Doctor Who (1963) 6.05.02

The Seeds of Death - Episode Two

Phipps, one of the other technicians at Moonbase, runs off when he sees his companion killed. He hides in the solar energy store room. One of the aliens comes looking for him but overlooks him. Once Phipps is alone again he starts to use the equipment in the store room to build a couple devices.

Radnor and Kelly do their best to talk Professor Eldred into helping them resolve the situation at Moonbase. He is very resistant. It isn't until the Doctor agrees to help out that Professor Eldred finally comes around and agrees to help. The Doctor proposes that he, Zoe, and Jamie will pilot the rocket to the moon. Kelly wants to go but Radnor rules that out.

Fewsham, one of the other technicians, is forced by the aliens to repair the emergency T-Mat. He repairs it just in time for Kelly and a couple of technicians to use it to get to the Moon. They ask Fewsham what happened. He is too scared to tell them the truth so he lies to them. Kelly and her assistants are too focused on fixing the problems with T-Mat to notice that they are being watched by aliens.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.06

Bilko's War Against Culture

The US Army sends a new culture officer to Fort Baxter to try and get the men to stop gambling and start doing something more acceptable. Sgt Bilko thinks that he has his men hooked on gambling but Lt Roxberry has an edge on Bilko. She gets all the men to sign up for her classes.

Bilko strikes back by convincing the men that the classes are just going to lead to more work for them. The lieutenant throws in the towel and concedes defeat. Bilko feels bad when he learns that this was her first assignment. He puts on a show to convince Lt Roxberry that the men really did learn something from her classes.

Counterpart 1.06

Act Like You've Been Here Before

Ian finds out that Howard and Emily shook down Edgar for information. 

Peter Quayle gets complaints from Howard's supervisor that he hasn't been showing up for work. He finds Howard Prime in his counterpart's apartment. Howard has found documents in the files that Emily had hidden. They come from Quayle's department. He urges Quayle to figure out who stole them.

Howard Silk goes out for coffee. He is approached by Ian and two of his goons. Ian wants answers. They take Howard in for questioning. 

Anna goes to see Emily, her mother. Anna is concerned about Howard. Emily cautions her not to put too much faith in Howard's apparent change of heart.

Clare sees on the news that the killer she sent after Baldwin is dead. 

Baldwin (aka Nadia Prime) goes to her counterpart's funeral. She stays out of sight but she observes from a close enough distance to hear a former lover make a tearful confession. 

Schitt's Creek 1.01

Our Cup Runneth Over

Johnny and Moira Rose and their two adult children (David and Alexis) lose almost everything they own beause they haven't paid their taxes. The only thing they have left is the town of Schitt's Creek, so they move there. They are used to a very luxurious lifestyle. They are forced to move in to a couple rooms at a run down motel.

Roland, the mayor of Schitt's Creek, meets them when they arrive. Johnny explodes when Roland overstays his welcome in their room. Roland leaves but they come back from lunch only to discover the doors to their rooms missing.

Thoughts

I really enjoyed this. I like the clash of cultures. They handle it well. I'm eager to see where the show goes from here. First episodes aren't always the best representatives of what most episodes of a show are like.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.13

A Surprise Assault Triggered by Planet Vega's Forces

or Surprise Attack! The Assault Troops of Planet Vega

or La Patrouille des Aigles (The Eagle Patrol)

Gandal and Zuril come up with a new plan to defeat Grendizer and Double Spazer. They plan to send Saucer Beast Wra Wra to distract Grendizer and Double Spazer. While the two protectors of Earth are distracted the Vegans plan will send a secondary force to attack the Space Center.

Daisuke, Danbei, Goro, and Kouji go to see Hikaru compete in a gymnastics competition. She takes first place. She thinks she is ready to join Daisuke and Kouji is defending the Earth from the Vegans but Daisuke disagrees.

Just Shoot Me 1.04

Nina's Birthday

Jack convinces Maya to throw a birthday party for Nina. Maya doesn't really want to but she does it anyway. During he party Maya finds out that Nina broke up with her boyfriend even though she's been acting like they are still together.

Finch makes a bet with Eliot. Finch is convinced that it is a foolproof wager.

NewsRadio 4.22

Sinking Ship

WNYX is a ship. Dave is the captain. Lisa, Mr. James, and Bill are passengers. Joe, Matthew, and Walt are crew members. Dave is concerned that the ship will hit an iceberg and sink. That's exactly what happens.

Beth is not in this episode.

