Doctor Who (1963) 12.04.06

Genesis of the Daleks - Part Six

The Doctor, with some help form Sarah and Harry, gets the Dalek operator off his neck off his neck and throws it back in the room with the others. The Doctor is ready to blow up the room but then changes his mind. He doesn't feel as if he has the right to destroy the Daleks.

The surviving Kaleds hold their meeting. Davros speaks at the meeting. Only a couple scientists come over to his side. The Doctor and his companions are there but they don't interfere in the proceedings. They find some of the Doctor's gadgets on one of the tables, including his sonic screwdriver and the time ring.

The Doctor, Sarah, and Harry leave the meeting when they see Nyder depart. He tries to attack them but they overpower him. They have him take them to Davros' office, where the recording of the Doctor enumerating Dalek mistakes in future conflicts is stored. Nyder hands it over to them but then he locks them in Davros' office.

Attack on Titan 1.03

A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1

Eren, Mikasa, and Armin start training to become scouts. Keith Sadies, the commander of the training unit, is very hard on all the new recruits. Eren has a lot of trouble mastering balance in a harness. He finally gets it right just in time to avoid getting ejected from the training unit. 

Thoughts

This episode was a big improvement over the first couple episodes. Eren seems to calm down, for the most part, and focuses his energies on learning how to balance in the harness.

Schitt's Creek 4.07

The Barbeque

Patrick buys David a big cookie to celebrate their four month anniversary. Johnny, Moira, and Alexis find out about the anniversary. Johnny insists on having a barbeque to celebrate. David is not amused by the suggestion but he doesn't have a choice in the matter.

Alexis gets a text from Ted. It looks like it might not have been intended for her but she thinks it was. Rachel, one of the guests at the motel, recommends that Alexis tries the direct approach with Ted.

Thoughts

Johnny gets some help from Roland in getting the barbeque going. I love how clueless Johnny is when it comes to barbeque. 

Black Swan Metamorphosis (2011)

Black Swan Metamorphosis (2011)

directed by Niko Tavernise

49 minutes

I could have watched Black Swan on Hulu. I chose instead to borrow the DVD from the library because it included this documentary. Black Swan Metamorphosis is broken into three parts. Part One is about shooting in New York City. Part Two is about shooting in Purchase, NY where the scenes at the theater were shot. Part Three is about the special effects, practical and digital.

Moonlighting 3.03

Symphony in Knocked Flat

Maddie is tired of guys who don't put out, enough effort when taking her out on date. David finds out about this and suggests that she let him take her out. He promises to make it worth her wild but in return she has to go on his kind of date. She agrees to his terms. 

David runs around town trying to get tickets to something (think ballet or opera) that Maddie would like. He winds up buying a couple tickets off a scalper, not realizing that the seats aren't together.

David picks up Maddie in a limousine. They go to a concert but things get awkward when David realizes that the seats aren't together. They wind up getting kicked out of the music hall.

The next day two pairs of FBI agents come to see Maddie and David, separately. David and Maddie decide that one of the pair's of agents must have been fakes. They rush over to Maddie's home, without saying anything to either pair of FBI agents, real or phony. Maddie finds a parking stub in her purse.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1.05

Captive Pursuit

A ship comes through the wormhole from the Gamma Quadrant. The pilot reluctantly accepts help from Chief O'Brien and the crew of the space station. He calls himself Tosk but won't give O'Brien or anyone else any more information than that.

Security detects Tosk accessing the space station's network. Odo suspects that Tosk was attempting to get into the weapons locker. Tosk is locked up in a security cell.

Another ships arrives from the Gamma Quadrant. The commander of that unit demands that Sisko hand over Tosk. He explains that they are hunting Tosk. It is what Tosk was bred for, to be hunted. Sisko finds the situation distasteful but doesn't see what he can do about it.

Black Swan (2010)

Black Swan (2010)

starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder

directed by Darren Aronofsky

113 minutes

Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is selected to play the part of the Swan Queen in Swan Lake. Nina lives with Erica (Barbara Hershey), her mother, who treats her like she is much younger than her actual age. Thomas (Vincent Cassel), the director, pushes Nina very hard, to include forcing himself on her. Lily (Mila Kunis), another dancer in the troupe, covets Nina's role and also encourages her to loosen up. Nina replaces Beth (Winona Ryder) as the star dancer in the troupe when she is selected for the role.