Mr. Inbetween 3.01

Coulda Shoulda

Ray and Gary get beat up while they are trying to sell some guns. The guy who is supposed to be buying the guns from them is in on it but plays it like he isn't. Ray sees through the scheme. He gets the guy and then talks him into calling his friends after threatening to cut off his foot with a chain saw.

The leader of the crew that beat up Ray and Gary tries to pull a fast one again. This time Ray is ready. Ray, Gary, and Dave kill the crew that stole their guns and beat them up.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.06.01

The Talons of Weng-Chiang - Part 1

Henry Gordon Jago, theater manager, witnesses a cab driver accuse Li-Hsen Chang, a magician, of abducting his wife. Chang tries unsuccessfully to talk some sense into the cabbie. The cabbie leaves promising to call the cops.

The Doctor and Leela arrive in London in the late 19th Century. They are on their way to the theater when they hear the cry of someone being attacked. They follow the sound and discover five Chinese men carrying a body. The men attack the Doctor when he starts asking questions. Leela joins the fight but she and the Doctor are outnumbered. Four of the men take off with the body after they hear a police whistle.

NewsRadio 4.10

Look Who's Talking

Bill announces that he's going to adopt a baby. Dave and Lisa, among others, are both stunned and concerned. Bill convinces Dave that he'll be a great dad but Lisa still has doubts.

Mr. James pays Beth to get the betting started at a charity auction where a date with him will be one of the prizes. 

Things don't exactly work out the way Bill and Mr. James had hoped they would. 

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone

directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley

England, 1191. King Richard I is prisoner in a foreign land. Robin Hood (Flynn), the Earl of Locksley, earns the ire of Prince John (Claude Rains) by leading a rebellion against his rule as regent. Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Rathbone) is tasked by Prince John with capturing and killing the leader of the outlaws. Maid Marian (de Havilland) falls in love with Robin. She helps him in the fight against Prince John which almost leads to her execution.

Invincible 1.08

Where I Really Come From

Omni-Man explains to Invincible that he was really sent to Earth to prepare it for subjugation by the Viltrumite Empire. Invincible can't accept this and fights back. Omni-Man beats him to a pulp and kills hundreds, possibly thousands, of people in the process. Omni-Man almost kills his son but in the end he flies off into space after reflecting on a memory from when his son was about 10 years younger.

The Guardians of the Globe, during the big fight, want to help but they know that they are no match for Omni-Man. They settle for saving people where they can instead.

The Mauler Twins wind up back in prison.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.07

Death of a New Weapon

or Sure Kill! The Mutant's End

or Les ailes de la mort (The Wings of Death)

Daisuke reinjures the old wound on his right arm, the red escher, while riding a horse. He was trying to avoid crushing an injured bird at the time and got thrown off the horse. Danbei gives Daisuke a hard time over falling off the horse in the manner he did. Goro gives his father a taste of his own medicine and stands up for Daisuke.

The Phil Silvers Show 1.24

Miss America

Sgt Bilko decides to enter Josie, Hannigan's girlfriend, in the Miss Kansas beauty contest after he sees her picture. Hannigan is against it but Bilko keeps Hannigan busy so he won't find out about it. Colonel Hall tries to prevent Bilko from having anything to do with the contest but Bilko finds his way around his commanding officer's orders. The joke's on Bilko in the end when it turns out that Josie doesn't look quite the same as she did in the picture Hannigan showed him.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 4.04

Pulse

The Horde seems to be one step ahead of the Princess Alliance. The princesses still don't know about Double Trouble or that they are secretly disguised as Flutterina. Glimmer winds up turning to Shadow Weaver for help.

Shadow Weaver helps Glimmer locate the Horde's base of operations in the Whispering Wood. She attacks the base singlehandedly and gets into a fight with Catra. Glimmer then locates her friends and helps them fight off some bots sent by the Horde.

Thoughts

This was Glimmer's episode. It was all about her getting to flex her muscles. She-Ra seemed very human in this episode.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.01.04

The Masque of Mandragora - Part 4

The Doctor escapes after Count Federico is vaporized by Hieronymous. He returns to find Sarah, Giuliano, and Marco still prisoners. Captain Rossini is about ready to kill them but his men defect to Giuliano's side once they learn that the Count is dead.

The Doctor gets some supplies (an armored breastplate and some wire) and prepares to confront Hieronymous. The Brethren have surrounded the palace and killed anyone who opposed them. Giuliano isn't sure about whether he should still have the masque (dance) that was planned for that evening but the Doctor says he should.

Orange Is the New Black 4.13

Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again

Poussey gets the backstory spotlight. She goes to New York City with some friends. They are there to see a show but things go sideways when her phone gets snatched. She runs out of the club, after the thief. The phone snatcher gets away and she gets lost.

The Invaders 1.07

Nightmare

David Vincent arrives in Grady, KS. He tries talking to Ellen Woods, a school teacher who was attacked by a swarm of locusts. She doesn't have much to say and everyone tries to keep Vincent from talking to her. David gets beaten up by a trio of locals, led by Ed Gidney, Ellen's fiancee, when he stops for a cup of coffee at The Lunch Counter.

