Doctor Who (1963) 8.05.01

The Daemons - Part One

The Doctor gets very interested in the happenings at the Devil's Hump, the site of an archaeological dig.  He learns of it thanks to the coverage of the dig by a news team from BBC3. The Doctor suspects that Professor Horner, who is in charge of the dig, may unearth something that might cause quite a bit of trouble. The fact that the professor has chosen to do said unearthing on Beltane (May 1) seems to increase the Doctor's anxiety. He rushes with Jo Grant to get to the site of the dig before midnight, when Professor Horner plans to break through a wall that has remained intact for thousands of years.

Miss Hawthorne, a local white witch, also fears that the Horner might cause problems with his stunt. She turns to the local vicar for help. The Master, disguised as the vicar, tries to hypnotize her but her abilities prevent him from succeeding in that venture.

Kraft Suspense Theater 1.10

The Hunt

starring Mickey Rooney, James Caan

directed by William A. Graham, Robert Altman

Surfer Rick Peterson (James Caan) is driving cross country when his car breaks down in a rural area. Sheriff Mac Williams (Mickey Rooney) is in the midst of a manhunt for an escaped prisoner when he and Peterson cross paths. Peterson witnesses the sheriff's dogs tearing the escapee to pieces.

It quickly becomes clear that Peterson isn't a local. Williams gives Mac a hard time but seems content to leave him alone until Mac's car has been repaired. Peterson tries to leave town but Williams comes after him. The sheriff finds a rifle that belongs to Maynard, the mechanic who fixed Peterson's car, when he searches Peterson's vehicle.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.29

Bilko's Small Car

Bilko is sent into town to pick up Colonel Hall's new car. The car gets impounded by the police when they find gambling equipment in the trunk. Bilko has his men throw together a substitute car. It fools the Colonel but then Bilko gets the idea of going into business making cars. The catch is that they will use parts from jeeps in the manufacture of the cars. Eventually the Colonel catches on to what Bilko is doing and calls in the MPs.

Thoughts

This was an okay episode. I thought the story drifted a little too much. Not a favorite of mine but I guess I've see worse.

Bleach 39 / 2.19

The Immortal Man

Time freezes and Zangetsu (the spirit of his zanpakutō) appears before Ichigo. He takes the injured Ichigo into his world and makes Ichigo fight his shadow self before he will allow Ichigo to wield him once again. Zangetsu explains that they are linked. It rains in Zangetsu's world when Ichigo is distressed. Zangetsu doesn't like rain.

Ichigo bests his shadow self and then with Zangetsu's help he returns to the Seireitei. Zaraki is stunned to see that Ichigo has recovered. Their fight continues but it quickly becomes clear that Ichigo is much stronger and more capable now. Zaraki understands that at last he need not hold back. He removes his eyepatch, which keeps his power in check.

Together, Ichigo and Zangetsu fight with Zaraki and nameless sword. Buildings around them come crashing down but the fight goes on.

The Twilight Zone 1.12

What You Need

starring Steve Cochrane, Ernest Truex

directed by Alvin Ganzer

Fred Renard (Steve Cochrane) notices that wandering salesman (Ernest Truex) seems to know exactly what people need. All the salesman has are knickknacks but he always seems to pull out of his box exactly what people need. Renard decides he's going to capitalize on this. The first thing he gets from Renard is a pair of scissors. He takes them but he's highly doubtful until later his scarf gets caught in an elevator door and he needs the scissors to cut his scarf before it strangles him.

Schitt's Creek 5.05

Housewarming

Patrick throws a housewarming party. David, Stevie, Alexis, Ted, and a dozen or so other people make it. Things get a little weird during a game of spin the bottle when Ted kisses David. It irks both Alexis and Patrick.

Johnny volunteers to look after Roland Junior while Roland and Jocelyn go for a couples massage. Moira was planning to go out but winds up staying home. She lets Johnny take care of the baby.

Thoughts

This was a fun episode. It wasn't my favorite but I laughed a few times.

Star Trek: Lower Decks 2.06

The Spy Humongous

Captain Freeman and Shaxs attempt to negotiate a treaty with the Packleds but the Pakleds don't seem to understand a thing that the two Starfleet officers are saying. The Pakleds repeatedly refer to Freeman as Captain Janeway.

Mariner, Tendi, and Rutherford wind up on anomaly cleanup duty. They encounter all sorts of weird stuff and almost die on multiple occasions.

The Red Shirts, a group of aspiring junior officers, invite Boimler to join their ranks. They want to know all about what he learned while serving under Captain Riker aboard the Titan. They encourage him to act more inspiring. He decides in the end that he doesn't like hanging with them because they look down on his friends.