Star Trek (1966) 1.23

A Taste of Armageddon 

The Enterprise approaches Eminiar VII but is warned to stay away by a message from the planet’s surface. Ambassador Fox, who has command authority on this mission, orders Captain Kirk to ignore the warning and proceed to the planet.

Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and three other crew members beam down to Eminiar VII. There they discover why they were warned to stay away from the planet. The people of Eminiar VII are at war with Vendikar, a neighboring planet. The war, which has been ongoing for 500 years, is conducted virtually but has real world consequences. People living in areas that are “obliterated” are ordered to report to disintegration stations where they are disintegrated. 

Psycho (1960)

Psycho (1960)

starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

109 minutes

Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) steals $40,000 from her employer and leaves town. She gets nervous about what she is doing and winds up stopping at the Bates Motel for the night. The motel is run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Someone murders her later that night.

Lila Crane (Vera Miles) goes looking for her sister. She gets some help from Milton Arbogast, a private investigator hired by Marion's employer. Arbogast finds the Bates Motel about a week after Marion disappeared. He calls Lila and Sam, Marion's boyfriend, to let them know about the progress he's made but then he disappears.

Lila and Sam try to get the local sheriff involved. He doesn't show enough interest in finding Marion so they go out to the Bates Motel themselves.

Adventure Time 5.01

Finn the Human

The Lich gets away from Finn and Jake. Finn is given the opportunity to make a wish. He wishes that the Lich had never existed. Finn wakes up in a very different world where he has parents. His father is being bullied by the Destiny Gang. Jake is there but he is just an ordinary dog. He doesn't speak, or stretch, or change size.

Jake meets Marceline, who is very old, and finds the Ice King's crown. He takes the crown and tries to sell it but the Destiny Gang take it from him. He gets it back after fighting with them. He decides to use it despite Marceline's warning him against it.

Steven Universe 1.27

House Guest

Greg, Steven's father, comes to stay with the Crystal Gems while his legs heals.  Steven tries using his healing powers to fix his father's leg but it doesn't seem to work. Steven, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl take off on a mission (to heal the Geode) while Greg is staying with them. 

Pearl gives Greg a warp whistle that he can uses to call them in case of an emergency. Greg uses it multiple times for things that are not emergencies. Steven gets angry at his father but in the end Greg helps Steven to heal the Geode, using duct tape, which also seems to help heal their relationship.

Thoughts

This episode picks up on things that happened in the previous couple of episodes, especially the development of Steven's powers and the status of Greg's health.

The Twilight Zone (1959) 1.06

Escape Clause

starring David Wayne, Thomas Gomez

directed by Mitchell Leisen

Walter Bedeker (David Wayne) sells his soul to the Devil (Thomas Gomez), in return for immortality. He tests the terms of the deal and tries killing himself but quickly finds that the Devil wasn't lying. He can't die. His condition leaves him bored.

Walter goes to the roof of the building he lives in with the intention of jumping. His wife doesn't believe he is truly immortal. She follows him up there, trying to convince him not to do it but she trips and falls from the roof. He isn't disturbed by her death. He instead sees it as an opportunity. He calls the police and tells them that he killed his wife.

Better Call Saul 6.05

Black and Blue

Kim is still nervous. She wakes up early and looks out the window. She places a chair under the door knob. Jimmy wakes up. She tells him that she couldn’t sleep and decided to do some work.

Gus is on edge. He tries working the register but he thinks he sees something outside and tunes out everything else while a customer is giving him an order, including the customer. 

Cliff questions Howard about the incident with his car. Howard concludes that it is Jimmy’s doing once he hears that Cliff was meeting with Kim at the time of the incident. 

Bleach 30 / 2.10

Renji's Confrontation

Word spreads within the Seireitei about what happened to the three shinigami who encountered the ryoka (outsiders) and about the decimation of 11th squad. 

Hanataro leads Ichigo and Ganju through the sewers below the Seireitei and explains to them why he’s helping them. He tells them about all the things he learned from Rukia while cleaning her jail cell.

Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanataro emerge from the sewers only to find someone waiting for them, Renji. Ichigo’s spirit energy starts to rise as he gets ready to clash with Renji. Ichigo’s friends in other parts of the Seireitei (Chard, Orihime, Uryū) sense Ichigo’s spirit energy and rush to find him.