This is the final episode of the season. It is kind of off the wall in the same way that the final episode of season 3 was. I didn't find it very good or funny. There are no discernable plot threads, just a lot of gags. Maybe if I had seen Titanic I might appreciate this episode more.

On the plus side, the episode title makes sense.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.04

Stranded

Glimmer tells Adora and Bow about how Catra saved her. Glimmer tries to apologize to Bow but he doesn't want to listen. Adora accepts her apology.

Swift Wind tries to contact Adora via their link. It is only supposed to work with She-Ra but he holds out hope that he can get it to work.

Mara's spaceship runs out of fuel. Entrapta locates a nearby planet that has thulite crystals, the power source they need to replenish the ship. The planet they land on is desolate. The explore a cave which they think might have the crystals that they need.

Adora finds that they are not alone on the desolate world. There are three other people there also looking for the crystals, the Star Siblings (Starla, Tallstar, and their brother Jewelstar). They are suspicious of Adora and her friends, at first, but they agree to teamup with Adora and her friends.

Things go wrong but Adora manages to put on a display of power as if she is She-Ra. The Star Siblings are impressed and agree to join the rebellion against Horde Prime.

Doctor Who (1963) 6.05.01

The Seeds of Death - Episode 1

Earth's T-Mat operations get interrupted when aliens arrive on the moonbase. One of the men on duty sabotages the T-Mat on the Moon. He is killed by the aliens and then the others are ordered to repair it.

The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrive on Earth in the TARDIS which materializes in a museum. Professor Daniel Eldred, the museum's owner, doesn't take kindly to the Doctor and his companions whom he considers to be trespassers and spies. The Doctor manages to convince Professor Eldred that he is very interested in the rockets in the museum.

Rockets have been abandoned in favor of T-Mat, which allows for instantaneous travel. Professor Eldred is a big advocate and expert in the subject of rocket science. The Doctor and the professor are in the middle of comparing notes when Radnor and Gia Kelly come to see him. They need his help.

Radnor and Kelly know that he has built a rocket. They want him to fly to the Moon and figure out what is going on up there. Just as they are explaining to him that they aren't sure what the problem is they get an emergency message from the Moon. One of the technicians on the Moon has fixed the video link and is attempting to warn them about the aliens. He gets cut off and killed, mid-sentence, by one of the aliens.

Bruised (2020)

starring Halle Berry, Adan Canto, Sheila Atim

directed by Halle Berry

Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) a one time top notch MMA fighter from Newark, NJ gets an offer from Immaculate, a fight promoter. Manny, Jackie's 6-year-old son, who had been living with his father comes to live with her after his father is killed. Manny doesn't talk and doesn't know his mother. Desi (Adan Canto), Jackie's boyfriend, isn't understanding. She puts up with his anger for a time but when it gets to be too much she takes Manny and leaves.

Jackie tries moving in with Angel, her mother, who was negligent when Jackie was little. That works but only for the moment. Jackie, meanwhile has a full schedule training with Buddhakan (Sheila Atim), who is trying to get her ready for a title bout.

Counterpart 1.05

Shaking the Tree

A team of three agents (2 men, 1 woman) come over from the other side. They obtain an apartment, kill the guy who leases it to them, and await orders.

Howard Prime runs into and plays Go with Andrei. Howard almost beats Andrei but Howard makes a fatal error as the game is winding down. Howard goes to see Emily Silk after the game. She is still in a coma. He talks to her like she can hear him. He is frustrated.

Heinrich, Howard Prime's friend who runs a butchery, gets approached by Claire. She knows that he recently spoke to Howard Prime. She wants to know what Howard told them. He refuses to tell her anything. He looks as though he knows his fate is sealed.

Howard Silk goes looking for Anna without success. He stops by the riverfront spot where he usually plays Go with Andrei. There is no one there when he arrives but then Alexander Pope shows up. Pope knows that Howard is not Howard Prime. He warns Howard about Emily before going on his way. 

Quayle has a chat with Aldrich while the other housecleaners are sweeping the office looking for evidence. Quayle tells Aldrich what he knows about the mole. Aldrich thinks about it for a moment and then takes Quayle with him, to a place far outside of town.

Just Shoot Me 1.03

Secretary's Day

It is Secretary's Day and Finch doesn't like being treated as Jack's secretary. Finch goes to the zoo and falls into the gorilla cage which leads to a moment of celebrity which includes an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Nina decides to get her breasts enlarged. Maya tries to talk Nina out of going through with the operation.

