FBI: Most Wanted - Ghosts & Predators - Double Review

In many ways, these two episodes represent both the best and the worst of the criminal procedural genre for me. Also the best and worst of FBI: Most Wanted, so it is interesting that they ran back-to-back. Ghosts was directed by Rose Troche and written by Gina Gionfriddo and Jerome Hairston. Predators was directed by Fred Berner and written by Elizabeth Rinehart.

Ghosts is by far the superior episode for me. It starts out fairly typical with a crazy man shooting a police officer serving an eviction notice, but by the time the episode ended, I felt like I had run the whole gamut of emotions. The wanted killer this time is Reg Waters, a member of the Mohawk tribe and general rage-o-holic, or at least it seems that way at first as he kills and assaults anyone in his way. He’s on a mission to find out what happened to his missing twenty-something daughter and heaven help anyone who doesn’t have the answers he wants. Even his daughter’s ex, who seems like a standup guy just trying to help, gets beat up. However, as the show progresses, it peels off layers to reveal what is behind his rage.

While I can never feel sorry for someone who takes their rage out indiscriminately on people, he has good cause to be angry. The police barely looked into the case, assuming that Reg’s daughter was a prostitute or junkie. In a 6-month investigation, the file is at the bare minimum and little effort was made. They didn’t even check to see if she was dead. It’s shoddy at best but the show strongly implies that it is racist as well, since the victim was Native American. A private investigator Reg hired was even less useful, basically taking his money to go on vacation under the guise of working. Reg is a man defeated by the system and ready to take things into his own violent hands.

In many ways, Ghosts works best because of the slow reveal into Reg’s psyche and its focus on an underrepresented, tragic part of American history. See, it wasn’t just his missing daughter that created the maelstrom in him. He had a poor relationship with his daughter because of his poor relationship with his father, which led to alcoholism. His father, in turn, was suffering PTSD from his experience at an Indian residential school. Up until the early 1970’s, many Native American children were removed from their families and raised in boarding schools, whose main purpose was to remove everything about their culture and assimilate them into “white” culture. For many, their boarding school days were filled with systematic abuse on all levels. This episode was a brutal reminder of how long the scars of cultural abuse remain. Like Reg said, the scars were “passed down from one generation to the next.”

Few shows touch on the Native American experience in post-western TV so this focus kept the episode feeling fresh. It also gave them time to focus on Clinton. I like how many of these early episodes center around a specific team member. It allows us to become more attached to the characters without overwhelming the plot. In many ways, it reminds me of the show Brave, which ended too soon. Ghosts allows the viewers to hear about Native American abuse more authentically, since Clinton also had relatives who went to these residential schools. He could document how it affected his cousins, while being grateful that his parents remained untouched by the process. It also segued into Tali learning more about her mother’s traditions. All in all, Ghosts was powerful, heart-tugging, and well-paced….

Which only made Predators seem worse. The crux of this episode is that a psychopath (Bishop) and his brain-damaged but equally horrible girlfriend (Raylynn) are on a spree, killing and raping as they go. This time, however, it is Mommy issues at the root. Bishop’s mom is a prostitute, who often conducted business in their home, scarring him for life. While it is implied that Bishop was probably sexually assaulted in one of these encounters, it never digs deeper into that. So here’s where the two episodes diverge. Ghosts takes a hard look at the why, but Predators often seems to rush that part of the story to spend more time dwelling on the horrors of the rapes and murders.

To me, it felt like they lingered overly long on the brutality at the expense of the story. I realize that the writer was attempting to sell how hard this particular job was on the team, but it generally fell flat for me. One of the things that makes FBI: Most Wanted different from other procedurals is the great characterization of the Wanted of the Week. Here, all the one-off characters were horrible...well, except for the ex-fiance. He rocked. Everyone else just tried my patience. Crazy for crazy’s sake gets old quickly and the character motivation seemed underdeveloped. Stopping at the places where his mom was arrested seems more like a writing device to help the good guys track him than a criminal plan. Likewise, the big twist for me was that Bishop’s endgame target was not a man who abused him but a man who got tired of his mom. After the interview with her, I don’t blame him. She was awful. Finally, I didn’t buy the Bishop and Raylynn relationship from the details given. It felt like their backstory scene got edited out in the final cut, leaving big plot holes, even though the actress who played Raylynn was chillingly good.

Another issue was its similarity to far too many other procedurals. There was nothing new about the plot. In fact, it reminded me of 2 episodes of Criminal Minds: The Thirteenth Step (6.13) and Elephant’s Memory (3.16), both of which I liked better. I do watch a lot of procedurals so episodes and shows sometimes overlap but nothing about this episode grabbed my attention.

Ghosts:
Grade: A-

Best Scene - Clinton talks Reg out of committing suicide
Best Reason to Watch - Native American focus
Best Character - Clinton
Best Character Interaction - Reg and Rickey

Best Quotes:
1. Rickey: “What are you doing?” Reg: “I’m making an offering.” Rickey: “For the ghosts?” Reg: “This one’s just for us, for our family. All the bad stuff that happened here. They hurt our father so bad, Rickey.” Rickey: “Did they hit him?” Reg: “They beat his body, yeah, but they beat his soul too. Told him his people were low and dirty. They made him ashamed until he hated himself.” Rickey: “Is that why he’s so mean?” Reg: “He’s mean because he didn’t have parents to love him, not the way I see your Mama loves you. This place filled him with rage, rage he passed on to me, but I won’t let it happen to you. Our family’s been passing the hurt in this place from one generation to the next, but that stops today. I make this offering to free this boy from the curse of this place.”
2. Clinton, in a mixture of Mohawk and English: “This isn’t right. You’re gonna feel that boy with pain.” Reg: “Who the hell are you?” Clinton: “Agent Clinton Skye. I’m Kahnawake. I saw your offering. You broke the cycle of hurt. Don’t start another one.” Reg: “There’s nowhere for me to stand anymore. Everything’s gone.” Clinton: “What about your little brother? He needs you to show him the way, help him stay on the Red Road. That’s a good place to stand. That he might walk a good path.”
3. Reg: “Those kids are all here now. They’re ghosts and we’re gonna do something for them. Here, write his name over that number. Write our father’s name.”
4. Sheryll: “I get his MO. Speak softly and carry a big shotgun.”
5. Jess: “She went out fighting. Now we can fight for her.” Clinton: “Let’s bring her home.”

