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“Daredevil” s5e4 (2026)
How great Matthew Lillard does have to be to go head to head with Vincent D'Onofrio? Not many actors could convincingly intimidate the Kingpin!
Inspired use of Bullseye in this episode. Those fight scenes were off the chart. All of them.
The confrontation at the end was intense. I was thinking "So nothing changed?" and that the episode was over... and then they revealed what had happened.
10/10
“Cheers” s3e17 (1985)
There are funny moments, but it feels like an episode that's not fully developed.
Diane is stuck under the floor. That's very funny, but nothing much comes of it.
In the a-story, Cliff lands Norm in jail and is too much of a coward/weasel to put things right. It's good, but it never catches fire for some reason.
Some big laughs, however. Coach has some great gags. Norm return is hilarious. And Diane's disembodied voice is a clever/funny idea.
7/10
“Columbo” 02 (1971)
Lee Grant, Patricia Mattick, Harold Gould, Paul Carr.
Part of the fun of watching this second pilot is noting how it compares to the first one. Where it is different, and where it is the same.
Both murderers are smug and over-confident. Both know that Columbo is after them. And he exploits a character flaw in both to eventually get them at the end. In both stories, a third character is key to the gotcha. In the first, it was an accomplice who helped move the story along and to a strong conclusion. In this one, however, the third character is on Columbo's side. I kinda think that Margaret (Patricia Mattick) steals the show. Or comes close to it.
One key difference in this pilot: Columbo is introduced early but kept out of the investigation. (At that point, it's a kidnapping.) It's clear that the team of detectives running the show look down on him. Harold Gould is fabulous. All of this is new information, but key to the development of the character moving forward. People underestimate him. That said, I think Leslie Williams is on to him from the start. She can see that he's not under her control, so she watches him constantly and follows him around the house. The cat-and-mouse game is afoot. But who exactly is the mouse?
First appearance of Timothy Carey as Bert. And a chance for us to see the real Columbo away from the job. Enjoying his regular bowl of chilli.
The movie is a tad too long, and starts to sag in the middle, but it's very good nonetheless.
9/10
“Dusty’s Trail” s1e13 (1973)
Cesare Danova, Billy Barty.
Silly, but amusing from start to finish.
Forrest Tucker and Bob Denver have great chemistry, and have some nice bits here. I can't help but chuckle when Dusty annoys the Wagonmaster.
Both Lori Saunders and Jeannine Riley get more to do in this episode than usual. That's a very good thing.
6/10
“Colin from Accounts” s2e6 (2024)
An episode about Gordon's family.
How great was this? It reminded me of how I feel when I watch Breeders. And that's the greatest compliment I can give it.
Ash's discomfort was overpowering.
And the ending was devastating.
10/10
“Cheers” s3e16 (1985)
The strength of Cheers is that the funniest episodes are also strong character-driven stories. Here's one where Sam wants to finish high school, but ends up sleeping with the teacher. Of course he does. his own weakness getting the way.
And it's perfectly natural for Diane to butt in and try and fix the situation.
Shelley Long and Ted Danson are gold together.
9/10
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” s3e10 (2025)
Oh my god, the emotions!!
This is not a perfect episode. It's a bit patchwork. Yet, I'm giving it 10/10 because it accomplishes so darn much. It delivers a lot of closure to a lot of stuff. And it brings the emotions. None of this is easy to do, and the episode somehow makes it look easy.
My quibble is simply that I would have broken this into 2 separate episodes. Not necessarily a 2-parter, but 2 episodes that compliment one another where the second hour was mostly devoted to Batel and Pike. (Of course, a full episode of Batel and Pike saying farewell might have broken me.)
Great Kirk-Spock scenes in this. Almost the highlight.
10/10
“Doctor Who” s41e7 (2025)
Archie Panjabi, Anita Dobson.
Best episode in a while, but it's another one that features very little of the Doctor. Instead, a lot of the story is carried by Belinda (Varada Sethu) and Ruby (Millie Gibson). They are both good, and the world they are trapped in is certainly intriguing, but I'd prefer if the Doctor was the main character. His absence from key scenes is notable and the various cameos feel like padding.
