gotham sentence starters ( s3ep13.)
( !!! SPOILER ALERT !!! for those who haven’t watched this episode yet.)
“ must be my lucky night.”
“ stop or i will fire!”
“ it’s you. it’s really you.”
“ oh, good job. thanks for helping the bad guys.”
“ you’re under arrest.”
“ appreciate you seeing me so late.”
“ doesn’t seem like i had much of a choice, does it?”
“ i needed to talk to you. i can do that better here than there.”
“ bending the rules. what a surprise.”
“ there’s always a reason.”
“ wow. it’s actually you. so cool i’m meeting you.”
“ you should thank your friends. they’re the ones who left you behind.”
“ ehh… i would’ve done the same.”
“ you can’t stop it.”
“ you think we’re a small band. but we are everywhere.”
“ how are you doing?”
“ i hope you had a nice sleep. cause we got a busy, busy day ahead.”
“ what are you doing?”
“ i’m reading.”
“ you need to fix this situation.”
“ there’s chatter. ___ is dead, or soon will be. that kind of chatter.”
“ listen to me! ___’s not here. i am.”
“ get up, take a shower, do that disco vampire thing with your hair.”
“ you will come, you will be your old self and the rumors will stop.”
“ why are you helping me?”
“ people think you like me, and as long as they’re scared of you, i get to keep breathing.”
“ are you sure about this?”
“ this is so stupid.”
“ and isn’t that why you have lawyers?”
“ right, ‘cause it’s ‘just’ money.”
“ or another choice is i could leave. i don’t want to, but… it is an option.”
“ maybe they were here the whole time and we just didn’t notice.”
“ i’ll just… stay here if that’s okay.”
“ s/he’s still dead.”
“ i know s/he’s still dead.”
“ i ran into some technical difficulties. nothing that i can’t fix.”
“ is everything plugged in?”
“ try turning it on and off.”
“ people have made sacrifices for you.”
“ you know, you make an interesting point.”
“ they want to see your face.”
“ no awakening for this guy.”
“ holy smacks, is that…?”
“ listen to me!”
“ great. thank you.”
“ i was gonna replace that lamp.”
“ so you can’t make some kind of gadget to figure it out?”
“ let me see it.”
“ so, let’s find out who the traitor is, shall we?”
“ good bluff.”
“ my, my. you scrub up nice.”
“ am i early?”
“ well, don’t say i didn’t warn ya, but… i did warn ya.”
“ you have been such a friend. tell me, what should i do now?”
“ well, i’m glad you can find the humor in it.”
“ did you really think i would be so easy to manipulate?”
“ what was your plan? take advantage of me while i was in a weakened state?”
“ my dear, you are tragically out of your depth.”
“ you get the message? we don’t work for you no more. your day is done, freak.”
“ how dare you?! i will gut you!”
“ i will hang your entrails from every lamppost in this city!”
“ walk away quiet. maybe we’ll send him/her back in one piece.”
“ i will kill them. every one of them!”
“ so, we’re good now?”
“ you were here when they attacked. you defended this house against them.”
“ and that’s the night i changed.”
“ don’t waste your breath.”
“ good cop, bad cop doesn’t work on me.”
“ you think this is funny?! how about this?”
“ if you insist.”
“ don’t touch me.”
“ what the hell was that?”
“ you shouldn’t have done that.”
“ really? you guys can bend the rules but i can’t?”
“ none of us should. me, them, you… but especially not you. you’re better than that.”
“ aw, that’s so sweet.”
“ would you stop it?”
“ look, you want to blame me for ___’s death, that’s fine. i can live with that, knowing you’re okay. but don’t let your hatred of me turn you into something you’re not.”
“ or what? if i change too much you’re gonna put two in my heart like you did to him/her?”
“ don’t ever touch me again or tell me what to do.”
“ i’m already on it, let’s go!”
“ no one’s going anywhere.”
“ we’ve got a show to do, and as you know the show must go on.”
“ boo! ha, ha, ha.”
“ wow… well that is quite a story.”
“ you know, i know i’ve been dead, but doesn’t that seem kinda crazy to you?”
“ hey, maybe you’re dreaming. try shooting yourself.”
“ they think i’m pretty great, huh?”
“ lunatics and idiots? ooh, my kind of people.”
“ sorry. head’s still a little fuzzy.”
“ you know, i was just reborn. last year was nothing but darkness… as far as the eye can see.”
“ i know you, right?”
“ why? ginger’s not your type?”
“ how’s it going between you and him/her? you still together, or…?”
“ oh, that’s a shame. i really liked you guys. hey, what happened?”
“ glad you find it funny.”
“ i get why you don’t.”
