Iron Man 3 (2013)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

starring Robert Downey, Jr., Gwynneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce

directed by Shane Black

130 minutes

Bern, Switzerland - 1999 - Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is partying at a conference with Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall), a scientist, when he is approached by Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), who tries to get Tony interested in his research project, Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM). Tony blows him off. 

Malibu, California - 2013 - Killian resurfaces. He shows up at Pepper Potts' (Gwyneth Paltrow) office unexpectedly. He tries to get her interested in his latest project. She listens to his pitch, unlike Tony, but doesn't commit to anything. Happy Hogan follows one of Killian's bodyguards and gets badly injured in a blast. The Mandarin, the leader of a terrorist organization, takes responsibility for the bombing. Tony is asked by the press about the attack. He lashes out and tells the Mandarin via the press, what his home address is.

Tony is making plans to investigate the Mandarin when Maya Hansen shows up at his house. She wants to talk to him. Before the conversation can get very far three helicopters attack Tony and Pepper's home. Tony, Pepper, and Maya just barely escape but the house is demolished. Tony zooms out of there (once he knows that the two women are safe) in one of his suits of armor.

Teen Titans 3.11

Bunny Raven... or... How to Make a Titananimal Disappear

The Teen Titans battle Mumbo while he is in the process of robbing a bank. He zaps them into his top hat. He changes Raven into a bunny. He changes Robin into a monkey. He changes Starfire into a cat. He changes Cyborg into a bear. He tries changing Beast Boy into an animal but Beast Boy keeps reverting to his human form so instead he changes him into a lamp.

The Titans are without their powers and for the most part helpless to try and stop Mumbo from doing whatever he wants to do. Raven comes up with a plan, in the end, that frees them from Mumbo's hat and helps them capture him.

Schitt's Creek 2.09

Moira's Nudes

David gets a car. Johnny owes money to the cafe. Alexis gets a job, working for Ted, her ex. Johnny asks David for a loan. Moira turns to Stevie for help finding the nude photographs taken of her (decades ago) on the internet.

Thoughts

Jocelyn and Roland aren't in this episode. The raw milk (from last episode) gets a mention but no more than that.

This was pretty good. I like the awkward familial interactions. That probably isn't the first and hopefully won't be the last time I make that statement.

UFO Robo Grendizer 3.06

The Appearance of a Fake Grendizer

or Grendizer, The Demon!

or Le sosie (The Double)

The Vegans bring another saucer beast to Earth. They disguise it by making it look exactly like Grendizer. They also make the pilot look just like Duke Fleed. The real Grendizer attacks a group of midifos. The Vegan ships flee into space. Greendizer follows them. The Vegans have a trap ready for Grendizer out in space. They surround the giant robot with magnetic asteroids that immobilize Grendizer.

Slip 1.01

The Wife

Mae feels that her marriage of thirteen years to Elijah is a bit stale. She has been supporting Elijah, who is a writer, for years. One night she goes home with Eric, a DJ she just met. She has amazing sex with him. She wakes up the next morning only to discover that the world has changed and now she is married to Eric.

Thoughts

Interesting premise. I'm curious to see where this goes. I'm not sure if I will watch all seven episodes or not. Based on what I see on IMDb it looks like Mae is the only character who is in all seven episodes. No one else appears in more than four episodes and many only appear in a single episode. 

Doctor Who (1963) 15.04.04

The Sun Makers - Part Four

The Doctor saves Leela from getting steamed to death. The revolution takes off in earnest. The Collector is disappointed when he doesn't hear any screams as Leela is steamed to death. He orders Gatherer Hade to do something. Hade tries but before long he thrown off the roof of a building. The Doctor and Leela investigate the Collector's office.

The Doctor has a chat with the Collector once he returns. The Collector is more than happy to tell the Doctor about his operation on Pluto and how he has more or less enslaved the humans who live there. The Collector is an Usurian, a fungal race and he reverts to his original form once he realizes that the odds are stacked against him.

The Doctor and Leela say their goodbyes to Mandrel, Cordo and the others and then depart with K-9 in the TARDIS.

The Phil Silvers Show 3.05

The Big Man Hunt

Bilko is trying to get out of town to go to Topeka for a poker tournament. Red, an old friend of Bilko's, who just struck it rich and whose life Bilko saved at Guadalcanal is looking for him. Ernie gets nervous when he hears that someone is looking for him. Eventually he meets up with Red but then Red gets some bad news.

Thoughts

This was a decent episode. I wasn't surprised that Bilko wasn't rich at the end of the episode. It was nice to see that they actually, more or less, wrapped things up and took the time to include an epilogue of sorts.