Quotes Of The Week: Law & Order: SVU, SEAL Team, The Voice, Andor And More
A jam-packed week of fall TV premieres has yielded a jam-packed edition of Quotes of the Week.
In the list below, we've gathered nearly 20 of television's most memorable sound bites from the past seven days, including moments both scripted and unscripted from broadcast, cable and streaming series.
This time around, we've got Sonny's latest nickname for a hospitalized Clay on SEAL Team, a Law & Order: SVU exchange that says so much while saying so little, Andor's deep-seated loathing of the Empire on Disney+'s latest Star Wars series, and the most shocking aspect of Finn's resurrection on The Bold and the Beautiful (which, amazingly, isn't the "resurrection" part).
Also featured in this week's roundup: double doses of The Goldbergs (grade the premiere), Abbott Elementary (grade the premiere) and Reboot (grade the first three episodes), plus quotable moments from The Voice, The Handmaid's Tale, Atlanta and more shows.
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!
THE HANDMAID'S TALE
"June Osborne. I thought you'd be taller."
"I get that a lot."
Lily (Christine Ko) meets the woman, the myth, the legend June (Elisabeth Moss)
THE GOLDBERGS
"The label just says 'shirt.' And the size is, uh, 'man.'"
Virginia (Jennifer Irwin) takes a closer look at the late Murray's wardrobe
THE GOLDBERGS (Bonus Quote!)
"I came down here to watch the Family Feud guy kiss moms and daughters!"
Pop-Pop (Judd Hirsch) would just like to watch Richard Dawson be creepy in peace
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
"I still can't believe that he's here. I just look over here, and I'm like, 'How is that possible?' And with a shirt!"
Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) is as shocked to see his son-in-law covered up as he is to see him back from the dead
THE VOICE
"The other coaches have nothing to offer these artists as far as refrigeration goes."
Blake Shelton, at once dissing his competitors' team gifts and extolling the virtues of the beer cooler that his recruits receive
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER
"Enough with the quail sauce. Give me the meat, and give it to me raw."
Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur), asking his friend Elrond to stop beating around the bush and just tell him the truth
SEAL TEAM
"I think visiting hours are over. Christie Brink-Clay needs his beauty sleep."
Even in a crisis, Sonny (A.J. Buckley) is ready with a nickname for his best bud
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
"My next goal is to get that student the appropriate desk and follow up on the shoes I lost on the cruise. I was very inebriated. Uhh, Sea Barbara is different than Land Barbara."
Sounds like Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) had a very good summer break
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (Bonus Quote!)
"I asked Mr. Johnson if there was storage here. He said, 'Yeah, I forgot because I'm a custodian and not some little storage ass ho.'"
Gregory (Tyler James Williams) gets a colorful response while searching for an ADA desk
ATLANTA
"You think you've got all the time in the world. But in actuality? You're gonna be Ice Cube's best friend in Are We There Yet? 5 in less than a year."
Gas 90 (Jay Jones) has a stark warning for aging rappers like Paper Boi
NCIS
"Leave the tip. Take the pancakes."
Fornell (Joe Spano) paraphrases The Godfather after joining Parker for breakfast
LAW & ORDER: SVU
"Thanks for, uh..."
"Yeah. Thanks for, uh..."
"Yeah, yeah."
During the crossover event, Stabler (Chris Meloni) and Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) have a near-tacit understanding about stopping each other from going too far with a suspect
SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW
"I will never understand women if I live to be a—... And I will."
The immortal Mr. Immortal (David Pasquesi) begrudgingly agrees to the terms of his many marital make-goods
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
"Let's not BS the audience — I'm here, as usual, because a more famous person fell out."
Kathy Griffin acknowledges right out of the gate that she was an 11th hour replacement for Kimmel's originally scheduled lead guest, Chris Pine
REBOOT
"You want to hear pathetic? My life's a f—king mess. Three months ago, Andy Dick told me I was out of control."
Welp, that'd be enough to sober anyone up — even Clay Barber (Johnny Knoxville)
REBOOT (Bonus Quote!)
"Sir, it does surprisingly well on our platform with Family, Pop Culture, Vicarious Living and Live to Laugh audience segments. Average viewing time? 63 minutes."
"Are we sure that's not just people leaving it on for their dogs?"
"No, we track that."
Streaming executive Elaine (Krista Marie Yu) knows exactly which people — and dogs — are watching Step Right Up
NCIS: HAWAI'I
"I'm not going to talk about how much I love Lucy in front of Professor Staggs."
"That was really sweet. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Ernie requests more of the "white noise" that is Whistler (Tori Anderson) and Lucy (Yasmine Al-Bustami) waxing romantic
ANDOR (Episode 3)
"I'll give you another thousand credits to tell me how you got it."
"You just walk in like you belong. To steal from the Empire, what do you need? A uniform and some dirty hands and an Imperial tool kit. They're so proud of themselves, they don't even care. They're so fat and satisfied, they can't imagine...."
"Can't imagine what?"
"That someone like me would ever get inside their house, walk their floors, spit in their food, take their gear."
Andor (Diego Luna) has a lot to say to Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) about the Empire's arrogance