UFO Robo Grendizer 1.12

A Girl Crosses Over the Rainbow Bridge

The Vegans are building a base near Mount Boki Dik Observatory. Saucer Beast Gani Gani is guarding the base and creates an earthquake which destroys a house. The only survivor of the earthquake is Miuke, a young girl. Both her parents were buried in the avalanche which the earthquake caused.

Miuke is rescued by Daisuke and Kouji who get to the mountain in a helicopter and bring her to safety in a helicopter. She is still in some danger as she has a concussion. She can't remember what happened or who she is exactly. Kouji flies back to Mt Boki Dik in the TFO but abandons his search for any evidence when the area is surrounded suddenly by a thick fog.

The Swimmer (1968)

Starring Burt Lancaster
Directed by Frank Perry

Ned Merrill (Lancaster) decides to make his way home, one afternoon, by swimming his way there. He hops from pool to pool, although there's also plenty of walking between pools. He is delusional. There is no one waiting for him at home. His wife and daughters have left. This isn't apparent at first but as the story progresses it becomes clear that people know stuff about him that makes them think there's something wrong with him.

Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons (2019)

Directed by Kelley Slagle and Brian Stillman

This documentary tells the story of the art and the artists behind the art at TSR, the company that created Dungeons and Dragons.

Some of the names were familiar to me but many were not. The same is true of the images. Some were covers to books and modules that I recall. Other images were covers from Dragon magazine.

It was great to hear some of the stories. It isn't a perfect documentary. I think my favorite part was when they talked about the four artists and their styles. At first it all looked very similar to me but as they explained each artist's strength, weakness, and preference I started to see the nuances that separate them.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.11

The Evil Ones Are Intercepting the Burning Sun

The forces of Vega use a solar eclipse to try and defeat Duke Fleed and Grendizer once and for all. Their plan begins with them destroying all observatories on Earth except the one run by Professor Umon. Duke Fleed and Grendizer attack the Vegan mother ship which has entered the Earth's atmosphere. The mother ship retreats and lures Grendizer into the shadow created by the moon.

Duke Fleed quickly discovers that Grendizer is powerless in the shadow of the moon. Blaki sends Saucer Beast Bari Bari to keep Grendizer from drifting out of the shadow of the moon. The Vegans try to use a beam gun to destroy Gredizer. Kouji comes to the rescue in the TFO and pushes Grendizer out of the way of the beam gun using missiles with non-explosive warheads.

The Sopranos 2.12

The Knight in White Satin Armor

Richie tries to get some support for a move against Tony. He turns to Larry Parisi's son but is unsuccessful in convincing him. He tells Uncle Junior about it and that he is planning to move against Tony anyway. Uncle Junior takes this as a sign and tells Tony.

Batman: Brave and the Bold 1.01

The Rise of the Blue Beetle

(Before the opening credits) Batman and Green Arrow fight the Clock King. The scene continues after the credits as Jaime Reyes watches highlights from the fight on the evening news.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 1.03

I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!

Paula convinces Rebecca to throw a party. The idea is to give Josh an excuse to come to her place without pissing off his girlfriend. Rebecca invites everyone she knows and a bunch of people she doesn't. The party starts slow but eventually picks up. Josh comes without his girlfriend and has a great time. He even ignores a text from his girlfriend during the party.