Crash Landing on You 1.11

Episode 11

Jeong-hyuk explains to Se-ri how he got to Seoul and what he's doing there. He explains about Cho Cheol-gang's threats. Cheol-gang crosses paths with some of the security guard in the building where Se-Ri's Choice is located. He was, unbeknownst to Se-Ri, recently hired as part of the building's security team.

Se-ri takes Jeong-hyuk back to her place. They order some food, after a few awkward moments, and are just about ready to dig in when her brother Se-hyeong and his wife (Sang-a) show up unexpectedly. Se-ri has Jeong-hyuk hide in another room. Se-ri has an awkward conversation with her brother and his wife, after which they leave. Sang-a notices another pair of shoes near the door but doesn't say anything to her husband or her sister-in-law.

The Twilights Zone (1959) 1.20

Elegy

starring Cecil Kellaway, Jeff Morrow, Don Dubbins, Kevin Hagen

written by Charles Beaumont

directed by Douglas Heyes

Three astronauts Captain James Webber (Kevin Hagen), Kurt Meyers (Jeff Morrow), and Peter Kirby (Don Dubbins) land on an asteroid that looks very much like 20th century Earth. They left Earth in the year 2185. Their spaceship got damaged. They had only just enough fuel to land on the asteroid. There are people on the asteroid but they are all frozen in place. None of them moving.

Webber, Meyers, and Kirby wander around town unsure what to make of what they have found. They meet a man who moves, Jeremy Wickwire (Cecil Kellaway). He tells them a little bit about where they are and then he tricks them. He drinks a toast with them but he is not human and what they drink kills them and preserves them. He puts them back on their spaceship and they become part of the museum piece that is on this asteroid.

The Good Place 1.13

Michael's Gambit

Eleanor, Jason, Tahani, and Chidi argue over who should go to the Bad Place and who should get to stay in the Good Place. The debate goes on until Eleanor finally has a revelation, they are already in the Bad Place. She explains it all to them. Michael's plan in bringing them together was to drive them all nuts. 

Michael isn't happy. He decides to wipe their memories of everything that happened to them since they died and start over again. Eleanor writes something down on a piece of paper and puts it in Janet's mouth. The next thing Eleanor knows she just arrived in the Good Place. She is given a place to live and a soul mate.

Janet shows up and gives Eleanor the piece of paper she found in her mouth. Written on it is two words: Find Chidi. Eleanor doesn't know what to make of it or what a Chidi is.

Thoughts

The flashbacks in this episode belong to Michael.  They didn't spoil the reveal. 

This was an okay episode. I had part of the ending of this season spoiled for me a while back, before I even started watching this season of the show. I'm undecided as to whether I will give the second season a try. It isn't a bad show but I'm not the biggest fan of Kristen Bell. She's kind of bland in my book. So maybe I will give the second season a try, some day, and maybe I won't.

Four Star Playhouse 1.16

Night Ride

starring David Niven

written by Lawrence Marcus, Seeleg Lester, Merwin Gerard

directed by Robert Florey

A man (David Niven) boards a subway train at Roscoe Street in Brooklyn late at night with five other people. Two police men come running up and just miss the train. A couple people were killed near the subway station minutes before. All five passengers start to suspect one another on the long ride to the next station. At one point one of them gets their hands on the axe that is there to be used in case of emergency. A fight breaks out.

Finally the train arrives at its destination. A police man is on the platform waiting to board it. Four of the five passengers are convinced that the fifth passenger is the killer. They try to turn him over to the cop. It is then that they learn that the killer was caught back in Brooklyn, while they were between stations.

Las luchadoras contra la momia (1964)

Las luchadoras contra la momia (1964)

or The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

starring Lorena Velázquez, Armando Silvestre, Elizabeth Campbell

written by Guillermo Calderón, Alfredo Salazar

directed by René Cardona

95 minutes

in Spanish with English subtitles

Las Luchadoras, the wrestling team of Gloria Venus (Lorena Velázquez) and Golden Rubi (Elizabeth Campbell), help police officers Armando Rios (Armando Silvestre) and Chucho Gomez battle the forces of the Black Dragon and his gang. The Black Dragon is after the three pieces of the Aztec codex, as are Dr. Luis Trelles and his daughter Chela. 