Predators:
Grade: D+

Best Scene - Sheryll tells Jess to open up with the others about the case
Best Reason to Watch - home scenes at the LaCroix house
Best Moment - Bishop’s death
Best Character Interaction - Jess and Tali

Best Quotes:
1. Jess: “Did you know we have a junior Georgia O’Keefe in the house?” Nelson: “Tali? Oh, yeah. It’s a real nice painting too. I guess she must have got her talent from Angelyne. The only thing you can draw is your gun.”
2. Sheryll: “I’m guessing that snowflake had a longer lifespan than their engagement.”
3. Jess: “How are you doing with this case?” Sheryll: “The rapes and murders are bad enough, but it’s the pleasure that Bishop and Raylynn seem to take in it.” Jess: “I get it. It’s upsetting as hell.” Sheryll: “It’s nice to know I’m not the only one. The others might like to hear it too.”
4. Jess: “These women might have been random - wrong place, wrong time, but they’re not random to Bishop. He’s raping and killing the same person, over and over.” Kenny: “Like Groundhog Day from hell.”
5. Jess: “Sometimes this job feels like it asks more than you have to give, like this case. Just know that whatever you’re feeling, we’re all feeling the same way. We’ll get through this together. You’re all doing good work.”

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

Quote of the Week - Week of March 15

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV as picked by the SpoilerTV team. We'd love to hear your picks too so please sound off in the comments below.

Amazing Stories (The Heat):
1. Tuka: “Okay, bruh...or spirit mother, or whoever’s up there. Yo, what kinda operation you running? I had one, one person in the whole universe. Somebody who knew when I was low or happy or angry. Somebody who saw me for me and liked me anyway. We had plans. I never even got to hug her and say, ‘Ster, everything’s gonna be okay.’ But it’s okay. It is. I did that. I got her ready, and she’s gonna live a beautiful life with Lee and track and the prom and ice cream. And me? Yo, what about—I have been every kind of invisible, alive and dead. It tore me up inside. But enough. I did what you wanted. Don’t make me stay here and watch!” (Alison)

American Housewife:
1. Greg: “Katie, relationships aren't just math. They move in ways beyond arbitrary connection…” Katie: “You're stalling.” Greg: “I don't want him to be with Viv. I want him to be with me. He's MINE!” (Folie-lex)
2. Greg: “I specifically told you to not set up my brother with Viv.” Katie: “Yes, but when are you going to stop asking me not to do things that you know that I'm going to do anyway. It puts me in a very uncomfortable position.” (Folie-lex)
3. Cooper: “Being gay has really worked out well for you, and me.” Oliver: “What do you mean?” Cooper: “I can't even count the number of girls telling me how sensitive and evolved I am for having a gay best friend. You're like walking a really cute dog.” (Folie-lex)
4. Greg: “What about Viv?” Katie: “We have to find her. We were running and I lost her...Okay, she was running and I walked home...I called an Uber, but I met it at the corner...Alright, it met me at my exact location. You broke me! You happy now?” (Folie-lex)
5. Katie: “Don't tell Viv, but I got the better Greg.” (Folie-lex)

Black-ish:
1. Dre: “When Tom Cruise acts a fool in public for his woman it's crazy. When a black man does it, it's love!” (Folie-lex)
2. Bow: “Aw babe...I don't need you.” Dre: “What's that?” Bow: “I choose you. I love you Dre, so much, and my life is so much more fulfilling because you are by my side. And that's the way I want it to be forever: us right by each other's sides.” Dre: “I wouldn't have it any other way.” (Folie-lex)
3. Dre: “So I set my pride aside and let my lady do her thing. Hey! If she could carry 5 kids for me, I could carry a purse for her.” (Folie-lex)



The Blacklist:
1. Elizabeth: “The casket you stole had already been stolen?” Red: “The irony is rich.” ~~In which sometimes a theft doesn’t work the way you want. (Katherine)

Bob Hearts Abishola -
1. Douglas: “You can’t find a fellow employee ‘the cutest.’ That’s not appropriate anymore. It’s 2020, not 2017.”
2. Goodwin: “You cannot be seen with Mr. Wheeler’s sister.” Kofo: “Why? I enjoy her company. She’s smart, funny, and just the right amount of crazy.”
3. Bob: “Praying for my ex-wife. That’s just nuts.”
4. Tunde: “So I pay more taxes than your company. That is not fair.” Bob: “No, but it is what makes this country great.”

The Bold Type:
1. Jane: “It must be really difficult to be a dinosaur unless of course, you’re smoking cigars with other dinosaurs.” (Jamie)
2. Andrew: “Okay, how much do you two love me?” Jane: “Is this a trick question?” Andrew: “Okay, well then maybe I won’t show you the amazing video of Jacqueline dancing to Push It.” Kat: “I love you, Andrew.” Andrew: “Jane?” Jane: “Kat loves you, Andrew.” (Jamie)
3. Jane: “Why do we start on 5, 6, 7, 8? Shouldn’t we start on 1, 2, 3, 4?” Kat: “Oh, bro, that is deep.” (Jamie)

Bull:
1. Bull: “Just say that we really appreciate the offer but we are not interested in representing a terrorist at this time.” Benny: “An accused terrorist. I think you’re missing the point. The federal defender’s office wasn’t asking when they called me this morning. They were telling. It’s our case, Bull. Happy spring.”
2. Natalie: “I still have a hard time believing it. We talked about it all the time. He kept saying how he wanted to help people, protect people.” Bull: “I’m sure he thought he was doing just that, doing it for the greater good.” Natalie: “You know, I guess that’s why I like my work so much. Bacteria may be challenging, but they are a whole hell of a lot easier to understand than people.”
3. Bull: “Would you think I was a terrible person if I told you that, as horrible as this must be for Marissa and Taylor, there’s potentially a big upside to it?” Benny: “Oh thank God. I thought I was the only one whose mind worked that way.”

