31 Captivating Quotes From Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery to Use as Photo Captions
The third installment of Rian Johnson's beloved Knives Out series, Wake Up Dead Man, hit Netflix last week on Dec. 12, and we haven't stopped thinking about it since.
This time around, the renowned Benoit Blanc must use his wits—and the assistance of the framed Father Jud Duplenticity—to find out who killed polarizing religious leader Monsignor Wicks during a Good Friday service. Only the members of Wicks' small congregation could possibly be at fault, but the circumstances around the murder seem impossible, resulting in a tug of war being faith and rationality, and both the damage and good that can come from staunch belief. If you loved it as much as we did, keep scrolling to discover all of its most memorable quotes to use as your next photo caption.
For understanding the importance of fighting for what's right:
"We need fighters today, but to fight the world, not ourselves."
-Reverend Delancy
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For contemplating the nature of misunderstanding:
"You start fighting wolves, and before you know it, everyone you don't understand is a wolf."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For when you may not know much, but you've got the spirit:
"Young, dumb, and full of Christ."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For trying your best:
"Hoo. This is going great, I think."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
(Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery via Netflix)
For wanting something you definitely can't afford:
"Fancy brands… Oof."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For realizing you've forged bonds through superficial means:
"It's hard connecting with people in a genuine way. I tried everything. Believe me."
-Cy Draven
For working to understand people's true passions and motivations:
"Maybe we need to get back to fundamentals, you know, basic building blocks on how to genuinely inspire people."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For not wanting to repeat someone's crude language:
"He says, 'What the holy heck?' Only he didn't use the word 'heck.' Or 'holy.'"
-Martha Delacroix
For showing off the tiny protective moat you've built:
"Did you know he literally built a moat around his house? I mean, it's mostly symbolic, but yeah."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For desperately needing to unplug for a bit:
"I turned on my phone for two minutes, and that was a mistake."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For having no shame in a lack of religion:
"Proud heretic. I kneel at the altar of the rational."
-Benoit Blanc
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For appreciating the beauty of a landmark, but maybe not what it stands for:
"Well, the architecture, that interests me. I feel the grandeur, the… the mystery, the intended emotional effect. It's… And it's like someone has shone a story at me that I do not believe."
-Benoit Blanc
(Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery via Netflix)
For when honesty is a tricky thing:
"Telling the truth can be a bitter herb."
-Benoit Blanc
For omitting what you don't want people to hear:
"You can always be honest by not saying the unhonest part."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For wondering if the old stories serve the right purpose:
"I guess the question is do these stories convince us of a lie? Or do they resonate with something deep inside us that's profoundly true?"
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For when feeling guilty doesn't mean you are guilty:
"What I see is not a guilty man in torment, but an innocent man tormented by guilt."
-Benoit Blanc
For assuming something is impossible because you can't figure it out:
"A textbook example of a perfectly impossible crime. The stuff of detective fiction. This should not exist in our real world."
-Benoit Blanc
For confidently claiming you'll get to the bottom of things:
"I'm incapable of not solving a crime."
-Benoit Blanc
For realizing your solution didn't make sense:
"Nuts and impossible on several fronts."
-Benoit Blanc
For encouraging people to share their stories:
"Just keep it interesting, keep it moving and spare no detail."
-Benoit Blanc
For being convinced someone is going to make a documentary about your current situation:
"Before you know it, the idiot versions of all of us will end up on Netflix."
-Cy Draven
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For when the rug is pulled out from under you:
"I really believed. I still wanna believe. How sick is that?"
-Simone Vivane
For sharing your video evidence:
"I recorded the whole thing. Just hit play."
-Cy Draven
For questioning reality:
"What is truth? Right? With various sources. We don't know that… We don't… What exists? Does any of this exist?"
-Nat Sharp
For taking your brand online:
"Your flame lacks fuel. But on the internet, wildfire."
-Cy Draven
For when there's a mystery to solve:
"Scooby Dooby Doo."
-Benoit Blanc
(Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery via Netflix)
For knowing the situation can only get worse:
"This might get unpleasant. I mean, more unpleasant."
-Benoit Blanc
For an electrifying interruption:
"I'm sorry, that was dramatic, but I needed you to stop talking."
-Benoit Blanc
For deciding to live and let live:
"Grace for my enemy. Grace for the broken. Grace for those who deserve it the least."
-Benoit Blanc
For having precisely what you need to keep fighting the good fight:
"Some got their miracle. Not being cured or fixed, but finding the sustaining power to wake up every day and do what we're here to do in spite of the pain. Daily bread."
-Father Jud Duplenticy
For kindly by firmly rejecting an invite:
"That's so nice of you. There is, uh… nothing I would rather not do."
-Benoit Blanc
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