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Quantum Leap: Deliver Us from Evil - March 19, 1966 (1992)
The show should have ended with the jumping the chimp episode, then I'd never have had to seen this travesty.
There was absolutely no reason for the gratuitous sex in this episode, nor for the episode at all. And that Sam was willing to put Jimmy's future at risk, for a fleeting sexual experience, was despicable. If he'd been thinking, as they say, with his big head, instead of his little head, he wouldn't have allowed himself to be enticed into a relationship with no future. (I wonder if his wife would still be able to say that he hadn't wronged her after this.)
I didn't watch the end of the episode - that's how disgusted I was by this turn in the writing, so I don't know what Alia's goal was, or how Sam saved Connie and Frank's marriage, or even if he did. Not only did I not finish this episode, I've never watched another one. This season was full of phone in the political tragedy of the week. Not only that, it will be awhile before I can watch Scott Bacula in anything else - that's how nauseating this episode was.
9-1-1: Monsters (2019)
What, no air bag?
More poor writing designed to provide scenes for Athena (Angela Bassett is great anyway) and throw in an anti-Christian slur, Hen and Bobby (to discuss Buck), and Buck. Why didn't the air bag deploy when the cyclist was hit? What happened to the other cyclist? Why didn't anyone else in Los Angeles report a live, bloodied body on the hood of the car?
That's all I'll say, so as not to give away more of the plot.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story.
9-1-1: Rage (2019)
Michael's advice applies to ALL citizens
The older cop was a bully, and a bigot, and paired with a rookie. That's a scary partnership and they overreacted. But, what Michael said to Harry should be advice to all young people, and especially to young men. I'm an older white female, and I would react to any police officer exactly as Michael suggested.
And, Lena - enough with the fill in for Buck, who treated his friends shamefully, and still doesn't understand why they're so hurt - is leading Eddie down the wrong path, and he's foolishly following. His behavior is irresponsible and just plain stupid.
And, don't get me started on Maddie's vigilantism. Please, writers, get back to what made this show the best that I've binged since Enterprise (2001).
Murder, She Wrote: Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1989)
One of the poorer episodes so far
It surprises me that this episode was highly rated, and especially that some thought it funny. It was full of plot holes (the murderer was able to drag a very large body through the house and outside, while apparently leaving no blood trail and the housekeeper wouldn't allow the caterer into her kitchen forcing him to use the neighbor's kitchen), and mostly extraneous characters: the old boyfriend who hadn't lived up to his potential, the lecherous uncle, and Aunt Clara, who somehow got through security without an invitation, as well as a bridal party who are invisible until the actual wedding. There were a lot of familiar old faces which is always fun, but most weren't necessary.
Star Trek: Short Treks: The Brightest Star (2018)
Non Discovery watcher rates this a 10
I've never watched Discovery (we don't have cable or any streaming services), so I can't comment on canon. As a stand alone episode, I found it fascinating. A lonely man, out of step with his father and culture, yearns for something more, and believes that it will come from the stars he sees in the sky at night. A lovely story, and it makes me want to watch Discovery. Perhaps we will when the series is finished, and it comes out on DVD.
What to say to fill the spaces? We're currently rewatching TOS, having originally watched them during the initial airing, then syndication. Thankfully, faithful fans kept Star Trek going after 1969.