Legacies:
1. MG: “We believe in you.” Lizzie: “Well there’s your first mistake right there, okay? I am my biggest fan and even I know that Lord Josiemort is gonna squash me like a bug.” (Jamie)
2. Lizzie: “Are you seriously telling me that I’m going to die because I became a better person?” Alyssa: “Ironic, isn’t it?” Lizzie: “Well, in that case, screw personal growth, okay? I’m going back to looking out for number 1.” (Jamie)
3. Dark!Josie: “Who am I gonna kill? Should it be...vampires? Maybe witches? How about some werewolves?” Hope: “Why not try all three?” (Jamie)
4. Lizzie: “Just to be clear, that was for you and not me.” (Jamie)

The Magicians:
1. Eliot: “No, I was thinking it’s taken me a really long time to figure that you can still love something even after it’s gone.” Fen: “Even if you helped kill it?” (Katherine)
2. Eliot: “OK, Fen, time for a come to Umber talk. You don’t want to be a sidekick? You want to have a say? This is what that feels like. I’m not asking for your permission. Some part of Fillory has to die, and you’re the one who has to choose. Is it going to be the rocks and the dirt or the people and the traditions and all of the things you can take with you?” (Katherine)
3. Josh: “All the people of Fillory are going to fit into a seahorse?” Eliot: “How’d you know that was the one?” Fen: “Because that’s how Ember and Umber first brought people to Fillory. They chartered the Great Seahorse to carry us in his pouch. What, how’d people get to earth?” Josh: “The same. The same.” ~~In which some of our Magicians need to solve a puzzle by choosing the right globe containing the kind of “Arc” the Flllorians will use to escape their planet. Fen knows the answer because history. (Katherine)
4. Sir Effingham: “ Oh my heavens, you have embraced the blessing of your sex, but surely you have misplaced your wedding band. You are widowed then?” Julia: “No.” Sir Effingham: “Oh you poor dear, you are carrying a bastard.” Julia: “Definitely talking to one.” (Katherine)

Modern Family:
1. Claire: “I know I'm what your company needs, because I know how much I need your company.” ~~No surprise she got hired after that line. Claire killed it with that pitch. (Folie-lex)
2. Mitch: “And we don't need the stress of moving, because you know what? I love our house.” Cam: “I do too.” Mitch: “It is not perfect, but neither are we.” Gloria: “And neither is your car. Can you please remove that thing from the driveway? I'm trying to sell a lifestyle here.” (Folie-lex)
3. Mitch: “Yes my husband and I would love to adopt him.” Cam, to Gloria about the house: “Let’s write up an offer.” ~~I knew they'd cave in the end even though they were talking themselves out of it a few lines earlier, but when the time came "they know". There's not much to the dialogue, sure, but the acting made this moment brilliant. (Folie-lex)

Outmatched:
1. Brian: “And they're around all the time. I feel like a rat in a cage. Now I know why all my rats keep killing themselves.” (Folie-lex)
2. Nicole: “What are they even so stressed about? Like parenting and working their dumb jobs is so difficult.” Brian: “I know. ‘Oh my life is so hard. I have to make a table and pour my kid a glass of sink water, while my genius son finds the link between a human genome and a fruit fly.’ “ Nicole: “Oh, did you do that today?” Brian: “No, I couldn't because dad kept swatting my control group.” (Folie-lex)
3. Mike: “Okay, updated rules: For Leila, in bed by nine, no candy. And for Marc, I don't know. If he opens a book covered in spiderwebs and starts reading backwards, burn him.” (Folie-lex and Dahne)
4. Kay: “Brian, watch out for coups. Nicole, no coups.” (Folie-lex)
5. Brian: “I'd say my nutrition bricks are a home run, but that's a sports reference so I'm not sure if I'm using it right.” (Folie-lex)
6. Irwin: “Dad voice, you get it the third time you step barefoot on a Lego.” (Dahne)

Prodigal Son:
1. Martin: “Or...I don’t say anything, and Mommy Dearest becomes Bedford Correctional’s newest inmate. Free to live out all her sapphic dreams.” (Alison)
2. Martin: “My feelings have been hurt.” Jessica: “Psychopaths don’t have feelings.” Martin: “Actually, we do. Trick is we can turn them off whenever we want.” Jessica: “Well, he isn’t answering my calls either. I know as little as you.” Martin: “Oh, well, do you think he’s alright? I hadn’t considered I should be worried.” Jessica: “Forgot to turn on those feelings?” Martin: “So is this what it is like, worrying about your kids, thinking of all of the terrible things that could be happening. Parenting is tough stuff. It’s good to have someone to talk to, someone who cares as much as you do.” Jessica: “You’re right. I should call Gil.” (Jessica hangs up.) Martin: “And she turns the dagger.”  ~~I love the verbal sparring between these two characters.  (Dahne)
3. Jessica, after hearing Malcolm set up a date with Eve: “Well done, darling. I have notes, of course, but why ruin the moment.” (Malcolm’s phone rings.) Malcolm: “It’s Gil.” Jessica: “Moment ruined.” (Dahne)
4. Jessica: “Let’s toast to some good news for once.” Malcolm: “Yes, well….um…” (big pause as neither can think of anything.) (Dahne)
5. Jessica: “This phone is reserved for telemarketers and politicians. Identify yourself so I know how hard to slam the receiver.” (Dahne)

The Rookie:
1. Lucy Chen: “Okay, well, with all due respect, I’ve been buried alive by a serial killer. This rabbit hole does not scare me.” (Alison)
2. Lucy: “Just face it. You don't like dogs.” Tim: “Wrong. I love dogs. I just think they're a lot of responsibility and I'm not sure you're ready for it.” Lucy: “Oh! But you were when you were my age?” Tim: “At your age, I'd done two tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, the second in charge of a squad of ten soldiers.” Lucy: “Showoff…” Tim: “What was that?” Lucy: “Nothing!” (Folie-lex)
3. Lucy: “Why are you the reason Mitch lost his leg?” Tim: “‘Cause I let him slide on something. It doesn't matter what, just that I cut him a break when I shouldn't have and because I did, he went back on patrol, got blown up.” Lucy: “That's the most "Tim Bradford" thing I've ever heard. You showed humanity. There's nothing to feel guilty about.” Tim: “Rules matter, Boot.” Lucy: “Then what the hell are you doing out here?” Tim: “Some things matter more.” (Folie-lex)
4. Armstrong: “You're lucky. You had a good outcome last night, but no matter how good your intentions are, going off the books always costs you. The law matters Nolan. The second you start thinking you know better, you risk losing yourself.” (Folie-lex)
5. Nolan: “So the moral of the story is?” Grace: “Don't count on a stray bullet to save your life.” Nolan: “Sound medical advice.” (Folie-lex)

