Adam Riff™

33. Grant Achatz's Chocolate Pumpkin Pie (MasterChef, S10E18)

Stray Observations

(Succession, S02E01)

• Legion Season Grade: C
• "They don't kill us because they hate us. They kill us because they hate what it means to love us." (Pose, S02E09)
• "Do you realize how luxurious your life is?"
  "Yeah. I know. The house is great."
  "Not the house. You have the luxury of choosing loneliness. For some people, it's not optional." (Pose, S02E09)
• "Fennel-scented lemon air." (MasterChef, S10E18)

(MasterChef, S10E18)

• "Go to school, ho." (Snowfall, S03E06)
• "These are sneakerheads. Keep your guard up. Don't be fooled by how silly they're dressed, or how Asian they may seem." (South Side, S01E04)
• "What you all cheering about?"
  "New Keyshia Cole just dropped."
  "Yeah? Well, text me your Tidal password so I can listen to it." (South Side, S01E04)
• Showgirl Geena Davis (GLOW, S03E09)
• GLOW Season Grade: C
• "Pull your dick out!"
  "Excuse me?"
  "You're not a cop, show your dick. A cop won't show his dick." (Mindhunter, S02E04)
• Braniff (Mindhunter, S02E05)
• Wayne Williams Easter egg at 27:38 (Mindhunter, S02E06)
• "The next Berry Gordy."
  "Who?" (Mindhunter, S02E09)
• Mindhunter Season Grade: C

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: The Boys
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Other Two

32. Evicting a civil rights icon (South Side, S01E03)

Stray Observations

• "How you feeling about those bodies of your beloved, awesome parents, New Leaf?"
  "Yeah, man, how are you feeling about us kind of creaming them with a vehicle hauler today, New Leaf – lovingly?" (Perpetual Grace, LTD, S01E10)
• Perpetual Grace, LTD Season Grade: B
• "Sometimes two people in the universe who aren't meant for each other find each other." (Euphoria, S01E08)
• ♫: Arcade Fire – "My Body Is a Cage" (Euphoria, S01E08)
• Euphoria Season Grade: C
• "People recognize me when I go to Roy Rogers." (Pose, S02E08)
• "That's not a natural glow, sweetie; that's cocaine sweats." (Pose, S02E08)
• "Laying down when you should be standing up." (Pose, S02E08)
• "That core is strong, bitch." (Pose, S02E08)
• "You need to unclench your asshole."
  "You need to eat my clenched asshole." (The Boys, S01E04)
• "You played my butt like jazz, with poise and skill and willingness to improvise." (The Boys, S01E05)
• Haley Joel Osment, Billy Zane, Tara Reid (The Boys, S01E06)
• The Boys Season Grade: B
• "No, it's me, Debbie, and Sam. We're like the uhh… The uhh… What's the thing with the, the three, the…"
  "Cerberus?" (GLOW, S03E01)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: The Boys
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Other Two

31. Drop the Mic with Jemaine Clement and Jason Mantzoukas (Legion, S03E06)

Stray Observations

• "Many people, most people, would now say, 'what did you say?,' as that provides them, the timeframe of the asking of that unnecessary question, provides them a stall to gather themselves, to defuse the direct electricity of that provocation. But I'm not gonna say, 'what did you say?,' because I fuckin' heard you, and I don't need to gather myself, as I am already gathered. I walk around gathered." (Perpetual Grace, LTD, S01E09)
• "You caused violence. You're resound. All the way across the universe." (Perpetual Grace, LTD, S01E09)
• "When reality TV begins to feel like work, like, final season of Mad Men work, you know you're depressed." (Euphoria, S01E07)
• "I'm Morgan fuckin' Freeman and this is the beginning of the third act." (Euphoria, S01E07)
• "Although, he did blow the paper house down last time." (Legion, S03E06)
• "Did she tell you about chlamydia?" (Legion, S03E06)
• "The secret of life: If you feel safe when you're young, you will feel safe when you're old." (Legion, S03E06)
• "Not everyone wants to be saved."
  "You had to try so you'd know." (Legion, S03E06)
• "White folks like to visit, but they never move in." (Pose, S02E07)
• "People always ask me if my name is really 'John Legend.' No, it's Sydney Legend. John is a stage name." (Sherman's Showcase, S01E01)
• "American culture peaked in 1973. Anything after that is a goddamned lie. The Sony Walkman – don't tell me what to do. You walk, man. Scrunchies – detestable. Chokers – why so violent? VCRs, DVDs – WTF. Wifi – who needs it? Sonos? I say 'Nonos.' Bluetooth? See a dentist." (Sherman's Showcase, S01E01)

(Sherman's Showcase, S01E01)

• "Time out. You just had White Castle delivered to Giordano's?"
  "I don't know limits." (South Side, S01E02)
• "I need to get a wedding gift for my mom. What do you got for me?"
  "Well, I got a golf cart that used to belong to Gary Busey. I got it at auction."
  "Gary Busey? Hmm. My mom did love that Buddy Holly movie he was in. She loves golf carts."
  "It's a very practical gift." (Baskets, S04E07)
• "The kids these days. All they've seen in, like, movies, video games is all scary clowns, killer clowns. You know? Like The Joker and, the, like, It. I mean, even in real life, like, the…what's his name? John Wayne. Um, the murderer. He's a murderer, and he wore clown makeup…"
  "What? John Wayne was a clown?"
  "John Wayne Gacy."
  "John Wayne Gacy. I think that's the airport."
  "Is it? Doesn't matter. The fact is, you're in a world where no child has seen Bozo, and every child has seen murdering clowns. I got a new look for the kiddos. It's a superhero. They're based on the best of us. Right? Clowns are based on a homeless person." (Baskets, S04E07)

The New AR™TV World Drama Champion: The Boys
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Other Two