The Phil Silvers Show 4.35

The Weekend Colonel

Bilko finds a short order cook who looks just like Colonel Hall. He hires Charlie, the short order cook, to impersonate Colonel Hall while the colonel is on vacation in Lake Tahoe. Everything goes great until Colonel Hall unexpectedly returns early from Lake Tahoe.

Thoughts

This was a good episode. I like the twists and turns that the plot took. The final shot shows Bilko behind bars as he signs off saying, "That's all Folks!" 

Adventure Time 5.26

Wizards Only, Fools

Finn, Jake, and Princess Bubblegum illegally enter Wizard City in search of a cure for Starchie who won't accept a scientific cure for his cold. The authorities get wise to them after they anger a magic shop owner. They hide briefly with some help from Abracadaniel but the authorities eventually catch them.

The Grand Master Wizard offers to pardon them if Princess Bubblegum will just say, "Wizards Rule". She refuses to do that so they are sent to Wizard Prison. Eventually they break out of prison, taking Abracadaniel with them.

Steven Universe 1.52

Jail Break

Steven wakes up with a black eye in a jail cell. He escapes from the jail cell and helps Ruby, a gem he doesn't recognize escape from a nearby jail cell. They are aboard a spaceship. Ruby takes off running looking for Sapphire. Steven chases after Ruby. They find Lapis Lazuli. Steven offers to help her escape but she just wants to stay put. 

Steven finds Sapphire and frees her. She is reunited with Ruby and fuses with her to form... Garnet. Steven is stunned. Jasper shows up. Garnet fights with Jasper while Steven finds and frees his Pearl and Amethyst. Pearl redirects the spaceship back towards Earth where it crash lands. 

Jasper merges with Lapis Lazuli but Lapis Lazuli pulls a fast one on Jasper and drags their fused form into the ocean.

All the Queen's Horses (2017)

All the Queen's Horses (2017)

written, produced, and directed by Kelly Richmond Pope

70 minutes

This is a documentary about a massive case of embezzlement that was committed by one city employee, Rita Crundwell, against the City of Dixon, IL. Dixon, IL is best known as the hometown of Ronald Reagan. Rita Crundwell was the city's Treasurer and comptroller. She handled all of the city's financial transactions. She stole more than $53 million from the city over the course of 20 years. A large chunk of that money went into funding her horse breeding operation.

The fraud was only discovered by chance when another city employee got a hold of a bank statement for a bank account that on paper belonged to the city but was used by Rita Crundwell as a conduit for her embezzlement activities.

Un Village Français 6.10

La Loi du désir

or The Law of Desire

4 Sep 1944

The trial continues but things go sideways after Daniel Larcher reveals that he knows about the 14 coffins. Bériot decides that in order to make like the verdict wasn't decided in advance they must let four or five of the men off. Anselme balks at this suggestion and quits.

Atoine and Suzanne stay on. Bériot's assistant becomes the third judge. They pardon the five youngest members of the militia, including Alban. Geneviève, Alban's sister, is grateful to Antoine but, now that he knows who she is, he doesn't want to see her anymore. He urges her to forget about him.

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.18

ZZZZZ

starring Philip Abbott, Marsha Hunt, Joanna Frank

written by Meyer Dolinsky

directed by John Brahm

Regina (Joanna Frank), a queen bee, takes on human form. She tries to seduce an entomologist, Doctor Ben Fields (Philip Abbott), but Francesca Fields (Marsha Hunt), Ben's wife gets in the way. Regina tries to be patient but after Francesca overhears her talking to the colony of bees in Ben's lab she turns on Francesca and releases a swarm of bees on her. Regina seems to think that her problems are solved but Ben feels otherwise.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.14

Whispers

Chief O'Brien knows that something is wrong but he can't figure out what it is. What he knows is that everyone is acting strange. Everyone includes Keiko, Sisko, Odo, Kira, Jake, Julian, and Quark. He tries running scans but nothing comes up as reading unusual. Things that should be in proper working order are not. Keiko prepares a meal that she hates, but that she knows he loves.