Roswell, New Mexico:
1. Arturo: “They tip better when you smile.” Liz: “I smile.” Arturo: “You bare your teeth.” (Jamie)
2. Liz: “You are a 19-year old drug addict. You don’t know everything.” (Jamie)
3. Liz: “I chose regenerative medicine as my focus when you died ‘cause I was broken. I wanted to repair the irreparable. It’s an ethics nightmare. I have been spit on by protesters and shut down by the government. I’ve worked on tiny rat hearts my whole life, waiting until someone in power would believe that I could do this with people, too. And over and over, old men on boards have told me to stay in my lane. To calm down. To wait. But I can do this. Noah’s heart is shriveled and weak. Just like he was. But I’m gonna fix it. Max gave me back the only thing I’ve ever lost that mattered to me. Now it’s my turn.” (Jamie)



Schitt’s Creek:
1. David: “I never thought I’d have to say this, but there is only space for one unstable sibling in this family and I have held that title for a very long time. So you are going to have to get it together!” (Katherine)

Stumptown:
1. Tookie: “I was never good enough for her.” Grey: “That’s how they get away with it. If you blame yourself, they don’t have to take responsibility for what they did.” Tookie: “And you know what the worst part is, even after everything, I still love her. What does that make me?” Grey: “It makes you human.” Tookie: “It still hurts, man.” Grey: “Yeah, I get it. Listen, my friend, you might have lost Laura, and that’s a big blow, but you still got us.”
2. Dex: “I just want the truth.” Grey: “You think the truth will bring you peace?” Dex: “I don’t know. I don’t know if I know what peace feels like.”
3. Grey: “I mean, 25 years and not so much as a birthday card and all of a sudden, he wants a relationship.” Dex: “Well, you said yourself, he’s changed. That’s hard to do. Maybe you should give him a chance.” Grey: “It’s just weird right? All this digging up in the past. When do we get to move forward?” Dex: “Maybe that’s what we’re doing.”



Supernatural:
1. Chuck: "It's time to clear the board. All the other worlds, alternate realities, the subplots, the failed spin-offs...It's time to start canceling shows." (Jamie)

The Walking Dead:
1. Judith: “I can stay here with you. So you’re not alone when it happens.” Earl: “Oh, honey, I’m not alone. I have Tammy and my son. Alden will take good care of Adam. And you, Judith…you’re so strong. You’re so brave. But now I need you to keep those kids safe from me. Please. Go back out there and don’t come near me again, okay?” (Sandi)
2. Negan: “The thing is, when she was gone, I just…I didn’t feel much of anything anymore. You know? I didn’t feel scared, I didn’t feel happy. I, uh, I didn’t feel anything. I was just, here. And that is my strength. Now me, I am dead to this world. But you? See, you are pretending. You think that it makes you strong to say that emotions aren’t real, that we are animals. That is bullsh** and you know it. And now you claim that you have to kill your own daughter, your own flesh and blood…” (Sandi)
3. Carol: “Took you long enough.” (Sandi)

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist -
1. Maggie: “I’m so sorry that you’ve gotten yourself into this situation because I can see how much you’re hurting, but you, my daughter, are not an idiot. It’s just life doesn’t always go as planned. It just doesn’t, and that’s a lesson that we’re both learning all too well.”
2. Zoey: “He sang to me. He sang Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Mo: “And you told him he should…” Zoey: “Go.” Mo: “Either way, it’s trouble. It says it right there in the song.”
3. Zoey: “I was planning on going to Simon’s engagement party, but that’s no longer the case.” Joan: “Okay yeah, I was invited to that too but I have no interest in hanging out with a bunch of twenty-somethings, talking about artisanal beer all night.” Zoey: “In our defense, we also talk about nut milk.”
4. Zoey: “Have fun tonight. And eat a pig in a blanket for me. There will be pigs in a blanket, won’t there?” Simon: “Zoey, this is a classy affair. Of course there will be pigs in a blanket.”

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

Quote of the Week - Week of March 1

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV as picked by the SpoilerTV team. We'd love to hear your picks too so please sound off in the comments below.

The Bold Type -
1. Kat: “I'm so over trying to fit in, you know? I'm never quite...right. I'm not black, not white. I'm not gay, but not straight. Where is the space inbetween?” Oliver: “You have to create it, and you claim it as your own.” (Folie-lex)
2. Jane: “I know why I was avoiding my 30 under 30 interview.” Ryan: “Yeah?” Jane: “Being recognized for all of my achievements before 30, it just...I dunno, it made me feel like my obituary was being written.” (Folie-lex)
3. Oliver: “So bisexual erasure is still a thing.” Kat: “That’s what I said.” (Jamie)
4. Jane: “So I’m sorry, but instead of focusing on what I’ve achieved before thirty, I want to live in the present and look toward my future." (Jamie)
5. Sutton: “Don’t leave again. Everything falls apart when you’re gone.” Kat: “Yeah, you’re the glue that holds us together, Jane.” (Jamie)

God Friended Me -
1. Anna: “Hello, everyone. Tomorrow, I’m crossing the last item off my bucket list. It’s a simple one, but that’s why I saved it for last. Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the most profound reminders of what’s important. Like love, how it can heal the past or give us hope for the future. Or family, knowing no matter what happens we don’t have to fight alone. Because faith isn’t just about religion. It’s about realizing we’re all in this together. It’s easy to forget how connected we all are. It’s easy to feel scared or lost or angry, but that’s not the same thing as losing faith and sometimes it takes meeting someone new to remind us of that. That it’s never too late to find the faith we’ve lost.”
2. Miles: “You know, seeing the sun rise was the last item on Anna’s list. I figured I’d cross it off for her.” Ali: “How are you holding up?” Miles: “Honestly, I’m not sure. I get how important Anna’s faith was, I do, but why would the God Account send me Anna’s name if it knew it was going to end up like this?” Ali: “Maybe it’s not just about restoring Anna’s faith. Maybe the God Account wanted you to know that it’s never too late. That faith will be there if you ever need it.”
3. Miles: “You think this is about restoring her faith, too.” Ali: “How do you know it isn’t?” Miles: “Because faith isn’t going to save her life and I have to believe that that’s what the God Account wants me to do.” Ali: “Faith isn’t just about facing death, Miles. It’s also about embracing life. Maybe if she gets her faith back, she’ll remember that and want to fight for it.”
4. Miles: “Well, Ali, I have to do something. Otherwise, the only thing I can offer you is magazines.” Ali: “You have faith, Miles. Faith in your family, in your friends. Most importantly, you have faith in people in the most extraordinary way. Just be here for me. That’s all you have to do. Just be here.”

