Quotes of the Week: Doc, Reacher, Grey’s, Ghosts, Severance and More

Claire Franken

16 March 2025 at 10:00 am·3-min read

You didn’t think we’d forget our Quotes of the Week compilation, did you?

In the list below — which features our picks for TV’s most memorable sound bites of the past seven days — you’ll find a dozen shows represented, including Shifting Gears, All American, The Voice, Abbott Elementary and The Rookie.

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Also featured in this week’s roundup: Severance takes trash-talk to a new level, Reacher makes time for a quick dad joke and Grey’s Anatomy gets creative when it comes to understanding the digestive system. Plus, we’ve got double doses of Doc and Ghosts.

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 and Dave Nemetz)

SEVERANCE

“Devour feculence. It means eat s—t, Mr. Drummond.”

Mr. Milchick (Tramell Tillman) puts his giant vocabulary to good use telling Mr. Drummond to get off his back

ALL AMERICAN

“I will admit there are some coincidences.”

“Coincidences? Dad’s long-lost brother’s last known address is in Los Angeles. He’s the same age as Coach Bobby … and Coach Bobby has been treating me like crap since Day 1. What do you call that?”

“Uh, coincidence, coincidence and… not everybody likes you?”

“[Gasps] Now you’re just being silly.”

Layla (Greta Onieogou) isn’t quite so impressed with Jordan’s (Michael Evans Behling) quest to find his dad’s long-lost sibling

THE VOICE

“My favorite part [of being on the show] isn’t being in this red chair, even though it has a heated seat.”

Sure, it isn’t Michael Bublé… sure, it isn’t

SUITS LA

“I’m a black girl from L.A. You think I didn’t know The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?”

Erica (Lex Scott Davis) sets Leah straight when she assumes that Erica isn’t familiar with Alfonso Ribeiro’s iconic role

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

“Ava, it’s so great to see you! I want you to meet my new boyfriend.”

“White?!”

“It’s actually pronounced Wyatt.”

Ava runs into Jacob’s ex Zach (Larry Owens) and echoes her “Black?!” reaction from when she first met him

GREY’S ANATOMY

“Are you sure you know what you’re doing?”

“I’m the chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Grey Sloan.”

“That means yes.”

Mid-procedure, Winston (Anthony Hill) and Ben (Jason George) are asked to reassure a patient’s daughter

GREY’S ANATOMY (Bonus Quote!)

“How are you still eating?”

“It’s cereal. It goes in a different stomach.”

Lucas (Niko Terho) gives Simone (Alexis Floyd) reason to question his understanding of digestion

REACHER

“Can you call me an ambulance?”

“OK. You’re an ambulance. [Off his glare] No sense of humor.”

Neagley (Maria Sten) is armed with Dad jokes

REACHER (Bonus Quote!)

“This is the best coffee I’ve had in days. Last cup I had came from a cat’s a–hole.”

We’d offer context… butt trust us, Reacher (Alan Ritchson) isn’t lying

DOC

“Lyla, do you want to come with me down to the cafeteria? My daughter Mia says that they make a mean French toast.”

“Why is it so mean?”

Jake (Jon Ecker) keeps a patient’s kid from getting hangry

DOC (Bonus Quote!)

“Please tell me those aren’t your exam gloves.”

“Not anymore. Kidding! I just don’t like the cheese dust.”

Amy (Molly Parker) catches the pathologist mid-snack

THE ROOKIE

“You have to rule me out, right? Maybe I got tired of James leaving the seat up and I had him killed.”

Nyla (Mekia Cox) knows that a spouse always lands on a suspect list

GHOSTS

“I just went on a walk with the most fascinating creature. A woman of true refined elegance and perfect posture. A true throwback, aside from some wildly progressive views on recreational drug use.”

Jay’s cousin, Sunil (Asif Ali), describes Hetty

GHOSTS (Bonus Quote!)

“Why do the ghosts always want to date my family?”

Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), after Hetty reveals she’s having lunch with his cousin

SHIFTING GEARS

“I was watching a show last night — must have been from the ‘90s — and the guy looks like a younger version of you, has all your mannerisms. But the difference between you and him? He was funny!”

Matt Parker is no match for Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, as far as Jay Leno is concerned

THE WHITE LOTUS

“That was a convention for con men and tax cheats!”

“I’m sure y’all cheat on your taxes, Mom.”

“Well, not so badly that we have to leave the country.”

Victoria (Parker Posey) reminds her daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) that they’re not as bad as the slimeballs they just spent the day with on a yacht

NCIS: SYDNEY

“If I’m gonna die, it’s not going to be with mud on my face.”

Evie (Tuuli Narkle) declines DeShawn’s offer of camouflage

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