Best Lines of the Week (September 21-27): ‘Surprise, Bitch’

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JAKE CHOI, KIMRIE LEWIS, LEIGHTON MEESTER, BRAD GARRETT
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Single Parents

Angie: “We’re single parents, we don’t volunteer. We just try and survive until a time and day when it’s appropriate to open wine.”


– Angie (Leighton Meester) to Will (Taran Cooper) after he informs the single parents that they must participate more in their child’s school life.

Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone in Manifest - Season 1
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Manifest

Michaela Stone: No one can explain what happened to us on April 7, 2013. Some people called it impossible. Others called it a miracle. All I know is… it was the day my life changed forever.


-Michaela Stone (Melissa Roxburgh) opens the series with a voiceover describing the day of the plane crash.

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FX

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

Madison: “Surprise bitch. I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me.”


– Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts) repeats her internet meme ‘Coven’ line to Mallory (Billie Lourd) after she resurrects her from the dead.

Romany Malco in A Million Little Things
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A Million Little Things

Rome: “For the record, Gary, your eyes are hazel and they’re magnificent.”


Rome (Romany Malco) to Gary (James Roday) after Gary accuses the group of paying little attention to each other.

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Maniac

Linda: So Nan tells them to scram, and then yesterday, Nan passes, God rest her soul, so I take Wendy, and I get ready to go find the daughter, but then, you know, my bladder. And so I go in to pee at Bagel Boss for two minutes. Next thing I know, this f*ckin van is screeching away, with Wendy. And thank God I got the license plate number.

Bruce: That is fudging disrespectful.

Linda: It is.


– Linda (Emma Stone) and Bruce (Jonah Hill) plan their lemur heist in a wild 80s-esque dream sequence.

William Jackson Harper as Chidi in The Good Place - Season 3
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The Good Place

Chidi: “I haven’t been this happy since — oh wow, i’ve never been happy.”


Chidi (William Jackson Harper) says to his friend, Henry (Dominic Burgess).

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ABC

Grey’s Anatomy

Owen: “I want the strings. I’ve always wanted the strings. I want the kids. I want the noisy house. I want the dog. I want the strings Amelia.”


Owen (Kevin McKidd) telling Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) he still loves her.

This is Us - Season 3
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This Is Us

Jack: “You make me feel like I’m home.”


Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) to Rebecca (Mandy Moore) after their first date goes awry.

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Netflix

The Good Cop

Tony Caruso Sr: Remember Boy Scout camp? You won all of those medals.

Tony Caruso Jr: Badges.

Tony Caruso Sr.: Badges. Whatever.

Tony Caruso Jr: If you were there, you would know.


– Father-son tensions between Tony Caruso Sr. (Tony Danza) and Tony Caruso Jr. (Josh Groban) are immediately revealed).

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From the emotional season premiere of This Is Us, to a new comedy, Single Parents, this week was full of heart-wrenching and funny lines you won’t want to miss.

Click through the gallery above to see our favorites!