“ wow! you miss a lot being dead.”
“ you know what? go ahead, enjoy it.”
“ i see your point. to business.”
“ well, i suppose i should start by killing him/her.”
“ oh… who beat me to it?”
“ that son of a bitch is always upstaging me.”
“ well, i guess i’m just missing one thing then… where is my face?”
“ it’s all here?”
“ we did it, baby.”
“ can we just get out of this town?”
“ hey, smile. we won.”
“ yeah, smile. you won.”
“ go away, kid.”
“ you caught me. what do you want me to say?”
“ i just wanted to make sure i got it right.”
“ that about it?”
“ you want to hate me, that’s your choice.”
“ don’t ever come back!”
“ the time has come to reveal ourselves.”
“ there’s no way out. let the hostages go.”
“ you’re outside? you are, aren’t you?”
“ you don’t have what it takes.”
“ no, you’re the understudy pretending to be a star.”
“ you’re a fraud.”
“ well, for the record, you did one thing s/he never did… boring me.”
“ look at that. no charisma, no stage presence.”
“ keep watching. you don’t wanna miss what happens next.”
“ oh, sorry! didn’t see you.”
“ put your weapons down!”
“ i won’t hurt you, i just want to talk to you.”
“ you can’t do this!”
“ did you know?”
“ yes, it was obvious.”
“ you lied to me.”
“ i didn’t tell you the truth.”
“ didn’t seem like a very attractive alternative.”
“ fight me!”
“ hang on. we got a busy night ahead.”
“ so… how’s it look?”
“ you wouldn’t lie to me, right?”
“ say… you’re not mad, are you?”
“ mad? what could i possibly be mad about? huh?”
“ oh, buddy. you brought me back from the dead.”
“ what’s a cut off face between friends?”
“ i guess that’s true.”
“ you guessed right. bingo.”
“ what are- what are we doing?”
“ i will tear this city apart, brick by brick!”
“ is that really you? are- are you okay?”
“ i… i can’t talk long. i snuck away to the phone.”
“ who has you? where are you?”
“ hurry. hurry, please.”
“ you need to see this.”
“ am i alive? can you hear me?”
“ ah, screw it. let’s do it.”
“ as you may know, i died. uh-oh… but take it from me, death is dull. but coming back - that is something.”
“ leave it to dying to give you a whole new perspective on life.”
“ in the darkness, there are no rules.”
“ so tonight, do what you want. kill who you want. hmm?”
“ oh, and uh… i don’t forgive you for my face.”
“ you’ll never make it in time.”
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gotham sentence starters ( s3ep14.)
( !!! SPOILER ALERT !!! for those who haven’t watched this episode yet.)
“ get those freaks in the cages!”
“ we need to find ___”
“ let go off me!”
“ what about you, huh? you know where ___ is? where is s/he?!”
“ look around! s/he’s everywhere!”
“ get down!”
“ are you all right? tell me you’re all right.”
“ i’m fine.”
“ where are they? who dared to think they could lay their hands on you?!”
“ i’m alone.”
“ oh, you escaped. you did. didn’t you, you rascal?”
“ did you bring anyone else?”
“ just wondering if i was gonna have to reload.”
“ i don’t understand.”
“ i know. that’s been half the fun.”
“ i’m sorry, i- i… what is happening? i…”
“ you weren’t kidnapped?”
“ recognize it? oh, why should you? i doubt you did the deed yourself.”
“ i know it was you.”
“ ___ was my everything and you took her/him from me.“
“ now i’ve taken everything from you. well, almost everything. you still have your life.”
“ if the situation worsens we may be forced to step in.”
“ the city will bend long before it breaks.”
“ your faith in ___ is touching. and possibly dangerous.”
“ lights aren’t coming back tonight. tomorrow, if we’re lucky.”
“ this thing just keeps getting bigger.”
“ that might actually be good news.”
“ maybe we can limit this to a single bad night.”
“ how the hell are we supposed to find __ out there?!”
“ the city’s one giant dumpster fire!”
“ you’re not one to miss out on all the fun, so what do you want?”
“ how the hell should i know? i didn’t talk to him/her.”
“ but… my father appeared to me… i saw him.”
“ no. you saw a man that i met in ___ that does killer impersonations.”
“ you see, how do i put this…? ghosts aren’t real!”
“ my father’s remains… you stole them from his grave?”
“ don’t worry. s/he’s at peace now..”
“ i gently placed his/her remains inside a dumpster behind a chinese restaurant.”
“ you were angry. i understand. i even forgive you, but-but killing me is not the way.”
“ so you admit you killed ___?”
“ fine. is that what you want? i confess.”