Good Girls -
1. Annie: “Well, it’s actually much more common to get shanked. A shank’s got a sharp edge, you know, like a scrap of metal from the license plate shop or the top of a can of baked beans, whereas a shiv is more like when you melt down a toothbrush or a bunch of Jolly Ranchers to a fine point. You know, it takes fire. It’s just...it’s a lot...more work.” (Alison)



Grey’s Anatomy -
1. Link: “You‘re my hero.” Jo: “Mine too.” (Marko)
2. Alex(voiceover): “You always said that Christina was your person. That I was your person. But you‘ve always been your own person, a freaking force of nature. You never needed anyone but you.” (Marko)



The Magicians -
1. Fen: “What happened to your eye?” Margo: “I lent it to Josh.” (Katherine)

NCIS: LA -
1. Sabatino: “Wow, you guys are awesome, truly inspirational. But, and as much as I’d like to stick around with you, I’m trying to cut back on carbs and suicide missions.”
2. Callen: “I think we can handle 2 guys and a couple camels.” Sabatino: “Oh yeah? You ever fight a camel? They’re tougher than they look.”
3. Fatima, to the kidnappers who are trying to ransom her off: “What? No tripod? What is this, amateur hour?”
4. Sabatino: “The only thing I hate worse than camels are rocket launchers.”

NCIS: NOLA -
1. Loretta, introducing Gregorio to new forensic expert, Heather Daniels: “Brooklyn, meet Manhattan.”
2. Patton: “You remember anything else?” Pride: “No and, to be honest, I’m not sure I want to. It’s like I’m standing in front of a closed door and my intuition is screaming at me not to open it.” Patton: “Pride, that’s fear talking, That’s not you. You’re the type of guy that’ll kick a door down, no matter what’s waiting on the other side.” Pride: “Yeah well, that’s for my job. This is different.” Patton: “Man, running is running no matter what you’re running from. If you’re being haunted by a memory, you need to confront it or you’re gonna be running from it for the rest of your life.”
3. Holloway: “Being a cop is 98% tedium, 2% terror.” Loretta: “Yeah well, it’s the aftermath of that 2% that keeps me plenty busy at work.”



Outlander -
1. Jamie, about a man who, after having a stroke, has zero quality of life ahead of him: “I would do it for a dog, Claire. Could I do less for him? Go. Let it be his choice. His will.” (Prpleight)



Party of Five -
1. Lucia: “Matthew, how did you figure out who you were?” Matthew: “I guess...there came a point in my life when I couldn’t be anyone else.” (Alison)

The Rookie -
1. Nolan: “Seems like only yesterday, Henry was a toddler. On my shoulders, just holding onto my hair, his little feet in my hands.” Lucy: “Aw! That's sweet.” Nolan: “He was a bit of a puker. It's so hard to get that smell out of your hair.” (Folie-lex)
2. Tim: “If you need anything, you let me know.” Lucy: “You got a time machine?” Tim: “I wish I did.” (Folie-lex)
3. Harper (on being sexually assaulted): “I wasn't with the crooks. I was with another cop...and I trusted him.” (Folie-lex)
4. Tim: “I'm not trying to tell you what to do with it, ‘kay? Burn it off. Keep it. Whatever gives you peace. All I'm trying to do is give you some hard won perspective. You can choose to see that tattoo as your greatest failure, but I see it as proof that you're a survivor. It wasn't your day of death, Officer Chen. It was the first day of the rest of your life, and no one can take that away from you.” (Folie-lex)

Schitt’s Creek -
1. Alexis, trying to find a rebound to help her get over Josh and skewing a few decades too high: “I just got dumped by a man who wears three medic alert bracelets!” (Katherine)
2. Moira, whose car has been egged: “I’ve become the victim of a vandalization! My return to prominence has painted another giant bullseye on my thorax!” (Katherine)
3. Moira, trying to make it up to the residents of their little town after trashing it in a “People” interview: “I believe deep down that there are worse places to be.” (Katherine)

Star Trek: Picard -
1. Jean-Luc, talking to Will Riker about his current motley ship’s crew: “They seem to be carrying more baggage than all of you ever did. But then, I’m not one to talk.” (Katherine and Zandarl)
2. Raffi, trying to calm down an anxiety-ridden Jurati, who is freaking out for many reasons: “And now, you come with Auntie Raffi. She’s going to hook you up with whatever you need.” Jurati: “Is it cake?” Raffi: “You bet it’s cake.” (Katherine)

S.W.A.T -
1. Nichelle: “A city is like a person. If there’s something wrong inside, you have to figure out what’s causing the problem and tackle that.” Hondo: “Okay, I hear that, but if you’re hurting, you gotta treat the symptoms while you’re working on the cure though, right?” Nichelle: “A hundred percent. I’m not saying we don’t need cops, but I also believe in working toward a future where we don’t need as many of them.” (Alison)

The Unicorn -
1. Wade: “I just wish that I could get Grace to tell me what's bothering her.” Michelle: “I'd be bothered too if I had to use 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner.” Wade: “Oh, come on. I like it; Natalie likes it…” Delia: “That's a real dad move.” (Folie-lex)
2. Wade: “I can't get her to open up to me like she did with Jill.” Michelle: “Would you like us to talk to her?” Wade: “Would you? Yeah! That...that'd be great!” Delia: “Yeah of course. There's things that girls just don't want to talk to their dads about.” Michelle: “Mmmhm! Bras.” Delia: “Boys.” Michelle: “Cramps.” Delia: “Boys.” Michelle: “Oh! BOYS!” Wade: “You know what, I think you're right Michelle.” Delia: “Yeah. Very insightful Michelle.” (Folie-lex)