Chief O'Brien can't figure out what's causing the problem. He becomes increasingly paranoid. It leads him to eventually flee the space station and head through the wormhole. He's convinced that whatever is going on has something to do with the Paradas, a race with whom they recently made first contact. Eventually he gets his answer.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.22

Place of Shadows

starring Everett Sloane

written by Robert C. Dennie

directed by Robert Stevens

Ray Clements goes to a monastery looking for a man who stole some money from him. Clements intends to kill him when he finds him. Father Vincente (Everett Sloane) and Brother Gerard try to convince Clements to give up his quest for revenge. Clements leaves after he gets the money back but not long after that he is attacked and badly injured by another man, Floyd Unser.

Clements shoots and kills Unser. Clements returns to the monastery and asks for help. The police are looking for him. Clements confesses to Father Vincente and Brother Gerard. He tells them the story of what happened after he left the monastery. He admits that they were right about killing. The police decide to leave Clements be considering that Clements only shot Under in self defense.

My Royal Nemesis 1.03

A Whole New Reality

Dan-sim has a flashback to an attempt on the Emperor's life. Mun-do tries talking to Se-gye but Dan-sim won't let go of him. Mun-do chides his cousin and then leaves. Se-gye starts to drive Dan-sim home but stops at a gas station after she complains about getting nauseous riding in his car. While he is in the convenience store she leaves on foot but not before the gas attendant gives her Se-gye's credit card.

Se-gye is wondering about where she disappeared to with his credit card when he gets a call from Son Jae-han, his assistant. He fills his boss in on what he just learned: Mun-do is the one behind Kaiserman Capital, the company that bought the convertible bonds that Biojei floated. The stock price of Bio-jei currently sits at 90K. If it drops below 50K then Kaiserman could convert the bonds into shares of stock which would effectively make Kaiserman (and by proxy Mun-do) the majority shareholder of Biojei.

Amazing Stories (1985) 1.06

The Amazing Falsworth

starring Gregory Hines, Richard Masur

written by Mick Garris, Steven Spielberg

directed by Peter Hyams

The Amazing Falsworth (Gregory Hines) a stage magician and psychic discovers (using his psychic abilities) that one of the members of the audience is a serial killer known as the Keyboard Killer. Falsworth tries calling the police but they don't believe him. A police detective shows up later that night to interview him .

Falsworth leads the detective to an apartment which he believes belongs to the Keyboard Killer. There's a piano there. Falsworth sits down at the piano to see what her can learn from using his paranormal ability from the piano. He sees the face of the killer. It's the face of the detective.

The Good Place 1.12

Mindy St. Claire

Eleanor, Jason, and Janet take the train to the in between place. They meet Mindy St. Claire who lives there by herself. Eleanor and Mindy talk while Jason and Janet try to figure out how to have sex. Judge Shawn hears testimony from Michael, Chidi, Tahani, and the other Eleanor as to whether Eleanor deserves to stay in the Good Place or not.

Shawn ultimately decides that Eleanor and Jason deserve to go to the Bad Place. He gives them four hours to return or elase Tahani and Chidi will take their places in the Bad Place. The episode ends with Eleanor and Jason (and Janet) returning from Mindy St. Claire's place. 

Thoughts

There are flashbacks to Eleanor's past including the day she was killed and the day that talked her deadbeat parents in to signing the paperwork to emancipate her.

This episode was okay. There was a laugh or two in it. The Mindy St. Clair part of it seemed like filler, although as I understand it Mindy does return in future episodes.

Notes

Judge Shawn was played by Mark Evan Jackson. This is the second of 21 episodes of this show in which he appeared. I've watched a few other things he has in which he has made guest appearances including episodes of GLOW, Parks and Recreation, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Maribeth Monroe played the part of Mindy St. Claire. This is the first of seven episodes of this show in which she appeared.

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

starring John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe

written by Steven Katz

directed by E. Elias Merhige

95 minutes

F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) sets out in 1921 to make a vampire film, Nosferau. Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) plays Count Orlock, the vampire. Murnau is very much focused on the movie and on keeping his star happy. His two goals come into conflict on more than one occasion. Finally at the end of the movie, Murnau gets the performance he wants out of Schreck.

