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Wedding Eve

‘Wedding Eve’

Season 5, Episode 21 -  Aired May 10, 2016

On the eve of Schmidt and Cece's wedding, the gang hold a rehearsal dinner in the loft. Jess panics when she thinks Sam is about to propose, while Winston worries he scared Aly away with talk of their future.

Quote from Jess

Jess: Let's do it. Okay! The kitchen is Michelle's garden, the bathroom is Mary Todd Lincoln's sanitarium, and as always...
Nick: The floor is lava! Let's go! One, two, three, four!
Jess: Jackie O!
All: Eleanor!

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Quote from Schmidt

Schmidt: Hillary headband hot potato!
All: Congress has her healthcare bill!

Quote from Schmidt

Louise: I know we're guests In this house, but it's awfully loud.
Schmidt: Mom! We're trying to play a game, god!

Quote from Jess

Jess: Sam was reaching for the ring and I freaked out. How do you know if you want to spend the rest of your life with someone?
Cece: You just know. I don't know. I can't put it into words.
Jess: Try! There are a lot of words out there, just pick some of them.
Cece: Everything inside of me just said, "yes." I just looked at him. You know, I just had this feeling that I was home.
Jess: That is very beautiful... And very, very vague and not helpful at all.
Cece: I do know you can't avoid Sam all night.

Quote from Coach

Coach: Guess who's back?
All: Coach!
Coach: [laughing] It's me.
Jess: Coach!
Coach: Yeah.
Jess: I thought you got in tomorrow.
Coach: I got on a plane, dropped May off at the hotel and now I'm ready to party! I had six wines on the plane!

Quote from Jess

Jess: So that's basically how you play true American.
Sam: Yeah, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Jess: Oh.
Sam: Look, I'm just gonna get this over with. Um... Jess, I want to break up...
Jess: I can't marry you.
Sam: With you.
Jess: Oh.
Sam: What?
Jess: So... I really can't marry you.

Quote from Jess

Jess: Hey, I hope... I hope Diane really likes the ring.
Sam: What ring?
Jess: The ring in your jacket pocket.
Sam: I don't have a ring in my jacket pocket. I have a ring in my jacket pocket.
Jess: Yeah.
Sam: This isn't mine. "To Susan. Love Louise."
Jess: Oh, my god, it's engraved? How did I miss this? And the font is huge. So Schmidt's mom and her girlfriend are getting married.
Schmidt: They're what? Ma? Ma?! Are you proposing to your friend Susan? Ma?!

Quote from Schmidt

Jess: So sorry for ruining your engagement. I'm sure you didn't plan a joint celebration with a man wearing a beer can crown and pillows on his shoes.
Coach: Jealous 'cause I'm the true American.
Louise: We're sorry we left the ring in your room. That's what we get for fooling around in your bed.
Susan: Something about those high ceilings. We just like tossing each other around.
Jess: Hello!
Schmidt: Oh, God.

Quote from Coach

Jess: Hey, quick show of hands, god. Who's had sex in Winston's room?
[Louise and Susan raise their hands]
Sam: Well, I've had sex in your room.
Jess: I know.
[Schmidt and Cece raise their hands]
Jess: What?!
[Coach raises his hand]
Jess: Everyone's had sex in my room?
Coach: I got weird in there.
Nick: I've gotten weirder in there than you have.
Jess: Really?
Coach: Those pillows. There's just, Like, extra, like... Pressure.

Quote from Cece

Schmidt: Cece? Babe, what's wrong?
Cece: It's just that you're gonna have two moms at the wedding, and I'm not even gonna have one. I really thought that... I really thought that she would just show up last-minute 'cause she would know how happy it would make me. [sniffles] I don't know why I'm crying in here. Jess' room is meant for sex.
Schmidt: I know. Come here.

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