Young Sheldon -
1. Dr. Sturgis: “How dare you accuse me of plagiarism and to my colleague, no less. This is my reputation you're jeopardizing.” Sheldon: “Well, give me the credit I deserve and I'll stop.” Dr. Sturgis: “We've been over this. You made a helpful suggestion and then you arrogantly assumed that it entitled you to a co-author credit, which it doesn't.” Sheldon: “But I was the one who…” Dr. Sturgis: “I've been your friend and mentor. The idea that I would steal from you is both personally and professionally insulting.” Sheldon: “Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but…” Dr. Sturgis: “Sheldon, I don't want to see you in my class anymore.” (Prpleight and Folie-lex)
~~~Too many people tiptoe around this kid's behavior sometimes. Much of the time, when his parents try to punish him, the punishment means little. I was thrilled someone called him on it and he was punished in a way that mattered. (Prpleight)
2. Mary: “The point is you deserve to be recognized appropriately for everything you've accomplished.” Missy: “You can't give that to me in front of all the boys.” Mary: “Why?” Missy: “It's embarrassing!” Mary: “Well, we have plenty of time. I can make the head smaller, or the body bigger, or a little bit of both.” Missy: “I just want the same trophy everyone else gets.” Mary: “But I want you to feel special.” Missy: “And I just wanna feel regular.” Mary: “Okay. Well, I'll make sure you'll get a regular one at the party.” Missy: “Thank you. Mum, wait. I get what you were trying to do. It's nice.” Mary: “Thanks.” ~~~This moment epitomized the whole conundrum of both sides of the situation. It would have been great to see Missy embrace her mother's efforts to make sure she was properly represented, sure. But the kid's too smart and understood how it would have also been counterproductive in so many ways. I loved the approach to it and how both characters conducted themselves throughout this exchange. That as dejected as Mary was she understood Missy and Missy thanking her mother regardless was precious. (Folie-lex)

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

The February Binge

Welcome to the second edition of the Monthly Binge. As a child of the 70’s and 80’s and one of the last people on the planet to get a DVR, binging is relatively new to me but now I can’t imagine TV without it. In this column, I will attempt to broaden my TV horizons and I invite you to join along. At the end, I’ve included a form you can fill out to tell me what you are binging. I’ll randomly pick 2 or 3 each month to add to the next month’s column.

The Details:

1. A binge, for me, means at least 5 episodes or the entire mini-series if it doesn’t have 5 episodes.
2. No current season of any shows reviewed by the SpoilerTV team.
3. I will typically binge 3-4 shows: 1 new to me, 1 rewatch, 1 show not discussed much on SpoilerTV, and 1 continuation of a show I previously reviewed.
4. The article will typically be posted the first Wednesday of the month.
5. All opinions are obviously mine and may differ from yours. Also, spoilers will ensue both here and in the comments. Read at your own risk!

My February Binges:

Show: 11.22.63
Episodes: 1.01 - 1.05
Type: new to me
Summary: A man time travels to the 1960’s to stop the Kennedy assassination.
Best Reason to Watch: As a history buff, I have found the details about all the potential key players in the Kennedy assassination to be fascinating.
Best Character: It tends to change each episode, but overall, Jake is a complex but sympathetic character.

Best Episode: The Kill Floor (1.02) was extra gruesome but it also tied both worlds together the best. I loved how Jake was able to make life better for a future student by helping his family escape their deranged father. Plus, it brought Bill into the story and their friendship is one of the better relationships in the show.

Worst Episode: This depends on why you like the show. I prefer the historical elements to the romantic entanglements and, after the second episode, that slows down a lot in deference to the romance-building. Other Voices, Other Rooms (1.03) just edges out The Eyes of Texas (1.04) because less happened in it.

Highlights:
Best Plot Twist - time itself is working against Jake
Best Quote (tie) - Mr. Price: “Last thing you can say about killing a man is that it’s brave.” / Mimi: “Apologies are like dandelions, Mr. Amberson. They’re pretty enough and they sprout up fast, but they don’t have much substance.”

Addiction Rating: 4 - I stayed up way too late to see the 5th episode and there’s only 3 more episodes so I am definitely finishing it soon.

Overview:  Generally I don’t like time travel shows because the internal logic doesn’t hold up throughout. However, this story setup works. I like how the time “portal” leads to the exact same moment of time and anything done there is erased if you go back again. The idea that the protagonist has to stay in time for an extended period turns the time travel genre on its head and makes it more compelling. Jake has to really immerse himself in the culture and play the long game. The other part that really works is that the main target is Lee Harvey Oswald. Instead of focusing on someone who is straight out evil like Hitler, there are a lot of questions surrounding Oswald’s assassination of Kennedy, even if you’re not a conspiracy theorist. The show allows enough doubt to creep in that Jake can’t just kill Oswald outright but it also stays in its historical lane. Bottom line - this is a must-see show if you are an American history buff or you like seeing history from multiple angles.

Show: Wolf Lake
Episodes: 1.00 (unaired pilot) - 1.06
Type: under the radar
Summary: A police officer looking for his missing girlfriend ends up in a small town run by werewolves.
Best Reason to Watch: To get your Vampire Diaries or Teen Wolf fix
Best Character: Sherman, who is funny, wise, and twice as mysterious

Best Episode: The Changing (1.02) / Four Feet Under (1.06) - This was too close to call. The Changing did a good job of explaining some of the lore and answering some questions. Four Feet Under was the most action-packed and upped the ante well. Now that there is a fight for who will take over the town, the story is getting more interesting.

Worst Episode: Soup to Nuts (1.03) - I’ve watched some bizarre episodes but this one felt like everyone involved had taken a few too many LSD trips. They also added an unnecessary subplot, answered no questions, and made me want to slap every other character. Socks thrown.

Highlights:
Best Cautionary Tale Against Teenage Sex - the whole story of how the girl becomes a werewolf was creepy
Best Quotes - 1. Sherman: “Guilt just doesn’t work like it used to.”
2. Nancy: “Fear, that’s all it is. That’s all life sometimes is. 24 hours a day of fear, interrupted by moments of basic cable.”

Addiction Rating: 2 - I only have 3 episodes left, so it is conceivable that I will finish the series, but it is not a priority for me.

