4. Dean Sells His Soul to Save the Life of His Brother - Supernatural

Characters: Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles)
                   Deal-Making Demon (Ona Grauer)

Scene Summary: Sam Winchester and his brother Dean are "hunters" who find and destroy supernatural creatures. Sam has been killed in a contest run by the yellow-eyed demon who has been attempting to corrupt Sam and his power of premonition since the demon murdered his mother when Sam was a baby. Dean decides to save Sam by returning to a crossroads where he once met a demon who offered him to let him sell his soul to her in order to save his father. He asks for the same deal in order to save Sam, but the demon has different terms. Dean gets one year before the demon collects and can make no attempts to weasel out.

Thoughts: This show is one of the few on the CW not entirely devoted to upper class snobs being assholes to one another. I decided to try watching because the guy who plays Sam was the guy who played Rory's boyfriend, Dean and I really liked the actor. From the first minute I was totally enthralled by the relationship between the brothers Winchester. It totally culminates with this scene. Ackles was awesome as a person willing to give everything up for the person who mattered most to him. I mean the guy didn't even hestitate to turn down the deal for his father and then showed the same lack of hesitation in taking a worse deal for Sam. Just awesome!

Quote: (These characters belong to Warner Brothers Television.The dialogue was written by Eric Kripke & Michael T. Moore.I don't own or make money of them.) 

[CUT TO: Impala engine revving. Headlights turn on and DEAN drives recklessly. He stops on a dirt road and inserts several items into a box, including a photo ID of himself. He begins to bury the box in the middle of a crossroads. Several seconds pass in silence, as DEAN looks left and right.]  

DEAN: Oh come on already. Show your face, you bitch! [Suddenly, a beautiful woman in a black dress appears.]

DEMON: Easy sugar, you'll wake the neighbors. Dean. It's so, so good to see you. [Inhales sharply] I mean it. Look at you. Gone and got your family killed. All alone in the world. It's too sweet. Excuse me, you're gonna have to give me a moment. Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the roses.

DEAN: I should send you straight back to hell.

DEMON: Oh, you should. But you won't. And I know why.

DEAN: Oh yeah?

DEMON: Yeah. Following in Daddy's footsteps. You wanna make a deal. Little Sammy back from the dead, and--let me guess-- you're offering up your own soul?

DEAN: There are a hundred other demons who'd love to get their hands on it. And it's all yours. And all you got to do is bring Sam back. And give me ten years-- ten years, and then you come for me.

DEMON: You must be joking.

DEAN: That's the same deal you give everybody else.

DEMON: You're not everybody else.[Whispering in Dean's ear] Why would I want to give you anything? Just keep your gutter soul. It's too tarnished, anyway.

DEAN: Nine years.

DEMON: No. 

DEAN: Eight.

DEMON: You keep going, I'll keep saying no.

DEAN: Okay, five years. Five years, and my bill comes due. That's my last offer-- five years or no deal.

DEMON: [Leaning in for a kiss]  Then no deal.

DEAN: Fine.

DEMON: Fine. [Walking away] Make sure you bury Sam before he starts stinking up the joint.

DEAN: Wait.

DEMON: [Softly] It's a fire sale, and everything must go.

DEAN: What do I have to do?

DEMON: First of all, quit groveling. Needy guys are such a turnoff. [Sighs] Look...Look, I shouldn't be doing this. I could get in a lot of trouble. But what can I say? I got a blind spot for you, Dean. You're like a... puppy. You're just too fun to play with. [Sighs] I'll do it.

DEAN: You'll bring him back?

DEMON: I will. And because I'm such a saint, I'll give you one year. And one year only. But here's the thing. If you try and welch or weasel your way out, then the deal is off. Sam drops dead. He's back to rotten meat in no time. So...it's a better deal than your dad ever got. What do you say? [DEAN grabs the demon and kisses her to seal the deal.]

[CUT TO: SAM's eyes open wide and he sits up on the mattress, looking around, confused, and breathing heavily.]

3. Richard in the Hospital - Gilmore Girls

Characters: Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop)
                   Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann)

Scene Summary: After he collapsed at the family Christmas party, Richard and Emily speak in his hospital room.

Thoughts: This was one powerful scene. Coming as it did about midway through the first season the scene was an absolute revalation to me. I was convinced from what I'd seen that Emily and Richard were a typical arranged marriage of the ultra rich. In this scene everything I thought was totally turned on its ear. Bishop and Herrman portrayed such a deep and abiding affection that I was just riveted to the screen. This scene defined how I thought about the characters for the rest of the series.

Quote: (These characters are owned by Amy Sherman Palladino and Warner Bros Televison. The dialogue is written by John Stephens. I just love them.)

EMILY: Well I finally found you some decent pillows, they’re not down but at least they give a little.

RICHARD: Emily, we need to talk.

EMILY: Can you life your head at all?

RICHARD: This is serious.

EMILY: Just a little.

RICHARD: There is a key in my top desk drawer.

EMILY: Better yes?

RICHARD: It is to the safe.

EMILY: One more time.

RICHARD: All of our stock information is in there, plus all of the insurance information.

EMILY: Now if I could just find you some different sheets.

RICHARD: Our will is in my lower left drawer, Denis has a copy in case there’s a problem.

EMILY: Maybe I could get Dava to bring some from home -

RICHARD: Emily, this is serious. We have to be practical.

EMILY: I’m gonna have Dava get those -

RICHARD: Emily listen to me, if I die -

EMILY: No!

RICHARD: Emily.

EMILY: Richard Gilmore, there may be many things happening in this hospital tonight but your dying is not one of them.

RICHARD: But -

EMILY: No! I did not sign on to your dying. And it is not going to happen. Not tonight, not for a very long time. In fact, I demand to go first. Do I make myself clear?

RICHARD: Yes Emily. You may go first.

EMILY: Good. I’m gonna get you those sheets. [picks up the phone as Richard takes her hand and holds it.] 

Hope you readers enjoy these. Tomorrow I'll have #2 out for barring any emergencies :)