Jeremiah (TV Series)

Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass (2002)

Luke Perry: Jeremiah

Quotes 

• [talking to an image of God, a facsimile of Michelangelo's famous "Creation of Adam" painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel] 

  Jeremiah : Are you happy? Are you satisfied now? I mean, that's the way it works, isn't it? You set us up. You take someone like him, you give him hope, just so you can take it away again? What did he ever do to you? What did any of us ever do to you? What did the whole fucking world do to you, that we deserve all of this? I mean, come on, the locusts and the death of the first-born wasn't good enough for you anymore so now it's the death of the eldest? The death of heroes? You know what? Fuck you. Because we're not just gonna lay down and die down here. You want to finish off the job? Come down here! Do it yourself. You send the Angel of Death, you better give him one hell of a big sword, because I tell you what, we are gonna kick his ass all the way back to the great white fucking throne. And then we're coming for you. We're coming for you.

• Captain Iron : I am Captain Iron and I will use my powers only for good, never for evil. I will fight injustice wherever I find it. I will help those who cannot help themselves. I am a spirit of justice and I am a spirit of vengeance and I will kick the ass of the unrighteous. I will be gentle, for the world is hard, and I will be caring, for the world is harsh, and I will be strong and I will endure pain and I will die bravely and I will make it all better again, so that the children will never have to look up in pain and wonder why they lost so much. Why so many had to die. Why they are still even alive because

  [pauses] 

  Captain Iron : because no one should ever have to ask that question.

  Jeremiah : Amen.

• Shashona : Just one thing though: Does this buckskin make my ass look fat?

  Jeremiah : No, that is one fine-lookin' Native American ass.

  Shashona : My ass and I thank you.

  Jeremiah : You and your ass are welcome. Good luck, Shashana.

• [last lines] 

  Jeremiah : [stopping truck on road]  It was right here, you remember?

  Kurdy : What?

  Jeremiah : You asked me if one guy could make a difference, could change the world.

  Kurdy : Yeah, so?

  Jeremiah : [nods at boy at top of hill wearing Captain Iron outfit, who throws a salute to Jeremiah]  Next time you oughta be more careful about what kinds of questions you ask.

  Kurdy : You really think that's an answer?

  Jeremiah : It'll do for now.