NewsRadio 5.10

Spooking Rapping Crypt

Mr. James and Beth get into an argument over profit sharing. Dave gets caught in the middle because Mr. James confided something to him before the argument began. 

Matthew gets it into his head that Lisa is the leader of a Satanic cult who abused him weeks ago. Joe tries to convince him otherwise but when that doesn't work he encourages Matthew to retaliate.

Abbott Elementary 1.11

Desking

The staff of Abbott Elementary tries to contain a new trend, desking, moving across the classroom by walking on desks. They get some help from Zach, Jacob's boyfriend, in figuring out who has been doing it. Ava doesn't understand how she's never heard of desking before. Janine comes up with more than one solution to the problem, the last of which works. Greg gets some advice from Mr. Johnson about job satisfaction.

Thoughts

This was a fun episode but I didn't love it. There were some good laughs.

Outlaw Star 1.23

Hot Springs Planet Tenrei

The crew of the Outlaw Star travel to Tenrei. Gene goes to look for shells for his caster gun while the others enjoy the hot springs. He climbs two mountains in search of the ammunition. He meets two wizards at the top of Mt. Nantai. They tell him about the origins of the caster shells.

The wizards promise to provide him with two of the three rarest of caster shells if he will travel to Mt. Nyotai, where men are not allowed, and take dirty pictures of Urt, the third wizard. It takes Gene several attempts to avoid the traps and make it to the top of Mt. Nyotai. He meets Urt and gets the dirty pictures and the third rare kind of caster shell.

Emily the Criminal (2022)

Emily the Criminal (2022)

starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi

written and directed by John Patton Ford

97 minutes

Emily (Aubrey Plaza) is carrying a massive amount of student debt. She has a felony record and can't find a decent job. She works for a company, delivering food. She helps one of her coworkers out. He repays her by giving her a number to call if she wants to make some money.

Emily calls the number. She gets involved in a scheme to buy things with phony credit cards. She has opportunities to back out but she doesn't. She gets involved with Youcef (Theo Rossi), the guy who seems to be running the operation. He helps her out but that gets him on the bad side of his business partner, Khalil, who is also his cousin.

Doctor Who (1963) 25.01.01

Remembrance of the Daleks - Part One

The episode opens, before the opening credits, with a view of a spaceship approaching Earth. Bits of speeches from 1963 by John F. Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle, Martin Luther King can be heard as the view from space fades and the credits begin

The Doctor and Ace are walking through London in 1963 looking for something. They arrive at the Coal Hill Road Shoreditch Secondary School (Headmaster H. Parson). They spot a girl watching them from the gate to the school but suddenly she isn't there anymore. The Doctor takes an interest in a van that is parked across the street from the school. He investigates the van while Ace goes looking for a bite to eat.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.29

Radio Station B.I.L.K.O.

Bilko and his platoon take over the airwaves when Roseville's only radio station goes off the air. They talk local businesses into paying for advertising and then produce new shows based on the businesses' needs. The most popular show is a soap opera which inadvertently stars Colonel Hall and his wife.

Thoughts

This was fun but not great. It felt a little like the they had three ideas for this episode. First the episode seems to be about getting the radio station up and running, including selling air time to local businesses. The second chunk of this episode is about hiding the radio station from a general who has come to inspect the Fort Baxter. The third and final act is focused on the soap opera that winds up starring the colonel and his wife. I think it would have worked better if they had wove the three parts of the episode together such that there were callbacks to the first two parts in the third one.

The Tick (2001) 1.06

Couples

The Tick and Arthur meet another dynamic Duo, Fiery Blaze and Friendly Fire. The two pairs of heroes try hanging out together but the Fiery Blaze's caustic nature proves to be catching. It temporarily drives a wedge between the Tick and Arthur.

Friendly Fire introduces Arthur to some other sidekicks (Johnny Republic, Fish Boy, and Kid Caboose) all of whom have bad relationships with their partners (Uncle Samson, the Angler, Runaway Train). Arthur quickly realizes how little he has in common with the other sidekicks.

Captain Liberty decides that she needs a dog. Batmanuel tries to help her get one but his inability to get her the dog she wants leads to problems.