NewsRadio 4.21

Jackass Junior High

Lisa gets annoyed when all the men at the radio station start acting like she is one of them. Bill gets angry because no one thinks he is funny. Matthew gives tours of the radio station because it is supposed to be a historic landmark.

Thoughts

Beth is not in this episode.

There isn't a whole lot to this episode other than the three themes. Some the jokes landed with me and some didn't. It isn't a favorite of mine but it wasn't awful either.

Outlaw Star 1.08

Forced Departure

Gene is badly injured from the fight in the previous episode. There is poison in his body. The pirates offer to give them the antifote but only if they give up the ship. They refuse. Melfina heals Gene while Jim does what he can to keep the pirates at bay. Gene takes over once the posion has been purged from his system. He destroys most of the pirates. Suzuka deals with the leader.

Gene and Melfina get the Outlaw Star ready to blast off. The port authorities try to order them to stay put but they aren't willing to comply. Gene blasts off. Suzuka decides to go with them. They encounter 3 grappler pirate ships once they are in outer space. Gene deals with them and then they set a course for Heifong.

Easy Money (1983)

starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesce

directed by James Signorelli

Monty Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield) tries to reform after his mother-in-law dies. Rose, his wife, stands to inherit $10 million from her mother's estate but only if Monty can lose weight and give up all his bad habits including gambling, smoking, and drinking. Nicky (Joe Pesce) and Monty's other friends try to be helpful but they don't set a good example for him to follow.

That is the premise of the movie but there's a fair amount of plot that leads up to that point. The first half hour of the movie sets the scene and revolves around the preparations for Allison's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding to Julio (Taylor Negron). The rest of the movie is about Monty's attempts to reform and then stay on the straight and narrow for one year, as stipulated in his mother-in-law's will.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.03

Corridors

Adora, Bow, and Entrapta run into some problems. The spaceship starts to malfunction. Bow freaks out. He lets Entrapta try to fix the ship but her inquisitiveness out in space makes him nervous.

Catra meets the reconditioned Hordak. He calls her by name. Horde Prime puts Hordak through further reconditioning. Horde Prime insists that Catra get Glimmer to trust her. Catra has seen enough. She helps Glimmer to escape using a teleporter.

Catra contacts Adora, Bow, and Entrapta to let them know she is sending Glimmer to them. Catra apologizes to Adora just before she is captured by Horde Prime's clones. They take her to Horde Prime. He is disappointed but even without Glimmer he knows that there is still a way. Catra is still part of Horde Prime's plan.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.03 Extras

The Matrix Revisited (2009)

29 minutes

This documentary about the making of the Deadly Assassin focuses on a number of different topics.

• the departure of Sarah Jane Smith
• the history of the Time Lords
• the influence of the Manchurian Candidate
• the design of the Panopticon
• the robes of the Time Lords
• the selection of the villain
• the reactions of fans - look of the Time Lords, far too human
• the level of violence in the fight between the Doctor and Chancellor Goth

Two actors were interviewed for this documentary:

Tom Baker who played The Doctor and Bernard Horsfall who played Chancellor Goth. Horsfall also played some of the masked opponents that the Doctor faces in the Matrix including the samurai, the pilot, and the clown.

Director David Maloney, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, and designer 

Roger Murray-Leach were also interviewed. They even interviewed two people who had nothing to do with the making of The Deadly Assassin: Jan Vincent-Rudzki President of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (1976) and Mary Whitehouse of National Viewers & Listeners Association

Counterpart 1.04

Both Sides Now

Howard Silk crosses over to the other side. Howard Prime doesn't give him much to go on. Raash meets him and then locks him up in an apartment. 

Howard Prime takes Howard Silk's place. He tries going in to the office but when he sees the sort of work he's expected to do he takes a walk. Peter Quayle catches up to him on the street. He warns him about being too conspicuous.

Howard Silk gets a visit from Anna, Howard Prime's adult daughter. She wants his help. Emily Prime is in the hospital. It looks like she overdosed, again. Anna doesn't really want her father's help. She pushes back when he tries to act helpful.

Howard Prime goes to see Heinrich, an old friend from his side who has crossed over and made a life in Howard Silk's world. They talk and share a drink.

Ian is also at the hospital. He resents that Howard is there. Howard backs off and spends some time with Anna in the waiting room. She doesn't understand why he is trying to be helpful.

