A weekly feature in which we're trying to find the most compelling, best acted, written, directed and just generally great scenes that we've seen recently on TV.
12 MONKEYS, "Mentally Divergent", January 23, 2015, Actors: Aaron Stanford, Emily Hampshire, The Scene: Jennifer tells Cole that someone is looking for The Army of the 12 Monkeys
Darth Locke: In a pseudo flashback, Jennifer Goines reveals to Cole that someone else is also looking for The Army of the 12 Monkeys. This is definitely one place where the show is different from the film version and I just can't wait to see if the Army of the Twelve Monkey's will still turn out to be the same twist as the film version, or if we're going to see something VASTLY different?!
ARROW, "Left Behind", January 21, 2015, Actors: Emily Bett Rickards, John Barrowman, David Ramsey and more, The Scene: Malcolm tells Team Arrow that Oliver's dead
Justyna Kubica: After seeing the promos for the episode, I wasn't very happy about the idea of Malcolm telling the team about Oliver's death. In the end, the scene worked much better than I expected. My favorite part? No one was afraid of the show's archenemy, in fact, I loved the way Felicity faced him, blamed him for what happened to Queen and told him she's glad that Oliver's death means his own. Easily one of her strongest moments on the show. The scene was a great chance for all the actors to shine and kudos to Emily Bett Rickards for her beautiful performance! It's good to have the show back, though I can't wait for Oliver to come back to his team. Something tells me it's going to be a very memorable moment.
BANSHEE, "A Fixer of Sorts", January 23, 2015, Actors: Odette Annable, Matthew Rauch, The Scene: Nola vs Burton fight scene
Bradley Adams: Woah. Banshee does great fight scenes all the time but this was just insane. This was done so well. I never wanted it to end.
DarkUFO: Probably the best fight scene I've seen on TV. Also picked by Sandi and Sharon Seymour
CASTLE, "Private Eye Caramba!", January 19, 2015, Actors: Stana Katic and more, The Scene: Kate refers a client to Rick's PI business & Beckett shows up at Castle's P.I. office
Diana Mack: Beckett shows at Castle's P.I. office; the two flirt and then start making out, until Miss Del Cordova (his client) shows up and interrupts then. LOL so funny!
Robin Smyth: Kate referring a client to Rick's new PI business on Castle. It was a sweet moment.
CRIMINAL MINDS, "Anonymous", January 21, 2015, Actors: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, The Scene: Rossi and Morgan practice fishing in Rossi's office
Laura Markus: This scene genuinely made me laugh, and is the only scene I can vividly remember from this week's episode. Morgan started off complaining about how he's from Chicago and it's difficult to fish. Rossi helped show him how it's done in a great fashion. When Morgan finally caught a fish, Rossi starts jumping and laughing and they're both so happy. It was such a lovely scene and I hope we get more of these effortlessly adorable moments this season.
ELEMENTARY, "The Illustrious Client", January 22, 2015, Actors: Lucy Liu, Ophelia Lovibond, The Scene: The reveal at the end
Robin Smyth: The reveal at the end of this week's Elementary with Kitty realizing the man they were chasing all episode was not her rapist -- Joan's new boss is. Also picked by Sharon Seymour
GALAVANT, "Dungeons and Dragon Lady", January 18, 2015, Actors: Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, The Scene: King Richard expresses gratitude for Gareth
Laura Markus: We get a beautiful scene with Richard saying "Gareth, I know you’re not a hugger. But if you were, I would wrap myself around you like a leather jacket made of love." This was such a sweet moment between these two characters, and even though the cause was "so much Xanax", I now ship them as a BROtp.
GOTHAM, "What the Little Bird Told Him", January 19, 2015, Actors: Robin Lord Taylor, Jada Pinkett Smith, The Scene: Penguin reveals himself to Fish (picked by Bradley Adams)
HELIX, "Reunion", January 23, 2015, Actors: Jordan Hayes, Billy Campbell, The Scene: Sarah reveals she's 15 months pregnant
Darth Locke: Sarah finally contacts Alan, who is posing as cult member named Jerome and tells him not only that she was pregnant with his child, but being an immortal, she's 15 months pregnant! This show sometimes drops some of coolest bombshells at the weirdest times and is one of things that really attracts me to it!!!
JUSTIFIED, "Fate's Right Hand", January 20, 2015, Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Garret Dillahunt, The Scenes: Raylan and Walker meet for the first time & Boyd Crowder goes shirtless
Geo N: Raylan and Walker meet for the first time in the field next to Raylan's dad's (Arlo) house. The lines spoken by Raylan were perfect and funny and the whole scene gave a sense of what we can expect in the coming season.