Not impressed by Panjabi's performance as the Rani, tbh. And Conrad is still a silly villain.
7/10
“Star Trek: The Next Generation” s4e26 (1991)
Redemption, written by Ronald D. Moore.
Guest cast: Robert O'Reilly, Tony Todd, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh.
Obviously, this is a key episode in the ongoing Klingon storyline that ran across multiple episodes. It moves things forward and has terrific performances.
But, for me--on this viewing--this was all about Picard and Worf. The relationship between the two men shifts constantly throughout the episode. Picard wears different hats here. Mentor and boss are two. Most of all he plays the friend card. Both character benefit enormously from the written and played here.
And then there's the cliffhanger... wow.
10/10
“Daredevil” s5e3 (2026)
This show is crazy bad...
...for my blood pressure.
All these characters are on such thin ice now. BB (Genneya Walton), in particular, is playing with fire. This can't end well. Her relationship with Daniel (Michael Gandolfini) is so well written and played.
Heather (Margarita Levieva) is dancing with the devil now. Just when you think it can't get worse for her, it does. Again I say: this can't end well.
Karen (Deborah Ann Woll) is ridiculously badass in this episode. (It's the one with the breakout at the end.) Never would have imagined she would make such a great partner for Daredevil, yet here we are.
Great use of Kirsten (Nikki M. James) in this script. And Jacques (Tony Dalton) is starting to shine. I hope we see more of him.
10/10
“Spider-Noir” s1e4 (2026)
Andrew Lewis Caldwell.
This one took a while to switch into high gear. The ongoing story had a big peak at the end of the previous episode, so early scenes in this one were the aftermath of that as the dust settled.
The Ben-Cat relationship is nice. But not the most compelling thing about the show.
The fight at the end took the episode up a couple of notches. Not just because it was thrilling, but because it feeds so well into the big ongoing story.
On a side note, I loved seeing that couple (Sofia Melián and Garrett Bales) again.
9/10
“Runaways” s3e3 (2019)
Each episode so far this season is better than the one before.
A major character is murdered, and we (finally) find out which one of the runaways is not who they are appear to be.
Jaw-dropping stuff.
10/10
“Wonder Man” s1e4 (2026)
Byron Bowers, Josh Gad, Charlotte Ross.
An absolutely fantastic episode.
Completely standalone and different from the first three instalments, it tells it's own (excellent) story.
Being in black-and-white is the icing on the cake.
10/10
“Superstore” s6e6 (2021)
Johnny Pemberton.
Always good to see Bo (and his friends) pop up.
This is the one where Sandra's cat dies. After people gave money for it. Mateo (Nico Santos) is so funny in these situations.
9/10
“Star Trek: Voyager” s1e11 (1995)
Heroes and Demons, written by Naren Shankar.
Guest cast: Marjorie Monaghan, Christopher Neame.
A significant Doctor episode, as he goes on his first away mission. He makes a fantastic central character. Even though there is danger, it's obvious that all the characters are behaving as they would in a holonovel and working to a prescribed script. Yet, the Doctor takes it so seriously and is clearly affected by it. A huge part of his charm. It's basically an episode where he gets caught up in a good book.
10/10
“Star Trek: Voyager” s1e10 (1995)
State of Flux, teleplay by Chris Abbott.
Seska (Martha Hackett) is one of my favourite Trek characters. Here is an episode that suggests she is a traitor, but successfully keeps us guessing all the way to the end. Thanks to the writing, and thanks to Hackett's performance, we have no idea if Seska is telling the truth or not. Carey (Josh Clark) might be the spy...
It's an episode that changes the status quo. One recurring character leaves. Trek doesn't do that very often, and never like this.
It's also a Chakotay episode. He gets some great scenes with Seska and with Tuvok. And a fantastic line of dialogue: "You were working for her, Seska was working for them… was anyone on that ship working for me?"
10/10
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