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake

written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen

Llewyn Davis goes on a journey in 1961 that takes him around New York City and to Chicago and then back to New York City. He takes care of a cat (which belongs to friends of his), loses the cat, finds it, only to discover that it is the wrong cat. He scrapes by. Things frequently don't go his way. Llewyn is a folk singer. He is trying to make a living singing songs. It isn't easy.

Thoughts

I had at least two reasons to watch this movie. I had never seen it before. It is a Coen Brothers movie and I usually like their films. I noticed that I don't have any notes posted of movies from 2013. That last one is a silly reason but that's how my brain works sometimes.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.05

The Face on the Recruiting Poster

Sgt Bilko tries to rig the competition for the soldier who will be on the Army's newest recruiting poster. Bilko's plan doesn't go according to schedule. Pvt Doberman wins the competition. 

Thoughts

This episode didn't start to get remotely funny until Doberman won the contest. It felt like most of the episode was set up for a single joke at the end of the episode. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I thought the set up was funny, but I didn't.

Paris Blues (1961)

starring Paul Newman, Sidney Poiter, Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll. Louis Armstrong

directed by Martin Ritt

Two women who are in Paris on vacation meet two American men who live and work in Paris. The women, individually, try to convince the men, after falling for them, to return to the United States with them. The men want to but they have their own reasons for wanting to stay in Paris.

Thoughts

Despite the appearance of the poster, the movie is in black and white.

This movie is fairly tame by today's standards but I found at least one movie poster which indicates that it is "Not Suitable for Children". I can imagine that this probably didn't play everywhere in the United States when it first was released.

Outlaw Star 1.07

Creeping Evil

Jim recovers his car. It was in an impound lot. He doesn't realize it but it is bugged with tracking and listening devices. He goes back to work repairing machines to earn them some money. 

Melfina is attacked by one of the Kei Pirates. She runs. She is saved by Suzuka who was coming to see Gene.

Gene is also attacked by one of the Kei Pirates. The pirate wants to know what happened to Hilda. Gene fights the pirate and his accomplices. Gene deals with the accomplices but the pirate gets away.

They all meet up at the Outlaw Star. Suzuka doesn't like the Kei Pirates and offers to help them. Gene collapses from the wounds he sustained during the fight.

Just Shoot Me 1.02

The Devil and Maya Gallo

Jack tries to distract Maya by giving her a new office, shoes, hats, and courtside tickets for the Knicks. It works until Maya comes to her senses.

Dennis, Nina, and Elliot worry that Maya is having too much sway over her father.

Thoughts

Not bad, not great. There were quite a few moments that brought a smile to my face but none that made me laugh out loud.

NewsRadio 4.20

4:20

Mr. James plans to have Joe and Matthew fight at the smoker he is attending. Lisa and Beth try to talk Matthew out of it. Joe doesn't want to do it once he finds out that his opponent will be Matthew but Matthew refuses to back down.

Bill tries to convince Dave, numeroud times, that Lisa is having an affair with Walt, the intern. Dave isn't interested in hearing about it.

Dave shows Lisa a trick he uses to get rid of Matthew when he doesn't feel like talking to him. Lisa tries it on Beth and then tells Mr. James about it. He uses it on Joe and then tells Matthew about it. Matthew tries it on Beth.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.02

Launch

Adora needs rest but Bow is the only one who seems to recognize that fact. Everyone else keeps interrupting her attempts to get some sleep. Bow finally chases them away and Adora gets to sleep. She dreams of a shadowy figure who looks a little like She-Ra.

Catra starts to feel like she isn't as important to Horde Prime as she thought she was. Horde Prime tries talking Glimmer into helping him conquer Etheria. Glimmer refuses to help him in any way.

Mermista, Frosta, Perfuma, and Scorpia work with Entrapta to try and figure out the location of Horde Prime's flagship. Things don't go smoothly. Entrapta lets her impulsive side get the better of her and she puts the others in danger. They get the information they need and destroy many of Horde Prime's robots before regrouping with Adora, Bow, Micah, and Swift Wind.

The forces of Horde Prime are coming. Adora needs to get out of there. She takes Mara's spaceship, which Bow has fixed. Horde Prime's robots show up just as Adora is getting ready to leave. Bow and Entrapta are the only ones who go with Adora. The others stay behind to deal with the robots. 

Doctor Who (1963) 14.06 Extras (Part 3)

Whose Doctor Who (1977)

59 minutes

This is a BBC documentary about Doctor Who. It was made around the time that the Talons of Weng-Chiang was being made. There are clips from Doctor Who episodes of all 4 Doctors up to that point. There is some behind the scenes footage from Talons of Weng-Chiang showing Mr. Sin's mask, the dragon (from the final episode), and the workings of the giant rat.

