Inuyasha 1.12

The Soul Piper and the Mischievous Little Soul

Kagome encounters the spirit of Mayu, a dead girl, in the modern era. Mayu died in a fire that almost killed her younger brother. He has been in a coma ever since. Mayu bears a grudge against her mother and tries to kill her brother, more than once.

Kagome tries to talk some sense into Mayu but the girl won't listen. Inuyasha warns Kagome that Mayu is in danger of being dragged down to Hell by a spirit known as the Soul Piper. Kagome renews her efforts to get through to Mayu but it isn't until after the Soul Piper tries to drag Mayu away that she listens.

Interior Chinatown 1.03

Tech Guy

Willis ingratiates himself to some of the background characters at the police station by bringing them Chinese food every day. He digs through the evidence room, While they eat, looking for more information about his brother, whom he learns was also known as Kung Fu Guy. Lana seems to think that a group or gang called the Painted Faces has something to do with his brother's disappearance but Willis doesn't know anything about them.

Lana works on a couple cases with Green and Turner. Green continues to make bad jokes and give Lana a hard time. Lana keeps trying and eventually Green starts to come around and stop treating her like trouble.

Bleach 1.04

Cursed Parakeet

Chad gets a talking parakeet from a friend who warns him that is cursed. Chad doesn’t care. He is very tall for a 15-year-old and possesses what seems to be superhuman strength.

Chad, despite being nearly invulnerable, gets hit by a car and is brought in to the Kurosaki clinic by Karin and Yuzu. Ichigo and Rukia immediately sense that there is something sinister at work.

Chad disappears from the clinic. Ichigo and Rukia go looking for him. Ichigo uses an ability that Shinigami possess to figure out where they can find Chad and the parakeet. They spot Chad but he takes off running with the bird.

Ichigo and Rukia split up after they run into Karin. She explains the the parakeet is possessed by the soul of a boy whose mother was killed before his eyes. Ichigo takes Karin home while Rukia follows Chad.

Rukia is attacked by a Hollow before she catches up to Chad and the parakeet. She tries to use Soul Reaper spells on the Hollow but she is still too weak for the spells to have any great effect on the evil spirit.

Doctor Who (1963) 8.02.01

The Mind of Evil - Episode One

The Doctor and Jo visit Stangmoor Prison. There they observe George Barnham, a prisoner, put through a process that is supposed to clear his mind of all evil impulses. He is hooked up to a device called a Keller machine. Something goes wrong during the procedure and Barnham, screams.

The Doctor, Jo, and the other observers file out of the room. One man stays behind. Not long after that he is found dead with marks from rats all over his face and neck. Professor Kettering, who was operating the machine, doesn't understand. Dr. Summers, who works in the prison, examines the man but doesn't understand how it happened.

Samurai Champloo 1.02

Redeye Reprisal

The judge's son from the previous episode, who lost an arm fighting with Mugen, returns. He brings with him a large, ogre-like man who has killed a lot of people. The judge's son sets traps for Mugen, Jin, and Fuu.

Fuu passes out and has to be carried. Jin and Mugen drop her off in an abandoned shack. 

Mugen gets lured away from the others by a woman who invites him to spend the night with her. She poison's him and then explains that only the judge's son has the antidote.

Jin goes to soak in a spring and meets an assassin whom the judge's son hired. The two men fight. The assassin is impressed by Jin's skill with a sword.

Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.17

The Fourth to be Qualified

The council wants to question Shinji about the most recent encounter with an Angel but Katsuragi denies their request. They interrogate her in his place. An accident happens in the United States. Preparations are made for the arrival/addition of a new pilot. 

Thoughts

Not a whole lot seemed to happen in this episode. Things happened but I'm not sure how it all adds up or how it is moving the plot forwards. Maybe there will be another battle with an Angel in the next episode. 

The Orville 2.03

Home

The Orville takes Alara back to Xelaya, her home planet because she needs to reacclimate to its strong gravity. She stays with her parents and her older sister who are happy to see her. Alara doesn't like the way they treat her. She has to ride around in a wheelchair, because she hasn't reacclimated to Xelaya's gravity.

The family goes to their vacation home which is on a deserted island. They aren't there for long before a couple whom they have never met before shows up. Cambis and Floratta Borrin. They seem nice at first but things get ugly after Cambis reveals that Alara's father is to blame for their son's death by suicide.

Alara recovers from her weakened state sufficiently that she is able to defend her sister and her parents from the intruders. Alara is given a chance to return to the Orville but decides instead to stay on Xelaya with her parents.