Bleach 52 / 3.11

Renji, Oath of the Soul! Death Match with Byakuya

Ichigo continues to train for his battle with Byakuya. Renji rushes to save Rukia only to find himself confronted by his captain, Byakuya Kuchiki. Renji falters but regains his stride and insists that the will persist. Byakuya won't let him pass so the two men fight. Renji releases his Zanpakutō on Byakuya. The two men fight. Renji gives it his all but is barely able to cause Byakuya to strain. The fight ends with Renji collaping in a pool of his own blood.

Rukia senses that something has happened to Renji and is then confronted by Gin Ichimaru as she is led to her execution.

Tales of the Unexpected 2.01

Royal Jelly

starring Timothy West, Susan George

directed by Herbert Wise

Albert (Timothy West) and Mabel (Susan George) Taylor's baby Victoria is underweight and doesn't seem to want to drink milk. Albert, a beekeeper, secretly starts feeding Victoria royal jelly, the stuff that queen bees eat. He keeps it a secret from Mabel until one day he tells her. 

Thoughts

I get where they were going with this episode but it was such a weird turn of events that I was left scratching my head. It has a twist ending but there just wasn't enough here to suck me in.

Ballard 1.09

Collateral

Ballard's questions about the lipstick leads to the discovery of another victim, Naomi Bennett. Naomi survived and wasn't killed by the serial killer. Ballard and Parker drive long distance to visit her. They convince Naomi to return to Los Angeles with them.

Laffont finds something that points to a dangerous looking man who might be the serial killer but it turned out to lead nowhere. 

Aaron visits Renée and explains to her that he isn't okay with their relationship ever since Driscoll almost killed her. Jake Pearlman takes Ballard into taking part in an on camera interview with one of the local news stations.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

starring Roger Livesay, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook

written by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

163 minutes

Clive Candy (Roger Livesay) met Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff (Anton Walbrook) for the first time in 1902, in Berlin. The two men engaged in a dies but became friends after it was over. They crossed paths again in 1918-19 after the First World War was over and Theo was a POW. They meet for a third time and stay in close contact over the next few years from 1939-43.

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.