Ichigo and Renji begin fighting. Renji explains as the fight begins that he is considerably stronger than he was when they last fought. Ichigo is not phased by the reveal.

Butterfly 1.06

Annyeong

David grabs someone else’s motorcycle and chases after Gun and Rebecca. Gun gets away after David crashes the motorcycle. David turns to his father-in-law for help in getting Rebecca back. His father-in-law agrees to provide the sort of logistical support that David needs but only if David is willing to do him a favor in return.

Juno has a talk with Rebecca. She wants Rebecca back on her side. She tries to convince Rebecca that David is bad news and that only she cares for Rebecca as she is. Rebecca accepts Juno’s offer.

The Darkroom 1.04.B

Make-Up

starring Billy Crystal, Brian Dennehy

directed by Curtis Harrington

Paddy (Billy Crystal) buys a make-up kit that used to belong to Lamont Tremayne, an actor who was known as The Man of 100 Faces. Paddy uses the kit (which seems to have a life of its own at times) to get him out of more than one scrape with nightclub owner Roland (Brian Dennehy) and his henchmen.

Thoughts

I didn't recognize any of the actors other than the two mentioned above. 

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.06

The Man Who Was Never Born

starring Martin Landau, Shirley Knight

directed by Leonard Horn

An astronaut leaves Earth in the year 1963 and accidentally travels through time. He arrives back on Earth in the year 2148 only to find it devastated. He meets Andro (Martin Landau), a hideously deformed man, who tells him about Bertram Cabot, Jr., the scientist who is to blame for what happened to the Earth.

The Six Million Dollar Man 1.05

Little Orphan Airplane

A United States spy plane crash lands in Katara, an African country. Steve parachutes into Katara and begins his search for the missing plane and the photographs that the pilot took. The pilot himself is assumed to be dead.

Steve is spotted by a farmer sends who sends his son to report the sighting to the Kataran army. Steve meets a couple of Dutch nuns (Sister Annett and Sister Terese) who lead him to Josh Perkins, the pilot of the spy plane. Perkins is injured. The nuns helped him to hide the damaged airplane.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.24

Warrant Officer Paparelli

Sgt Bilko pulls more than a few stunts to get Pvt Paparelli awarded a commission so that he can become the platoon’s new commander. Paparelli turns on Bilko, after he becomes Warrant Officer Paparelli, which leads Bilko to pull another stunt which gets Paparelli reduced in rank back to private. 

Thoughts

There was a pretty good episode. It didn't overwhelm me with greatness but it was all of one piece and wasn't all over the place as this show can be sometimes.

Teen Titans 4.13

The End - Part 3

Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy continue to fight their evil doppelgangers without much success. It isn't until they finally try something different that they have are able to beat them.

Robin tries to earn the young Raven's trust. She runs away from him at first but he runs after her. Eventually she gives him a chance but she is still plagued with doubts.

High and Low (1963)

High and Low (1963)

starring Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai

directed by Akira Kurosawa

143 minutes

This was my second time watching High and Low (1963) in a little over a year. The previous time I watched it on DVD. This time I saw it at the AFI Silver Theater. I was concerned that it might not impress me as much as it did the first time around. That was not the case. I was once again moved and amazed by most everything about this movie from the way it was shot, to the performances by the cast, to the pacing and the way it changes focus in the second half of the movie.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 4.01

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II

The Enterprise tries using the weapon that Geordi developed but it proves to be useless. Locutus explains that the Borg now have all the knowledge that Picard had.

The senior bridge staff have a conference call with Admiral Hansen. Riker is given a field promotion to the rank of captain and given command of the Enterprise. Repairs begins right away on the Enterprise. The Federation plans to make a stand near Wolf 359.

Better Call Saul 6.04

Hit and Run

Jimmy uses the duplicate set of keys he had made for Howard’s car. He steals Howard’s car while Howard is meeting with his therapist. He collaborates with Kim and together they stage an act that looks like Howard kicking a prostitute out his car, where Cliff Davis can see it. 

