Orange Is the New Black 2.12

It Was the Change

Hurricane or Tropical Storm Wanda causes all sorts of problems for Litchfield. The roof is leaking in places. The prisoners have to be moved from their cells in the lower levels to ones that aren't as severly impacted by the storm. Luschek, Chapman, and Nickels are tasked with fixing some of the problems. They discover that the pumps that are there to clear water out of the building don't have any fuel.

NewsRadio 3.14

Complaint Box

The radio station's new complaint box consumes all of Dave's time. Mr. James goes on a fishing trip but stays in touch with  the office via Joe's latest invention, the Garrelli 1000. Joe's attempt to help Catherine record an audio book goes nowhere.

This one was okay. It wasn't awful but some of the jokes fell flat. It is not a favorite of mine.

Rick and Morty 3.08

Morty's Mind Blowers

Rick makes Morty revisit a bunch of memories that he previously asked Rick to erase from his mind. It turns out that there are quite a few of Morty's memories that Rick has erased. Here's a sampling of some of those memories:

Atlanta 2.05

Barbershop

Alfred goes to get his haircut. It takes much longer than anticipated. Bibby, his barber, has too much going on. He gets interrupted in the middle of cutting Alfred's hair. He has to go home to deal with his wife or girlfriend. He talks Alfred into going with him. He tells him that he will cut his hair once they get there. Bibby cuts his son's hair but not Alfred's.

Orange Is the New Black 2.11

Take a Break from Your Values

Soso gets serious about the hunger strike. Yoga Jones has joined her. Leanne and Angie have also joined but their demands are centered around less serious things, like maple syrup. Sister Jane is a bit dismissive of their cause, at first. Eventually she comes around and joins them.

Justice League 1.11

Metamorphosis

Part One

Simon Stagg's company is in the oil business but it also isn't in great shape. He finds out that Sapphire, his adult daughter, is dating Rex Mason, one his employees. Stagg decides to kill two birds with one stone. He performs an experiment on Mason which transforms him into a freak of nature.

NewsRadio 3.13

Led Zeppelin Boxed Set

Dave talks Matthew into standing up for himself when dealing with Bill. Matthew punches Bill and develops a whole new level of confidence. He starts bossing everyone around. It doesn't last, of course, but it is funny.

Catherine tries to teach Mr. James how to win at 3-card monte.

Fun episode. I loved how Matthew changed and then how quickly he changed back.

Rick and Morty 3.07

The Ricklantis Mixup

Rick and Morty are getting ready to take off on a trip to Atlantis when they are visited by another Rick and Morty who ask them to contribute to the rebuilding of the citadel. Rick isn't interested. He brushes them off after reminding the visitors that he's the one who destroyed the previous incarnation of the citadel.

Orange Is the New Black 2.10

Little Mustachioed Sh*t

Piper returns from furlough. Red is waiting for her when she gets back to her bunk. She lies to Red about her shop. She tells Red that it is doing fine. She also tells her about her sexual encounter with Larry and what she knows and doesn't know about what Larry's been up to since she's been in Litchfield.

Atlanta 2.04

Helen

Earn and Van travel to her hometown for an Oktoberfest-like event. All the people they meet, with the exception of Christina, Van's childhood friend, are white. Van is dressed up for the event. Earn is not. She keeps trying to get him to get into the spirit of it all. He doesn't want to. He tries to, but not really. The shine on the apple comes off when Van finds Earn's phone. There's a message from another woman on the home screen. She doesn't tell him what she saw on his phone.

Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Starring Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Directed by the Wachowskis

I remember really enjoying this movie when I saw it in the theater when it first came out. Watching it now I can see flashes of stuff that I like but the movie as a whole leaves me cold. I tried to watch the scenes that take place in Zion but quickly got bored and wound up fast forwarding through them. The best part of the movie was the 35 minute sequence that begins with the visit to the restaurant and ends with the chase on the highway. I like some of the mythology of the Matrix that is hinted at but in the end it just doesn't work for me.

Justice League 1.10

A Knight of Shadows

Part 1

Jason Blood, was a knight of King Arthur's Court. He betrayed the king to the sorceress Morgan Le Fay. Merlin the magician placed a curse on Blood. He bound his soul to that of Etrigan, a demon.

Orange Is the New Black 2.09

40 Oz. of Furlough

Piper is released for 48 hours. She is under strict orders. Cal, her brother, picks her up. He takes her to see Larry. It is an awkward reunion. Neither of them seem to be all that thrilled to see the other.

Rick and Morty 3.06

Rest and Ricklaxation

Morty and Rick go to a spa for some R&R. While there they go through a process that strips the bad parts from their personalities and banishes them. Rick and Morty return to Earth but they are different. Rick is nice and has no interest in running around the galaxy. Morty is super confident.

Atlanta 2.03

Money Bag Shawty

Earn's losing streak continues. He gets a big check from the endorsement contract that Paper Boi signed. He takes Van out for a night on the town. He takes her to a movie theater and tries paying with a $100 bill. They won't take it. He tries to pay with his debit card but they want to make a photocopy of his debit card and his drivers license before they will accept it. The next customer is white, carrying, but they let him pay with a $100 bill.

The Apartment (1960)

Starry Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray
Directed by Billy Wilder

C.C. Baxter (Lemmon) works for a large insurance company in New York City. He loans out his apartment to executives at the company for short periods of time. They bring their "dates" to the apartment. He feels as if he can't say no to them when they ask him for the use of the apartment.

Things get complicated when Jeff Sheldrake (MacMurray) the head of his department asks to use Baxter's apartment. Fran Kubelik, the woman whom Sheldrake brings to the apartment also works for the insurance company. Baxter is also interested in her.

Orange Is the New Black 2.08

Appropriately Sized Pots

Miss Rosa Cisneros gets the backstory spotlight. She was part of a gang that robbed banks. It was her and three men. Two of them die before she winds up in prison. The first one gets shot in the back by a bank security guard. The other dies of a heart attack. They were all young like her. She abandoned the last one to impulsively try to rob a bank. That's what landed her prison.

NewsRadio 3.12

The Trainer

Bill joins a gym. He is tricked into doing so by Vic (Ben Stiller), the business manager. He quickly regrets his decision and tries to get his money back.

Matthew and Beth discover that Dave is Canadian and quickly tell everyone else. This leads to a confrontation and a confession.

Dave helps Jimmy prepare for a dinner where he will be sitting at a table with President Bill Clinton.

Patton Oswalt make a brief appearance in one of the scenes at the gym. Bill Clinton also makes a brief appearance, but not at the gym.