A weekly feature in which we're trying to find most compelling, best acted, written, directed and just generally great scenes that we've seen recently.
BABY DADDY, "The Emma Dilemma", August 28, 2013, Actors: Derek Theler, Lacey Chabert
The Scene: Danny says that he has to get Riley out of his head
Klutzy Girl: Danny is with his girlfriend and tells her he doesn't have feelings for Riley, but is lying and says he has to get her out of his head. He loves her so much and I need them together. They'd be perfect together.
BREAKING BAD, "Confessions", August 25, 2013, Actors: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, Bob Odenkirk
The Scenes: Hank and Marie watch Walt's confession & Jesse realizes that Saul had Huell pickpocket his weed
Alex Zhora: That close-ups on Bryan Cranston's mouth make the character look both vicious and precious. That said, I can think only of a few scenes quite like this one.
Christopher Reilly: Jesse realizes that Saul had Huell pickpocket his weed and puts the final piece together about Mr. White poisoning Brock. The character was silent, almost zombie-like in the first two episodes, which made this reaction, and then the explosion of violence from Jesse as he confronts Saul and then sets out to burn the White house to the ground, even more powerful. Tremendous work from Aaron Paul.
COVERT AFFAIRS, "Crackity Jones", August 27, 2013, Actors: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham
The Scene: Annie and Auggie break up
Virginia Fontana: Perabo and Gorham did a wonderful job portraying the deep and complicated pain and regret of this split. Even though any viewer with common sense knows this split probably won't last long, their emotions were real enough to make it hurt.
DEXTER, "Make Your Own Kind of Music", August 25, 2013, Actors: Jennifer Carpenter, Yvonne Strahovski, Charlotte Rampling, Darri Ingolfsson, Michael C. Hall
The Scenes: Deb and Hannah eat the meal together & Dr Vogel sends Dexter away so she could reunite with her long lost son
Darth Locke: Hannah and Deb eat Hannah's home cooked meal together. I love this scene, because I had been hopeful that despite Deb's continuous animosity towards Hannah, that Deb would step back, even if it's just short time, and recognize Hannah as a human being and show some trust (or continuous suicidal tendencies, take your pick). I think Jennifer Carpenter and Yvonne Strahovski have interesting chemistry on screen and I would prefer to see the characters find new common ground and show viewers something we have yet to see, then have them continue to fight against each other for the remainder of the season. Also picked by DarkUFO
Romain Ossust: The final scene when Dr Vogel sends Dexter away so she could reunite with her long lost son, the brain surgeron. I did not predict that to happen, I'm really liking Dr Vogel.
Alex Zhora: Well, I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out which scene should be called the best in the episode (because I feel that "Make Your Own Kind of Music" was the season's low point) before I came up with this one due to Charlotte Rampling's uniformly good acting.
MELISSA AND JOEY, "What Happens in Jersey... (Part 1)", August 28, 2013, Actors: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence
The Scene: Mel agrees to pretend Joe's ex-wife
Klutzy Girl: Mel agrees to go to New Jersey with Joe and pretend to be his ex-wife. They've come a long way season one and I can't wait to see where this goes.
PERCEPTION, "Warriors", August 27, 2013, Actors: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Wolf
The Scenes: The final scene & Donnie quits his job to defend Kate
Jimmy Ryan: The final scene of the 2 part episode of TNT's Perception gets the nod from me this week. As with the majority of Perception's episodes, the show ends with Dr. Pierce in his classroom, sharing a few thoughts with his students. Kate's ex-husband Donnie grew a lot over the 2-parter, and Dr. Pierce's lecture summed that relationship up very nicely.
A Dahne: Donnie quits his job to defend Kate. I did not like this character originally but he has grown on me over time. This scene is the best I've ever liked him.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, "Now You See Me, Now You Don't", August 27, 2013, Actor: Ian Harding
The Scene: Ezra is A
Jamie Coudeville: I know a lot of people are upset about this but I actually like it, makes him more interesting.