Kim starts to wonder if she is being followed. She confronts two men who she suspects of following her. They apologize and leave but admit to nothing. Jimmy starts to get the cold shoulder from everyone at the courthouse. One of the public defenders tells him that it’s because of his association with a drug cartel murderer.

Superman (2025)

Superman (2025)

starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult

written and directed by James Gunn

130 minutes

Superman (David Corenswet) gets beat up by a supervillain named the Hammer of Boravia while the country of Boravia is threatening to invade Jarhanpur, one of its neighbors. The masked villain turns out to be working for Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) who is in turn working with the Boravian president. The Hammer of Boravia is actually Ultraman, one of Luthor's superpowered lackeys.

A Man on the Inside 1.05

Presents and Clear Danger

Someone returns Elliott's watch but they place it in Charles' room. Charles puts it somewhere else, where the cleaning crew will find it. Charles picks up on the fact that Gladys, his neighbor, has memory problems. He tries to help her but she doesn't care for what he is doing. He backs off reluctantly from helping her.

Elliott learns that he has cancer for (at least) the second time. He tries proposing to Virginia in a ham fisted way. She declines his offer but later, after he has apologized, she proposes to him. He says yes.

Bleach 29 / 2.09

Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net

Uryū Ishida finishes the fight with Jirōbō Ikkanzaka by dealing him a devastating blow. He gave the giant Shinigami the opportunity to retreat but Jirōbō instead turned on Orihime. Uryū couldn't stand for that and took action.

Ichigo and Ganju finally meet up again. Both are being chased by squads of Shinigami. Hanatarō Yamada stumbles into the space where the Ichigo, Ganju, and 11th squad are getting ready to fight. Ichigo and Ganju try to use Hanatarō as a hostge but he's from 4th squad so the other Shinigami could care less what happens to him. 

Doctor Who (1963) 12.05.04

Revenge of the Cybermen - Part Four

Lester gets to Harry before he can make any progress with the harness and explains to him what will happen if he unlocks it. The Doctor wakes up and agrees with Lester's assessment of the situation.

The Doctor, Lester, and Harry go after the two Cybermen on Voga. The Doctor and Harry try to use gold dust on them but the Cybermen overpower them before they can hit them with the gold dust. Lester attacks the cybermen and blows himself by up unlocking his harness. Both Cybermen and Lester are killed in the blast.

Four Star Playhouse 1.01

My Wife Geraldine

starring Charles Boyer, Porter Hall, Una Merkel

directed by Robert Florey

Mr. Graham (Charles Boyer) pretends like he has a wife, Geraldine. He keeps everyone in the dark about the fact that Geraldine is a fiction including the Rose Barton (Una Merkel), his landlady, and J.R. Martin (Porter Hall), his boss.

People start to suspect that Graham murdered his wife when they are unable to find her, after he was hit by a car. His boss sends a private investigator around to figure out what happened to Geraldine. Graham's landlady helps him deal with the private investigator after Graham tells her the truth about his situation.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.19

Manhunt

The Enterprise takes on board two members of the Antedian delegation who (despite being in a state of hibernation) are on their way to the peace conference on Pacifica. Another vessel hails the Enterprise as it is getting ready to leave for Pacifica. It has another passenger for them, Ambassador Lwaxana Troi.

Captain Picard begrudgingly welcomes Ambassador Troi aboard the Enterprise. She invites him to dinner. He thinks that all of the senior bridge crew will be in attendance but when he gets there he finds out that he is the only guest.

Throne of Blood (1957)

Throne of Blood (1957)

Starting Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura

directed by Akira Kurosawa

108 minutes

Washizu (Toshiro Mifune), commander of the First Fortress, and Miki, commander of the Second Fortress, friends since childhood, get lost in Spider's Web Forest while traveling to see Lord Tsuzuki. They ride around in circles until they find a spirit of the forest who tells them about their futures. The spirit vanishes suddenly and they resume their journey through the forest. They laugh about the future that the forest spirit foretold as they eventually make their way to Spider's Web Castle.

Butterfly 1.05

Seoul

David and Rebecca spy on Juno and Oliver from a distance. Father and daughter break in after mother and son leave Oliver’s apartment. They plant surveillance tech which they hope Oliver will find and conclude that Juno is spying on him. Juno turns Oliver over to her right hand man for debriefing.

