Best Lines of the Week (December 9-15): ‘Christmas Is the Best Time for Ghost Stories’
Superstore (NBC)
Glenn: Yesterday you were just some nobody floor manager, and now you’re ordering ice pops all by yourself!
— Glenn (Mark McKinney) starts training Amy (America Ferrera) to become a store manager.
Riverdale (The CW)
Gladys: Hiram Lodge, huh? That good-looking short stack was always trouble.
— Gladys (Gina Gershon) cracking a joke when everyone realizes Hiram (Mark Consuelos) is dealing new drug Fizzle Rocks.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix)
Ambrose: Christmas is the best time for ghost stories.
— The Spellmans get into the Winter Solstice spirit in the holiday special “A Midwinter’s Tale.”
Modern Family (ABC)
Claire: I order five rolls from some kid for a school drive, he shows up with 50 — his fault. Then he bursts into tears, like it’s on me that he can’t count?
Luke: I was 6, mom.
— Claire (Julie Bowen) blaming Luke (Nolan Gould) for why she ended up with excess holiday wrapping paper.
American Housewife (ABC)
Angela: That’s cold.
Doris: You did the same thing to your wife!
Angela: A lesbian can do anything a heterosexual can do, Doris.
— Katie (Katy Mixon), Angela (Carly Hughes), and Doris (Ali Wong) have a girls chat about Katie’s parents’ relationship.
Happy Together (CBS)
Bonnie: Next time you go shopping, would you get regular milk? Almond milk kind of upsets Gerald. Not stomach-wise, just the idea of it.
— Bonnie (Stephnie Weir) invades Claire’s (Amber Stevens West) fridge after a Cooper James (Felix Mallard) super fan breaks into their house.
Fuller House (Netflix)
Stephanie: Oh, Die Hard! Now it feels like Christmas.
— The Tanner family gets into the Christmas spirit.
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Gene: Saving Private Ryan called. It wants its opening scene back.
— A sledding trip goes awry after the kids get attacked by teens throwing snowballs.
The Flash (The CW)
Barry Allen: No matter what mask I wear, I will always show you my true face.
— Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris West Allen (Candice Patton) have a meaningful conversation after Barry becomes the Green Arrow in the “Elseworlds” crossover event.
With a horrifying holiday special on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and a Christmas meltdown on Modern Family, this week was full of drama — but also family moments and holiday cheer!
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