RIZZOLI AND ISLES, "Built for Speed", August 27, 2013, Actors: Angie Harmon, Jordan Bridges
The Scene: Frankie's team arrests the drug dealers
Jamie Coudeville: I love how proud Jane was in this moment, we need more scenes between her and Frankie.
SIBERIA, "A Gathering Fog", August 26, 2013, Actors: Sam Dobbins, Johnny Wactor
The Scene: Sam saves Johnny & Natalie's body is found
DarkUFO: Sam saves Johnny after being electrocuted.
Sharon Seymour: When they find Natalie's body on the snow after they thought she had left the show.
SUITS, "She's Mine", August 27, 2013, Actors: Gabriel Macht, Max Beesley, Sarah Rafferty, Patrick J. Adams, Gina Torres
The Scene: The truth about Stephen is revealed
Justyna Kubica: I never really liked Stephen, but I definitely did not see this one coming. I don't actually think he could order those killings, but his involvement in that case and lying about it are bad enough. The look on Donna's face and the fact that she apologized to Harvey, losing her shine and confidence in this moment, it was so heartbreaking to see. Especially for Harvey. He didn't take it well, he went and actually beat the guy. Very intense scene, but I loved it, it showed just how much Harvey cares about Donna (romantically or not) and he clearly kept his word on the promise he made before. Also, yay Mike. Nice work discovering the entire thing. It's also good to see everyone on the same side (btw, Jessica and Harvey had a great talk on the roof earlier). As always, the actors did a great job in the scene and I'm very excited to see what's next.
THE BRIDGE, "Vendetta", August 28, 2013, Actors: Adrian Gonzalez, Eric Lange
The Scene: The killer is revealed
DarkUFO: The Killer, Tate, is revealed when he kills Santi JR in the bathroom.
Alex Zhora: The Bridge's main reveal turned out to be divisive, but for me it does make sense. It fits this series' gritty, dark tone, and as the killer strikes again, things fall apart for many characters. Lesser show wouldn't even dare to take that step. Also picked by Sharon Seymour
THE NEWSROOM, "Red Team III", August 25, 2013, Actors: Jane Fonda, Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston
The Scene: Leona refuses to accept Charlie, Will and Mac’s resignations
Justyna Kubica: First of all, how fantastic was Jane Fonda in this scene! She should definitely appear on the show more often. Also, who else felt like watching Skyfall after the show? And about this scene. Why is it one of my favorites? Besides the obvious, great performances by pretty much everyone and some memorable lines, I just really enjoyed seeing Leona on the trio's side. They had their problems in the past, so it's a nice change. And yeah, I agree that even though the case can be tough, Jerry Dantana should definitely not get anything, not after the things he did. I honestly can't believe he's the one suing ACN! Some people. Well, I'm glad we finally learnt the entire story behind the Operation Genoa (by the way, very well done as a story arc) and now we can see how everyone wins back the trust of the public.
UNDER THE DOME, "Let the Games Begin", August 26, 2013, Actors: Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Colin Ford, Britt Robertson, Alexander Koch, Mackenzie Lintz
The Scenes: The mini dome is activated & Barbie tells Julia the truth about her husband
Sharon Seymour: The stars form after Junior adds his hand to the mini-dome revealing that he is the 4th person.
Jamie Coudeville: Visually I thought this scene was beautiful, although I'm still pissed off that Junior was the fourth hand.
Klutzy Girl: The mini-dome is activated. It was a really pretty scene, although I am also pissed off that Junior was the fourth hand.
Daniel van der Veer: The activation of the mini-dome. The pink stars were beautiful to see.
Babar Suhail: The mini dome gets activated and Joe, Norrie, Angie and Junior are surrounded by pink stars.
Jimmy Ryan: Under The Dome continues to be a series with a solid, fast moving story, and the scene I thought was the best from this week's episode was Julia and Barbie talking, and Julia, to my amazement, seeming contempt with Barbie's actions in killing her husband, and even talking about them as a couple together in future. This scene lifts of a massive pile of baggage from the 2 main characters and that will have significant ramifications coming into the final 3 episodes of the season.