Oliver returns to his apartment and finds the tech that David and Rebecca planted. David convinces Senator Dawson that there must be a mole on his team and then helps him to figure out who that person is.

David and Rebecca trick Oliver into thinking that his mother wants him dead. Oliver contacts Senator Dawson and, after some negotiations, agrees to testify against Juno.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.08

Our Cook's a Treasure

starring Everett Sloane, Beulah Bondi

directed by Robert Stevens

Ralph Montgomery (Everett Sloane) starts to suspect that Mrs. Sutton (Beulah Bondi), his housekeeper, might be trying to poison Ethel, his wife. He also thinks that Mrs. Sutton is really Mrs. Andrews, the housekeeper for whom the police are searching in connection with the poisoning of a few women.

El Topo (1970)

El Topo (1970)

starring Alexander Jodorowsky

directed by Alexander Jodorowsky

125 minutes

in Spanish with English subtitles

A man, El Topo (Alexander Jodorowsky), goes on a journey of discovery. He goes on a mission of revenge. His young son is with him. He kills bandits and soldiers who have raped and pillaged, men, women, and priests.

The first act ends with him leaving his son behind and leaving with a woman who tells him that he needs to defeat the four masters. One by one he finds the four masters and defeats them. Each of the masters is different. The woman, who insisted that he needed to defeat them all, shoots him and leaves him for dead.

Seven Chances (1925)

Seven Chances (1925)

starring Buster Keaton

directed by Buster Keaton

56 minutes

Stock broker Jimmie Shannon (Buster Keaton) learns that his grandfather has died and left him 7 million dollars. There's just one catch, in order to get the money he has to be married no later than 7 PM on the day he turns 27. The day he gets this news is his 27th birthday.

Billy Meekin, Jimmie's business partner, tries to help him find a bride in a hurry by getting a story run in the afternoon newspaper. Hundreds of women show up eager to marry Jimmie which leads to chase scene that goes on and on.

Go West (1925)

Go West (1925)

starring Buster Keaton

directed by Buster Keaton

83 minutes

A young man (Buster Keaton) travels west and winds up working on a cattle ranch. His knows nothing about cattle ranching. It takes him a while to get used to the life of a cowhand. His biggest test involves him singlehandedly herding 1000 head of cattle from the train station in Los Angeles to the stockyards. Lots of things go wrong but in the end he gets the job done.

Better Call Saul 6.03

Rock and Hard Place

The truck Nacho is driving is too beat up and moving too slowly for him to hope to stay ahead of the Twins. He pulls over and hides well enough to evade capture although the Twins do stop and almost find him. He makes his way to a garage in the middle of nowhere. He cleans up with garage owners blessing and then makes a couple phone calls: one to his father and the other to Mike. 

Jimmy and Kim continue to refine their plans for Howard. Kim runs into Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Ericsen at the courthouse. Suzanne explains to Kim that they know de Guzman was actually Eduardo Salamanca. She also tells her that Lalo is dead. The DA’s office wants Jimmy to come in and tell them what he knows about Eduardo.

Teen Titans 4.12

The End - Part 2

Trigon devastates the Earth. Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy try attacking Trigon, without success. They think that they are the only ones left alive, who hasn't been turned to stone, but then Slade steps out of the shadows. He says that they need to work together.

Robin and Slade go on a mission. They fight Trigon's fire demons. Slade explains what happened to him after the end of Season 2 and how he came to work for Trigon.

The Freshman (1925)

The Freshman (1925)

starring Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston

directed by Sam Taylor and Fred C. Newmeyer

76 minutes

Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd) enrolls at Tate University. He expects that it will be just like a movie he saw. He meets Peggy (Jobyna Ralston) on the train ride to Tate and later winds up staying in her mother's boarding house. There is a mutual attraction but Harold is also very caught up in trying to make a name for himself on campus.

The College Cad has Harold's number from early on. He picks on Harold quite a bit but Harold is so upbeat and chipper that he doesn't take note of the abuse that is being heaped on him. The football coach only lets Harold on the team because he makes a good football tackling dummy. Peggy does her best to keep the truth from Harold about what others think of him. Harold, in the end, gets to be the big hero and score the winning touchdown in a football game.

