Teen Titans 5.10

Go!

A teenage alien girl escapes from the Gordanians holding her captive. She arrives on Earth, her hands still manacled. She struggles but is unable to free her hands. She does not speak English. She meets and fights with four other teenagers: Robin, Beast Boy (formerly of the Doom Patrol), Raven, and Cyborg. Raven convinces them that they don't need to fight the alien girl. Robin frees her from the manacles.

The Twilight Zone (1959) 1.26

Execution

starring Albert Salmi, Russell Johnson, Than Wyenn

written by Rod Serling, George Clayton Johnson

directed by David Orrick McDearmon

Joe Caswell (Albert Salmi) is in the process of being hung in 1880 when he escapes execution thanks to the time machine operated by Professor Manion (Russell Johnson) in 1960. Caswell is very disoriented by the world in which he finds himself. He kills Manion and leaves the laboratory. He doesn't fare much better in the world outside the laboratory.

Caswell returns to Manion's laboratory only to find Paul Johnson (Than Wyenn) robbing the place. Caswell and Johnson get into a fight. Johnson kills Caswell and then accidentally transports himself to 1880. The noose which almost killed Caswell kills Johnson in his place.

Tales from the Crypt 2.03

Cutting Cards

starring Lance Henriksen, Kevin Tighe

written by Mae Woods, Walter Hill

directed by Walter Hill

Two gamblers, Reno Crevice (Lance Henriksen) and Sam Forney (Kevin Tighe), engage in a series of high stakes gambles that include throwing dice, Russian  Roulette, and poker. 

Thoughts

This episode intrigued me until it took a weird right turn. It wasn't so much where the story went as much as it was that it seemed like the stakes changed without any indication as to why they changed.

The ending seemed kind of silly to me.

Star Trek (1966) 2.10

Journey to Babel

The Enterprise transports delegates from many Federation governments to a conference on Babel. Sarek, the Vulcan ambassador, and his wife Amanda, a human, Spock's parents, are among the passengers. Spock has not seen them in four years. Spock's decision to join Starfleet rather that attend the Vulcan Science Academy created a rift between Sarek and Spock. 

Kirk hosts a couple of receptions for the delegates. Sarek is accosted twice by the Gav, the Tellarite ambassador, who demands to know how he plans to vote at the conference on the issue of admission of Coridan to the Federation. Gav later turns up dead, due to a broken neck. Circumstantial evidence makes Sarek a likely suspect. Kirk confronts Sarek demanding to know where he was at the time of the murder. Sarek collapses due to a heart condition.

CHiPs 4.16

Karate

Ponch helps out at the Oak Street Youth Center by teaching karate. He and John try to catch the crooks behind the theft of several motorcycles. Ponch leans on Rivas Sanchez, a teenager from his neighborhood, for information. Rivas is caught between Ponch and Andy Macedon, the man bankrolling the motorcycle thefts. Macedon is from the same neighborhood as Ponch and Rivas. He went to school with Ponch and used to push Ponch around.

Macedon, also an expert at karate, challenges Ponch to a fight at the youth center, in front of a bunch of teens. Ponch turns down the invitation but later stands up to Macedon and takes him down in a fight in front of a crowd but not at the youth center.

Teen Titans 5.09

Revved Up

The Teen Titans try to apprehend Ding Dong Daddy. He has something that he stole from Robin. He agrees to give it back but only if the Teen Titans can beat him in a road race. Raven and Starfire try to fly to the finish line but Ding Dong Daddy zaps them with a beam that temporarily robs them of the ability to fly. They wind up hitching a ride first with a chicken farmer and then in a school bus filled with nameless supervillains. 

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

starring Toshirō Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô

directed by Masaki Kobayashi

in Japanese with English subtitles

121 minutes

In 1725, in Japan, Lord Masakata Matsudaira casts off Ichi (Yôko Tsukasa), his wife, soon after she gave birth to his son. Matsudaira orders samurai Isaburo Sasahara (Toshirō Mifune) to have his son Yogoro (Gô Katô) marry Ichi. Isaburo has serious doubts but ultimately and under duress agrees to the pairing. Ichi and Yogoro marry and have a daughter together but then, soon after Ichi gives birth, Matsudaira decides that he wants Ichi back.