The Closer quotes
288 total quotesGabriel: Something's bothering me a little.
Brenda: What's that, sergeant?
Gabriel: This whole CIA thing. I don't know how much I trust them. How I feel about the people who work there, you know?
Brenda: I know. It's a gray area. I remember once hearing a speech about what it meant to be on officer of the CIA, and the man who gave this speech talked about the struggle to control civilization and how we're always fighting the same fight and he used the Dark Ages as an example. And he talked about how on one side you had the pragmatic king who was greedy and power hungry and basically took advantage of people whenever he could. And on the other side you had the idealistic church, forcing everyone to follow the same rules, have the same beliefs and all that. Neither the king or the church was ever completely right or wrong, both sides ended up doing terrible things to get what they wanted. Really terrible things. But the point of the story was this: that this struggle from the Dark Ages had been going on forever, and the church and the king might take on different forms and philosophies, but they would always fight each other, pragmatist and idealist, and that most times you're better off standing on the sidelines and letting them duke it out. But every once in a while one side or the other decides it might be better to just blow up the whole world just to get its own way, and when that happens you can't stand on the sidelines anymore. You have to pick a team. And so for tonight, anyway, we're serving the king.
Season 3
Brenda: What's that, sergeant?
Gabriel: This whole CIA thing. I don't know how much I trust them. How I feel about the people who work there, you know?
Brenda: I know. It's a gray area. I remember once hearing a speech about what it meant to be on officer of the CIA, and the man who gave this speech talked about the struggle to control civilization and how we're always fighting the same fight and he used the Dark Ages as an example. And he talked about how on one side you had the pragmatic king who was greedy and power hungry and basically took advantage of people whenever he could. And on the other side you had the idealistic church, forcing everyone to follow the same rules, have the same beliefs and all that. Neither the king or the church was ever completely right or wrong, both sides ended up doing terrible things to get what they wanted. Really terrible things. But the point of the story was this: that this struggle from the Dark Ages had been going on forever, and the church and the king might take on different forms and philosophies, but they would always fight each other, pragmatist and idealist, and that most times you're better off standing on the sidelines and letting them duke it out. But every once in a while one side or the other decides it might be better to just blow up the whole world just to get its own way, and when that happens you can't stand on the sidelines anymore. You have to pick a team. And so for tonight, anyway, we're serving the king.
Season 3
Gabriel: Something's bothering me a little.
Brenda: What's that, sergeant?
Gabriel: This whole CIA thing. I don't know how much I trust them. How I feel about the people who work there, you know?
Brenda: I know. It's a gray area. I remember once hearing a speech about what it meant to be on officer of the CIA, and the man who gave this speech talked about the struggle to control civilization and how we're always fighting the same fight and he used the Dark Ages as an example. And he talked about how on one side you had the pragmatic king who was greedy and power hungry and basically took advantage of people whenever he could. And on the other side you had the idealistic church, forcing everyone to follow the same rules, have the same beliefs and all that. Neither the king or the church was ever completely right or wrong, both sides ended up doing terrible things to get what they wanted. Really terrible things. But the point of the story was this: that this struggle from the Dark Ages had been going on forever, and the church and the king might take on different forms and philosophies, but they would always fight each other, pragmatist and idealist, and that most times you're better off standing on the sidelines and letting them duke it out. But every once in a while one side or the other decides it might be better to just blow up the whole world just to get its own way, and when that happens you can't stand on the sidelines anymore. You have to pick a team. And so for tonight, anyway, we're serving the king.
Season 3
Brenda: What's that, sergeant?
Gabriel: This whole CIA thing. I don't know how much I trust them. How I feel about the people who work there, you know?
Brenda: I know. It's a gray area. I remember once hearing a speech about what it meant to be on officer of the CIA, and the man who gave this speech talked about the struggle to control civilization and how we're always fighting the same fight and he used the Dark Ages as an example. And he talked about how on one side you had the pragmatic king who was greedy and power hungry and basically took advantage of people whenever he could. And on the other side you had the idealistic church, forcing everyone to follow the same rules, have the same beliefs and all that. Neither the king or the church was ever completely right or wrong, both sides ended up doing terrible things to get what they wanted. Really terrible things. But the point of the story was this: that this struggle from the Dark Ages had been going on forever, and the church and the king might take on different forms and philosophies, but they would always fight each other, pragmatist and idealist, and that most times you're better off standing on the sidelines and letting them duke it out. But every once in a while one side or the other decides it might be better to just blow up the whole world just to get its own way, and when that happens you can't stand on the sidelines anymore. You have to pick a team. And so for tonight, anyway, we're serving the king.
Season 3
Gabriel: This is L.A. The sun shines 329 days a year. That squint is not working for me. [Hands Brenda a bag, in which she finds two pairs of sunglasses]
Brenda: [Puts on a pair] This was completely unnecessary.
Gabriel: You're welcome.
[Brenda smiles]
Brenda: [Puts on a pair] This was completely unnecessary.