Adventure Time 5.25

Candy Streets

Finn and Jake are on the case when Lumpy Space Princess comes in hysterical because she's been robbed. They only get part of the story after Princess Bubblegum sedates LSP. They find a clue that leads them to a hotel room. They find some clues there that lead them to pharmacy. The person working at the pharmacy remembers something that leads them to the train station. Finn and Jake lock up Pete Sassafras for the robbery but later discover that he's innocent.

Thoughts

Jake contorts his body into the shape of many police related objects like a police badge, a magnifying glass, a police car, a donut, and more.

Steven Universe 1.51

The Return

Peridot returns to Earth with Lapis Lazuli and Jasper. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl fear the worst. They convince everyone to evacuate Beach City, including Steven. He leaves with his father but later decides that he must return and stand with the other Crystal Gems.

Peridot tries dealing with the Crystal Gems herself but Steven steps in the way and blocks her attempt with his shield. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as Jasper singlehandedly defeats all of the Crystal Gems.

Thoughts

Lapis Lazuli tries to talk Peridot and Jasper out of attacking Steven and the others. Jasper seems to think that Steven is Rose Quartz. 

Inside Man (2006)

Inside Man (2006)

starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen

written by Russell Gewirtz

directed by Spike Lee

129 minutes

NYPD Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) is called on to negotiate a hostage crisis after a group of armed men take over a bank. Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) the man behind the bank heist, keeps Frazier and the police at bay and confused while he and his gang do what they came to do in the bank. It isn't until late in the game that Frazier discovers that he's been had and how.

Un Village Français 6.09

Le Crépuscule avant la nuit

or The Dusk Before the Night

Bériot talks to Anselme, Suzanne, and Antoine in private and tells them about what he was ordered to do. They reluctantly agree to find the men of the militia guilty. The verdict will be announced the next day and the executions will occur soon thereafter.

Bériot goes to see Raymond Schwartz to get wood for the coffins. He doesn't tell Schwartz what it is for but Schwartz figures out what is happening. He gets Bériot to promise that Jeanine won't get anything worse than a fine and in return he promises to keep his mouth shut.

Crash Landing on You 1.10

Episode 10

Se-Ri returns to work just as Kang-a, her sister-in-law, is about to take over her company, Se-Ri's Choice. Everyone is stunned to see Se-ri alive. Some are happy to see her but many are not or they are too stunned to react one way or another.

Jeong-hyuk gets a visit from Jung Man-bok, Who works for Cho Cheol-gang and who knew Mu-hyuk, Jeong-hyuk's brother. Man-bok explains why he was working for Cheol-gang and of his connection to Mu-hyuk. He tells him what he knows about what Mu-hyuk was doing and says that he wants to do whatever he can to help Jeong-hyuk.

The women in the North Korean village find a note left by Se-ri. She tells them the truth in the note. She apologizes for not telling them sooner and thanks them for all that they did for her.

Solar Opposites 2.02

The Earth Eraser

Korvo bribes some politicians and gets dinner parties outlawed after he has a bad time at one. Yumyulak had a similar experience and is totally on board with Korvo's scheme. Terry and Jesses feel otherwise. Yumyulack shrinks down and deposits someone new in the Wall. 

Thoughts

The Earth Eraser is a device that Korvo threatens to use early in the episode when Terry balks at the idea of taking him to a dinner party.

The Twilight Zone (1959) 1.19

The Purple Testament

starring Dick York, William Reynolds

written by Rod Serling

directed by Richard L. Bare

Lieutenant Fitz (William Reynolds), a platoon commander serving with Company A in the Philippines during World War II discovers that he can tell when men are about to get killed. He tells Captain Riker (Dick  York), the company commander, but Riker doesn't believe him.

Thoughts

This was interesting episode. It isn't heavy on plot. The ending wasn't too surprising when I got to it. Most of the weight of this episode is found in the performances of the two lead actors. I think they were both quite good.

