A collection of quotes of the Church of Gibborim's former leader Frank Dean.
Runaways[]
Episode 1.02: Rewind[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
Dialogue[]
- "I know in the past my acting has taken me away from my faith, but now, the only part that I want to play is your partner, both in life and the church. Let us pray."
"Your agent came by today. What did he have to say?"
"Forget Phil. I want to do something that matters."
"I can't have this conversation right now." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 1.05: Kingdom[]
Dialogue[]
Episode 1.06: Metamorphosis[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "They say that you learn more from your failures than your successes. Turns out that's true of action comedies and religious tests."
- ―Frank Dean[src]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "Frank should have no memory of Jonah. I took care of that myself."
"He doesn't."
What the hell do they have to talk about?"
"Nothing good." - ―Dale Yorkes and Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "I don't know what David saw. And truthfully, right now, I don't even know if I understand what David wrote. I don't knof if Mom told you, but I failed to go Ultra."
"I wasn't aware you were trying. Sometimes it takes more than one trip to the Crater."
"I think I might be done with that. Like maybe I was chasing something that wasn't mine. It isn't me. I just need a break."
"Dad, why aren't you in PRIDE? All the other parents do it as a couple."
"I don't know. Always kinda seemed like your mom's thing."
"She seems to have a lot of those." - ―Frank Dean and Karolina Dean[src]
Episode 1.07: Refraction[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "You're upset because I gave your husband something I've never given you."
"This has nothing to do with Frank. It's about my father's legacy that I have devoted my life to." - ―Jonah and Leslie Dean[src]
- "Yeah, at least you'll still have your dad."
"Super. Frank Dean can raise us all." - ―Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Why did Jonah give you those?"
"He and I had a lovely chat about the Church and my future there. I hope you don't have a problem with that."
"The problem is you have no idea what you're doing. That was a parlor trick, but it has real consequences. What if that family tells everybody that you're some kind of healer?"
"Oh, I'm counting on it." - ―Leslie Dean and Frank Dean[src]
- "Leslie, I've seen what Jonah can do. The gloves? I know that's just the beginning. Is he what David wrote about? Is he the one who saw the full Spectrum? Is he the Being?"
"Yes. He is."
"And why keep that from me? No one loves the Church more than me, Leslie, and I want to be a part of this."
"You are a part of it, a big part. But you stepped into something that was already in motion that was so big and involved me in a way that... maybe I was... or am... ashamed of."
"What do you have to be ashamed of?"
"My relationship with Jonah." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 1.08: Tsunami[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "Whoa, and I know you might've missed a string of action movies that I made in the early aughts for the Chinese market, but my martial arts training, it's very real. I don't want to have to hurt you."
- ―Frank Dean to Chase Stein[src]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "That's PRIDE that's down there, which you told me you're not a part of. Dad, you were the only one that was good, Dad, please."
- ―Karolina Dean to Frank Dean[src]
- "Why don't we go get Frank? Put him in the box. He's not even in PRIDE."
"Not the worst idea." - ―Robert Minoru and Leslie Dean[src]
- "I spoke to my dad, and I think he can help us."
"Well, if Frank Dean is our only hope, we are way more screwed than I realized." - ―Karolina Dean and Gert Yorkes[src]
Dialogue[]
- "You said you wanted in on this, so here you are. And yes, it's complicated."
"That's pretty much life with you, Leslie. Kinda getting used to it though."
"This is not the time, Frank. Whatever happens here tonight, you cannot tell anyone about me and Jonah. I'm not kidding. The blowback would be devastating for you, for me and for Karolina."
"What does Karolina have to do with any of this?" - ―Leslie Dean and Frank Dean[src]
- "I will tell you everything later, but right now, if you love your daughter, you will shut the hell up and do what you're told."
"I'll do what I want, thank you very much." - ―Leslie Dean and Frank Dean[src]
Episode 1.09: Doomsday[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
Episode 1.10: Hostile[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "We all thought we were equal in this."
"Turns out there's an inner circle. Jonah, Leslie, and now Karolina."
"Don't forget about Leslie's beard, Frank." - ―Geoffrey Wilder, Catherine Wilder and Dale Yorkes[src]
Dialogue[]
- "How could you go to him, betray us like that?"
"Betray? I think you're an expert in that field. Mind-wiping me. Don't deny it, Leslie. And then having a child with... I don't even know what he is."
"But you do. He's the one."
"Yeah, well I am her father, not him. I raised her. She loves me, and he loves whatever is in that hole. He was willing to hurt her to protect it."
"You don't understand what's at stake."
"Do you?" - ―Leslie Dean and Frank Dean[src]
Episode 2.01: Gimmie Shelter[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "And that is why Frank will never be a member of PRIDE."
- ―Dale Yorkes[src]
Dialogue[]
- "We'd like to thank you and the city for your support. As for questions regarding our children and their safety..."
"Come on, honey. We can talk to the press after we see our daughter." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.02: Radio On[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "Leslie, has Jonah said anything to you?"
"No. These days he only has eyes for Frank." - ―Robert Minoru and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.03: Double Zeros[]
Dialogue[]
- "You look upset."
