"Anything you say will be taken down, ripped up and shoved down your scrawny little throat until you choke to death! Gene Hunt, Chapter One, Verse Two!"
— Gene Hunt, Ashes to Ashes (2008)
[Gene is beating up a crook]
Alex Drake: Is that strictly necessary?
Gene Hunt: No, but it's bloody good fun though!
— Ashes to Ashes (2008), season 3 episode 2
"I adore these evil little rebels. They're so entertaining! Let's not delay gratification. Let's attack now! We'll take prisoners — it'll be such fun!"
— Sere, A Distant Soil
General Tagon: There's no point torturing me. I don't know anything. I'm here accidentally.
Torturer: Yes, yes, we accidentally abducted a retired Celeschul Defense Services General. We can't release you, though, so it falls to me to derive some value from all this added risk.
General Tagon: Bad business, kid. You're chasing a sunk cost.
Torturer: The military strategist is an armchair economist! Who would have suspected?
General Tagon: Somebody who knows that I'm living off a successful retirement plan, perhaps?
Torturer: Then I shall torture you for investment advice.
Torturer: Yes, yes, we accidentally abducted a retired Celeschul Defense Services General. We can't release you, though, so it falls to me to derive some value from all this added risk.
General Tagon: Bad business, kid. You're chasing a sunk cost.
Torturer: The military strategist is an armchair economist! Who would have suspected?
General Tagon: Somebody who knows that I'm living off a successful retirement plan, perhaps?
Torturer: Then I shall torture you for investment advice.
