Outlaw Star 1.06

The Beautiful Assassin

Gene lands the Outlaw Star at West Virginia Spaceport on Sentinel III. Gene, Jim, and Melfina go to see Fred Luo. Gene hopes he can help them oufit the ship. Fred's prices are steep and he isn't about to cut them a bargain.

"Twilight" Suzuka arrives while Gene and his friends are still at Fred's place. She is there to kill Fred. Gene protects Fred and promises to deal with Suzuka after she leaves. Fred agrees to outfit the Outlaw Star if Gene disposes of Suzuka.

"Twilight" Suzuka catches up to Gene as he leaves Fred Luo's place. She chases him. She is determined to kill him because he stands between her and the contract she took on. They fight briefly but then Gene tricks her and pulls free her sash which loosens her kimono. He also gets his hand on her sword.

Gene sells them back to her and in return for Fred's life he offers up his own. She grudgingly agrees to the terms. Gene goes back to tell Fred the good news. It is there he learns that Fred has decided to only give them a discount. He stills owes Fred 750,000 for the gear he sold them.

NewsRadio 4.19

Monster Rancher

Jimmy talks Dave into hiring Walt, Jimmy's nephews, as an intern. Dave is skeptical. Bill feels threatened by Walt's good looks. Beth feels threatened by Walt's salary, until she learns that he is an unpaid intern.

Matthew has a crush on Lisa. He wants to ask her out on a date but he can't bring himself to do it. Lisa finds out and asks him about it. They end up going out. Things get weird.

Thoughts

Joe is not in this episode.

I have no idea why this episode is called Monster Rancher.

This is an okay episode. It wasn't great but it has its moments. I preferred the part involving Matthew and Lisa.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.01

Horde Prime

The Rebellion is on the run from the Horde. They are using magic to hide themselves from Horde Prime's machines. Adora is no longer She-Ra but she keeps acting like she is. She still has the sword but it is broken in pieces. Her friends keep reminding her that she isn't as strong as she once was, as gently as they can.

Glimmer and Catra are still aboard Horde Prime's flagship. Glimmer is a prisoner. Catra has agreed to work for Horde Prime. She has told him what she knows about the Heart of Etheria. Horde Prime shows Glimmer live footage of the Rebellion getting hit hard my his machines. It is torture to Glimmer. She explains that the princesses are the key to controlling the Heart of Etheria. Horde Prime calls his troops off once he hears that.

Adora leads the Rebellion to the deepest part of the woods, an area that Madame Razz showed her. She hopes that they will all be safe there.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.03.04

The Deadly Assassin - Part 4

Goth is unable to finish off the Doctor. The Master berates Goth for his failure and forces him back into the matrix. The Doctor comes under attack but escapes from the matrix just in time. Castellan Spandrell and Coordinator Engin help the Doctor search for the Master's control room. They find it deep beneath Gallifrey.

The Master is dead when they find him. Goth is near death. The Doctor questions Goth who reveals that he hoped the Master would help him gain power in Gallifrey. Goth dies.

Spandrell reports to Cardinal Borusa what they found. The Cardinal insists that they will have to change the story so that Chancellor Goth died a hero. They need to keep up appearances.

Spandell sends some of the guards down to retrieve the bodies of the Master and Goth which are then moved to another room. The Master comes back to life. He wasn't dead at all. The Doctor, Spandrell, and Engin find the Master. He shoots the Doctor and Spandrell, knocking them out. Engin is forced at gun point to help the Master get the Sash of Rassilon.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.04

The Girl from Italy

Bilko, Barbella, and Henshaw go to New York City to see My Fair Lady on Broadway. Angelo, Barbella's brother, is engaged to Rosa, a girl from Italy, whom he has never met before. His parents promised her parents that they would get married but Angelo doesn't want to go through with it.

Bilko uses the plot of My Fair Lady as a model and does what he can to make Rosa more appealing to Angelo. Barbella's brother comes around and wants another shot at Rosa but Bilko has other ideas when he finds out how the musical ends.

Counterpart 1.02

Birds of a Feather

Emily Prime tries to take Howard Prime into custody. She has an order for his capture. He kills her men and escapes. He meets with Alexander Pope who has obtained a 36-hour pass for him to the other side. Another contact gets him Baldwin's real name. Emily Prime gets reprimanded by her superiors.

Howard Prime crosses back over. He gets Aldrich to get Howard Silk. Prime refuses to do anything until Howard is involved. Nadia Fierro, Baldwin's counterpart, is a concert violinist. They watch her rehearse from a distance.

Howard Prime approaches Nadia in a bar without revealing who he is. Howard goes with Aldrich and some of Aldrich's men to dig through Nadia's apartment while she is in the bar. They find her childhood home address and head there in the hopes that they will find Baldwin there. 

Baldwin has been given orders to kill Nadia. She is reluctant. She goes to Nadia's apartment and gets there in time to see Howard and Aldrich leaving. She searches around. Nadia and Baldwin share flashbacks to their past. Their fathers were very strict with them. They saw their fathers die before their eyes and stood by when they could have done something to save them.

Baldwin causes a commotion and grabs Nadia. She heads into the concert hall. She has both the police and Aldrich and his men on her tail, although the two groups aren't working together. One of Aldrich's men kills Nadia. Aldrich gave the order and he shrugs off the loss. Howard slugs him.

Dogtooth (2009)

Original title: Kynodontas

Greek with English subtitles

starring Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou

directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

The father of a family of five keeps his family in a secluded compound. His wife, two adult daughters, and adult son live with him. He refuses to let them leave. He and his wife tell their children lies about the outside world to keep them from attempting to leave.

The father brings Christina, a coworker, home for his son. She is there to satisfy the son's sexual needs. Christina's conversations with the children puts some ideas in their heads.

The father has told his children that they can leave when one of their dogteeth, incisors, come out.

The father eventually stops bringing Christina around when he finds out some of what she did. This leads him to do something even more unthinkable.