There are lots of interviews interspersed with the clips of Doctor Who. Children, parents, teachers, and others are filmed talking about what they like about the show and what stands out in their minds. Tom Baker (Doctor Who) and producer Philip Hinchclife are also interviewed for their takes on the program, its appeal and what makes it work. 

Thoughts

This documentary seems as though it is probably aimed at parents who aren't certain as to whether they should let their children watch Doctor Who. It is introduced by Melvyn Bragg whom I know best as the host of In Our Time, a BBC4 radio program.

I don't consider this to be essential viewing. It really didn't add much in my opinion especially considering how long it is and the content of it.

The Invaders 1.12

The Betrayed

David Vincent is digging around the Carver Oil Fields one night when he spots a UFO. He takes pictures. He sees Invaders drop something off in a railway car. He goes into the car as the Invaders are leaving and finds a control room there with a map of the world and blinking lights. He takes a computer tape but on the way out an Invader tries to stop him. He kills the Invader and escapes with the computer tape.

David goes to see Simon Carver, owner of the Carver Oil Company. He shows him the computer tape and tells him about what he saw. Carver thinks he is crazy but Vincent convinces him to come out and see the train car. The train car is still where it was but everything that David saw is gone.

Counterpart 1.03

The Lost Art of Diplomacy

Six weeks ago. Emily gets hit by a car. She is rushed to the hospital. Howard comes to see her in the hospital but she is in a coma.

Present. Baldwin is in the hands of the police. They don't know who she is. She killed a police officer and she has the same fingerprints as the dead woman. That is all they know.

Quayle, Aldrich, and the two Howards meet to discuss what to do next. Howard Prime is fed up with Aldrich. Prime volunteers to go to his embassy and have a chat with the ambassador. Howard Silk goes with Aldrich to the police station where he has a chat with Baldwin.

Howard Prime gets detained at the embassy by Claude Lambert, the ambassador. They hold him there until an interrogation team arrive from the Prime universe. Emily and Ian, her lover, are the team. 

Quayle meets with Roland Fancher, his father-in-law. Roland has a meeting arranged with the ambassador and he wants Peter with him. The ambassador wants Baldwin returned. Roland plays hardball. It doesn't look like the two sides are going to be able to come to an agreement but in the end they do. Quayle isn't happy about it but he doesn't have a choice.

Just Shoot Me 1.01

Back Issues

Maya Gallo (Laura San Giacomo) loses her job writing for a TV station after she tricks one of the anchors into reading something embarrasing on live television. She can't find a new job and winds up turning to Jack Gallo (George Segal), her father the successful owner of a fashion magazine, for a job.

Maya hasn't seen her father for over a year. He is married to one of her high school classmates. She also meets three of her father's employees: Dennis Finch (David Spade), Nina Van Horn (Wendie Mallick), and Elliot DiMauro (Enrico Colantoni).

Outlaw Star 1.06

The Beautiful Assassin

Gene lands the Outlaw Star at West Virginia Spaceport on Sentinel III. Gene, Jim, and Melfina go to see Fred Luo. Gene hopes he can help them oufit the ship. Fred's prices are steep and he isn't about to cut them a bargain.

"Twilight" Suzuka arrives while Gene and his friends are still at Fred's place. She is there to kill Fred. Gene protects Fred and promises to deal with Suzuka after she leaves. Fred agrees to outfit the Outlaw Star if Gene disposes of Suzuka.

"Twilight" Suzuka catches up to Gene as he leaves Fred Luo's place. She chases him. She is determined to kill him because he stands between her and the contract she took on. They fight briefly but then Gene tricks her and pulls free her sash which loosens her kimono. He also gets his hand on her sword.

Gene sells them back to her and in return for Fred's life he offers up his own. She grudgingly agrees to the terms. Gene goes back to tell Fred the good news. It is there he learns that Fred has decided to only give them a discount. He stills owes Fred 750,000 for the gear he sold them.

NewsRadio 4.19

Monster Rancher

Jimmy talks Dave into hiring Walt, Jimmy's nephews, as an intern. Dave is skeptical. Bill feels threatened by Walt's good looks. Beth feels threatened by Walt's salary, until she learns that he is an unpaid intern.

Matthew has a crush on Lisa. He wants to ask her out on a date but he can't bring himself to do it. Lisa finds out and asks him about it. They end up going out. Things get weird.