Tales of the Unexpected 1.06

Neck

starring Joan Collins, Michael Aldridge, John Gielgud, Peter Bowles

directed by Christopher Miles

Sir Basil Tuton (Michael Aldridge) and his wife Natalie (Joan Collins) Turton have a few guests over for the weekend. She cavorts around with the other male guests. Natalia is in mid cavort when she gets her head stuck in a sculpture. Basil's had about enough and takes extreme measure to get her free from his sculpture.

Thoughts

There really wasn't enough to this episode for me to care one way or another how it ended. It was okay but like most of the other episodes of this show it left me shrugging my shoulders.

Bleach 28 / 2.08

Orihime Targeted

Ganju pulls off enough tricks to defeat Yumichika Ayasegawa. Ichigo looks for Gangju without success. Orihime and Uryū battle a very large Shinnigami, Jirōbō Ikkanzaka. He seems to have the advantage at first but Uryū quickly proves that he is the superior warrior. Hanatarō tries to get into the tower to see Rukia but the guards won't let him. She continues to languish in the tower.

Thoughts

There are brief glimpses of Chad and Yoruichi but not much more than that. Ichigo spends most of the episode running around looking for Ganju and and fighting low level Shinnigami.

This was an okay episode. I liked the fight between Ganju and Ayasegawa but the other fight didn't pull me in quite so much. It all happened too fast.

Patriot 1.01

Milwaukee, America

John is a disgraced former intelligence operative. He killed the wrong person once and has been in a funk ever since. He’s married and he's from Texas but he’s been living alone in Amsterdam. John takes a job working for his father, who also works in the intelligence arena. All John has to is take some money from Milwaukee to Luxembourg and from there to Iran. The money is supposed to facilitate the purchase of an election.

John gets a job working for a construction firm based out of Milwaukee, with work in Iran. The job is his cover. He seriously injures the top candidate for the job. John loses the money after he checks the bag when flying to Luxembourg. Someone inspecting bags took the bag. John gets it back but a couple people get killed.

The Twilight Zone (1959) 1.05

Walking Distance

starring Gig Young

directed by Robert Stevens

Martin Sloan (Gig Young), age 36 accidentally travels back in time 25 years and winds up in the town where he grew up. He meets his younger self and his parents. He tries to tell his parents who he is but they think he's crazy. He tries to tell his younger self to enjoy life but only ends up spooking him. He discovers that it isn't quite so easy to return home.

Thoughts

I watched this episode once before, about 5 years ago. I didn't write very much about it back then but you can find my notes here.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 6.12

Ship in a Bottle

Reginald Barkley is trying to repair the Holodeck when he encounters Professor Moriarty. Barkley tells Data and Geordie about what happened. Meanwhile, the Enterprise arrives in the Detrian system to observe the collusion of two planets and the creation of a new star.  

Together, with Captain Picard, Data and Reg return to the Holodeck. Picard tries to explain to Moriarty that he can’t leave the Holodeck but Moriarty insists that he must. Moriarty walks out of the Holodeck, something he should not be able to do.

A Man on the Inside 1.04

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Painting Class

Charles gives Julie the rundown on the top three suspects he has among the staff of the retirement home. He then starts to look into some of the residents at the retirement home. Julie questions if he is getting too close to the other residents and losing the objective perspective he needs.

Charles gets involved in some recreational activities at the retirement home. The activities bring him a little closer to two of the residents: Florence and Calbert. He suspects Florence of having a gambling problem. He uses Calbert as a sounding board.

Didi seems to decide that she's learned enough about Charles and that he isn't hiding anything.

Doctor Who (1963) 12.05.03

Revenge of the Cybermen - Part Three

The Cybermen didn't kill the Doctor, Stevenson, and Lester. They only stunned them. The Cybermen attach bombs to the three prisoners and then transport them down to Voga, via transmat beam. They are ordered to make their way to the center of Voga. Two Cybermen are sent with them.

Sarah and Harry remain caught in the midst of the power struggle on Voga. Kellman beams down to Voga to check on something, with the permission of the Cyberleader, and similarly gets caught in the midst of the battles between the two factions.