Gabriel: You're welcome.
[Brenda smiles]
Gabriel: This is L.A. The sun shines 329 days a year. That squint is not working for me. [Hands Brenda a bag, in which she finds two pairs of sunglasses]
Brenda: [Puts on a pair] This was completely unnecessary.
Gabriel: You're welcome.
[Brenda smiles]
Brenda: [Puts on a pair] This was completely unnecessary.
Gabriel: You're welcome.
[Brenda smiles]
Gabriel: This isn't the way to Lompoc.
Brenda: No, we're going to the airport.
Gabriel: We're taking the L.A.P.D. plane? I thought you were supposed to be saving money.
Brenda: No, Sergeant, we're supposed to be finding a murderer and we are not doing it in the carpool lane.
Brenda: No, we're going to the airport.
Gabriel: We're taking the L.A.P.D. plane? I thought you were supposed to be saving money.
Brenda: No, Sergeant, we're supposed to be finding a murderer and we are not doing it in the carpool lane.
Gabriel: This isn't the way to Lompoc.
Brenda: No, we're going to the airport.
Gabriel: We're taking the L.A.P.D. plane? I thought you were supposed to be saving money.
Brenda: No, Sergeant, we're supposed to be finding a murderer and we are not doing it in the carpool lane.
Brenda: No, we're going to the airport.
Gabriel: We're taking the L.A.P.D. plane? I thought you were supposed to be saving money.
Brenda: No, Sergeant, we're supposed to be finding a murderer and we are not doing it in the carpool lane.
Gabriel: Well, I'd say the wife has a pretty airtight alibi.
Brenda: You know who needs airtight alibis? Murderers.
Brenda: You know who needs airtight alibis? Murderers.
Gabriel: Well, I'd say the wife has a pretty airtight alibi.
Brenda: You know who needs airtight alibis? Murderers.
Brenda: You know who needs airtight alibis? Murderers.
Hotel Manager: Does she have to yell?
Pope: She sometimes forgets there are other people [pauses] in the world.
Pope: She sometimes forgets there are other people [pauses] in the world.
Hotel Manager: Does she have to yell?
Pope: She sometimes forgets there are other people [pauses] in the world.
Pope: She sometimes forgets there are other people [pauses] in the world.
Hubbard: [agitated] I'm his father! Charlie's my son! I taught him how to walk! And I taught him how to read! And I taught him... I've been with him through seven surgeries and 38 procedures! And where was the great Tim Martin when it mattered, huh? Huh? Where was he? When Charlie's life was on the line? Where was he? Where was Tim Martin?
Brenda: I don't know, Det. Hubbard. But I know where he is now. I saw his brains splattered all over the floor of an abandoned warehouse while his body was being eaten by flies, and I can't help but think you may have overreacted.
Hubbard: You can't. You can't tell Charlie about him, this, you won't do that.
Brenda: I can and I will.
Taylor: Hey, hey, hey. Write it all down and we'll get you a deal from the D.A.
Brenda: You can wear a bracelet and stay with Charlie until his illness...resolves itself.
Brenda: I don't know, Det. Hubbard. But I know where he is now. I saw his brains splattered all over the floor of an abandoned warehouse while his body was being eaten by flies, and I can't help but think you may have overreacted.
Hubbard: You can't. You can't tell Charlie about him, this, you won't do that.
Brenda: I can and I will.
Taylor: Hey, hey, hey. Write it all down and we'll get you a deal from the D.A.
Brenda: You can wear a bracelet and stay with Charlie until his illness...resolves itself.
Hubbard: [agitated] I'm his father! Charlie's my son! I taught him how to walk! And I taught him how to read! And I taught him... I've been with him through seven surgeries and 38 procedures! And where was the great Tim Martin when it mattered, huh? Huh? Where was he? When Charlie's life was on the line? Where was he? Where was Tim Martin?
Brenda: I don't know, Det. Hubbard. But I know where he is now. I saw his brains splattered all over the floor of an abandoned warehouse while his body was being eaten by flies, and I can't help but think you may have overreacted.
Hubbard: You can't. You can't tell Charlie about him, this, you won't do that.
Brenda: I can and I will.
Taylor: Hey, hey, hey. Write it all down and we'll get you a deal from the D.A.
Brenda: You can wear a bracelet and stay with Charlie until his illness...resolves itself.
Brenda: I don't know, Det. Hubbard. But I know where he is now. I saw his brains splattered all over the floor of an abandoned warehouse while his body was being eaten by flies, and I can't help but think you may have overreacted.
Hubbard: You can't. You can't tell Charlie about him, this, you won't do that.
Brenda: I can and I will.
Taylor: Hey, hey, hey. Write it all down and we'll get you a deal from the D.A.
Brenda: You can wear a bracelet and stay with Charlie until his illness...resolves itself.
Hubbard: I'd heard Xavier had an alibi.
Brenda: Oh, it'd fall apart in a dryer.
Brenda: Oh, it'd fall apart in a dryer.