“ i had him/her killed. but guess what: you should thank me! because we both know what would’ve happened if i hadn’t!”
“ i could’ve lived a life with the wo/man i loved! i could’ve been happy.”
“ you would’ve killed her/him, just like you did the other one!”
“ you couldn’t have helped it! and afterward you would’ve hated yourself.”
“ well, we’ll never know, will we.”
“ i did it for love… i did it because i love you. you should know that.”
“ shut up!”
“ love is about sacrifice. it’s about putting someone else’s needs and happiness before your own.”
“ ’cause the truth is you would sacrifice anyone to save your own neck. even me.”
“ when the ice melts, the chain comes loose, the vat of acid tips… you get the idea.”
“ please…! no, please… i can change.”
“ say you’re right. say you’re right, i… the fact that i love you proves that i can change. just give me a chance.”
“ you know as well as i that a man facing death will say anything to save his skin, and you won’t change. because you can’t.”
“ i was going to have you say hello to ___, but i think you are going to a very different place.”
“ what do you want?”
“ i’ll light these candles.”
“ i’ll nip downstairs and see if there’s any life left in that old generator.”
“ who’s calling at this hour?”
“ my, my. hmm. look how big you’ve gotten.”
“ are you okay?”
“ i’ll be fine, i’ll be fine.”
“ nice place you got here. you rent?”
“ what do you want?”
“ teenagers, am i right?”
“ oh, i remember those days. so many exciting new emotions flowing through ya, wanting to kill everyone you saw. aw…”
“ you know, i will never understand rich people’s tastes.”
“ it’s worthless. i keep it for sentimental reasons.”
“ nice try.”
“ oh, it’s got some heft to it. expensive, i’m guessing. would be such a shame if i– huh. tougher than i figured.”
“ aah! bloody hell!”
“ i asked you what you want.”
“ sorry. the old noodle’s still a little al dente post-thaw.”
“ the reason i’m here is i’m gonna kill you.”
“ well, it’s the last thing i remember wanting to do. it’s been nagging at me since i woke up.”
“ the idea of slitting that pretty, pink throat of yours. figure that’d clear the decks. what do you think, huh?”
“ i remember that night. you were quite the showman.”
“ thank you, always nice to be appreciated.”
“ and you’re just going to kill me here? that’s kind of disappointing.”
“ what do you mean?”
“ after all the buildup, killing me here it just doesn’t show a lot of…”
“ go on boy/girl, spit it out, i can take it.”
“ killing me should mean something, and you’re telling me no one’s going to see it?”
“ you’re saying i need an audience? oh… look. i know you’re just trying to buy time so you can escape. but your point is still valid.”
“ kill him/her.”
“ this is what you’ve been training for.”
“ you’re gonna be all right on your own.”
“ i will see you again.”
“ strangely intimate. come on.”
“ try not to get any blood on the couch. i might come back for that.”
“ help! somebody help me! help!”
“ over here! oh, thank god… there’s not much time. cut me loose! hurry!”
“ you look familiar.”
“ free me, and i promise there’ll be a handsome reward.”
“ yes! now stop standing there and get me out of here!”
“ i- i don’t know… what did you do?”
“ ah, i’m gonna die here listening to this moron.”
“ just cut the ropes! hurry!”
“ fine! come on, then. what are you waiting for?”
“ you in a rush to die?”
“ who’s gonna kill him/her? who’s gonna do it?”
“ come on in, sunshine. don’t be shy. your mother wasn’t. chop-chop!”
“ who are you talking to?”
“ well, we’re off to a good start. what d’ya say? wanna have some fun before the main event?”
“ i’d be proud if i wasn’t so bloody terrified.”
“ gotta be honest, you don’t make the world’s funniest clown.”
“ but… we can fix that. let’s turn that frown upside-down.”
“ ah, shut up, you big baby.”
“ we have to find ___ and kill him/her.”
“ looks like i’m not the only one trying to kill that guy/gal.”
“ i’m sorry, what? speak up.”
“ what are you doing in my house?”
“ oh, i heard you. i’m just surprised you knew the word!”
“ speaking of words, any last ones?”
“ i don’t work for ___.”
“ stop pretending that you’re anything but muscle! yes, you used to be someone, but those days are past!”
“ remember when i put a knife in your mom’s back? that was awful, wasn’t it? you never did anything about it.”
“ nahh… you had your chance to kill me.”
“ stop turning us against each other.”
“ oh, if you think i’m going anywhere with you…”
“ you realize you have to carry him now?”
“ is there a plan for all this madness?”
“ these people don’t want a plan, they want an excuse.”
“ all they want is someone to tell them: do it. kill them, it doesn’t matter. it doesn’t.”