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 1.08

Carnival

Riko, a new girl comes to the Maiko House. She wants to become a maiko and she is very enthusiastic and indelicate. Momoko puts together a skit involving the maikos that is modeled after George Romero's zombie films. Yoshino complains about not having a bigger part in the skit. Ryoko goes to see her father and encourages him to be a bigger part of her  mother's life. Kiyo cooks tonjiru, a miso soup with pork.

Thoughts

At first it looked like Riko's story was going to be the core of the episode. I enjoyed watching Momoko's skit develop. 

Doctor Who (1963) 13.01.04

Terror of the Zygons - Part Four

The Zygons lock up the Doctor within their spaceship. They turn off all external communications and jam all radar in the UK. The Skarasen leaves Loch Ness and heads south, to London. The Doctor figures out how (from the room in which he is locked up) to cause the Zygon ship to emit a signal. UNIT picks up the signal and pinpoints the location of the Zygon ship.

The Doctor escapes from the Zygon space ship with the Duke of Forgill, the Caber, and Sister Lamont. Just before he departs the space shup he sets it to self-destruct. The Brigadier, Sarah, Harry, and Sgt Benton show up just in time to see the spaceship explode.

Four Star Playhouse 1.15

The Last Voyage

starring Charles Boyer

written by John Bagni, Gwen Bagni

directed by Robert Florey

The captain (Charles Boyer) of a cargo ship receives two telegrams as the ship is nearing Yokohama. The first informs him that there is a bomb aboard the ship which will explode soon after the ship reaches port. The second informs him that his wife has died. The captain confounds the crew by deciding to take a detour. It will the delay the arrival in port long enough that the bomb will explode before they get there. The crew wants to abandon ship but the captain has a plan to sweat out the man who set the bomb.

Star Trek (1966) 2.05

The Apple

A large team from the Enterprise (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Chekov, Yeoman Martha Landon, and four security officers) beams down to investigate Gamma Trianguli VI. They quickly discover that despite looking quite beautiful, the flora of the planet can be quite deadly. A flower kills one of the security officers with poisonous darts. Spock accidentally discovers that some of the rocks can be explosive when he tosses a piece of one away after easily breaking it in half.

Scott contacts the away team and lets them know that some force on the planet has locked onto the Enterprise with a tractor beam like effect. The crew of the Enterprise is doing what they can to prevent the ship from being dragged down to the planet but the ship only has enough energy to keep resisting for about 16 hours. Two more of the security officers are killed, one by lighting and another by an exploding rock, while the team from the Enterprise explores the planet.

The Good Place 1.11

What's My Motivation

Eleanor tries to improve her score by doing nice things for people. Her plan doesn't really work out because she does what she does just so she can stay in the Good Place. Michael finds out from Jason that he isn't really Jianyu.

Michael starts to feel worse about the job he's doing. Jason and Janet decide to run away because Michael wants to keep them apart. Eleanor 2 tells Chidi that she loves him and he doesn't know how to respond. A judge shows up to decide Eleanor's fate. He arrives just in time for Janet, Jason, and Eleanor to steal his train.

Thoughts

This episode wasn't bad. It wasn't the best but there were a few good laughs. There were some flashbacks to Jason's past. I think I liked the Janet and Jason parts of the episode best.

My Royal Nemesis 1.02

A Guide to Optimizing Your Fate

Kang Dan-sim talks to Cha Se-gye in his office after the incident outside the building. She tells him about attempts on her own life and how she was able to foresee them. He doubts her and thinks she may have been working with the person who threw the mannequin from the top of the building. He kicks her out but has Son Jae-han, his assistant, drive her home.

When Dan-sim gets to Shin Seo-ri's home she meets Nam Ok-sun, Seo-ri's grandmother, who feeds her, tells her she needs to find a man, and tries to be encouraging before leaving.

Se-gye goes to a small family birthday gathering for Cha Dal-su, his grandfather. Cha Joo-ran and Cha Joo-mi (his aunts) and Mun-Do (cousin) are also present. He doesn't trust any of them. He knows that someone tried to kill him even if he doesn't know who it is that is out to get him.

