Annie Hall (1977)

Annie Hall (1977)

starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton

directed by Woody Allen

93 minutes

Twice married, stand-up comedian Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) meets and falls in love with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). They aren't as compatible as they would like to be but for a time they are together. She tries her hand at singing in nightclubs and after a rough start she has some success and moves from New York City to Los Angeles.

The Orville 2.09

Identity - Part 2

The crew of the Orville are held prisoner in the shuttle bay. The Kaylons eventually take the bridge crew to a meeting room. The Kaylons explain to them how it is going to work. The bridge crew doesn't like it but they don't feel as though they have a choice.

The Roosevelt, another ship from Earth, approaches the Orville. The bridge crew to the Orville are forced to act like nothing is wrong. Captain Mercer talks to Captain Marcos and tells him that everything is good but he sneaks in a code phrase that tells Captain Marcos that all is not good.

Phantom Lady (1944)

Phantom Lady (1944)

starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis

directed by Robert Siodmak

87 minutes

Carol "Kansas" Richman (Ella Raines) tries to figure out who framed Scott Henderson (Alan Curtis), her boss, for the murder of his wife. All the evidence seems to point to Scott being the murderer but Carol is convinced, possibly in part because she is in love with him, that he in innocent.

Scott's alibi is that he was went to a show with a woman whom he met in a bar. He didn't get the woman's name (the titular phantom lady) and has no way of contacting her to back him up. He gets put on trial and sentenced to death.

Adventure Time 4.15

Sons of Mars

Magic Man, a criminal from Mars, uses his abilities to make himself look like Jake (and Jake look like him) in order to evade capture by the Martian authorities. Finn travels to Mars to save Jake before he gets executed in Magic Man's place.

Thoughts

This episode was lots of fun and kind of crazy. I like it very much.

Steven Universe 1.13

So Many Birthdays

Steven learns that Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl don't celebrate birthdays. He decides to throw them each a birthday party. They appreciate the gesture but they don't understand why he is going to the trouble.

Steven doesn't take well to the rejection of the birthday parties. He walks through town and starts aging rapidly until he is a very old man. 

Thoughts

This episode felt half-baked. There wasn't quite enough here to satisfy me.

Un Village Français 5.03

Naissance d'un chef

or Birth of a Leader

25 Sep 1943

Marie Germain and the men who accompany her don't stick around the camp very long. She pulls Antoine aside, after he steps forward as the leader of the group, and advises him to move the camp because otherwise they will be found by the police or the Germans.

Marchetti is warned by Delage, one of his men, that Loriot, another of his men, might put the pieces together and figure out that he killed the German border guard, see 4.12 (The Border).

Doctor Who (1963) 8.03.02

The Claws of Axos - Part Two

The Doctor is reunited with Jo. She tells them that she could have sworn that she heard Bill Filer's voice and that she was looking for him when they found her. The Axon leader insists that she must have been hallucinating.

Chinn get authorization from the Ministry of Defense and with some help from the British Army takes charge of the situation. He makes a deal with the Axons and gets a big chunk of Axonite. He hands it over to Winser. The Brigadier, the Doctor, and Jo are arrested for trying to interfere with Chinn's plans for the Axonite.

The Master and Bill Filer escape temporarily from the grips of the Axons but are quickly recaptured. The Axons make a duplicate of Filer and send him after the Doctor who they have figured out is a Time Lord, just like the Master.