Best Lines of the Week (November 7-12): ‘Be Kind to Everyone’
As our beloved fall shows kick into full gear, we are reaching new heights of comedy, truth and, of course, über-relevant 2020 drama. With a fan favorite This Is Us couple going through a whirlwind adoption process and The Good Doctor‘s St. Bonaventure Hospital grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve truly seen ourselves on our TV screens this week.
Thanks to the light-hearted, but genuine quips of B Positive and the creative approach to equality discussed on Saturday Night Live, we’ve still had a week of TV that both lifted our spirits and inspired us to be the best versions of ourselves – even during a time of uncertainty and unrest.
Check out the gallery to see what TV show quotes we fell in love with this week.
The Drew Barrymore Show (CBS)
“Firstly, I never thought I would be an actor. I was a youth ambassador for Australia living in southern Africa and I got malaria really badly and I had this hallucination that I was an actress and that I won an Academy Award, so that just made me go into acting.”
– Rebel Wilson explains the unconventional, shocking and borderline dangerous way that she discovered she wanted to be an actress.
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
“So you’re telling me you’ve been riding around here like the Lone Ranger, and you didn’t think we’d want to know?”
– Althea “Al” Szewczyk-Przygocki (Maggie Grace) Is relieved to find out that Morgan Jones (Lennie James) is still alive, but bemused why she wasn’t let in on his vigilante-type activities.
B Positive (CBS)
“Drew, I gave you my word. And where I come from, it’s the only thing a person has to give, except for, you know, money or sex.”
– Gina (Annaleigh Ashford) assures (and also terrifies) Drew (Thomas Middleditch) that she is fully committed to donating her kidney to him.
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
“If you are driving through the hood one day and you see a Black dude standing on the corner, selling crack, destroying his community… buy him an ice cream. Just buy him some ice cream. He’ll be suspicious… but he’ll take it.”
– Dave Chappelle explains his “kindness conspiracy plan,” to do impromptu good deeds for Black people around the country, in a raucous monologue the Saturday after Election Day.
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
“Thank you for sharing your story, and yes, Black lives matter. I’m so proud of you for using your platform.”
– Carrie Ann Inaba reacts to Skai Jackson and Alan Bersten’s passionate paso doble, performed to Janet Jackson’s “If” for Icons Night.
Young Sheldon (CBS)
Sheldon: “You’ll want to chug along past our authentic 1928 Southern Pacific Sunset limited whistle, then keep going past our conductor’s uniform, which was worn on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Then you’ll come upon…”
Museum Visitor: “Son, I have to take a leak.”
– Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) takes his role as a tour guide at the Lone Star Train Museum a little too seriously when a visitor only wants to know where he can use the restroom.
The Undoing (HBO)
“Truth be told, I prefer my clients guilty — takes the pressure off. In fact, it would be difficult for an innocent man to present more guilty.”
– Robert, known as The Badger (Douglas Hodge), is Jonathan’s (Hugh Grant) attorney, and he is good at what he does in the courtroom, but really doesn’t seem to care about who he is working for.
Undercover (Netflix)
Patrick: “How’s the pain?
Bob: “… Hurts.”
– Bob (Tom Waes) looks around his hospital room and everything he is hooked up to after his most recent violent mission and deadpans his response to Patrick (Jeroen Van der Ven).
This Is Us (NBC)
“She did say that her favorite Star Wars character was Babu Frik. That’s a fresh take, respect.”
– Toby (Chris Sullivan) admits to why he personally was interested in the woman he and Kate (Chrissy Metz) met up with to discuss adoption.
The Good Doctor (ABC)
“We’re confused. We’re uncomfortable. And on top of everything else, we’re scared that the world will never be the same again… Best I can say is, be kind. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to everyone. ‘Cause what else is there?”
– Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff) comforts Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) as he grapples with the anguish and anxiety of not being able to see loved ones during a pandemic.
Eater’s Guide to the World (Hulu)
“I need my chocolate! I have to have a chocolate chip cookie.”
– Karen Brooks, Portland restaurant critic, visits Courier Coffee in Portland in Episode 1 of the Maya Rudolph-narrated series.
