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.
BOARDWALK EMPIRE, "Resignation", September 15, 2013, Actors: Katherine Waterson, Jack Huston
The Scene: Emma Harrow asks Richard to kill her sick dog
Darth Locke: I loved this scene, because Richard couldn't do it, no doubt stemming back to the time where a dog stopped Richard from committing suicide, but his sister takes the gun and does it instead! Jack Huston's performance is better than ever. Emma is also an interesting character for this 4th season.
BONES, "The Secrets in the Proposal", September 16, 2013, Actors: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel
The Scene: Booth and Brennan reconcile
Justyna Kubica: After quite a disappointing season 8 finale, the show is one of the first to return this fall. And I have to say, even though I didn't love the premiere, it wasn't as bad as I predicted. Both David and Emily were absolutely fantastic. And happily, in one of my favorite scenes this week Bones and Booth reconciled. After everything they've been through I think everyone should have more faith in Booth (Really, Angela?). Anyway, it was a lovely moment and I can't wait for the two to finally get married. It's good to see them on the same side. Also, it seemed like a big step for Brennan and I love it.
Virginia Fontana: Brennan is able to have faith that Booth must have his reasons for ending their engagement; a big step for her as a skeptic.
BREAKING BAD, "Ozymandias", September 15, 2013, Actors: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris
The Scenes: Walt, Skyler and Walt Jr. fight over a knife & Hank's death
Max Conte: Hank being shot and killed by Tod's uncle in the desert & Walt's reaction. Hank's final moments were badass (and shocking, and depressing) and Walt was seriously crushed when he saw his brother-in-law killed.
Alex Zhora: Walt, Skyler and Walt Jr. fight over a knife.
COVERT AFFAIRS, "Levitate Me", September 17, 2013, Actors: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Hill Harper, Oded Fehr
The Scenes: Eyal shows up & The ending scene with Annie and Auggie & Annie fakes her death
Virginia Fontana: Eyal! OMG! Who didn't squee when Annie's Mossad friend showed up to help her fake her death? Brilliantly done.
Robin Smyth: The ending scene with Annie and Auggie. It was such a nice parallel to last year and this time they said they love each other!
Diana Mack: Annie fakes her death in the elevator. Great moment in slow motion, with a great music playing in the background!
DEXTER, "Monkey in a Box", September 15, 2013, Actors: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter
The Scene: Dexter and Deb have a warm exchange before they part ways (picked by Darth Locke)
RAY DONOVAN, "Bucky Fuckn' Dent", September 15, 2012, Actor: Liev Schreiber
The Scene: Ray kills the priest (picked by Alex Zhora and DarkUFO)
SIBERIA, "... Into the Oven", September 18, 2013
The Scene: The final scene of the series
Sharon Seymour: A real WTF moment. "You're not supposed to be here"
SLEEPY HOLLOW, "Pilot", September 16, 2013, Actors: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie
The Scenes: Abbie/Ichabod find Dunn's dead body & Abbie tells Ichabod the story from her past & The end scene with the mirror & Ichabod and the lie detector test & Abbie saves Ichabod from the mental institution
Virginia Fontana: The scene when Abbie tells Ichabod she knows what it's like when no one believes you. A strong relationship is already developing between these two, and I can't wait to watch it unfold.
Sharon Seymour: Abbie/Ichabod find Dunn's dead body.
Klutzy Girl: The end scene with the mirror. It was so creepy and amazing at the same time. I can't wait to see what that this show does next.
Diana Mack: The scene in the mirror in which detective Abby looks into it and a picture of a demon appears... really scary!
A Dahne: Almost every scene from Sleepy Hollow was great but my pick is Ichabod and the lie detector test. It was funny and gave startling information about the character. The cop administering it was delightfully deadpan. All in all a great scene in a great pilot.
Laurent Derré: The mirror scene made me jump... I really did not see that coming !
Darth Locke: Abbie comes and saves Ichabod from the mental institution just in time!
SUITS, "Stay", September 17, 2013, Actor: Rick Hoffman
The Scene: Louis' discovery at the end
Diana Mack: At the end of the episode, Louis finds out Mike Ross's file isn't included in the files of the firm. I have to say: it was about time!
THE BRIDGE, "Take the Ride, Pay the Toll", September 18, 2013, Actors: Diane Kruger, Demián Bichir, Matthew Lillard, Eric Lange
The Scene: Marco, Daniel and Kenneth on the bridge
Sharon Seymour: Marco, Daniel and Kenneth on the bridge. Very dramatic and tense conclusion to this story arc culminating in Sonya shooting both Marco and Kenneth.
