1883 (TV Mini Series)

Lightning Yellow Hair (2022)

Faith Hill: Margaret Dutton

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Quotes 

• [Cookie is cooking steaks over open fire for the camp and guests] 

  Sam : For me, less fire.

  Cookie : Yeah, I've cooked for you Comanche before. I know how you like it.

  [Cookie carrys a pot of cooked steaks from the fire to the cook's wagon. Immigrants are lined up and the first begins taking steaks. Cookie sees immigrant helping his self] 

  Cookie : [loud and menacingly]  What the fuck do you think you're doin'? Huh? What the fuck do you think you're doing! Do you speak English? Who speaks English for this fucking circus?

  Josef : I do.

  Cookie : I'm only going to tell you this once! All right, y'all get in line, you stand in a line besides the table! You grab a plate, you grab a fork, then I give you the food! When you're done you keep the plate, you keep the fork! Go clean 'em in the creek but don't lose 'em! Lose 'em you owe me three dollars then you're eating with yer fucking hands.

  Josef : [bewildered]  What is this "fuck?"

  Cookie : [stops dead in his tracks, turns and walks deliberately with cooking fork extended]  Fuck did you just call me?

  Josef : [backing away]  Yes, what is this fuck?

  Shea Brennan : [stepping in, to Cookie]  He don't know what that word means.

  Shea Brennan : [points to John]  Neither does he. But he's about to ask her. Then Lord help you. So, maybe just don't use it. Hmm?

  Cookie : [to Shea]  It's a hard one to shake.

  Shea Brennan : Well, start shaking.

  [Josef addresses immigrants regarding the cook's rules] 

  Cookie : [begins divvying the food]  Now!

  John Dutton Sr. : What does "fuck" mean, Mama?

  Margaret Dutton : It means a spanking, and a good one, if you say it again.

  John Dutton Sr. : Is he getting a spanking?

  James Dutton : [stifling a smile]  Some form of one is probably headed his way, son.

• [Elsa walks with purpose past her parents followed by Sam, Two-Feathers, Wade and Colton] 

  Margaret Dutton : [calls out]  Where is she going?

  Wade : They're gonna race.

  Margaret Dutton : They're going to what?

  James Dutton : [drops his plate, licks his fingers and follows with Margaret]  Shit.

  Margaret Dutton : [surveys activity]  I think the voice of reason has been muted.

• Cookie : [serving food to those inline, asking for John]  Half a steak for him?

  [Margaret slaps Cookie] 

  Cookie : [in response to being slapped]  Okay, a whole steak.

  Margaret Dutton : You use that word in front of my child again...

  [whispers to Cookie] 

  Margaret Dutton : I'm gonna stab you with this fucking fork.

  Cookie : Yes, ma'am.

  Margaret Dutton : Half a steak is fine.

  Margaret Dutton : [to John]  Say, "Thank you."

  John Dutton Sr. : Thank you.

  Cookie : You're welcome.

  Margaret Dutton : [Cookie serves Margaret]  Thank you.

  Cookie : Yes, ma'am.

  James Dutton : Just so you know, that could've gone a lot worse.

  Cookie : Lesson learned.

  James Dutton : Yeah, we'll see about that.

• Colton : Looks like some thieves picked up our cattle. I doubt it'll happen this way, but they could double back.

  Margaret Dutton : Where's my husband?

  Colton : Went after them.

  Margaret Dutton : Where's my daughter?

  Colton : Uh, she said the safest place on Earth is right behind him.