Star Blazers 2199 1.23

One Man's War

The Yamato survives the trap thanks to the Wave Motion Shields. It heads straight for the planet Gamila where it crashes into the royal palace.

Desler and some of his followers escape in a rocket. They head for a massive auxiliary war ship which is near Gamila. Once he is aboard the massive ship he sets a course back to Gamila. He plans to crash the war ship into the capital of Gamila which will destroy the Yamato, the capital, and all his subjects who are still there.

Kodai launches a mission, with Commander Okita's permission, to save Yuki. Yurisha goes with him. They get some help from Melda and other pilots who provide cover fire while they head for the giant Gamilan war ship.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.04.04

Face of Evil - Part 4

The power flickers and the Tesh, who were closing in on Leela, get scared off by it. Leela rushes into Xoanon's room with one of the weapons the Tesh left behind and pulls the Doctor to safety. Xoanon isn't beat yet. He electrifies the walls and makes one of the Tesh attack the Doctor. The Tesh hits an electrified wall and is killed.

Calib, Tomas, Neeva, and what's left of the Sevateem enter the complex. Jabel orders the Tesh to fall back. His plan is to lead the Sevateem into a trap. The Doctor almost gets killed by Leela, on more than one occasion, after Xoanon takes over her mind temporarily. Xoanon sets the reactor to overload. The Doctor tries to stop the mad computer by excising the part of Xoanon's personality that came from him.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 3.06

The Portal

Adora searches for a way to put an end to the destructive course of action Catra has set into motion. She goes to find Glimmer and Bo. They don't remember her at first. Glimmer is just a princess and Bo is a librarian. There is no Princess Alliance. King Micah is alive. Glimmer senses that something is wrong and breaks into the room where her parents have locked up Adora. They trust her and together they go to look for answers.

Adora, Glimmer, and Bow go to see Entrapta. Adora's words make sense to Entrapta. She remembers, just like Glimmer and Bow, once Adora jogs her memory. Entrapta disappears before she can give them any help but she does tell Adora that she is at the center of the problem because it is her sword that is powering the portal. She warns Adora that once she enters the portal to retrieve the sword she will be trapped there.

The Invaders 1.03

The Mutation

David Vincent searches for a disabled alien spacecraft in Arizona near the Mexican border. He is being watched by Fellows, an Air Force Intelligence officer and gets some help from Evans, a freelance reporter, and Vikki, a stripper. He doesn't realize it then but Evans and Vikki are aliens.

Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

starring Chen Kuan-tai, Li-Li Li, Wong Yue, Lo Lieh, Gordon Liu

directed by Lau Kar-leung

Hung Hsi-kuan flees the Shaolin temple when his teacher is killed by the villainous Pai Mei. Hsi-kuan comes back for revenger more than a decade later after going into hiding, getting married and having a son. Hsi-Kuan is unsuccessful in his attempt to kill Pai Mei but he manages to escape. He trains for several more years before taking another stab at killing Pai Mei.

Happiest Season (2020)

starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie

written and directed by Clea DuVall

Abby goes to her girlfriend's home for Christmas. Abby doesn't learn until they are almost there that Harper lied about telling her parents that she is gay. Harper's father is running for mayor. Abby agrees to keep their relationship a secret from Harper's parents for the five days that they will be there. Her family thinks that Abby is just Harper's roommate.

Everything that could possibly go wrong does. There all sorts of double entendres. Abby meets Riley (Aubrey Plaza), Harper's first girlfriend, and Connor, her boyfriend from high school. Harper spends more time with Connor than with Abby. It gets to be too much for Abby to take. She is ready to leave when everything blows up towards the end.

The Sopranos 3.08

He Is Risen

Ralph Cifaretto is still angry at Tony for hitting him after he killed one of the dancers in 3.06 (University). Tony asks Ralph to have a drink with him but Ralph refuses. Ralph thinks Tony owes him an apology. Ralph and Rosalie Aprile are supposed to come over for dinner on Thanksgiving. Tony doesn't want him there. He tells Carmella to uninvite them. Carmella doesn't like it but she does it. She makes up a story about having to cancel Thanksgiving because her father is sick. Word gets back to Ralph about it.