A Dahne: Barbie tells Julia about her husband, therefore freeing himself from Max's blackmail. I thought Julia took it a little too well but I am glad we can move beyond this plot twist.
WINNERS AND LOSERS, "Angle of Repose", August 27, 2013, Actors: Melanie Vallejo, Tom Wren
The Scene: Sophie admits to Doug how she really feels about him
Tyler James: I don't watch any American shows during Summer Hiatus (Seriously, none interest me). And to be honest, I've only been watching one Australian show lately too (Winners and Losers). There was the scene with Sophie admitting to Doug how she really feels about him (such a boring episode this week).
The Scene: Danny says that he has to get Riley out of his head
Klutzy Girl: Danny is with his girlfriend and tells her he doesn't have feelings for Riley, but is lying and says he has to get her out of his head. He loves her so much and I need them together. They'd be perfect together.
The Scenes: Hank and Marie watch Walt's confession & Jesse realizes that Saul had Huell pickpocket his weed
Alex Zhora: That close-ups on Bryan Cranston's mouth make the character look both vicious and precious. That said, I can think only of a few scenes quite like this one.
Christopher Reilly: Jesse realizes that Saul had Huell pickpocket his weed and puts the final piece together about Mr. White poisoning Brock. The character was silent, almost zombie-like in the first two episodes, which made this reaction, and then the explosion of violence from Jesse as he confronts Saul and then sets out to burn the White house to the ground, even more powerful. Tremendous work from Aaron Paul.
The Scene: Annie and Auggie break up
Virginia Fontana: Perabo and Gorham did a wonderful job portraying the deep and complicated pain and regret of this split. Even though any viewer with common sense knows this split probably won't last long, their emotions were real enough to make it hurt.
The Scenes: Deb and Hannah eat the meal together & Dr Vogel sends Dexter away so she could reunite with her long lost son
Darth Locke: Hannah and Deb eat Hannah's home cooked meal together. I love this scene, because I had been hopeful that despite Deb's continuous animosity towards Hannah, that Deb would step back, even if it's just short time, and recognize Hannah as a human being and show some trust (or continuous suicidal tendencies, take your pick). I think Jennifer Carpenter and Yvonne Strahovski have interesting chemistry on screen and I would prefer to see the characters find new common ground and show viewers something we have yet to see, then have them continue to fight against each other for the remainder of the season. Also picked by DarkUFO
Romain Ossust: The final scene when Dr Vogel sends Dexter away so she could reunite with her long lost son, the brain surgeron. I did not predict that to happen, I'm really liking Dr Vogel.
Alex Zhora: Well, I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out which scene should be called the best in the episode (because I feel that "Make Your Own Kind of Music" was the season's low point) before I came up with this one due to Charlotte Rampling's uniformly good acting.
MELISSA AND JOEY, "What Happens in Jersey... (Part 1)", August 28, 2013, Actors: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence
The Scene: Mel agrees to pretend Joe's ex-wife
Klutzy Girl: Mel agrees to go to New Jersey with Joe and pretend to be his ex-wife. They've come a long way season one and I can't wait to see where this goes.
The Scenes: The final scene & Donnie quits his job to defend Kate
Jimmy Ryan: The final scene of the 2 part episode of TNT's Perception gets the nod from me this week. As with the majority of Perception's episodes, the show ends with Dr. Pierce in his classroom, sharing a few thoughts with his students. Kate's ex-husband Donnie grew a lot over the 2-parter, and Dr. Pierce's lecture summed that relationship up very nicely.
A Dahne: Donnie quits his job to defend Kate. I did not like this character originally but he has grown on me over time. This scene is the best I've ever liked him.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, "Now You See Me, Now You Don't", August 27, 2013, Actor: Ian Harding
The Scene: Ezra is A
Jamie Coudeville: I know a lot of people are upset about this but I actually like it, makes him more interesting.