Steven Universe 1.50

Political Power

Pearl tests a device which she hopes will deactivate robonoids. It doesn't but it does knock out the power all across Beach City. Steven spends the next day going around town with Mayor Dewey trying to reassure people that the power will come back on and that everything will be alright. 

Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl worry about the arrival of Peridot. They try to keep their worrying from Steven but in the end they level with him and tell him the truth.

Thoughts

Most of the previously seen residents of Beach City are in this episode but Connie and her parents are not. 

Adventure Time 5.24

Another Five More Short Graybles

1. Jake and Finn build a fake time machine for Jake, Jr.
2. Cinnamon Bun wants a night light but Princess Bubblegum says no way.
3. Ice King gets ready to watch television with Gunther and the other penguins
4. The Earl of Lemongrab and his brother get into a fight
5. A wolf comes home to his old country house after visiting his cousin in the city

Thoughts

Well, that was different. 

Star Trek: The Next Generation 1.08

The Battle

Captain Picard starts to experience headaches just before an encounter with a Ferengi vessel. Dr. Ceusher checks him out but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

DaiMon Bok plus his first and second officers beam over to the bridge of the Enterprise. Bok explains that they have something for Picard, the USS Stargazer, his old ship. The ship was believed lost after a battle nine years earlier in which the Stargazer blew up a Ferengi ship that opened fire on it. The Ferengi want Picard to accept it as a gift and ask for nothing in return.

Fled (1996)

Fled (1996)

starring Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton

written by Preston A. Whitmore II

directed by Kevin Hooks

98 minutes

Two convicts, Piper (Laurence Fishburne) and Dodge (Stephen Baldwin), escape from a prison road work gang and make their way to Atlanta, GA. They are pursued by a US Marshall Pat Schiller and local or state police detective Matthew Gibson (Will Patton). 

Dodge has just 9 months to go on his prison sentence. He convinces Piper to stick with him (after they get free from the handcuffs that keep them shackled together) by offering him a piece of the money he stole. They don't know it but quickly discover that the Cuban mafia has sent Rico Santiago, a hitman after Dodge.

The Apothecary Diaries 1.03

The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit

Maomao diagnoses the case of Lady Fuyou, who was rejected by the emperor. Fuyou sleepwalks at night. Both Lady Gokuyou and Jinshi wonder what is wrong with her. The episode ends with Fuyou being sold to a military officer who was her childhood friend.

Jinshi continues to try to charm Maomao but she continues to find him repulsive. Gaoshun, one of Jinshi's assistants, warns her about making faces when she looks at Jinshi.

Thoughts

Maomao didn't actually interact with Fuyou. She only observed her from a distance. It might be inferred from the way this story unfolds that Lady Fuyou engineered her fate. It isn't clear that's the case but the thought did occur to me.

Doctor Who (1963) 13.01.03

Terror of the Zygons - Part Three

Harry gets free from grip that the Zygons have over him. He rushes into their control room and throws himself on the controls. His efforts disrupt their efforts to kill the Doctor using the Skarasen. The signaling device no longer works and the Zygons no longer have a visual on the Doctor. They assume that he must be dead.

Sergeant Benton and some of the other UNIT soldiers search the inn for hidden cameras or microphones. They don't find any but the Zygons catch on to what they are doing thanks to one of the devices in the main room of the inn. Angus, the inn keeper, after Benton and the others have left finds one of the devices but one of the Zygons finds him and kills him before he can tell anyone about it.

Crash Landing on You 1.09

Episode 9

Se-ri is forced to call Jeong-hyuk and tell him that she won't be returning. He tries to reason with her but the call is cut off. He goes home only to find that Cheol-gang and his men are searching the place. Jeong-hyuk attacks Cheol-gang and gets locked up. He calls Seo-dan to see what she had to do with his arrest. She tells him that their wedding is still on and that he will have to remain locked up until the day of the ceremony.

Jeong-hyuk tells his men, when they come to visit him in prison, to let word get out about the identity of his father. They do just that. It isn't long before word spreads to the man who runs the prison. He releases his Jeong-hyuk and gives him a car.

