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Old 03-09-04, 12:49 PM
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Shows you love, lines that make you cringe

I was just thinking about all the shows I have on DVD, and that even after multiple viewings there are just still some lines of dialogue that absolutely make me cringe. I was thinking that everyone could post one or two lines from a show they love, but I would like people to limit it to one or two lines tops, and why they picked that line. In my opinion that's more fun to read than just a long list of lines with no context whatsoever. To keep people from reading spoilers how about we list the show and the season the line is from and then spoiler the line itself and your explanation.

Here's mine. Buffy Season 2.
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After the gang finds out that Giles has gone after Angel for killing Jenny Calendar, and they are all arguing Xander says "I say faster pussycat, kill kill." Everytime I watch this episode something just irks me about that line. Maybe it's the delivery, or maybe it's just the dialogue itself, but it just seems forced or clumsy. I have always wondered if I was the only one who noticed this so if anyone else has let me know.
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The first one I thought of was
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Josh yelling "You want a piece of me!" at the Capitol building in West Wing this season. Of course the whole season has pretty much been crap.
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Re: Shows you love, lines that make you cringe

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Here's mine. Buffy Season 2.
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After the gang finds out that Giles has gone after Angel for killing Jenny Calendar, and they are all arguing Xander says "I say faster pussycat, kill kill." Everytime I watch this episode something just irks me about that line. Maybe it's the delivery, or maybe it's just the dialogue itself, but it just seems forced or clumsy. I have always wondered if I was the only one who noticed this so if anyone else has let me know.
I see nothing wrong with this line. 'Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill' is a movie made in 1965 about 3 strippers who go on a murder rampage. They meet a couple in some desert and kill the boyfriend while keeping the girl hostage. So, when you think about it.... Xander knows his shit.
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Maybe he knows his shit as you say, but in the context of the episode, and the way he said it, it has just always bothered me.
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Babylon 5, "Between The Darkness and the Light"

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Lyta's whole "I'll sue" rant in the sewers. It seemed overly comical given the situation and the character, and would have seemed strange even in the most light-hearted of episodes.
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Oh God, that's a horrible scene that has to be dismissed by the realization that she's a horrible actress.

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Half the lines in last Sunday's Alias.
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"The F-150!"
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Originally posted by Meteu185
"The F-150!"
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I second that.

I'll also add,

"Puppies!" - WWE Raw
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"These pretzels are making me thirsty"
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Originally posted by j123vt_99
"These pretzels are making me thirsty"
Stupid as it was, I liked that one. The Seinfeld ones that stick out in my head are:
Stomach: "Hellloooooooooo"
and this one is more of a plot point than a line but...
George: Apparently the glue in the wedding invitations was a....toxic.
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Originally posted by spainlinx0
Maybe he knows his shit as you say, but in the context of the episode, and the way he said it, it has just always bothered me.
In the context of the episode? Giles wants to kill Angel! Since Xander never liked Angel then he's all for Giles going all commando and killing him. Thus the line "Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill" It makes sense.

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From tonight's premiere of "The Shield":

"I love you, Vic."

"I love you too, Julian." *kiss*

Caption: "To Be Continued..."
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Originally posted by Lara Means
In the context of the episode? Giles wants to kill Angel! Since Xander never liked Angel then he's all for Giles going all commando and killing him. Thus the line "Faster Pussycat, Kill Kill" It makes sense.
OK maybe I'm not explaining myself well. To me personally, the line stuck out like a sore thumb as something I didn't like. It may refer to the movie you mentioned, which I have never heard of before, but knowing that I still don't like that line. I'm not saying you can't like it, I'm just saying that everytime I hear it, I wish he had chosen something else to say.
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I liked the pretzel one to, but it was the one that stuck in my head... I do agree with the "Helloooo" one

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Stupid as it was, I liked that one. The Seinfeld ones that stick out in my head are:
Stomach: "Hellloooooooooo"
and this one is more of a plot point than a line but...
George: Apparently the glue in the wedding invitations was a....toxic.
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Friends - hearing Janice whenever she sees Chandler say " Oh My God"...
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Line of Fire - "That's that with that"
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Originally posted by Cusm
Line of Fire - "That's that with that"
I agree. Not a bad line, but they try and force it once an episode in situations where it makes no sense.
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Originally posted by JNielsen
I agree. Not a bad line, but they try and force it once an episode in situations where it makes no sense.
To be fair, there were a couple of episodes that it didn't show up. But it's annoying nonetheless.

Xander has a few lines on Buffy that I'm not crazy about. Buffy too...usually when I feel they are pushing too hard to turn the grammar around. The only one I can think of is Oz saying "This is all making the kind of sense that's...not."

Bugs me.

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Originally posted by Cusm
Line of Fire - "That's that with that"
Good one. I thought it was clever once. But after that, it was too gimmicky. Like you could see the writer writing that line.

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