“What does the bee do? Bring home honey. What does father do? Bring home money. What does mother do? Lay out the money. What do children do? Eat up the honey!” Margaret’s daughter
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Boardwalk Empire, “Under God’s Power She Flourishes”: remember everything
“The beginning’s over. The end hasn’t come yet. All I care about is now.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard”: in the name of the fathers
“So I wait, plan, marshal my resources – and when I finally see an opportunity, and there is a bet to make, I bet it all.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “To the Lost”: a soldier’s end
“I died in a trench, years back. I thought you knew that.” – Jimmy to Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “The Ivory Tower”: down the wrong pipe
“The moral of this story is that if I’d cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I’ll do to you if you don’t tell me who ordered you to kill Colosimo.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Emerald City”: retaliation
“Nothing says I’m sorry like money.” – Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Age of Reason”: confide in confession
“Not every insult requires a response.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Spaghetti and Coffee”: everybody’s got guns
“He interesting enough for ya now?” – Chalky White
Boardwalk Empire, “Resolution”: full gangster
“You’re not making my decision any harder.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Pilot”: Atlantic City, 1920
“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Peg of Old”: choices to be made
“It doesn’t make a difference if you’re right or wrong – you just have to make a decision.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Ourselves Alone”: the men who made this city
“It feels good to twist the knife. Now, come meet the men who made this city.” – The Commodore to Eli
Boardwalk Empire, “Nights in Ballygran”: green beer
“I’ve been lectured to a great deal today by men who speak boldly and do nothing.” – Margaret
Boardwalk Empire, “Home”: even gangsters have daddy issues
“Come on baby, I have a whole ticker-tape parade waiting for you.” – Odette
Boardwalk Empire, “Hold Me in Paradise”: politics as usual
“Senator, the only chance you have of entering the White House is on a guided f—ing tour.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”: going to a party, sipping on Bacardi
“If America’s not about starting over, where’s the hope for any of us?” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Gimcrack & Bunkum”: keeping it real
“Atlantic City was built for good times.” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Georgia Peaches”: money and justice
“He who dies pays all his debts.” – Manny Horwitz
Boardwalk Empire, “Family Limitation”: buddies and accomplices (same thing, right?)
“It’s called a skull crusher. It’s for cracking walnuts.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Broadway Limited”: liquor kills
“Let nature take its course. Help it along if you can.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Belle Femme”: hits and misses
“I’m dying. There’s no time to be sentimental.’ – Kaestner
Boardwalk Empire, “Battle of the Century”: international bootlegging
“We copacetic now?” – Chalky White
Boardwalk Empire, “Anastasia”: prettier than Lillian Gish
“I ain’t building no bookcase.” – Chalky
Boardwalk Empire, “A Return to Normalcy”: a very funny proposition
“We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with.” – Nucky
Spartacus: Blood and Sand, “Legends”: the beast of Carthage
“Look, touch, place orders for any of the men you covet.” – Quintus Batiatus
Spartacus: Blood and Sand, “Sacramentum Gladiatorum”: a beast borne of the heart
Once you are a slave, your past evaporates along with your identity.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand, “The Red Serpent”: blood and honor
“If you go to war, you are destined for great and unfortunate things.” – Sura
The Americans, “The Colonel”: smoke screens
You never know who you are dealing with.
The Americans, “Trust Me”: it’s easier said than done
Alliances are made, tested, broken.
The Americans, “Only You”: choosing your destiny
Do svidaniya, Gregory.
The Americans, “Pilot”: KGB in the USA
From kissing necks to knifing necks.
The Americans, “The Clock”: tick-tock goes the clock
Is time running out for Philip and Elizabeth?
The Americans, “Gregory”: facing the truth
The woman who knew too much.
The Americans, “In Control”: who has it?
A long day.
The Americans, “Mutually Assured Destruction”: who’s fooling who?
It’s all about staying one step ahead.
The Americans, “COMINT”: Communications Intelligence
It’s all about the encryption codes.
The Americans, “Covert War”: eye for an eye
We should always think before we jump.
The Americans, “Duty and Honor”: the only real things’
Relationships are tested.
The Americans, “Safe House”: irony of all ironies
One decision changes everything.
The Americans “The Oath”: broken promises
Doing what is right versus what is promised.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “The Bitter End”: and yet here we stand
“I would sacrifice a thousand if I had but had them.” – Gannicus
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “Reckoning”: to risk everything
“Dissolve your marriage, or call me father no more.” – Titus
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “Beneath the Mask”: something of note
“Rise as gods in the House of Batiatus.” – Lucretia
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “Paterfamilias”: in pursuit of honor in the arena
“This is but glorious beginning.” – Batiatus
Spartacus: Vengeance: 8 Things Creator Steven S. DeKnight Wants You to Know
There’s a lot of change going on in the world of Spartacus.
Spartacus: Vengeance cast talks nudity, destiny, and backbiting characters
The STARZ cast reveal how their characters plan to overthrow one another for all the Roman marbles in Season Two.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “Missio”: set mind to purpose
“A man of ambition is capable of doing anything.” – Batiatus
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, “Past Transgressions”: listen how the rooster crows
“Everything is for sale, Batiatus. The question is but price.” – Tullius
Mad Men, “Tomorrowland”: maybe it’ll be an adventure
“I feel like myself when I’m with you, but the way I always wanted to feel.” – Don to Megan
Mad Men, “Blowing Smoke”: why I’m quitting tobacco
“We’re gonna sit at our desks and keep typing while the walls fall down around us because we’re creative, the least important, most important thing there is.” – Don Draper