Overview: This show suffers from its pacing. Perhaps Teen Wolf ruined it for me, but the main character still didn’t know that the town was full of werewolves by the sixth episode. There aren’t many answers before then either. That said, the sixth episode did pick up the pace and the idea of having a war within the town to see who would become the new alpha has a lot of interesting political aspects. This isn’t just two wolves circling each other. It’s more like planning a coup, with assassinations and alliances galore. If I do finish this series, it will be to watch that play out. Mostly though, this show made me miss Teen Wolf.

Show: Raising Hope
Episodes: 1.01 - 1.08
Type: rewatch
Summary: Jimmy has a one night stand with a serial killer, who gets pregnant, leaving him to raise his daughter with his wacky family.
Best Reason to Watch: It’s that perfect mix of laughs with a whole lot of heart.
Best Character: Virginia, usually, with Burt a close second

Best Episode: Family Secrets (1.05) - Oh the lies we tell our kids to keep them sheltered. What I love most about this episode is how upset Jimmy is when he learns his mom lied to him as a kid, and yet, when he finds out a secret that Maw Maw hid from his mom, he doesn’t tell her either, knowing the truth would be worse. This episode has Jimmy growing less naive and has plenty of great family moments.

Worst Episode: Dead Tooth (1.02) - My biggest issues with this episode are that I don’t find the main comedy point funny (the dead tooth) and I’m less interested in Jimmy and Sabrina’s relationship than the familial ones.

Highlights:
Biggest Asset - Cloris Leachman. Even though I find the Maw Maw character exhausting, there’s no denying that Leachman is a real hoot in this show
Best Music - Istanbul (not Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants
Best Quote - Virginia: “Burt, working 2 jobs, being the low man on the totem pole, taking cr** from a jerk boss - you’re past all that.” Burt: “But the kid needs insurance. I’m his dad. It’s my job to do whatever I have to do to take care of him.” Virginia: “And you did, by showing him his whole life how to be a good dad. Now it’s his turn to take care of things. You’ve gotta let him do it.” Burt: “I don’t like it.” Virginia: “You don’t have to, but that’s the way it is. Besides, it’s not like you don’t have a new job to do. Somebody’s got to start showing Jimmy how to be a good grandpa.”

Addiction Rating: 4 - With Fresh Off the Boat ending, this was a refreshing look at a family not nearly as put together as the Huangs but still just as loving.

Overview: Some of my favorite shows are comedies that combine big laughs with tender family moments. Raising Hope definitely fits. When I first saw the pilot, I wasn’t sure if the characters would grow on me, but by the third episode I was hooked. I adore Virginia and Burt as two sad sack parents, whose love for each other and their family outweighs the miseries that everyday life brings. They may not be able to afford health insurance or extra toilet paper, but they are taking care of those they love with everything they’ve got.

Show: Supernatural
Episodes: 1.08 - 1.14
Type: Continuation / rewatch
Summary: The Winchesters continue to fight all manner of evil, while trying to find their dad and coming to grips with Sam’s growing powers.
Best Reason to Watch: The brothers Winchester, always, and the reveal of Sam’s powers.
Best Characters: Dean and Sam Winchester, depending on the episode

Best Episode: Faith (1.12), by a long shot. This isn’t just one of my favorite episodes of Supernatural. It’s one of my favorites in all of TV. I’ve watched it so often, I had to replace the original DVD. I love how protective Sam is over Dean and Layla is one of my most favorite one-shot characters. All in all, this is one of those episodes I reach for after a hard day. There’s nothing quite like watching one Winchester desperately trying to save the other.

Worst Episode: I can’t stand a lot about Home (basically anytime Missouri is on screen), but so much mythology happens in it that killer racist truck wins the title. There’s very little about Route 666 (1.13) that works for me, from the terrible guest acting to the dumb plot. I still hate that this is the highest rated Supernatural episode of all.

Highlights:
Best Brother Episode - Faith (Sam) / Nightmare (Dean)
Best Song to Scene - Don’t Fear the Reaper
Best Quotes -
1. Dean: “You’re not gonna let me die in peace, are you?” Sam: “I’m not gonna let you die, period.”
2. Dean: “It must be rough. To believe in something so much and have it disappoint you like that.” Layla: “You want to hear something weird. I’m okay, really. I guess if you’re gonna have faith, you can’t just have it when the miracles happen. You have to have it when they don’t.”
3. Dean: “I’ll say it again. Demons I get. People are crazy.”

Addiction Rating: 5

Overview: I love season 1 of Supernatural and this set contains some of my favorite episodes. The Asylum - Scarecrow - Faith trifecta is well written and suspenseful, with great brother scenes throughout. It remains my favorite trio of back-to-back episodes. Starting with Home (1.09), the mythology of the show expands rapidly, especially with Sam, and it feels like the show hits its stride here. The monster of the week episodes are tighter, well except Route 666, and delve into interesting folklore, while the overarching story contains enough clues to keep it progressing at a good pace. Overall, this is the best section of season 1.

Reader Reviews:

Jonny:

Show: Felicity
Episodes: 3.1 - 3.11
Best Reason to Watch: The journey, from moving off campus to the shocking Christmas shooting cliffhanger, is a journey worth revisiting.
Best Character: Amanda Forman, who plays the lovely Meghan
Best Episode: And to All a Good Night (3.11) had this super sweet moment between her and actor Greg Grunberg, while trying to sell Christmas trees, that just fills my heart!
Worst Episode: Final Touches (3.10) - Molly’s storyline by this point is worrisome and Finals for college age kids is never a fun time.
Overview: I love this show. Season 3 in particular hits many high points. The shooting in episode 3.11 is a welcome cliffhanger that is scary. These are great college-age characters that live in this world. It’s always fun to watch that shift from real life.

Supergirl:

Show: The Ranch
Episodes: 4.11 - 4.15
Best Reason to Watch: It’s a great, underrated show, with an interesting plot, great characters, and love interests.
Best Character: Colt Bennett
Best Episode: Fadeaway (4.14), the conclusion to the 2-part cliffhanger. Ashton's acting was amazing. You really felt for him. It showed his impact on the characters. I loved seeing Abby change her mind when she almost loses Colt, the accident forcing them back together.
Worst Episode: Like It’s the Last Time (4.12) - The storyline seemed forced and there was very little going on. It focused way too much on Mary, who is my least favourite character. The murder from the last episode also went untalked about.
Overview: This show is very unique and I would recommend trying it. It's funny without trying too hard and has a lot of drama. The characters are all enjoyable to watch. The love story between the main characters is something you keep coming back for.

Milo:

Show: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Episodes: 121