RIZZOLI AND ISLES, "Built for Speed", August 27, 2013, Actors: Angie Harmon, Jordan Bridges
The Scene: Frankie's team arrests the drug dealers
Jamie Coudeville: I love how proud Jane was in this moment, we need more scenes between her and Frankie.
SIBERIA, "A Gathering Fog", August 26, 2013, Actors: Sam Dobbins, Johnny Wactor
The Scene: Sam saves Johnny & Natalie's body is found
DarkUFO: Sam saves Johnny after being electrocuted.
Sharon Seymour: When they find Natalie's body on the snow after they thought she had left the show.
The Scene: The truth about Stephen is revealed
Justyna Kubica: I never really liked Stephen, but I definitely did not see this one coming. I don't actually think he could order those killings, but his involvement in that case and lying about it are bad enough. The look on Donna's face and the fact that she apologized to Harvey, losing her shine and confidence in this moment, it was so heartbreaking to see. Especially for Harvey. He didn't take it well, he went and actually beat the guy. Very intense scene, but I loved it, it showed just how much Harvey cares about Donna (romantically or not) and he clearly kept his word on the promise he made before. Also, yay Mike. Nice work discovering the entire thing. It's also good to see everyone on the same side (btw, Jessica and Harvey had a great talk on the roof earlier). As always, the actors did a great job in the scene and I'm very excited to see what's next.
The Scene: The killer is revealed
DarkUFO: The Killer, Tate, is revealed when he kills Santi JR in the bathroom.
Alex Zhora: The Bridge's main reveal turned out to be divisive, but for me it does make sense. It fits this series' gritty, dark tone, and as the killer strikes again, things fall apart for many characters. Lesser show wouldn't even dare to take that step. Also picked by Sharon Seymour
The Scene: Leona refuses to accept Charlie, Will and Mac’s resignations
Justyna Kubica: First of all, how fantastic was Jane Fonda in this scene! She should definitely appear on the show more often. Also, who else felt like watching Skyfall after the show? And about this scene. Why is it one of my favorites? Besides the obvious, great performances by pretty much everyone and some memorable lines, I just really enjoyed seeing Leona on the trio's side. They had their problems in the past, so it's a nice change. And yeah, I agree that even though the case can be tough, Jerry Dantana should definitely not get anything, not after the things he did. I honestly can't believe he's the one suing ACN! Some people. Well, I'm glad we finally learnt the entire story behind the Operation Genoa (by the way, very well done as a story arc) and now we can see how everyone wins back the trust of the public.
The Scenes: The mini dome is activated & Barbie tells Julia the truth about her husband
Sharon Seymour: The stars form after Junior adds his hand to the mini-dome revealing that he is the 4th person.
Jamie Coudeville: Visually I thought this scene was beautiful, although I'm still pissed off that Junior was the fourth hand.
Klutzy Girl: The mini-dome is activated. It was a really pretty scene, although I am also pissed off that Junior was the fourth hand.
Daniel van der Veer: The activation of the mini-dome. The pink stars were beautiful to see.
Babar Suhail: The mini dome gets activated and Joe, Norrie, Angie and Junior are surrounded by pink stars.
Jimmy Ryan: Under The Dome continues to be a series with a solid, fast moving story, and the scene I thought was the best from this week's episode was Julia and Barbie talking, and Julia, to my amazement, seeming contempt with Barbie's actions in killing her husband, and even talking about them as a couple together in future. This scene lifts of a massive pile of baggage from the 2 main characters and that will have significant ramifications coming into the final 3 episodes of the season.
A Dahne: Barbie tells Julia about her husband, therefore freeing himself from Max's blackmail. I thought Julia took it a little too well but I am glad we can move beyond this plot twist.
