Quotes Of The Week: Elsbeth, Grey's, White Lotus, The Rookie And More
Short King Spring is in full swing, but there's nothing slight about our latest Quotes of the Week column.
In the list below — which features our picks for TV's most memorable sound bites of the past seven days — you'll find more than a dozen shows represented, including Ghosts, The White Lotus, The Cleaning Lady, FBI, The Voice, Elsbeth, Happy Face and more.
Also featured in this week's roundup: The Rookie falls for an April Fools' prank, Yellowjackets demands answers to important questions and The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Shamea Morton gets playful in a confessional. Plus, we've got double doses of Grey's Anatomy and Abbott Elementary.
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! (With contributions from Vlada Gelman, Rebecca Luther, Charlie Mason, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz and Kimberly Roots)
17. YELLOWJACKETS
"Did Mulder and Scully get together?!"
Van (Liv Hewson) asks the truly important questions about what's happened in the world while the girls have been stranded in the woods
16. THE WHITE LOTUS
"What have you directed, may I ask?"
"Uh, what haven't I directed, you know what I mean? Mostly action films. The Enforcer. The Executor. The Notary. That was a trilogy."
The fake movies Frank (Sam Rockwell) lists off for Sritala (Lek Patravadi) sound pretty good, actually
15. GHOSTS
"Hey, I made some changes to the North Pole rom-com script based on your earlier thoughts. After the man turns into a reindeer at the top of the second act —"
"Honey, honey, listen to me, OK? Just call it Polar Opposites, OK? And make sure the guy gets the girl."
Sam (Rose McIver) gets some advice from 1940s screenwriter Joan (Taylor Ortega) about her Christmas movie (which we would totally watch)
14. THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA
"I was a smooth criminal for tellin' her she looked like LaToya Jackson. Now how the hell am I gonna moonwalk my way outta this?"
Shamea admits calling out Angela's "'99 nose" was not cool
13. THE CLEANING LADY
"You can take the patient in bed 2. He's been constipated for weeks."
"[Under her breath] How long have you been constipated?"
Thony (Élodie Yung) assesses her prickly new attending, Dr. Dupont (Daniel Bonjour)
12. GREY'S ANATOMY
"You two have fun. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
"We're going to Oakland."
Bailey (Chandra Wilson) isn't impressed by the sendoff Owen (Kevin McKidd) gives her and Teddy
11. GREY'S ANATOMY (Bonus Quote!)
"I'll buy you a drink when you and Griffith break up. [Beat] So... never."
Simone's glare quickly convinces Jules (Adelaide Kane) to amend her offer to Lucas
10. THE VOICE
"Is it weird I gave her Adam's number?"
Michael Bublé cracks wise after giving eliminated contestant Simone Marijic his number... or maybe Adam Levine's
9. ELSBETH
"One, two, three, four tote bags. Why are you carrying around so much? Are you worried you're not enough?"
"People usually say I'm too much."
Decluttering expert Freya (Mary-Louise Parker) assesses Elsbeth's (Carrie Preston) plethora of handbags
8. THE ROOKIE
"What?"
"Nothing! It's just... I noticed your hand touch Tim's at roll call."
"Is that how you think sex works?"
Celina (Lisseth Chavez) falls hook, line and sinker for Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) and Tim's April Fool's Day "prank"
7. THE ROOKIE (Bonus Quote!)
"'Ben Dover'...?"
"Yes, sir. Dover is a real person with an unfortunate name."
Angela (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla bring Grey (Richard T. Jones) up to speed on their case
6. HAPPY FACE
"He's a complex, emotional being."
"Who killed eight women."
"Nine."
Gillian (Jenn Lyon) has no illusions about Mel's (Annaleigh Ashford) serial-killer dad, who happens to be her boyfriend
5. FBI
"I do have to say, if you are considering a career as an eco-terrorist, you can pull off the look."
"Watch it."
OA (Zeeko Zaki) pokes fun at... whatever is going on there with Maggie's (Missy Peregrym) undercover hair
4. ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
"It is a highly suggested donation, OK, and by 'highly suggested,' I mean you hold that tip jar right up into their face until it gets uncomfortable... which also works with divorce papers, too."
Melissa (Lisa Ann Walter) preps Jacob for the school's car wash fundraiser
3. ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (Bonus Quote!)
"I know I prayed for a good turnout, but these hands were made for praying, not for spraying."
Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) isn't about to get wet at the school's car wash fundraiser
2. FIRE COUNTRY
"[Mickey] is really good at dealing with bad guys."
"Never let them see you sweat, you know. You gotta stay calm."
"Well, that's not gonna happen with this one."
Vince (Billy Burke) meant it with love, Sharon!
1. NCIS: SYDNEY
"It's a classic pop star reinvention cycle. They all have 'eras' now."
"Oh, like how Johnny Cougar became John Cougar, and then John Cougar Mellencamp becomes Mellencamp, and then back to John Mellencamp. Yeah?
"[DeShawn, sarcastically] Yeah, just like that."
J.D. (Todd Lasance) almost gets it