The Doctor, Stevenson, and Lester follow the instructions they've been given and head for the center of Voga. They cannot remove the harnesses because the bombs will explode if they attempt to do so.

The Darkroom 1.04.A

A Quiet Funeral

starring Eugene Roche, Robert F. Lyons

directed by Curtis Harrington

Marty (Robert F. Lyons) kills Charlie (Eugene Roche) but makes it look like an accident. Marty takes the money that Charlie had just collected for a job he did. Marty thinks he's in the clear but he plays it safe only to discover that he isn't free and clear of Charlie.

Thoughts

This is the second of three stories of this series that were written by Robert Bloch. I wrote a little bit about Bloch's credits in my notes about 1.02.A The Bogeyman Will Get You.

Star Trek (1966) 1.22

Space Seed

The Enterprise finds the SS Botany Bay, an old Earth vessel, floating in a region of space where ships from Earth haven’t travelled for years. 

A landing party consisting of Captain Kirk, doctor McCoy, Chief Engineer Scott, and Lieutenant Marla McGivers beams aboard the Botany Bay. They discovers dozens of humans in suspended animation. One of the sleepers starts to wake up. His sleeping unit starts to malfunction. Kirk breaks it open. 

The man is brought back to the Enterprise and taken to Sick Bay. Once he wakes up he insists on talking to the captain. Kirk vista Sick Bay but before McCoy’s patient will answer any questions he has a few for Kirk.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.23

Bilko's Ape Man

Colonel Hall places a new man in Bilko's Platoon, Private Forbes, who was a physical fitness instructor before he joined the army. Col. Hall's hope is that he will get Bilko and his platoon into shape.

Bilko doesn't care for the colonel's scheme and takes the episode in a different direction. He learns that Hollywood is looking for a new actor to portray Tarzan. Bilko sees dollar signs and quickly sets his sights on getting Forbes a screen test.

Thoughts

Bilko goes to some lengths to get Forbes noticed by Hollywood. One of the schemes involving him entering the Mr. Universe contest. Bilko hires a woman to scream and then faint when Forbes steps on stage. That woman was played by Lucille Ball.

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.05

The Sixth Finger

starring David MacCallum, Jill Haworth, Edward Mulhare

directed by James Goldstone

Gwyllim (David MacCallum), following advice from Kathy (Jill Haworth) who has a crush on him, accepts a job working for Professor Mathers (Edward Mulhare), rather than return to working in the mines. Gwyllim allows the professor to experiment on him. Gwyllim’s appearance and abilities are transformed by the experimentation. He becomes smarter and gains the ability to read the professor’s mind.

Better Call Saul 6.02

Carrot and Stick

Mike, Tyrus, and a few other men visit Nacho’s place. Mike evicts the two women living there. They break into the safe and then replace it with another safe.

Gus examines the evidence from the hit on Lalo’s place that the Fédérales collected and then calls Juan Bolsa.

Jimmy speaks to Kim about how to proceed with the scam they are running on Howard. He visits Betsy and Craig Kettleman in their place of business. He tells them that he thinks they could bring a civil lawsuit against Howard Hamlin. They hear him out and then tell him take a hike.

Okay, America! (1932)

Okay, America! (1932)

starring Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, Louis Calhern

directed by Tay Garnett

78 minutes

Newspaper columnist Larry Wayne (Lew Ayres) sniffs around town looking for a subject for his next column until he stumbles across a big one. One of Larry's sources tips him off to the fact that Mileaway Russell (Louis Calhern) is the one who kidnapped missing heiress Ruth Drake.

Bleach 27 / 2.07

Release the Death Blow!

Ichigo and Madarame continue to fight. Both are extremely confident in their abilities but Ichigo is eventually victorious, after he wounds Madarame quite badly.

Chad moves from the place where he landed when he sees some commotion. A large number of Shinnigami spot and chase Orihime and Uryū. Yoruichi continues to make his way around unnoticed.

Ganju and Ayasegawa continue to fight. They fall into a pit that Ganju assumes is very deep but turns out to be just a trash dump.

