The Orville 2.08

Identity - Part 1

Isaac stops functioning. The crew of the Orville can't figure out how to help him. Captain Mercer, after consulting with the Admiral Halsey, sets a course for Kaylon 1, Isaac's home world.

The Orville arrives on Kaylon 1. They bring the comatose Isaac out of the ship with them. The Kaylons bring Isaac back online. Captain Mercer expresses thanks and invites Isaac to rejoin them aboard the Orville but Isaac says his mission is over.

Ty and Marcus, Dr. Finn's sons, are disappointed to learn that Isaac will not be coming back to the Orville. Isaac explains his reasons to them in person but it doesn't make them feel any better. Ty takes it especially hard. Dr. Finn is also very hurt by Isaac's decision to leave the Orville.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.09

Bilko's Allergy

Bilko gets excited when he finds out about a high stakes poker game. His hopes for winning big at the poker game are dashed when he learns that he is allergic to playing cards. Bilko tries finding a work around but soon discovers that it isn't the playing cards that are making him sneeze.

Thoughts

I love the moment when Bilko learns that he is allergic to playing cards. Captain Masters' diagnosis of Bilko's allergy turns out to be incorrect. The allergy is part of the episode but it isn't the focus of the episode.

There are two recurring characters that show up in this episode.

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

starring Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka

written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki

134 minutes

in Japanese with English subtitles

Prince Ashitaka, is forced to leave his people after he is infected by a curse that had previously infected a giant boar. Ashitaka reluctantly slew the boar when it threatened to destroy his village. He was unable to avoid contact with the beast thus leading to his condition.

Adventure Time 4.14

Card Wars

Jake is down in the dumps because no one will play Card Wars with him. Finn offers to play a game. Jake is ready to beat Finn really badly but Finn turns out to be really good at the game.

Thoughts

I liked how crazy the mechanics of what was supposed to be a card game turned out to be. I also liked how crazy the stakes of the game got to be once Finn realized how seriously Jake was taking the game.

This was a fun episode.

Steven Universe 1.12

Giant Woman

Steven learns that Amethyst and Pearl can fuse together into a giant woman named Opal. He asks them to show him, but they don't want to do it. Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven go on a mission together to retrieve the Heaven Beetle. Garnet goes on a solo mission to retrieve the Earth Beetle.

Thoughts

Steven sings a song in this episode about wanting to see Opal. He does get to meet her but it isn't until Amethyst and Pearl see him get eaten by a giant bird.

There was a goat in this episode that Steven named Steven, Jr. The goat was also swallowed by the giant bird but I don't recall seeing it get rescued by Opal.

This was a good episode.

Un Village Français 5.02

Le jour des alliances

or A Day for Exchanging Rings

24 Sep 1943

Antoine and his new friend run from the police. They take shelter in a farm but the farmer kicks them out. They are joined by another man who is also seeking to avoid being sent to Germany. They head out into the forest where they find a handful of young men camping out. No one has any food.

Marcel, Suzanne, and the other communists stop a German supply truck. Marcel and one of the other men are disguised as French policemen. It doesn't go well. They were hoping just to take some weapons but there were more German soldiers in the back of the truck. Two of the Communists and three of the German soldiers get killed.

Bleach 1.17

Ichigo Dies!

Renji talks a lot and prepares to deliver the killing blow but Ichigo comes back to life. His spiritual energy overwhelms Renji but then Byakuya, Rukia's older brother steps in and moves so fast that Ichigo only feels the effects of what Byakuya does.

Ichigo's Zanpakutō, his sword, is broken in two and he is left in a pool of his own blood. Rukia agrees to leave, to return to the Soul Society, with Byakuya and Renji. Byakuya relents and leaves Ichigo in pool of blood without delivering the killing blow. Rukia tells Ichigo not to come after her.

Ichigo wakes up later in the abode of Uraha. Ichigo wants to go after Rukia immediately. Urahara agrees to help him travel to the Soul Society only if he will train with him first for 10 days.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.01

Revenge

Originally broadcast Oct 2, 1955

Carl and Elsa Span are happily married when she gets attacked while he is at work. Elsa gone into shock following the attack. Carl swears he will get revenge on the man who attacked his wife.

Carl takes Elsa out for a drive, once she feels a little better. The doctor said it would do her some good to get a change of scenery. They are driving through town when Elsa sees a man. She says, "that's him!"

Doctor Who (1963) 8.03.01

The Claws of Axos - Part One

A UFO enters the Earth's atmosphere. Mr. Chinn, an investigator from the Ministry of Defense, is present at UNIT and takes an interest in the UFO to the point of calling in a missile strike to blow the UFO out of the sky. The UFO crash lands on Earth near the NUTON Power Complex before it can be intercepted by the missiles.

The Doctor, the Brigadier, Captain Yates, Sergeant Benton, Jo Grant, and a few squads of UNIT soldiers rush to investigate the UFO. A couple people get to the UFO before them. One is a man on a bicycle. The other is Bill Filer, an American from Washington HQ who was there to see the Brigadier. Both of them get pulled into the ship by tentacles. 

Star Trek: Lower Decks 1.02

Envoys

Boimler and Mariner escort a Klingon to a peace conference. The Klingon gets drunk and steals the shuttle after they land. Boimler and Mariner spend most of the rest of the mission looking for the Klingon and the shuttle.

Rutherford tries his hand at jobs aboard the Cerritos other than engineering. He's great at some of them, sucks at most of the others, and ultimately decides to return to engineering. His whole reason for trying the other jobs was in the hopes that he would be able to spend more time with Tendi.

Solos 1.07

Stuart

Otto gains access to Stuart, a man suffering from Alzheimer's. Otto helps Stuart to regain his memories, to dispel the fog that has clouded his thoughts. Otto reveals that Stuart robbed him of some of his memories years ago. Stuart at first denies it but later admits to it.

Otto wants to know why Stuart did what he did to him. Stuart tells him about his life, about his relationship with a son he had, a son he lost.