The Twilight Zone (1959) 1.21

Mirror Image

starring Vera Miles, Martin Milner

written by Rod Serling

directed by John Brahm

Millicent Barnes (Vera Miles) is waiting for a bus to Buffalo, NY. She doesn't understand why everyone keeps telling her that they just saw her a minute ago when she is meeting them for the first time. Twice sees she sees herself. Once in a bathroom mirror and then again in on a bus that she is about to board. Paul Grinstead (Martin Milner), who is waiting for the same bus tries to help her but he ultimately decides to call the police and let them deal with the matter. That gets her out of his hair but then he starts seeing someone who looks just like himself. 

Bosch: Legacy 3.10

Dig Down

Detective Harry Bosch works with LAPD Detective Renee Bosch to solve a case. It looks like the case is linked to an unsolved serial killer case that has been haunting Bosch for more than a dozen years. Bosch and Ballard clash. He uses unorthodox methods. She tries to play it straight but she also puts a tracking device on his car without getting permission to do so. She learns to accept his tactics and together, along with some help from some of his friends, they find and capture the killer.

Thoughts

I started to watch the first episode of Ballard. I paused it when I was about halfway through the episode. I did a little research and discovered that Renee Ballard appeared in the last episode of Bosch: Legacy. I decided to give it a watch before finishing the first episode of Ballard. I thought it might explain some things as to where things begin in the first episode of Ballard but so far I don't think watching this episode yielded any nuggets of useful information.

I haven't watched Bosch or any other episodes of Bosch: Legacy. I read the first five Bosch novels, before Bosch was a TV show. I enjoyed them but eventually I felt like I had read enough and stopped. 

I tried watching Bosch once before. There was something about the portrayal of the main character that rubbed me wrong. It was different enough from what I recalled from the books that it didn't feel right to me. I can see how some people might like or love it but it isn't my cup of tea. I feel no compulsion to go back and start watching Bosch from the beginning. I do still plan to finish watching the first episode of Ballard and maybe more than just the first episode.

This was an okay episode. It was a little too text book for me. Everything moved a little too quickly and smoothly. Ballard is more or less the co-star of this episode. It is as much her episode as it is Bosch's.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.16

Shadowplay

Dax and Odo investigate a planet in the Delta Quadrant where they discover omicron particles. The particles interfere with their scanning devices aboard the runabout. They beam down to the planet and discover a town of people living there. The people at first suspect that Dax and Odo have something to do with the recent disappearance of some of the people of the village. Dax and Odo convince the villagers that they are not responsible for the disappearances and then start to work on trying to figure out what happened to the missing people.

Benjamin Sisko insists that Jake get a job. He assigns him to be Chief O'Brien's assistant. Benjamin expects that Jake will one day join Starfleet. Jake isn't so sure about that but he doesn't say anything to his father about his feelings about joining Starfleet.

Four Star Playhouse 1.17

Ladies on His Mind

starring Ronald Colman

written by Milton Merlin

directed by Robert Florey

Dr. Matthew Bosanquent (Ronald Colman) listens to the troubles of his patents (all women) and imagines himself caught up in their troubles. He reminds himself on several occasions that he much remain a dispassionate observer.

Thoughts

I didn't feel as though this episode went anywhere at all.

A Taxi Driver (2017)

A Taxi Driver (2017)

starring Song Kang-Ho, Thomas Kretschmann

directed by Jang Hoon

138 minutes

A German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter (Thomas Kretschmann) hired South Korean taxi driver Kim Man-seob (Dong Kang-ho) in May 1980 to drive him to Gwangju where peaceful protests against the repressive South Korean government were brutally being repressed by the police and the army. Hinzpeter documented what he saw with a film camera. and stayed in Gwangju for over 24 hours before he left with Kim Man-seob who drove him back to Seoul.

Teen Titans 5.01

Homecoming - Part 1

Beast Boy receives a distress call from Mento, one of his former teammates in the Doom Patrol. The Teen Titans accompany Beast Boy as he searches for the Doom Patrol. The search leans them to a forest where first they find Robot Man and then the rest of the Doom Patrol (Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, Mento). Robot Man was left for dead but the other three are the prisoners Of the Brain and Monsieur Mallah. The Titans rescue them but the Brain and Monsieur Mallah escape with their latest weapon, a quantum generator.