Star Trek (1966) 2.04

Mirror, Mirror

A landing party consisting of Captain Kirk, Lieutenant Commander Scott, Doctor McCoy, and Lieutenant Uhura returns to the Enterprise from the surface of the Halkan homeworld only to find themselves aboard a version of the Enterprise that they don't recognize. Their uniforms have changed. Spock has a beard. Corporal punishment is used to enforce discipline.

Kirk and the rest of the landing party play along until they can get their bearings. They are in a mirror version of the universe they know. Kirk receives orders to wipe out a Halkan city after they refuse to allow the Empire, the mirror version of the Federation, to mine dilithium on the Halkan homeworld. He decides to give the Halkans more time, 12 more hours, to change their minds. Spock and Sulu question the decision but Kirk insists that's how it will be.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.21

Safe Conduct

starring Claire Trevor

written by Andrew Solt

directed by Justus Addiss

American journalist Mary Prescott (Claire Trevor) is returning by train from a country that is behind the Iron Curtain when she meets professional soccer player Jan Gubak. He convinces her to sneak a watch across the border for hum. His sister is in Munich and in need of an operation. The watch is a family heirloom that he hopes to sell once the train gets to Munich in the hopes that the sale will raise enough money to pay for the operation. 

Gubak pulls a fast one and calls her out for trying to smuggle the watch. They are both held by the authorities until it is determined that the watch isn't valuable. They are both released at that point and allowed to get back on the train. Jan stops by to see her again. This time with another item that he wants her to smuggle out. This time it is really something of value, the memoirs of the organizer of an anti-communist group who recently died in prison. 

The Good Place 1.10

Chidi's Choice

Tahani gives Jason a piece of her mind.

Michael tries to work with Chidi but Chidi is so indecisive that it drives Michael bonkers. Eleanor tells  Chidi that she loves him. Tahani, moments later, also tells Chidi that she loves him. Chidi runs away, back to Michael, who tries to help Chidi get over his indecisiveness.

Jason decides he's in love with Janet. The episode ends with them getting married.

Thoughts

There were some flashbacks to Chidi's past which helped to illustrate how indecisive he was when he was alive.

This was a fun one. I'm not sure how they are going to wrap up the season in the next three episodes but i am on board for that.

Amazing Stories (1985) 1.05

The Mission

starring Kevin Costner, Casey Siemaszko, Kiefer Sutherland

written by Menno Meyjes, Steven Spielberg

directed by Steven Spielberg

The crew of an American bomber flying a mission (from England during World War II) survives encounters with German airplanes but encounters some difficulty on was home. Jonathan (Casey Siemaszko), the belly gunner, gets trapped in the belly turret due to damage incurred during aerial combat. The landing gear was also damaged and the airplane is running out of fuel. They have enough to make it back to England but they don't have enough to try anything fancy.

The only chance is for the pilot (Kevin Costner) to land the airplane on its belly but while the rest of them should probably survive such a landing, Jonathan would be crushed. They try valiantly to get Jonathan out of the turret without success. In the end Jonathan comes with an unconventional and magical solution.

Adventure Time 5.23

One Last Job

Jake gets a ransom note from someone that is holding Jake Jr. hostage. They explain that if he doesn't get the gang back together and pull one last job, one last heist, then he will never see Jake Jr. again. Jake does what he has to and summons Gareth, the Flying Lettuce Brothers, and Tiffany Oiler. Together they rob the candy vault of the Baker's Shard but all is not as it seems.

Thoughts

Finn is in this episode briefly. Jake doesn't want Finn to know about what he is doing.

I love some of the dialogue. If you listen carefully there are a few lines that sound a bit like cursing.

Steven Universe 1.48

Story for Steven

Steven finds a picture of his Dad with someone he doesn't recognize. Greg tells his son about Marty, his manager, and about how he (Greg) met Rose Quartz, Steven's mother.

Thoughts

Greg had more hair at the time he met Rose.

More backstory. I like it.

Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)

starring Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox

based on a play by Dorothy Mackaye

directed by Robert Florey

62 minutes

Unemployed actress Dorothy "Dot" Burton (Faye Emerson) helps a gang of three men to rob a bank.  Something goes wrong during the heist. The men get away but she gets nabbed by the police. They don't have anything concrete to prove that she was in on the job until she finally tells them part of the story. She gets locked up in prison but before she loses her freedom she manages to steal the stolen loot from the gang of three and hide it.

Un Village Français 6.08

Le Procès

or The Trial

Alban prevents Xavier from detonating the explosives in the basement of the school. The representatives of the various factions come together with Bériot presiding and deciding that a court martial must occur that very day to try the 14 members of the militia captured at the school. Bériot appoints Anselme, Antoine, and Suzanne to be the judges and Edmond (leader of the CDL) to be the prosecutor. Bériot convinces Doctor Larcher to be the attorney for the defense by promising him that he will go easy on Hortense.

Rita tries to find food for her son. Edmond says he might be able to find her some food if she joins the communist party. She turns down his offer. She runs into Ezechial Cohen while she is searching for food. He points her in the direction of the black market. She ultimately ends up prostituting herself for food for her son.

The Apothecary Diaries 1.02

Chilly Apothecary

Maomao moves into the household of Gyokuyō. She learns that one of her duties is to taste test all of the food brought to her mistress. Maomao used to test poisons on herself so she isn't terribly concerned about getting ill or dying from most poisons. She makes some suggestions about best practices.

Jinshi tries to keep Maomao in line by flirting with her only to discover that, unlike most women in the Rear Palace, she isn't attracted to him. 

One of her other duties is making drugs. They have her make some food laced with aphrodisiacs.

Doctor Who (1963) 13.01.02

Terror of the Zygons - Part Two

The Doctor rushes to the infirmary but Sarah and Harry have disappeared. The Doctor asks Sister Lamont, the nurse, but she didn't see them leave. The Doctor finds Sarah in a decompression chamber, passed out. Someone locks them both in the decompression chamber while he is trying to revive her. The Doctor puts Sarah in a deep trance to keep her from freaking out. He then places himself in a deep trance and stays like that until Sgt Benton finds them and frees them.

The Zygons take Harry to their base/space ship. They explain a little bit about why they are on Earth and what their plans are before they take him to the body print room and demonstrate how they can use body prints of humans to take on human appearance.

My Royal Nemesis 1.01

The Vixen and the Beast

Royal concubine Kang Dan-sim is sentenced to death. She is forced to drink poison and dies. Her soul leaves her body and travels forward in time 300 years into the body of actress Shin Seo-ri. Dan-sim returns to consciousness in the middle of a shoot of a tv show. The scene is very similar to the one she just experienced, that led to her death. She freaks out and fights back.

It takes her some time to realize that time has passed since she died. She wanders outside the historical section of Seoul, where the shoot is taking place, and finds herself in the 21st century. She has an encounter with Chaebol bad boy Cha Se-gye. His driver almost hit her when she wandered into the street. Cha Se-gye berates her for doing what she did. She attacks him. He fights back, both wielding bouquets of flowers that they have grabbed from a nearby truck. He realizes he is creating a scene and backs off. He gives her his business card, saying that he will pay for her medical bills and then leaves.

Four Star Playhouse 1.14

The Man Who Walked Out on Himself

starring Ronald Colman

written by Milton Merlin

directed by Robert Florey

Cameron (Ronald Colman) is getting ready to divorce his wife. He has met another woman. He spends a lot of time thinking about what he is doing. He notices that he no longer casts a reflection in the mirror. His reflection walked out on him while he had his back turned. He starts to have doubts and then ultimately decides to return home and not get a divorce.

The Good Place 1.09

...Someone Like Me as a Member

Trevor tries to talk Eleanor into leaving the Good Place. Michael tries to talk her into staying. The story behind how the mix up occurred is revealed. Chidi and the other Eleanor get along really well. Eleanor is ready to give in to Trevor but then Michael steps up and refuses to let Trevor take her.

The episode ends with Tahani revealing that she knows Jianyu isn't who he claims to be.

Thoughts

This was an okay episode. I loved the reveal at the ending but it felt like this episode didn't need to be as long as it was.