Laurent Derré: I watched the original version of The Bridge, Bron/Broen, so I knew the conclusion but I was not sure if the americans would take the risk because it is a very harsh ending. Well FX did it and the last heartbreaking minutes of the episode overwhelmed me, just like Bron did it.
Alex Zhora: Sonya shoots Marco
Also picked by DarkUFO
THE NEW GIRL, "All In", September 17, 2013, Actors: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris
The Scene: Jess, Schmidt and Winston pick up Nick in "jail"
Pablozky21: The scene where Jess, Schmidt and Winston pick up Nick in "jail". I just thought the scene was a perfect way to show us how well all these characters work together; having Nick expressing his fear of lossing Jess was sweet, and even more so the moment when Jess told him that they are all a family and even though it would be hard for them to be a couple, she's ready to endure it for the sake of being with everyone and keep their relationship going. These are the kinds of moments in comedy in which you know you are seeing something worth your time.
Jamie Coudeville: Jess' speech at the end - I loved her little speech about how she got a great deal on Craig's List. I love their group dynamic and hope we get more great scenes with all four of them.
THE NEWSROOM, "Election Night, Part II", September 15, 2013, Actors: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Thomas Sadoski, Olivia Munn
The Scenes: Sloan kisses Don & Will proposes to Mac
Justyna Kubica: There were so many amazing scenes in this episode that I honestly don't know which one I liked best. I picked this one quite randomly or maybe just to say how much I adored the change in both Sloan and Don's characters this season and in the relationship between them. I can't remember when I started to root for Don, but in the last couple of episodes I think he was my favorite. I love the moments when he underlines the absurdity of the fact that even though Genoa is clearly Jerry Dantana's fault, he still gets to sue the ACN and Don. And Sloan's need to correct the mistake with the book was pretty great, especially when she realized it was Don all along. And she had the best reaction ever. "What I have can't be taught!" Nice one, Don. I have high hopes for these two. And as for my other favorite scenes, I loved both the engagement and the announcement, also Don's own lawsuit and Reese's “History should reflect that I acted admirably”. It was just an incredible episode in general.
Klutzy Girl: Will proposes to Mac. It was cute and definitely unexpected.
UNDER THE DOME, "Curtains", September 16, 2013, Actors: Rachelle Lefevre, Mike Vogel, Alexander Koch and others
The Scene: Julia drops the egg in the water
Klutzy girl: The scene where Julia drops the egg in the water. The sky was really pretty once it got lit up and was pink.
Jamie Coudeville: I loved the special effects here. The cliffhanger was the most exciting moment for me all season.
Daniel van der Veer: Julia drops the egg in the water and the dome drops its "curtains". This was just a beautiful scene!
Also picked by Babar Suhail
The Scene: Emma Harrow asks Richard to kill her sick dog
Darth Locke: I loved this scene, because Richard couldn't do it, no doubt stemming back to the time where a dog stopped Richard from committing suicide, but his sister takes the gun and does it instead! Jack Huston's performance is better than ever. Emma is also an interesting character for this 4th season.
The Scene: Booth and Brennan reconcile
Justyna Kubica: After quite a disappointing season 8 finale, the show is one of the first to return this fall. And I have to say, even though I didn't love the premiere, it wasn't as bad as I predicted. Both David and Emily were absolutely fantastic. And happily, in one of my favorite scenes this week Bones and Booth reconciled. After everything they've been through I think everyone should have more faith in Booth (Really, Angela?). Anyway, it was a lovely moment and I can't wait for the two to finally get married. It's good to see them on the same side. Also, it seemed like a big step for Brennan and I love it.
Virginia Fontana: Brennan is able to have faith that Booth must have his reasons for ending their engagement; a big step for her as a skeptic.
The Scenes: Walt, Skyler and Walt Jr. fight over a knife & Hank's death
Max Conte: Hank being shot and killed by Tod's uncle in the desert & Walt's reaction. Hank's final moments were badass (and shocking, and depressing) and Walt was seriously crushed when he saw his brother-in-law killed.
Alex Zhora: Walt, Skyler and Walt Jr. fight over a knife.
The Scenes: Eyal shows up & The ending scene with Annie and Auggie & Annie fakes her death
Virginia Fontana: Eyal! OMG! Who didn't squee when Annie's Mossad friend showed up to help her fake her death? Brilliantly done.
Robin Smyth: The ending scene with Annie and Auggie. It was such a nice parallel to last year and this time they said they love each other!