WINNERS AND LOSERS, "Angle of Repose", August 27, 2013, Actors: Melanie Vallejo, Tom Wren
The Scene: Sophie admits to Doug how she really feels about him
Tyler James: I don't watch any American shows during Summer Hiatus (Seriously, none interest me). And to be honest, I've only been watching one Australian show lately too (Winners and Losers). There was the scene with Sophie admitting to Doug how she really feels about him (such a boring episode this week).
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I loved Dexter's Hannah and Deb scene - Deb constantly cracks me up and this scene was no exception.
ReplyDeleteBreaking Bad: Hank and Marie watch Walt's confession and Jesse realizes that Saul had Huell pickpocket his weed.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, Breaking Bad continues to be the most compelling and speechless show ever on TV and both of those scenes were no exception at all.
Finally Spoiler TV picked an appropriate scene of the week for PLL. I really love the idea that Ezra is A. I did suspect him but I didn't expect that the writers will go to this path.
ReplyDeleteI just caught up with The Newsroom this morning. "Leona refuses to accept Charlie, Will, and Mac's resignations" would have been my second pick. Jane Fonda used Sorkin's dialogue SO well in this scene and I also liked that Becca (Marcia Gay Harden) shared the scene with them!
ReplyDeleteDo no Harm, last night, Ian and Jason turn out to be twin brothers! Not sure which one is alive (would make most sense if one of them is dead), but my money is on him being Ian. Anyways, Great scene, the whole series haven't been very great (fun though!), but this was definitely the highlight of the series, very curious about the finally!
ReplyDeleteVoted for Dexter, Deb and Hannah scene.
And the one from Suits. Both very good =)
Covert Affairs scene break was super sad
ReplyDeleteAaron Paul's brilliant work once he realizes that Walt did, indeed, poison Brock. It doesn't matter how Brock was poisoned, Jesse has by now recognized two facts about Walt. 1. He easily lies. 2. He arranged to have the ricin cigarette taken. Now he knows how important it was for Walt to trick Jesse. The rage followed this realization was breathtaking to watch.
ReplyDeleteIn second place, I choose the Under the Dome scene where Barbie and Julia discuss her husband's death. I do get her easy acceptance because she apparently made the connection a while ago, she knows Barbie's violent streak, and she likes Barbie more than she did her husband. I come at that conclusion because there was apparently bad communication between Julia and Peter, and because she and Barbie are working side by side against the common enemy.
The Bridge is such a good show. The revelation of the killer was a big surprise to me, and I'm happy it was done so soon.
I do watch Siberia, but the CPR scene didn't do it for me. I can't believe Johnny could just get up and start functioning, even carry Joyce (Joyce, c'mon. Making the poor guy carry you?!) right after being electrocuted and resuscitated.
Honorable mention: Julia chooses to stay with Barbie after finding out he murdered her husband. While confusing, I love their relationship.
ReplyDeleteThat would be my honorable mention too. Mostly because I'm really glad that Julia finally knows. I had a hard time even looking at them as a couple with such a huge secret between them.
ReplyDeleteBreaking Bad: the Walt/Jesse hug scene
ReplyDeleteBoth Breaking Bad scenes! The "confession" tape was such a ballsy move by Walt that it left me as stunned as Hank/Marie. But that final scene with Jesse figuring out he's been manipulated was awesome!
ReplyDeleteSuits and Breaking Bad never cease to amaze me.
ReplyDeleteThis week's episodes were not different.
Suits: The final punch! Harvey, when he looks at Donna as she apologizes and is in tears, was amazing as he went and punched Steven! Always hated him, when he was revealed to be the one who was behind the killings, DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. Super!
ReplyDeletePLL: Season 4 has been a lull so far, but the final 10 mins were goooood! I hope they turn the 'Ezra is A' storyline into something really amazing and not a red herring. Mrs. Grunwald's story, of how she saved Ali and she disappeared and that she is obviously very much alive was good too.
Newsroom: Personally, I loved the whole episode. Jane Fonda is so good. The whole scene where she refused to accept their resignation, and her numerous mentions of Daniel Craig, loved it all. Mac realizing that Jerry altered the video and then firing him, super too.