“ ooh, i love this game!”
“ you won’t get away with it.”
“ already did. now shush. i need to concentrate.”
“ so what’s the point?”
“ the point is that all these people out here, looting, robbing, killing, they’re the people who wash your car, who pour your coffee, who take out your trash.”
“ and what happened the moment the lights went out? they showed their true faces.”
“ that’s not true. there are good people in ___.”
“ face it kid, there are no heroes.”
“ hey, hey! foul! s/he pushed me, did you see that?”
“ you want to kill someone? let’s get on with it, come on!”
“ you’re so boring, ___.”
“ did that hurt?”
“ all right. enough dilly-dally. to the main event.”
“ where the hell is our backup?”
“ yeah, but we can’t wait, mate.”
“ hear ye, hear ye, gather around! the show is about to begin.”
“ well, i think we can all agree that tonight was a rousing success.”
“ we brought this miserable city to it’s knees.”
“ well, so what do you say? shall we end the night with a bang? or better yet, a boom?”
“ what’s next? death by a thousand cuts, very poetic. i like it.”
“ this is very important: whatever you do, please, definitely try this at home. preferably on a family member.”
“ you ready, partner?”
“ you’re just in time for the big finish!”
“ i suppose i underestimated you.”
“ it’s the curse of great beauty.”
“ honestly, wasn’t too hard.”
“ and brother, did you ever take the bait.”
“ well, i hope you’re happy at the head of the table.”
“ you know, i think of it as a limited partnership that needs dissolving.”
“ oh, ___. where are you, boy/girl? come on out, boy/girl. i won’t hurt ya.”
“ you ruined my show. hiding’s just gonna make things worse.”
“ i didn’t come here to hide. i wanted you to follow me.”
“ you’re going to pay for what you’ve done.”
“ why don’t you call him?”
“ it is our time to rule.”
“ you understand if i feel compelled to refuse?”
“ i’d do it in three.”
“ give up ___, save your own ass. live to love another day. hey?”
“ what’s going on? you have a weird look on your face. like, weirder than normal.”
“ you’re right. i should want him/her dead.”
“ should? you loved him/her, and s/he betrayed you.”
“ so you’d rather die than give up the wo/man that tried to kill you?”
“ i would! isn’t that crazy?”
“ guess you’re not as smart as you thought you were.”
“ you’re in this together. but why?”
“ because i didn’t want to just take what you had. i wanted to take what you believed. i wanted you to die, knowing that you were incapable of loving another person.”
“ but i can! i just proved that, right? does that mean i passed?”
“ i… don’t know what it means.”
“ i have to tell ya, this is way more fun than i was expecting.”
“ we make a good team, you and me.”
“ is that what this is about? yeesh…”
“ this is about doing what’s right.”
“ you wanna be a hero? tell you what, buddy… i’ll give you a fighting chance.”
“ let’s do this mano y mano, my little conquistador.”
“ what kind of hero tackles someone from behind?!”
“ let it out! that’s it, that’s it. let it out! do it.”
“ i thought you were dead.”
“ can’t get rid off me that easily, can you, mate?”
“ behind you!”
“ you wish i would’ve shot him?”
“ at least you get to say you punched a man’s face off, that’s something, right?”
“ come on, let me buy you breakfast.”
“ well, gotta say. the clown make-up was way more terrifying than the damage underneath.”
“ did i ever tell you that i don’t like clowns?”
“ in a couple of days, you’ll be back to your old self, i guarantee it.”
“ you ready to tell me what happened?”
“ i almost killed him/her.”
“ ah, but you didn’t, now, did you? you controlled your anger.”
“ it wasn’t just anger.”
“ the idea of killing him felt like… it felt like justice.”
“ there’s a very fine line between justice and vengeance.”
“ i knew where the line was tonight. i didn’t cross it.”
“ if you keep going, you’re gonna need rules. rules you cannot and you will not break. never mind what the reason, never mind what the circumstance.”
“ i will not kill.”
“ tonight was close.”
“ soon we will act, and you will be called upon. are you prepared?”
“ never fear. you are only part of the plan.”
“ are you sure about this?”
“ hello, ___. it’s been a long time.”
“ i love you.”
“ you need to listen to me when i tell you by doing this, it will change you.”
“ i’ve killed before.”
“ you need me, just as i need you! you cannot have one without another.”
“ you can’t talk your way out of this!”
“ i’ve wanted you to suffer as i suffered!”
“ when i met you, you were a nervous, jittery loser. you were nothing! i created you, and i am the only one in the world who truly sees you as you are. who you can still become.”
“ you can’t do this…! are you listening to me?”
“ i’m listening.”
“ say something.”
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