Diana Mack: Annie fakes her death in the elevator. Great moment in slow motion, with a great music playing in the background!
DEXTER, "Monkey in a Box", September 15, 2013, Actors: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter
The Scene: Dexter and Deb have a warm exchange before they part ways (picked by Darth Locke)
RAY DONOVAN, "Bucky Fuckn' Dent", September 15, 2012, Actor: Liev Schreiber
The Scene: Ray kills the priest (picked by Alex Zhora and DarkUFO)
SIBERIA, "... Into the Oven", September 18, 2013
The Scene: The final scene of the series
Sharon Seymour: A real WTF moment. "You're not supposed to be here"
The Scenes: Abbie/Ichabod find Dunn's dead body & Abbie tells Ichabod the story from her past & The end scene with the mirror & Ichabod and the lie detector test & Abbie saves Ichabod from the mental institution
Virginia Fontana: The scene when Abbie tells Ichabod she knows what it's like when no one believes you. A strong relationship is already developing between these two, and I can't wait to watch it unfold.
Sharon Seymour: Abbie/Ichabod find Dunn's dead body.
Klutzy Girl: The end scene with the mirror. It was so creepy and amazing at the same time. I can't wait to see what that this show does next.
A Dahne: Almost every scene from Sleepy Hollow was great but my pick is Ichabod and the lie detector test. It was funny and gave startling information about the character. The cop administering it was delightfully deadpan. All in all a great scene in a great pilot.
Laurent Derré: The mirror scene made me jump... I really did not see that coming !
Darth Locke: Abbie comes and saves Ichabod from the mental institution just in time!
SUITS, "Stay", September 17, 2013, Actor: Rick Hoffman
The Scene: Louis' discovery at the end
Diana Mack: At the end of the episode, Louis finds out Mike Ross's file isn't included in the files of the firm. I have to say: it was about time!
The Scene: Marco, Daniel and Kenneth on the bridge
Sharon Seymour: Marco, Daniel and Kenneth on the bridge. Very dramatic and tense conclusion to this story arc culminating in Sonya shooting both Marco and Kenneth.
Laurent Derré: I watched the original version of The Bridge, Bron/Broen, so I knew the conclusion but I was not sure if the americans would take the risk because it is a very harsh ending. Well FX did it and the last heartbreaking minutes of the episode overwhelmed me, just like Bron did it.
Alex Zhora: Sonya shoots Marco
Also picked by DarkUFO
The Scene: Jess, Schmidt and Winston pick up Nick in "jail"
Pablozky21: The scene where Jess, Schmidt and Winston pick up Nick in "jail". I just thought the scene was a perfect way to show us how well all these characters work together; having Nick expressing his fear of lossing Jess was sweet, and even more so the moment when Jess told him that they are all a family and even though it would be hard for them to be a couple, she's ready to endure it for the sake of being with everyone and keep their relationship going. These are the kinds of moments in comedy in which you know you are seeing something worth your time.
Jamie Coudeville: Jess' speech at the end - I loved her little speech about how she got a great deal on Craig's List. I love their group dynamic and hope we get more great scenes with all four of them.
The Scenes: Sloan kisses Don & Will proposes to Mac
Justyna Kubica: There were so many amazing scenes in this episode that I honestly don't know which one I liked best. I picked this one quite randomly or maybe just to say how much I adored the change in both Sloan and Don's characters this season and in the relationship between them. I can't remember when I started to root for Don, but in the last couple of episodes I think he was my favorite. I love the moments when he underlines the absurdity of the fact that even though Genoa is clearly Jerry Dantana's fault, he still gets to sue the ACN and Don. And Sloan's need to correct the mistake with the book was pretty great, especially when she realized it was Don all along. And she had the best reaction ever. "What I have can't be taught!" Nice one, Don. I have high hopes for these two. And as for my other favorite scenes, I loved both the engagement and the announcement, also Don's own lawsuit and Reese's “History should reflect that I acted admirably”. It was just an incredible episode in general.
Klutzy Girl: Will proposes to Mac. It was cute and definitely unexpected.
The Scene: Julia drops the egg in the water
Klutzy girl: The scene where Julia drops the egg in the water. The sky was really pretty once it got lit up and was pink.
Jamie Coudeville: I loved the special effects here. The cliffhanger was the most exciting moment for me all season.
Daniel van der Veer: Julia drops the egg in the water and the dome drops its "curtains". This was just a beautiful scene!
Also picked by Babar Suhail
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