11 TV Lines From 2021 That Are Absolute Perfection, And 6 That Should Have Stayed In The Writers Room
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2021 has been a great year for TV. HBO dropped White Lotus and Season 3 of Succession, Netflix watched as Squid Game took over the world, and Marvel has STAYED feeding us with miniseries after miniseries.
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With all that greatness came a few notable flops as well. So to round off this year, let's recap the best and worst lines in 2021 TV history.
🚨 Warning: This post contains MASSIVE spoilers for many 2021 TV shows! 🚨
Note: This post also has mentions of sexual assault.
BEST: In Ted Lasso, when Higgins gives Keeley sound advice about pursuing her career.
I personally did not expect it, but way to go, Higgins.
WORST: In Gossip Girl, when Julien tries to sabotage Zoya and then two seconds later publicly announces that she, herself, is a bully.
Cringey is the least of its problems — it just flat out doesn't make sense.
BEST: In Sex Education, when Jean gives Aimee this poignant speech about how the trauma she's experienced isn't her fault.
WORST: In Sex/Life, Billie's opening monologue whining about how her husband is almost perfect.
Are we supposed to think this is romantic...?
BEST: In Squid Game, Ji-yeong's final line that completely encapsulates the entire message of the show (and absolutely wrecked me to the very core of my being).
I can't even look at her face without sobbing.
BEST: And then also in Squid Game when Il-nam delivers this heartbreakingly prophetic line about why he did what he did.
The biggest plot twist of 2021.
WORST: In Elite, when Patrick uses this embarrassing line to try and persuade Ander to cheat on his boyfriend.
Have the writers of this show ever actually met a teen?
BEST: In WandaVision, when Vision somehow manages to turn pain into strength.
Possibly the greatest line of television to ever exist.
BEST: In Succession, when Shiv casually roasts Kendall and simultaneously summarizes the entire season.
Logan Roy also has more than a few zingers this season.
WORST: In Cowboy Bebop, when Woodcock uses this extremely problematic line as a pickup.
And that's why it got cancelled.
BEST: In Loki, when Loki exposes governmental corruption all in one breath.
A very close second is his line, "Love is a dagger. It's a weapon to be wielded far away or up close. You can see yourself in it. It's beautiful."
BEST: In The White Lotus, when Tanya debates where she should spread her mother's ashes.
The hypocrisy between what the rich say and what they do throughout this show is briliant.
WORST: In I Know What You Did Last Summer, when Lennon summarizes her personality in the worst way possible.
It goes beyond cringey and borderlines on disturbing.
BEST: In Insecure, when Lawrence tried to ask Kelli about Issa, and she completely understood the assignment.
"In abundance."
BEST: In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, when Sam perfectly articulates what it means to be a hero.
A+ speech from MY Captain America.
WORST: In Riverdale, when Betty decides Riverdale shouldn't be included in "places in the US."
Do the writers really think they're doing something clever, or do they just not care anymore?
BEST: And finally, in Never Have I Ever, when Devi talks herself into getting a tattoo using solid logic.
Possibly the most 2021 line I've ever heard.