 

Invincible 1.07

We Need to Talk

Mark, Amber, and Will return from UU. Amber doesn't want to have anything to do with Mark. He reveals he is Invincible to her but that doesn't phase her. She already knew.

Nolan and Debbie have a talk. He asks her to trust him but its too late for that. She's had enough.

Robot concludes his business with the Mauler Twins. They have grown him a new body. He's not really a robot but a deformed human. They tranfer his memories into the new body.

Cecil has Nolan under surveillance. Nolan kills everyone that is watching him, including Donald, Cecil's right hand man. Omni-Man goes looking for Mark. Cecil hits Omni-Man with some of his biggest weapons. He tries asking him why he killed the Guardians but Omni-Man just does his best to deal with the stuff that Cecil throws at him.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.06

Rebellion against the Mother

or Shoot At Your Mother!

or La reine fantôme (The Ghost Queen)

Gandal and Zuril send Commander Marianne to destroy Duke Fleed and Grendizer. She looks just like Duke Fleed's mother. They hope that will allow her to get close to him. The saucer beast in which she rides has mirage generating technology. She wear a proton ring on her finger which causes things to crumble.

NewsRadio 4.08

Stupid Holiday Charity Talent Show

Mr. James agrees to re-hire Matthew but only if someone from WNYX wins the Holiday Charity Talent Show. Dave agrees to do it but then discovers that tap sancing won't go over well. No one else steps forward to take his place so Dave agrees to do his knife throwing act at the talent show.

Dave loses his nerve just before he is scheduled to go on stage after he runs into Throwdini, one of his knife throwing rivals, backstage. Phil and Beth go on stage instead of Dave. Phil plays the piano and Beth sings but Phil blows it. Matthew goes on stage with a ventriloquist's dummy and wins the competition.

Samurai Jack 4.07

XLVI: The Scotsman Saves Jack - Part 2

The ship takes Jack and the Scotsman to the region of the ocean known as the Great Unknown. They hear music as they near an island. Everyone is hypnotized by the music except the Scotsman who says it sounds like a screaming cat.

Everyone disembarks once they arrive at the island. They take all their gold and treasure with them. They walk to a cave where they find a trio of singing women. Everyone is still hypnotized, except the Scotsman. The women get angry at him for insulting them and not falling prey to their magical voices. They order the others to attack the him.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.01.03

The Masque of Mandragora - Part 3

The Doctor shows up just in time to help Giuliano keep Count Federico's men from killing him. The brethren, the Cult of Demnos show up and start fighting with the Count's men. The Doctor and Giuliano take off into the catacombs.

Sarah is taken to Hieronymous. He hypnotizes her and gives her a poisoned brooch and instructions to use it on the Doctor. Giuliano and the Doctor find Sarah unconscious in the catacombs. They aren't sure what she was doing there but they take her with them.

Count Federico goes to see Hieronymous, who foretells the Count's death. Federico is not amused.

Orange Is the New Black 4.12

The Animals

Bailey tells Caputo about what happened the night before. He tells him about the fight instigated by Humphrey. He also tells him about Piscatella's investigation, not realizing that Caputo didn't know about the investigation. Caputo tries suspending Humphrey but Piscatella steps in and forces Caputo to back off. Caputo is not happy.

Two Distant Strangers (2020)

starring Joey Bada$$, Andrew Howard, Zaria

directed by Travon Free

32 minutes

Carter, a twenty something Black man, keeps reliving the same moment in time. Each time he winds up dead at the hands of the same White police officer. Carter wakes up with the memory of the previous encounters but the police officer doesn't seem to remember a thing. Carter tries a number of different tactics. He isn't killed the same way every time but he always winds up dead.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 3.04

Who Watches the Watchers

A team of Federation archaeologists are secretly studying the Mentakkens, a primitive Vulcan-like race, when they are discovered. Liko, one of the Mentakkens, is taken aboard the Enterprise after he is injured. He thinks the crew of the Enterprise are gods, especially Picard. The crew of the Enterprise attempts to cover up the discovery but they only succeed in making the situation worse.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.05

A Flower of Love Bloomed in the Sky

or A Flower Blooms In The Sky! Boss' Friendship

or Don Quichotte de l'espace (Don Quixote from Space)

Boss and his assistants visit Kouji at the Shirakaba Ranch after upgrading Boss Borot. Kouji is still hurting from the loss of the TFO. X1 and X2, a couple of Vegan spies, see what Boss and his assistants are up to and report their finding s back to Skull Moon Base. Gandal sends Saucer Beast Rye Rye to Earth to deal with Grendizer and Boss Borot. 

The Phil Silvers Show 1.23

Army Memoirs

Colonel Hall takes Bilko's stripes and busts him down to the rank of private. Bilko doesn't miss a beat. He immediately goes to work and gets his revenge on on the sergeants who played a role in his downfall.

Thoughts

There's a framing sequence in this episode which felt totally unnecessary. 

This episode fell a bit short in my book. It traded a little too heavily on Bilko's reputation as a mastermind. I would prefer to see him working his magic. Instead what the episode delivered was a bunch of grown men getting scared of Bilko for no discernable reason. 