Robin Smyth: Boyd Crowder's (Walton Goggins) multiple shirtless scenes in this week's episode of Justified.
PARENTHOOD, "We Made it Through the Night", January 22, 2015, Actors: Craig T. Nelson and more, The Scene: Zeek holds little Zeek, Amber's son
Francesco B: Such an emotional moment in a perfect episode.
STALKER, "The News", January 21, 2015, Actors: Maggie Q, Dylan McDermott and more, The Scene: Slumber party at Beth's house
Laura Markus: What a cute ending to an otherwise dull and ominous episode. Obviously it was a scary scene because we knew that Perry and Ray were in jail plotting how else to destroy Beth's live. But it was so nice to see Janice, Jack, and now Ben being so supportive of Beth, that they would give up their night to make her feel comfortable.
THE 100, "Remember Me", January 21, 2015, Actors: Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco and more, The Scene: The opening scene
Justyna Kubica: It has to be one of the most powerful opening scenes I've seen, with the main character desperately trying to get the blood of someone she loved off her hands. This dark, heartbreaking moment really sets the tone for the hour. Clarke's breakdown and the way she has to quickly pull herself together becomes quite a foreshadowing of her change later in the episode. To see her going through all these painful stages of grief is not an easy thing. But Eliza Taylor's performance in the opening scene and the rest of the winter premiere really steals the show. I'm not glad about Clarke's decision to follow Lexa's advice at the end and accept love as a weakness, it always ends horribly. Especially considering the situation at Mount Weather just got drastically worse (Monty!!) and Bellamy with Lincoln are on their way there. Things are about to get even more intense, crazy and interesting than they are now. Absolutely love this show and can't wait!
THE FLASH, "Revenge of the Rogues", January 20, 2015, Actors: Carlos Valdes and more, The Scenes: Cisco explains the cold shield & Caitlin and Barry talk about Ronnie and Iris
Diana Mack: Caitlin and Barry share a sweet moment as she reminds the time about his former boyfriend Ronnie, and tries to encourage Barry about his feelings for Iris.
Bradley Adams: Cisco explains the cold shield.
THE LIBRARIANS, "And the Loom of Fate", January 28, 2015, Actors: Noah Wyle, Rebecca Romijn and more, The Scene: The final scene
Justyna Kubica: First of all, I really hope that this wasn't a series finale for the show. I absolutely enjoyed both the story and the characters, and it would be truly sad to say goodbye. But, it was a brilliant way to finish the season, with the Librarians "graduating" and leaving on a new assignment, even though it may seem a little early for them, the Library being back and Flynn with Baird starting an adventure of their own. Would love to see these two working together. They're a pretty great match. Also, it all reminded me of Leverage (which I really miss!) and made for a heartwarming scene. Kudos to cast & crew for their great work and may we see you all back in season two!
THE MENTALIST, "The Whites of His Eyes", January 21, 2015, Actors: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, The Scene: Jane and Lisbon at his truck at night
Diana Mack: He's worried about his plan to catch the killer, while Lisbon is in bed, waiting for him. Also, Jane is worried about Lisbon's safety; he doesn't want her to risk her life and get killed. What Jane wants to do is protect her, like he's always wanted to.
Darth Locke: In a pseudo flashback, Jennifer Goines reveals to Cole that someone else is also looking for The Army of the 12 Monkeys. This is definitely one place where the show is different from the film version and I just can't wait to see if the Army of the Twelve Monkey's will still turn out to be the same twist as the film version, or if we're going to see something VASTLY different?!
Justyna Kubica: After seeing the promos for the episode, I wasn't very happy about the idea of Malcolm telling the team about Oliver's death. In the end, the scene worked much better than I expected. My favorite part? No one was afraid of the show's archenemy, in fact, I loved the way Felicity faced him, blamed him for what happened to Queen and told him she's glad that Oliver's death means his own. Easily one of her strongest moments on the show. The scene was a great chance for all the actors to shine and kudos to Emily Bett Rickards for her beautiful performance! It's good to have the show back, though I can't wait for Oliver to come back to his team. Something tells me it's going to be a very memorable moment.
Bradley Adams: Woah. Banshee does great fight scenes all the time but this was just insane. This was done so well. I never wanted it to end.
DarkUFO: Probably the best fight scene I've seen on TV. Also picked by Sandi and Sharon Seymour
CASTLE, "Private Eye Caramba!", January 19, 2015, Actors: Stana Katic and more, The Scene: Kate refers a client to Rick's PI business & Beckett shows up at Castle's P.I. office
Diana Mack: Beckett shows at Castle's P.I. office; the two flirt and then start making out, until Miss Del Cordova (his client) shows up and interrupts then. LOL so funny!
