The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 1.03

Taboo

Yoshino, a former maiko returns to the house. Yoshino's outgoing and rule breaking nature disrupts the household's gentle balance.

Thoughts

Kiyo doesn't play as big a role in this episode as she did in the first two. There doesn't seem to be any more question as to her role in the house. A fair amount of this episode seems to revolve around Yoshino and her antics.

Once again I had to pause the the show a few times to look up words.

I kept waiting for someone to put Yoshino in her place but the maiko were all too polite to say anything.

Better Call Saul 6.09

Fun and Games

The episode opens with a montage showing Jimmy and Kim moving on with their lives and Mike and his men cleaning up the messy apartment to remove all evidence of what happened there.

Gus meets with Don Eladio, Don Bolsa, and Don Hector, and the twins. Hector claims that Lalo survived the attack on his home in Mexico and that he talked to him. The evidence says otherwise. The twins didn't overhear the conversation with Lalo so they cannot corroborate Hector's version of the truth. Don Eladio assumes that Hector just wants to blame someone and lets Gus leave.

The Six Million Dollar Man 1.07

Eyewitness to Murder

Steve is waiting for a taxi cab when someone nearby is shot and killed by a sniper. He goes after the sniper but the sniper gets away. Steve turns to Oscar for help. Oscar is a little put out that Steve woke him up in the middle of the night until he learns that the intended target wasn't the man who was killed but Mr. Sandusky, an important attorney in the district attorney's office who is about to bring charges against a bit time mobster.

Oscar and Steve offer assistance where they can. Oscar stays close to Mr. Sandusky while Steve goes looking for the sniper. He catches up to Hopper, the sniper, and the police bring him in for questioning but they are forced to release him when it turns out that Hopper has an airtight alibi. He was on a live broadcast television program on the night that the attempt was made on Sandusky's life.

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.