the team’s behavior after just narrowly getting through to the knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Minx (Starz)
“Have you ever considered that maybe you are exactly where you belong? It’s OK to like it.”
—After Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond) tells a reporter what has been weighing on her mind, he responds with this small piece of wisdom.