The Set-Up (1949)

The Set-Up (1949)

starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter

directed by Robert Wise

73 minutes

Boxer Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) shows up for a fight in Paradise City unaware that Tiny, his manager, has taken money to ensure that Stoker only makes it through the first two rounds before getting knocked out. Tiny figures that with Stoker's history he will probably lose anyway and doesn't tell him about the money.

Julie (Audrey Totter), Stoker's wife, is so sick of watching him get beaten up that she walks around town rather than go to see him fight. Stoker, feeling like he's got something to prove, gives it his all and wins the fight in the fourth round. He knows by then about the fix but he doesn't care, until Little Boy, the gangster who paid for it, comes to pay him back for not sticking with the plan.

Un Village Français 6.11

Arrestations

or Arrests

5 Sep 1944

Suzanne learns that her husband is thinking of moving to Brittany with their daughter. The only way to get him to stay is to reunite with him but she has no interest in doing that. She goes to work for Edmond. He asks her to dig up some dirt on Bériot. She turns to Loriot for help with this task.

Rita reveals to Ézéchiel that Marchetti is hiding in their apartment. He wants Marchetti out but agrees to let him stay for the day, until someone comes to get him.

My Royal Nemesis 1.04

Beyond Understanding

Cha Se-gye buys the talent agency. Dan-sim meets Cha Dai-su. She asks Se-gye to look after a stray dog that she found while on her way home. He is allergic to dogs and hands it over to Son Jae-han who locates the owner. 

Mun-do breaks ground on a new resort. There is still one owner who has yet to sell their land, Seo-ri's grandmother. Seo-ri uses some moves she learned from binge watching TV shows to beat up the thugs who try to intimidate her grandmother into selling.

Se-gye insults Seo-ri infront of Dai-su while trying to save face. He later apologizes. 

There is much confusion between Dan-sim and Se-gye over the nature of their relationship. She thinks for a while that he is a fan of hers. He thinks that she is in love with him. The episode ends with them embracing. 

Bleach 42 / 3.01

Flash Goddess Yoruichi, Dances!

Yoruichi prevents Ichigo from fighting Byakuya. Knowing that Ichigo is not strong enough to defeat the captain of 6th Squad, she sedates Ichigo and then takes off with him before Byakuya can lay a finger on either of them. She promises to bring him back in the near future so that the fight can resume.

Byakuya loses interest in the others including Ganju once Yoruichi has left with Ichigo over her shoulder. Ukitake takes charge of the situation once Byakuya has left and orders two of his troops to take care of Rukia and find someone from 4th Squad to treat Ganju's injuries.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.15

Paradise

Sisko and O'Brien are on a runabout, looking for a planet that is suitable for settlement when they come across one that already seems to be populated. They decide to beam down, despite getting some weird readings. Once on the planet they discover that all of their technological devices no longer work.

They are greeted by some of the locals, who are also human. Alixus, the leader, explains to them that they are stuck there and that they may as well get used to it. Alixus and the others have been there for 10 years. Sisko and O'Brien don't accept what they are being told and start to look for ways to get a message out.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.23

Back for Christmas

starring John Williams

written by John Collier, Francis M. Cockrell

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Herbert Carpenter (John Williams) and his wife Hermione are getting reading to leave England and travel to the United States where they will spend sometime near Los Angeles. Hermione tells everyone that they will be back for Christmas. Herbert has other plans. He goes ahead with those plans and travels to the United States alone. Everything seems fine until he learns that his wife made some plans that she didn't tell him about.

Amazing Stories 1.07

Fine Tuning

starring Matthew Labyorteaux, Gary Riley, Jim Gatherum

written by Steven Spielberg, Earl Pomerantz

directed by Bob Balaban

Three teens from Los Angeles;  Andy (Matthew Labyorteaux), Jimmy (Gary Riley), and George (Jim Gatherum); meet three aliens from a distant solar system who are big fans of 1950s television shows. The teens take the aliens around Los Angeles and show them the sights. The aliens get to meet Milton Berle and try to talk him into coming back with them to their planet but he's not interested. Andy finds some elderly actors who are more than happy to put on a show for the aliens and then return with them to their planet.

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 1.09

Passage

One of the maiko opts to leave the house after seeing how dedicated Sumire is to learning how to be a geiko. Sumire (aka Momohana) is elevated from maiko to geiko.

Thoughts

This is the final episode of the series. Sumire's journey from maiko to geiko seemed extremely fast. This episode focuses very much on Sumire. That seems a bit off to me considering the title of the series implies that the show is supposed to be about Kiyo, the cook. I have no idea how much it diverges from the manga in this respect.

06/11/26 - 21:30

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.