Thoughts

Joe is not in this episode.

I have no idea why this episode is called Monster Rancher.

This is an okay episode. It wasn't great but it has its moments. I preferred the part involving Matthew and Lisa.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.01

Horde Prime

The Rebellion is on the run from the Horde. They are using magic to hide themselves from Horde Prime's machines. Adora is no longer She-Ra but she keeps acting like she is. She still has the sword but it is broken in pieces. Her friends keep reminding her that she isn't as strong as she once was, as gently as they can.

Glimmer and Catra are still aboard Horde Prime's flagship. Glimmer is a prisoner. Catra has agreed to work for Horde Prime. She has told him what she knows about the Heart of Etheria. Horde Prime shows Glimmer live footage of the Rebellion getting hit hard my his machines. It is torture to Glimmer. She explains that the princesses are the key to controlling the Heart of Etheria. Horde Prime calls his troops off once he hears that.

Adora leads the Rebellion to the deepest part of the woods, an area that Madame Razz showed her. She hopes that they will all be safe there.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.03.04

The Deadly Assassin - Part 4

Goth is unable to finish off the Doctor. The Master berates Goth for his failure and forces him back into the matrix. The Doctor comes under attack but escapes from the matrix just in time. Castellan Spandrell and Coordinator Engin help the Doctor search for the Master's control room. They find it deep beneath Gallifrey.

The Master is dead when they find him. Goth is near death. The Doctor questions Goth who reveals that he hoped the Master would help him gain power in Gallifrey. Goth dies.

Spandrell reports to Cardinal Borusa what they found. The Cardinal insists that they will have to change the story so that Chancellor Goth died a hero. They need to keep up appearances.

Spandell sends some of the guards down to retrieve the bodies of the Master and Goth which are then moved to another room. The Master comes back to life. He wasn't dead at all. The Doctor, Spandrell, and Engin find the Master. He shoots the Doctor and Spandrell, knocking them out. Engin is forced at gun point to help the Master get the Sash of Rassilon.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.04

The Girl from Italy

Bilko, Barbella, and Henshaw go to New York City to see My Fair Lady on Broadway. Angelo, Barbella's brother, is engaged to Rosa, a girl from Italy, whom he has never met before. His parents promised her parents that they would get married but Angelo doesn't want to go through with it.

Bilko uses the plot of My Fair Lady as a model and does what he can to make Rosa more appealing to Angelo. Barbella's brother comes around and wants another shot at Rosa but Bilko has other ideas when he finds out how the musical ends.

Counterpart 1.02

Birds of a Feather

Emily Prime tries to take Howard Prime into custody. She has an order for his capture. He kills her men and escapes. He meets with Alexander Pope who has obtained a 36-hour pass for him to the other side. Another contact gets him Baldwin's real name. Emily Prime gets reprimanded by her superiors.

Howard Prime crosses back over. He gets Aldrich to get Howard Silk. Prime refuses to do anything until Howard is involved. Nadia Fierro, Baldwin's counterpart, is a concert violinist. They watch her rehearse from a distance.

Howard Prime approaches Nadia in a bar without revealing who he is. Howard goes with Aldrich and some of Aldrich's men to dig through Nadia's apartment while she is in the bar. They find her childhood home address and head there in the hopes that they will find Baldwin there. 

Baldwin has been given orders to kill Nadia. She is reluctant. She goes to Nadia's apartment and gets there in time to see Howard and Aldrich leaving. She searches around. Nadia and Baldwin share flashbacks to their past. Their fathers were very strict with them. They saw their fathers die before their eyes and stood by when they could have done something to save them.

Baldwin causes a commotion and grabs Nadia. She heads into the concert hall. She has both the police and Aldrich and his men on her tail, although the two groups aren't working together. One of Aldrich's men kills Nadia. Aldrich gave the order and he shrugs off the loss. Howard slugs him.

Dogtooth (2009)

Original title: Kynodontas

Greek with English subtitles

starring Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou

directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

The father of a family of five keeps his family in a secluded compound. His wife, two adult daughters, and adult son live with him. He refuses to let them leave. He and his wife tell their children lies about the outside world to keep them from attempting to leave.

The father brings Christina, a coworker, home for his son. She is there to satisfy the son's sexual needs. Christina's conversations with the children puts some ideas in their heads.

The father has told his children that they can leave when one of their dogteeth, incisors, come out.

The father eventually stops bringing Christina around when he finds out some of what she did. This leads him to do something even more unthinkable.