"Good. It means my face is working." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
- "I know what you're thinking. That I just stole the Church from you."
"Because that's what you did."
"You gotta believe me, Leslie. I'm doing this for us. Hear me out. You don't think that I know Jonah is using me? I'm an actor, but I'm not an idiot. But I'll play Jonah's game to help get my family back."
"And how exactly are you doing now?"
"I'd be lying if I told you I had it all figured out. But I knew I had to do something to stay in the game. You cheated on me, Leslie. You kicked me out of PRIDE, then you had the Yorkeses mess with my memories. And I find out that my daughter isn't even my biological child. Not to mention I got fired by my agent."
"And you thought stealing my church would fix all of that?"
"You're talking to me now, aren't you? I may not have mattered before, but I do now."
"You're confessing all of this to me, why?"
"Because this moment is how far I got things through. This moment where I tell you that you and Karolina are the only thing in the world that matter to me. And that I will do whatever it takes to get that pompous asscramp out of our lives for good. I love you, Leslie, and I want our family back, and I know that we can do that." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.05: Rock Bottom[]
Dialogue[]
- "I didn't need the escort."
"You know, these two have become a real asset to the Church."
"Yes. Yeah, they're great. But have you ever noticed how you never see one alone? They're like the girls in The Shining. It's a... that's a joke. It's a movie. It's... you haven't... seen the movie. I'm sorry." - ―Frank Dean and Jonah[src]
- "You know, I've been building up quite a nice relationship with those two."
"They understand their place."
"Their place is sitting on the roof, scaring the pigeons."
"I'm wondering if you understand yours. I've given you a great deal of power here, Frank."
"Yes. But I'd like to think that you recognized my natural abilities and found an opportunity that was beneficial for both of us, right?"
"I suppose that's one way to look at it, yes, but the time has come that I now need something from you." - ―Jonah and Frank Dean[src]
- "Your wife, Leslie, ran a program for me. A program that it's no exaggeration to say I owe my life to. I'm handing you that responsibility."
"I'm honored. But I'm afraid I don't quite understand."
"I've told you everything you need to know. Now, go get me a runaway. Or don't come back." - ―Jonah and Frank Dean[src]
- "How did you do it, Leslie? For all those years, how did you do it?"
"I'll explain it to you the way that he explained it to me. All life consumes other life in order to survive."
"But we don't eat our own kind."
"It's brutal, but necessary for his survival. Jonah's been seeing Karolina behind my back. Bonding with her."
"Let's hope she sees through his manipulation better than you did."
"I doubt it. We raised her to be a completely open and free spirit."
"We were terrible parents, right?"
"You were a great parent, Frank. Are. A great parent."
"I have faith in her. And I'm not doing this. Jonah can find his own sacrifice." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.06: Bury Another[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "A bracelet. A circle. What do these things represent? Eternity, unity, belonging. Each week, we gather to celebrate the most important ritual to our community: the Coruscation Ceremony. And I invite each of you to join me this afternoon as we welcome yet another initiate out of the shadows and into the warmth and the safety of the Light. Today is about our family. And what better way to celebrate such an occasion than welcoming back one of our most cherished members, who has spent her time in solitude meditating and refocusing so that she can be at her best for all of you. Leslie."
- ―Frank Dean[src]
- "You're witnessing a miracle, everyone. Don't be afraid. Rejoice!"
- ―Frank Dean[src]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "In this difficult time, I have done my best to isolate myself from the noise of the outside world, to once again make myself an open conduit to the Light. And I have watched with such pride as my husband has kept our community together. I am so pleased to rejoin him and to go forth as a partnership, just as it always should have been."
- ―Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "It's always been your Church, not Frank's. I was wrong to bring him into this."
"It's not gonna work this time, Jonah. She sees you for what you really are, a monster who's trying to turn our daughter against us."
"No, no, no, no, no, no. You did that all on your own with your lies and your condescension, your utter blindness as to who Karolina is and what she's capable of. You're weak, Frank. You've always been weak. Why do you think Leslie and I threw you out of PRIDE in the first place?"
"Maybe I was weak, Jonah, but not anymore." - ―Jonah and Frank Dean[src]
- "Do you see what we are capable of when we're together?"
"I don't think this is us."
"It definitely is." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.07: Last Rites[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "I can't sign an autograph without a Sharpie. Ballpoints smudge."
- ―Frank Dean to Oscar Gonzalez[src]
- "I just learned about the program myself. I've been gathering my own evidence. Maybe we can figure out what's going on together."
- ―Frank Dean to Oscar Gonzalez[src]
Dialogue[]
- "The event is tonight? Your father called it The Ascension. This is incredible."
"No, Frank, it's not incredible. It's terrible. And it's not an ascension, it's a launch, of Jonah's spaceship.Yeah, you heard me. We have no idea what's gonna happen. We need to make sure we're there."
"Absolutely. I wouldn't miss it. If it's what David promised..."
"Frank! All of that is bullshit. Fed to my father by Jonah. Look, the rest of PRIDE is worried that their kids might get hurt tonight, I'm worried that ours might leave. With him."
