#r2g1

Merlin (BBC): 4.06 A Servant of Two Masters

cw there is a scene where merlin gets a snake shoved into the back of his neck (which can then control him because magic) and obviously various failed attempts at assassinations

When Merlin falls into Morgana's hands, he becomes a deadly weapon in her fight for supremacy. Using ancient magic, she pits friend against friend to create the perfect assassin. An oblivious Arthur is in great danger. Will anyone notice Merlin's unusual behaviour before he does the king some serious harm?

merlin (whose main role in the show is saving arthur's life over and over again) is enchanted to try to kill arthur. he makes a hilariously bad assassin and it's fun watching other characters react to the personality change, as well as getting to see some badass merlin and the whole scene with morgana in the beginning was so interesting to watch. he disguises himself as a mean old man so he can say what he really thinks! and the costumes are fantastic in this episode particularly

Victorious: 4.01 The Breakfast Bunch

After a lunch mishap, Tori, Andre, Robbie, Beck, Jade, and Cat are forced to spend Saturday in detention.

Ghosts (2019): 2.04 The Thomas Thorne Affair

cw there is a gun duel

A discovery in the house leads Thomas to go down memory lane, but as Alison comes to realise, memory and reality don't always go hand-in-hand when ghostly witnesses are eager to tell their own versions of events.

Red Dwarf: 5.04 Quarantine

Doctor Who (2005): 5.10 Vincent and the Doctor

Tw: is about Vincent Van Gough so does deal with self harm, depression, and suicide (but not graphically, just this is what happened in his life and they acknowledge it)

The Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see.

Not the showiest or even the best episode of Dr Who, but the one that I can’t watch without tearing up at the end. Really well written and performed and generally gorgeous to watch as well. I first saw it when I was ten and the speech at the end has imprinted on my brain and given me a language to help understand the ups and downs that life brings. It’s just a lovely one.

Supernatural: 5.04 The End

tw for drug addiction

Dean refuses Sam's efforts to help him battle the Devil, and then wakes up to find himself five years in the future, in a wasteland where Lucifer has begun his endgame by unleashing a virus that transforms humans into zombies.

Gravity Falls: 2.20 / 2.21 Weirdmaggedon 3: Take Back the Falls

The Pines family make their greatest sacrifice yet and arrive at their ultimate fate following a final showdown with Bill.

Kamen Rider Kuuga: 1.35 Emotion

tw graphic violence and blood, stalking, child murder https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Emotion has a tw at the top of the page as well, as much as i loathe fandom

Unidentified Lifeform #42, porcupine-type monster Go-Jaraji-Da, is given the rule to kill Midorikawa Academy's second year boy students and repeatedly murders.

Daredevil: 2.06 Regrets Only

cw there are some fight scenes and one character is in a hospital bed looking beat up for most of his screen time

A lethal foe returns with a vengeance, Foggy and Murdock risk the firm to ensure justice, and Karen sees a different side of the Punisher.

this is where the tension in the series starts really ramping up. s2 is all about figuring out what the truth/justice means to each character and how they can best get at it, and the way they all go about it is fascinating. also it's the episode where matt and elektra sneak into a fancy dress party and karen talks to frank about his family for the first time

The West Wing: 2.22 Two Cathedrals

As the Haitian army continues their seizure of the American embassy there, Bartlet and the staff prepare for the announcement that Bartlet has M.S. and the President must decide whether or he will seek re-election. As the funeral for Mrs. Landingham takes place and the announcement draws nearer, Bartlet thinks back to his past in search of the answer to the question everyone is asking: Will he seek re-election?

This episode is such a tour de force. It makes me cry, it’s amazing. Also the casting of the flashbacks is so well done?? Idk, no clever thoughts, it’s just really good