Wonderfalls (2004)

Tracie Thoms: Mahandra McGinty

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Quotes 

• [waiting for the 2 birds to mate] 

  Aaron Tyler : They're not doing anything.

  Penelope : They will. Be patient. We've created the perfect mating evironment.

  Mahandra McGinty : You don't suppose they're waiting for the five giants to stop leering at them, do you?

  Jaye : She's toying with him. Look at her. What a tease.

  Eric : Seems like she's ignoring him.

  Jaye : It's a ploy. She's making him want her more. That way he won't see it coming when she bites his head off.

  Penelope : Birds don't do that. Although in some species of praying mantis, the female eats the male headfirst during mating.

  Jaye : God! Love can be cruel.

  Eric : ...and beautiful.

  Jaye : ...but cruel. I mean, I'm not saying it's her fault. She can't help what she is. But look at that beak. It was made for pecking.

  Penelope : That's the male.

  Jaye : Whatever! Point is, the only thing endangered here is Humphrey's heart. God. Why doesn't he just run? Run, Humphrey, run!

• Mahandra McGinty : What are you doing?

  Jaye : Trying to save the lovebirds.

  Mahandra McGinty : Why'd you open the window?

  Jaye : What? I can't believe you - I didn't - you - That obvious, huh?

  Mahandra McGinty : What's obvious is that you're using these birds to avoid Eric. Why?

  Jaye : Because... I'm a snowy owl love killer. I'm a man-eater. I just - I was hoping things would be different with Eric. I thought maybe I could just nibble. But a natural predator can't just nibble.

  Mahandra McGinty : Oh, my God, Jaye. You cannot do this to him. You promised.

  Jaye : I know. I'm trying to save him... by avoiding him so I could be with him. But I can't go near him, or I'll destroy him. So if I could just manage to stay away from him then maybe we could be together. Please don't repeat that back to me.

• [upon seeing the newly re-married Eric and Heidi] 

  Jaye : Ow. Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow

  [Jaye starts to cry] 

  Mahandra McGinty : That's it, you got this cry comin'. Cry until you can't cry no more. I wanna see salt deposits on your cheeks when you're through.