"You need to trust Karolina more than that." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.08: Past Life[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "You can't do this. Not now. Leslie, we are finally pulling the audience... The congregation that I've worked... my whole life for. I have a voice here."
- ―Frank Dean to Leslie Dean[src]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "Damn. I'm impressed. This is Frank's work? I didn't think he had this sort of thing in him. You, I'd believe."
- ―Flores to Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "I killed someone."
"What have I told you about over-embellishing, Frank? Not on the lectern..."
"I did, Leslie! I was about to leave for the site, and this guy, he must've followed me. I don't know. He knew all this stuff. He was talking about kids going missing and..."
"OK, wait. Back up. What guy?"
"Destiny Gonzalez, remember her? Her brother. He had a gun, Leslie."
"Which you brought into the church? I'm sorry, Leslie. I don't know. I don't mean to drag you into this, but... I thought you could be able to help me. You could ask Jonah. You could call PRIDE."
"No. Jonah can't help you anymore, Frank. PRIDE's over. Frank, Jonah's dead. We're free." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.10: Hostile Takeover[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "This is a strange sight. Even at home, taking out the trash is my job."
- ―Frank Dean to Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Vaughn, have you seen my wife today?"
"I have. She said not to say anything to anyone."
"I'm pretty sure she didn't mean me."
"She specifically said you." - ―Frank Dean and Vaughn Kaye[src]
- "These are some of our most sacred texts! And your father's dream journal? How can you be so callous? If you don't want this stuff, then I do. After everything that I've done for this place? I have killed. I've sacrificed."
"Are you really trying to compare your sacrifices to mine?"
"Look, that chapter is done. With Jonah gone, this Church can finally be what it was always meant to be. It can save lives."
"I can't be a part of something I don't believe in. It's time to set it all on fire and start over."
"But you have a responsibility. "I am but an empty vessel for the light. No longer an individual but connected to a greater purpose"."
"See? You have my father's writings memorized. You don't even need these."
"You're only taking this away from me because you know I need it!"
"You told me that all you needed was for us to be a family again. Did you really mean it? Because I believed you. And I want that too."
"Of course I meant it."
"Then I need you to choose. Us or the Church. Can't have both." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
- "Please sit down, Leslie."
"Please go to hell, Frank."
"If you don't sit down, we're going to have to take this to the next level. And you know what that means." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.11: Last Waltz[]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "Tell me why you think your family sent you here."
"My husband, the actor, has just discovered that running a Church is the role of a lifetime, and he wants me out of the way. That's why my family has sent me here." - ―S4E2R and Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Let the Light enter you, Leslie. Let it cleanse away the resistance."
"Yeah, can you do that line again? I'm still not really feelin' it."
"This plan you have to close the Church, it's just wrong."
"The Church is pretend, Frank. That's why you like it so much."
"I am not going to let you ruin our life's work."
""Let" me? You can't stop me. Besides, you didn't actually do any work, did you, Frank?"
"I can stop you, Leslie. I told you I would send you..."
"Send me to the Crater? Fine. Then do it."
"This is not what I wanted." - ―Frank Dean and Leslie Dean[src]
Episode 2.12: Earth Angel[]
Spoken by Frank Dean[]
- "I spent nearly twenty years with your mother, Karolina, and you're not nearly as good a liar."
- ―Frank Dean to Karolina Dean[src]
Spoken about Frank Dean[]
- "I hope she forgives me for the whole reconditioning thing. I had no idea Frank would take it this far."
- ―Vaughn Kaye to Karolina Dean[src]
- "Trust me, I know how to work him. Years of practice."
- ―Karolina Dean[src]
- "He wasn't my father. He donated DNA. That's all. You've raised me. Not him. You're my dad."
- ―Karolina Dean to Frank Dean[src]
- "We could expose Frank here, turn the believers against him, and take everything back."
"No. Once we are safely out of here, then we can shut this place down, and the Church too."
"Frank Dean can still be purged." - ―Susan Ellerh and Leslie Dean[src]
- "I need to purify the Church from Frank's corruption."
- ―Susan Ellerh to Leslie Dean[src]
Dialogue[]
- "This isn't about my soul. I's about you stealing the Church from me."
"Protecting the Church from you. It means so much to so many."
"Yeah, especially you. All this power and adulation, it's all you've ever wanted."
"No, all I ever wanted was my family. Which turned out to be a lie, thanks to you."
"No. No, everything you always wanted was to be part of my family so that you could get close to the Church. Once the congregation sees you for who you really are, they won't follow you."
"See, that is exactly why living with you is so damaging. You convinced me that somehow I wasn't worthy. That it wasn't my celebrity that took this church to another level. But I get it now, and things have changed."
"Have they? You're still a cardboard cutout I used to hide the fact that I had a child with another man."
"Not a man." - ―Leslie Dean and Frank Dean[src]
- "Dad, this isn't you."
"It's who you and your mother have forced me to become." - ―Karolina Dean and Frank Dean[src]
- "That man is the real apostate. He tried to steal the Church from my daughter and my granddaughter."
"No, that is not what... Get off of me! I am Frank Dean! You will listen to me as I journey into the brightness!" - ―Susan Ellerh and Frank Dean[src]