Best Reason to Watch: It's more Star Wars, if that wasn't enough of an answer for you.
Best Character: Ahsoka Tano
Best Episode: Carnage of Krell (4.10) The Clone Wars is at its best when it is focusing on the everyday Clone soldiers rather than the Jedi and this is a fun divergence, building up to a climactic finale where the Clones begin to question their superiors’ orders. It was a blockbuster finale that delivered on more than every account, and reminded us that when this show works, it really shines.
Worst Episode: Bombad Jedi (1.09) This show has made a lot of irredeemable characters redeemable, but one thing that the series cannot improve, no matter how hard it tries, is Jar Jar Binks. Bombad Jedi was just painful to watch. None of the humour landed and the end result is just a mess and not one of the series' finest hours.

Overview: The Clone Wars has proved to be an exciting start to the year for me. It's an entertaining series that retroactively improves Revenge of the Sith and makes it all the more tragic. It's a redemption arc for Dave Filoni who turned the series that started off with an underwhelming animated film into a fan-favourite – and you can watch Ahsoka Tano transform from a disliked character at the start into one of the franchise’s best as the series progresses, with the show having everything you'd come to expect from a Star Wars prequel tie-in, for good and for worse. Adding rich depth to the Star Wars universe, the series is a bumpy watch with plenty of highs and plenty of lows – and I still prefer Star Wars: Rebels overall. But rest assured, you will have a good time, especially if you're a Star Wars fan - and with all the episodes on Disney+, what better reason to get caught up on the show than for the new season returning later this year? I'm still only on Season 4 myself, and have two seasons left to go, but it's proved to be a thoroughly entertaining ride, flaws and all.

Your Turn:

If you would like to share your thoughts on what you’re binging, comment below or fill out this form. I will randomly choose 2-3 to share in next month’s column. Please make sure that you have watched 5 or more episodes and that it is not the current season of a show covered by SpoilerTV.

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."

Quote of the Week - Week of Feb. 23

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV as picked by the SpoilerTV team. We'd love to hear your picks too so please sound off in the comments below.

The Bold Type -
1. Sutton: “I'm not a fancy champagne. I'm a craft beer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and I'm never gonna be a fancy lawyer with an Ivy League degree. But I love Richard and Richard chose me. Richard chose beer.” (Folie-lex)
2. Claire: “I'm going to throw you two the best wedding that you can imagine, and if it means Hogwash Beer, so be it. Welcome to the family, Sutton.” Sutton: “Thank you. It's Hogsmith, though. In case you hashtag it.” Claire: “I'm not going to hashtag it, sweetie.” Sutton: “Okay.” (Folie-lex)
3. Alex: “I have a confession to make. I find you intimidating. You're amazing. I mean you're smart, insanely successful... As much as I want to be the kind of guy who isn't insecure about all that, I don't know if I am.” Alicia: “I get it. You're not ready for me.” Alex: “I wish I was.” Alicia: “So do I.” (Folie-lex)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine -
1. Terry: “Okay... I normally don't encourage such childish competitions, but this might help things go faster. My only question is: Holt are you sure your old a** eyes are up to the challenge?” Holt: “I know you're just trying to motivate me, but these old a** eyes will be reading your tombstone... son!” (Folie-lex)
2. Jake: “The point is we all think Mr.Bean is sexy as hell and wish we looked exactly like him.” Debbie: “You're a lot closer than you think.” (Folie-lex)

God Friended Me -
1. Rakesh: “Hey, you don’t think we made a mistake, reaching out like this, do you?” Miles: “What are you talking about?” Rakesh: “Look around. I mean, government suits, high tech security. The guy could be CIA for all we know. What if we just blackmailed Jason Bourne.” Miles: “We? This was your idea.” Rakesh: “I kind of signed the private message, The Real Miles Finer, so in this together, bro.”

Lincoln Rhyme -
1. Danielle: “You made the one mistake you could never afford to make. You let me find those photos.” Peter: “I didn’t let you find anything.” Danielle: “Any psychologist would say that that was a sublimated desire to be caught, so that I would stop you.” Peter: “It was a fluke, but it's done and now I’m gonna fix it.” Danielle: “And if you could, you would have done it already but you can’t ‘cause you know that if you kill me, it will torture you. You’ll spiral. Whatever you are, what we had was real. You love me.”
2. Peter: “You do soothe me. You always have.” Danielle: “Whatever happens, I hope you don’t lose the good parts. I’d be scared to think what would happen if the Bone Collector is all you become.” Peter: “You shouldn’t have found the photographs.”
3. Sellitto: “I get it, but you weren’t brought onto this team to be as reckless and impulsive as Lincoln. You don’t help anyone if you get hurt.” Amelia: “That’s not fair.” Sellitto: “Me losing a second partner that wouldn’t be fair. Okay, so congratulations on saving the evidence. Maybe next time, take a minute and think before risking everything.”
4. Peter: “I am the man you know, but...there are parts that...that I’ve hidden. It’s just something I do. It soothes me.” Danielle: “But you’re not soothed. You’re agitated. I can see it. You’re...you’re gonna kill me, aren’t you?”

Prodigal Son -
1. Malcolm: “Wouldn’t we all like that? Someone who’s always there, sitting on the couch with us. Without the weirdness.” JT: “And the homicide.” Malcolm: “That goes without saying.” JT: “Just checking.”
2. JT and Gil together: “Don’t say it.” Malcolm: “We may be looking for a necrophiliac. Necrophilia doesn’t have to be sexual. There are actually 10 types as per the last classification, and at its core, the impulse is understandable.” Gil: “Uh Bright, how worried should we be about you?” JT: “You know, more than the usual amount.”
3. Dani to Malcolm: “Only you would find it therapeutic, talking to a killer.”

The Rookie -
1. Nolan: “Which makes Caleb's timeline from abduction to death approximately 24 hours.” Jackson: “So we have less than 10 hours to find Lucy.” Armstrong: “Unless we're wrong, and she's dead already.” Harper: “No. Look, I know I haven't known Lucy as long as the rest of you, but I do know that she is a fighter. She is going to do everything she can to stay alive until we save her.” (Folie-lex)
2. Caleb: “You weren't conscious for your birth, but you will feel every second of your death.” Lucy: “That's some greeting card level villainy.” (Folie-lex)
3. Lucy: “What are you reading, Teen Rebel?” Tim: “They actually have some really insightful political articles.” Lucy: “Mmhm...oh! Which BTS member is your soulmate? It's gotta be Suga right.” Tim: “Totally!... What's a BTS?” (Folie-lex)

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosted The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."