Cowboy Bebop 1.26

The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)

Spike reunites with Julia. She wants to run away with him. He wants to deal with Vicious. They aren't given much of a choice. Syndicate killers come after them. Spike and Julia fight back. They take out a number of syndicate men but Julia is killed.

Toy Story (1995)

Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Directed by John Lasseter

Woody (Hanks) is Andy's favorite toy until Andy gets Buzz Lightyear (Allen) for his birthday. Buzz, unlike Woody and Andy's other toys, thinks he is isn't a toy. Woody resents Buzz for taking his place as Andy's favorite.

Buzz and Woody, fall into the hands of Sid, a kid who likes to tear toys apart and mix and match their parts. Woody is determined to escape. Buzz still thinks he is a Space Ranger, until he sees a television commercial advertisement for himself. Buzz doesn't handle reality very well. Woody almost gets them out of Sid's home. He reaches out to Andy's toys for some help but when they turn their back on him he loses his will to live.

Cowboy Bebop 1.25

The Real Folk Blues (Part 1)

Vicious, who hasn't been seen since 1.13 (Jupiter Jazz - Part 2) tries to take down the leaders of the criminal syndicate. His attempt fails and they lock him up.

Gunmen from the syndicate attack Spike and Jet while they are in the Loser Bar on Mars. They aren't sure what to make of it but they fight back. Jet gets shot in the leg. Shin, Lin's brother shows up to help them out. He tells them know about what happened to Vicious. He stays behind while they escape.

Haters Back Off 2.05

my 1rst bae

Uncle Jim and Bethany are flirting. I thought they were siblings (or in-laws) but I guess not. Maybe Uncle Jim isn't even a biological relative of theirs. I dunno.

Lupin III Part II 1.02

Buns, Guns, and Fun in the Sun

Lupin and his gang travel to Rio de Janeiro. The New York Mammoths are there to play a Brazilian soccer team. Lupin and his team are there to steal the money from the ticket sales. Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon get themselves locked up after they crash a truck into the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado.

Zenigata shows up soon after they are arrested. He suspects that they are up to something and he is correct. Their plan is to sneak out and steal the money. Fujiko shows up at the prison disguised as a nurse to help them execute their plan.

The Sopranos 2.04

Commendatori

Tony goes to Italy on a business trip. He takes Paulie and Christopher with him. He goes to Naples to talk business with one of the local bosses. Tony's family originates from that area. Carmella isn't happy that she is left behind.

Lupin III Part II 1.01

The Return of Lupin the 3rd

It has been five years since Lupin last saw Jigen, Fujiko, Goemon, and Zenigata. All five are brought together in Lisbon, aboard the world largest

Lupin, his accomplices (Jigen, Fujiko, Goemon), and Zenigata (the policeman who seeks to arrest the others) are individually lured to Lisbon where they board the Sirloin, an ocean liner. It has been five years since they last saw one another.

The Sirloin sets sail. The main characters try to enjoy the trip. They receive an invitation to a special dinner after surviving a few deadly traps. Lupin deduces from the invitation that it must have come from Mr. X, head of the Scorpio crime syndicate.

Future Man 1.04

A Fuel's Errand

Josh, Tiger, and Wolf dispose of the bodies of the Biotics in the incinerator. Tiger and Wolf want to go back in time to kill Kronish when he was a baby. Josh says no but he gets overruled until they discover they have very little fuel for the TTD (Time Travel Device) left and that he is a janitor. They leave him behind and go to look for fuel on their own.

Skateboard (1978)

Starring Allen Garfield, Kathleen Lloyd, Leif Garrett, Tony Alva
Directed by George Gage

Manny forms a skateboard team composed of a bunch of teens and preteens. Manny is a middle aged guy. He owes $10,000 to a Sol, a bookie. Somehow he hopes to get the team good enough that they win a big competition that will pay them $20,000.

Not a great film but I watched it for nostalgic reasons. I think I saw this when I was a kid, probably when it first came out. All I could really remember about it was that it ended with a downhill race, and it did.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.06

The Fighting Spirit Heads Towards Space

Hikaru and Banta go to Tokyo on a tour bus. Their bus gets attacked by a saucer beast (Dam Dam). The bus and several other motor vehicles get sucked into the belly of the beast. Kouji comes to the rescue in the TFO but it also gets sucked into the saucer beast. Duke Fleed and Grendizer come to the rescue but they have to be careful for fear of harming the hostages.

Professor Umon comes up with a plan to deal with the saucer beast. Duke Fleed and Grendizer execute the plan. They lure the saucer beast away from Tokyo and disable it by cutting off most of its limbs. This alone does not solve the problem. The beast starts to attack Tokyo. It destroys a number of buildings. The hostages inside the saucer beast aren't doing very well. Their oxygen is cut off and the ceiling, which is covered with sharp metal spikes, starts to descend.

Haters Back Off 2.04

Modelling at the Hospital

Bethany is in the hospital after fainting on stage at the end of the previous episode. The doctors run some tests and determine that she needs a new kidney. Emily wants to give her mother one of her kidneys but it turns out she isn't a match.

The Sopranos 2.03

Toodle-Fucking-Oo

Richie Aprile, an old acquaintance of Tony, gets out of prison after 10 years. He's a made man and he expects to pick up right where he left off. He harasses Beansie, one of the local business men who used to report to him, before he went to prison, but now reports to Tony. Richie turns to Tony for support but Tony won't back him up and asks him to back off of Beansie.

Atlanta 2.11

Crabs in a Barrel

This is it. The final episode of the season. I think Earn finally turned a corner in this one. He did something. He dealt with things. I wasn't expecting that.

Star Blazers 2199 1.05

The Trap on All Sides

The crew of the Yamato plan for and begin an attack on the Gamila base on Pluto. It is the source of the planet bombs that have devastated Earth. The Gamilas aren't taken by surprise. They are more than ready for the Yamato.

The Gamilas use the weapon that is used to transform asteroids into planet bombs on the Yamato. The weapon fires from a fixed location and bounces its shots off of reflective satellites. The Yamato is taken by surprise.

The Sopranos 2.02

Do Not Resuscitate

Uncle Junior gets out of jail. He is required to wear a tracking device around his ankle and is under house arrest. That doesn't keep him from conducting business at his doctor's office. The feds can't bug his doctor's office. He wants Tony to make peace with his mother but Tony isn't willing to do so. He still thinks that his mother played Uncle Junior. He tells his uncle that but Junior is too proud to consider the possibility.