Above the Rim (1994)

Above the Rim (1994)

starring Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Bernie Mac, Marlon Wayans, Leon

directed by Jeff Pollack

96 minutes

Kyle Watson (Duane Martin), star point guard for his high school basketball team, hopes to get an offer letter from Georgetown. He thinks he’s got it all figured out but he runs into a few speed bumps along the way. One of them is Birdie (Tupac Shakur), the local gang leader who wants Kyle to work for him. Kyle is down with Birdie’s suggestion, at first. 

Tommy Sheppard (Leon), Birdie’s older brother, is one of the security guards at Kyle’s high school. Tommy was a star basketball player years before but the death of a close friend has caused him to retreat into himself and not pursue his dream. Kyle doesn't really give Tommy much thought until his mother starts dating Tommy.

Star Trek:The Next Generation 2.21

Peak Performance

Starfleet sends the Enterprise to the Braslota system where it will be tested in battle simulations devised by Kolrami, the Zakdorn master strategist. 

Picard selects Riker to command the Hathaway, the opposing vessel. Riker selects La Forge, Worf, and Wesley to be part of his team aboard the Hathaway. Riker challenges Kolrami to a game of Stratagema before the battle simulation begins. Kolrami beats Riker fairly quickly. 

Riker and the 40-person crew he’s selected beam aboard the Hathaway. They have 48 hours to get it ready for the simulated battle with the Enterprise. Wesley beams back aboard the Enterprise briefly to shutdown a science experiment that he forgot to shut down. His trip back to the Enterprise is a ploy which he manages to conceal from everyone, until he is back aboard the Hathaway. 

Butterfly 1.04

Pohang

Juno gets very angry over the disappearance of Oliver. Gun is found, alive, among the bodies of the other Caddis operatives. David, Rebecca, Eunju, and Minhee meetup with Eunju's parents who are in the import-export business. 

David and Rebecca play good cop / bad cop with Oliver. David gets him to talk. David and Rebecca take Oliver and head to Seoul while the others go into hiding. David gets a few minutes alone with Senator Dawson. David talks the senator into giving him a chance to prove that Juno and Caddis are working with the Russians.

David leaves Oliver where he can be found by Caddis. David warns him that Juno isn't very forgiving.

Tales from the Crypt 1.06

Collection Completed

starring M. Emmet Walsh, Audra Lindley

directed by Mary Lambert

Jonas (M. Emmet Walsh) retires after 47 years of working for the same company only to discover that Anita (Audra Lindley), his wife, has more pets than he realized. Jonas' can't cope with being at home with Anita and her pets most of the day. His stress level starts to rise until he comes up with a solution, taxidermy.

Thoughts

I liked the build up in this episode but the twist in this story was a little too sudden for me. It seemed to come out of left field. I think both actors did a decent job but the way the story was paced left something to be desired. It is a better episode than most of the others in this season but it still falls short for me.

Doctor Who (1963) 12.05.02

Revenge of the Cybermen - Part Two

The Doctor escapes from Kellman's quarters. He rushes to save Sarah who was just bitten by a Cybermat. The Doctor kills the Cybermat but is too late to prevent Sarah from getting infected. He sends Harry with Sarah, who is unconscious, by tranmat beam to Voga. There is a piece missing from the tranmat device but the Doctor rigs it together good enough to get it to work once.

Stevenson and Lester hunt and capture Kellman. The Doctor asks him for the missing piece to the transmat beam. Kellman refuses to talk until the Doctor threatens to sick a Cybermat on him. The Doctor puts the transmat beam back together but when he activates it no one materializes.

Sarah recovers as soon as she and Harry materialize on Voga. Something about the act of tranmitting her from Nerva to Voga cured her. Sarah and Harry quickly get caught up in an internal squabble between warring factions on Voga.

The Cybermen dock with Nerva. They kill the Doctor, Stevenson, and Lester when they try to fight back against the alien invaders.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.07

Breakdown

starring Joseph Cotten

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Cutthroat business owner William Callew (Joseph Cotten), gets into a car accident on a mostly deserted road. He crashes into a prison vehicle. The guards are killed. The prisoners take off running. Callew is paralyzed in the accident and can't speak or do anything to indicate to the men who come by scavenging that he is still alive.