The Under The Dome scenes, Melissa and Joey scene, and Baby Daddy scene mentioned.
ReplyDeletewhat a slow TV week for me. With Teen Wolf in hiatus and Burn Notice and Graceland off the air for a week, this is the least I've watched TV all year. Only Under the Dome, Perception, and Rizzoli and Isles.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have voted for the pink stars on Under the Dome, but nothing...and I mean nothing, will ever make me cheer for continued Junior time. He wore out his welcome in episode 2 and has been the biggest continual drain on my enjoyment of the series thus far. They really need to kill him off.
Oh, I missed Teen Wolf and Graceland this week!
ReplyDeleteAlso, yeah. As much as I like the mystery of the mini dome and the view in this last scene (it was quite beautiful), I was just so not okay with Junior being there. It was predictable, but still... I really can't stand the guy.
Breaking Bad, of course! Also an honourable mention to the scene at the Mexican restaurant - if there's anything this show KNOWS how to do, it's awkward dinner scenes!
ReplyDeleteI hear you. Mondays are bad enough but to have no Teen Wolf to lift the gloom is worse. I can't wait until Sleepy Hollow starts so that it can hopefully fill some of the void. Then Graceland left on such a cliffhanger that this pointless break makes no sense to me. At least we get it this week.
ReplyDeleteI have given up on Junior. If the writers think I am ever going to excuse him for kidnapping and terrorizing Angie, they are dead wrong. I can only hope that they will cut the character's screen time in season 2 because he gets increasingly harder to put up with.
PPL
ReplyDeleteMelissa and Joey
Winners and Losers! I started watching this, because Michala Banas (Kate Manfredi, McLeods Daughter) is sometimes in it and it stuck :)
Newsroom (Leona is BADASS!) and Breaking Bad (Hank and Marie and the confession)
ReplyDeleteRookie Blue: Traci taking down the gunmen with the help of Steve was probably the highlight of that episode. I'm really starting to like Steve a lot...that scene in the elevator where they were waiting for the two gunmen was great. This whole episode had a lot of other good scenes like Marlo telling Andy why she went off her medication, or bar scene where Andy decides to tell Nick about her terrible day. Olliver's voicemail message to Andy after she ditched him to help Marlo was also pretty hilarious. I'm really liking this season.
ReplyDeleteTwisted finale: Somewhat predictable, but it also had some good scenes, like the ending confirming that Vikram was still alive. Also Lacey getting Archie to admit that he framed Danny was pretty smooth.
Go Suits!
ReplyDeleteSuits, The Bridge and Under The Dome, glad I could pick 3. Just a thought about Perception, I have grown to like Donnie more each ep, hope he is here for the long haul. If you have not tried the new series, Cracked, on Reelz, take a look at it. I like it better than Perception and I really like Perception. lol
ReplyDeleteIf you get REELZ try the new series Cracked, I really like it better than Perception.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your recommendation. I will check it out :)
ReplyDeleteI will check it out. I see it is in its second season so it might take me a little while.
ReplyDeleteI am finding myself also liking Donnie better and better. Surprising because generally adulterers are not on my plus list.
ReplyDeleteSecond season?? I just started it and have seen eps 1 & 2. This Friday is ep 3.
ReplyDeleteJust checked it again. Apparently the first season is done, so it probably aired on another channel first. It has a second season but it has not aired yet. Good to know it got renewed though. I don't have Reelz, so I'm watching alternatively.
ReplyDeleteBoth Breaking Bad scenes and also the Bridge even if I had guessed who the killer was
ReplyDeleteI agree, @Chrys911. Annie and Auggie are so sweet together.
ReplyDeleteThe lead was Rory's dad in Gilmore Girls
ReplyDeleteYes so cute together
ReplyDeleteWhen is Dexter's next episode?
ReplyDeleteMicas Sorna You can see all Dates for all shows and episodes in the Episode Database here
ReplyDeletehttp://stvplus.com/show/53/Dexter#episodes
Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure ;)
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