Robin Smyth: Kate referring a client to Rick's new PI business on Castle. It was a sweet moment.
Laura Markus: This scene genuinely made me laugh, and is the only scene I can vividly remember from this week's episode. Morgan started off complaining about how he's from Chicago and it's difficult to fish. Rossi helped show him how it's done in a great fashion. When Morgan finally caught a fish, Rossi starts jumping and laughing and they're both so happy. It was such a lovely scene and I hope we get more of these effortlessly adorable moments this season.
ELEMENTARY, "The Illustrious Client", January 22, 2015, Actors: Lucy Liu, Ophelia Lovibond, The Scene: The reveal at the end
Robin Smyth: The reveal at the end of this week's Elementary with Kitty realizing the man they were chasing all episode was not her rapist -- Joan's new boss is. Also picked by Sharon Seymour
Laura Markus: We get a beautiful scene with Richard saying "Gareth, I know you’re not a hugger. But if you were, I would wrap myself around you like a leather jacket made of love." This was such a sweet moment between these two characters, and even though the cause was "so much Xanax", I now ship them as a BROtp.
GOTHAM, "What the Little Bird Told Him", January 19, 2015, Actors: Robin Lord Taylor, Jada Pinkett Smith, The Scene: Penguin reveals himself to Fish (picked by Bradley Adams)
Darth Locke: Sarah finally contacts Alan, who is posing as cult member named Jerome and tells him not only that she was pregnant with his child, but being an immortal, she's 15 months pregnant! This show sometimes drops some of coolest bombshells at the weirdest times and is one of things that really attracts me to it!!!
Geo N: Raylan and Walker meet for the first time in the field next to Raylan's dad's (Arlo) house. The lines spoken by Raylan were perfect and funny and the whole scene gave a sense of what we can expect in the coming season.
Robin Smyth: Boyd Crowder's (Walton Goggins) multiple shirtless scenes in this week's episode of Justified.
PARENTHOOD, "We Made it Through the Night", January 22, 2015, Actors: Craig T. Nelson and more, The Scene: Zeek holds little Zeek, Amber's son
Francesco B: Such an emotional moment in a perfect episode.
Laura Markus: What a cute ending to an otherwise dull and ominous episode. Obviously it was a scary scene because we knew that Perry and Ray were in jail plotting how else to destroy Beth's live. But it was so nice to see Janice, Jack, and now Ben being so supportive of Beth, that they would give up their night to make her feel comfortable.
Justyna Kubica: It has to be one of the most powerful opening scenes I've seen, with the main character desperately trying to get the blood of someone she loved off her hands. This dark, heartbreaking moment really sets the tone for the hour. Clarke's breakdown and the way she has to quickly pull herself together becomes quite a foreshadowing of her change later in the episode. To see her going through all these painful stages of grief is not an easy thing. But Eliza Taylor's performance in the opening scene and the rest of the winter premiere really steals the show. I'm not glad about Clarke's decision to follow Lexa's advice at the end and accept love as a weakness, it always ends horribly. Especially considering the situation at Mount Weather just got drastically worse (Monty!!) and Bellamy with Lincoln are on their way there. Things are about to get even more intense, crazy and interesting than they are now. Absolutely love this show and can't wait!
THE FLASH, "Revenge of the Rogues", January 20, 2015, Actors: Carlos Valdes and more, The Scenes: Cisco explains the cold shield & Caitlin and Barry talk about Ronnie and Iris
Diana Mack: Caitlin and Barry share a sweet moment as she reminds the time about his former boyfriend Ronnie, and tries to encourage Barry about his feelings for Iris.
Bradley Adams: Cisco explains the cold shield.
Justyna Kubica: First of all, I really hope that this wasn't a series finale for the show. I absolutely enjoyed both the story and the characters, and it would be truly sad to say goodbye. But, it was a brilliant way to finish the season, with the Librarians "graduating" and leaving on a new assignment, even though it may seem a little early for them, the Library being back and Flynn with Baird starting an adventure of their own. Would love to see these two working together. They're a pretty great match. Also, it all reminded me of Leverage (which I really miss!) and made for a heartwarming scene. Kudos to cast & crew for their great work and may we see you all back in season two!
THE MENTALIST, "The Whites of His Eyes", January 21, 2015, Actors: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, The Scene: Jane and Lisbon at his truck at night
Diana Mack: He's worried about his plan to catch the killer, while Lisbon is in bed, waiting for him. Also, Jane is worried about Lisbon's safety; he doesn't want her to risk her life and get killed. What Jane wants to do is protect her, like he's always wanted to.