Samurai Jack 4.06

XLV: The Scotsman Saves Jack - Part 1

The Scotsman finds Jack on a ship. Jack has lost his memory and his sword. He insists that his name is Brent Worthington. The Scotsman takes him on a quest to find out what happened to him. Jack doesn't want to go but the Scotsman forces him.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.01.02

The Masque of Mandragora - Part 2

The Doctor escapes from the executioner's sword into the catacombs beneath San Martino. He rescues Sarah from the Cult of Demnos which was getting ready to sacrifice her. The Doctor and Sarah get out of there just as the cult is getting a visit from the Mandragora Helix. It offers the leader of the cult great power and control of the Earth if he will obey. Hieronymous agrees to the terms.

The Doctor and Sarah are captured by guards who take them to Giuliano. The young duke shows the Doctor the body of a man that was found by the city gates, badly burned. The Doctor tries to explain helix energy to the duke but doesn't get very far.

Community 2.06

Epidemiology

A zombie infestation begins at the Greendale Halloween party. The cause of the infestation is the food that Dean Pelton bought at a surplus store. The infected spread the infection by biting others. The Dean escapes the building but locks everyone inside whether they are infected or not. The uninfected fight for their lives but one by one they get bit by their infected colleagues.

Thoughts

It's been a while since I last watched an episode of this show. This was a fun but not great episode. I liked the costumes but the premise of the episode left something to be desired. This was not awful but it wasn't all that great either.

Orange Is the New Black 4.11

People Persons

Litchfield goes into lockdown after the dismembered body is found in the cornfield. Caputo tells all the guards to stay put. They all do except Healy who heads out into town before the meeting. Caputo gives orders not to do anything except keep an eye on the prisoners. Piscatella decides to launch an investigation.

Invincible 1.06

You Look Kinda Dead

Mark and the others are rushed to the hospital. Mark eventually recovers. He wants another chance with Amber. She gives it to him. They go with William, Mark's friend, to visit Rick, a guy on whom William has a crush. It is supposed to be a nice relaxing trip. It is not.

Eve decides she's had enough of her parents. She takes off on her own to do good, something other than fighting alien invasions and supervillains.

Nolan starts to suspect that Debbie knows more than she is letting on. He spies on her and finds her talking to Art Rosenbaum, the tailor. She has the bloody uniform. Art analyzes it. The evidence seems to indicate that Nolan killed the Global Guardians.

Captain Harlock (1978) 1.08

The Queen's Space Fleet

The Mazone fleet is headed for Earth. Daiba is ready to fight but Captain Harlock insists that they return to Earth before they face the Mazone. He needs to visit Mayu first.

The Arcadia returns to space after Captain Harlock has visited with Mayu. Captain Harlock is visited by a Mazone dignitary. He lets her leave after she has said her peace but Daiba goes after her and blows up her spaceship. His ship is damaged and his oxygen supply is low. He goes a little crazy but the crew of the Arcadia rescue him.

NewsRadio 4.07

Catherine Moves On

Catherine quits. Jimmy wasn't around for the announcement and wants to know what happened. Everyone has a different story.

I'm pretty sure I have seen this one before but I don't recall my reaction from that viewing. This episode is not good. It felt very choppy. The humor was a bit flat although I can appreciate what they were trying to do. I think I might have laughed once.

Samurai Jack 4.05

XLIV: The Princess and the Bounty Hunters

Six bounty hunters argue over who has the best plan to capture Samurai Jack before deciding to work together to catch him.

The episode is that simple. Their plan of course fails. They are no match for Jack.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.01.01

The Masque of Mandragora - Part 1

The TARDIS gets sucked into the Mandragora Helix. The Doctor lands the TARDIS. The Doctor and Sarah investigate but quickly leave when they are threatened by a sentient bit of energy. They make their way back to Earth and land in 15th century Italy.

The Duke of San Martino has just died. Giuliano, the Duke's son, suspects foul play but he has no proof. Count Federico, Giuliano's uncle, covets the dukedom but he bides his time and conspires with Hieronymous, a seer, to do away with his nephew.

Sarah gets abducted by men in dark robes. The Doctor is apprehended by Count Federico's men. Both are sentenced to death.

Invincible 1.05

That Actually Hurt

Amber tires of Mark's attendance record. He keeps missing dates. He hasn't told her that he's Invincible. Eve does what she can to convince Amber to not give up on Mark.

Titan does what he needs to do to pay off his debt to Machine Head. Titan subsequently finds out that Machine Head finds him to be far too valuable to let go. Titan turns to Invincible for help.

Robot has a chat with the Mauler Twins. He needs their help.

Mark trains with his father. He wants to help Titan but Nolan disapproves of that course of action. Mark decides to help Titan but Machine Head has help. The fight with Machine Head proves to be a little more bloody than expected.

Orange is the New Black 4.10

Bunny, Skull, Bunny, Skull

Aleida gets out of prison. She has some trouble adjusting to the outside. She gets some help from Margarita, Caesar's other girl, but that doesn't last. Aleida has trust issues and they get into an argument. Aleida stomps off.