Doctor Who (1963) 12.04.05

Genesis of the Daleks - Part Five

The Doctor gives Davros details of all future Dalek defeats rather than see his friends tortured. Sarah and Harry are taken away and locked up after the session is over. Davros asks the Doctor to stay behind so that they can talk.

The Doctor tries to talk Davros out of continuing with his schemes. Davros refuses and tells the Doctor that his plans are for the good of the universe. The Doctor tricks Davros and gets the upperhand momentarily but Nyder returns and clubs that Doctor into submission.

Sarah and Harry are thrown into a detention cell with Gharman. He tells them about his plans to overthrow Davros. They escape from the cell with some help from Kavell, one of the other scientists. The resistance, Gharman's side, takes over. 

High Fidelity (2000)

High Fidelity (2000)

starring John Cusack, Jack Black, Iben Hjejle

directed by Stephen Frears

113 minutes

Laura (Iben Hjejle) dumps Rob (John Cusack). She moves out of his apartment and moves in with Ian, an older guy. Rob's life as a record store owner goes on but he doesn't know how to handle the break up. He makes a list of the top five heartbreaks of his life. He leaves Laura off the list at first but later reconsiders.

Rob reaches out to the four other women on his list in an effort to understand where he went wrong and why his heart has been broken at least five times. He doesn't give up on Laura and eventually his persistence pays off.

Schitt's Creek 4.06

Open Mic

Patrick suggests that Rose Apothecary needs to do something to attract more customers. He recommends having an open mic night. David is against it but Patrick goes ahead with the idea.

Moira accidentally finds out the sex of Justine's and Roland's baby well before it is born. Roland was hoping to keep it a secret because it is a family tradition going back hundreds of years.

Alexis helps Johnny and Stevie work on the branding for the motel.

Thoughts

This was another very good episode. I laughed at bits from all three plot threads.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1.02

Past Prologue

Tahna Los, a Bajoran freedom fighter, approaches DS9 as he is being pursued by Cardassians who are trying to kill him. He is transported aboard the space station as his ship is destroyed by the Cardassians.

Gul Danar, the Cardassian commander of the ship that was pursuing Tahna Los, demands that the Bajoran be turned over to him. Commander Sisko decides to grant Los sanctuary until a Bajoran court can decide how to handle the situation.

Doctor Bashir is approached by Garak, a Cardassian tailor who is the only Cardassian resident of DS9. Garak wants to be friends with Bashir, who reports the encounter to Sisko.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.16

Q Who

Q steals one of the shuttles and abducts Captain Picard. Q has a favor to ask of Picard but Picard insists that Q return him and the shuttle to the Enterprise. Q refuses to comply until Picard agrees to listen to him.

Q transports them back to the Enterprise. The crew of the Enterprise spends hours searching for Captain Picard and the missing shuttle while they are gone. Guinan sensed that something was wrong, reached out to Commander Riker, but wasn't sure what it was.

Attack on Titan 1.02

That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2

Eren, Mikasa, and Armin escape on boats with other refugees as the Titans continue to wreck havoc within the city. More people are eaten by Titans. Eren, Mikasa and Armin decide to join the 104th Cadet Corps.

Thoughts

This show seems to be big on spectacle. I don't hate it but it has yet to really grab me. Eren seems to be the main character but he has yet to do anything truly heroic.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.13

Bilko's Giveaway

Bilko wins non-cash prizes on a television quiz show only to discover that they come with a tax bill.

Thoughts

I appreciate the fact that the show more or less stayed on topic for most of the episode but the story moved very fast and still felt like a series of skits more than it did one cohesive episode.