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Two episodes in, I’m really not enjoying it. Lisa says, “It’s like they painted themselves into a Stupid Corner.” Thoughts: * Ballard’s character has become totally unbelievable to me. I don’t know what his motivation is supposed to be anymore. … Continue reading →

Probably my biggest complaint about first season Dollhouse was that the creators of the show seemed to be so uncomfortable with their own premise that they spent more time avoiding implications than exploring them—leading me, as a viewer, to constantly … Continue reading →

Via james_nicoll, Dollhouse has been renewed for a second 13-episode season. Wow, I did not see that coming. I caught the last half-hour of Serenity on cable yesterday, so my first thought on hearing this news was, too bad this … Continue reading →

“Why do you have to go back in the wedge? Why don’t you come home?” “I did sign a contract…” “I have thirty-eight brains. Not one of them thinks you can sign a contract to be a slave… Especially now … Continue reading →

An OK episode. Thoughts: * The idea of using Dollhouse technology to copy whole personalities into other bodies is potentially very interesting. Not only can you use it to grant a pseudo-eternal life (pseudo because a copy of me over … Continue reading →

At last, the Dollhouse I’d been hoping for: complex story structure, actual character development, interesting and unselfconscious exploration of the basic premise, and moral conflict without the moralizing. It’s like a whole different series, which I’m OK with. First thing … Continue reading →

Better this week. For the first time, I was genuinely surprised by the ending, in a way that was satisfying. Part of that was clever misdirection—I jumped to the wrong conclusion about the scenario Adelle was running, as I no … Continue reading →

Thoughts on this week’s episode: * Topher’s “drawer of inappropriate starches” is a keeper, but otherwise I thought it was awfully early in the series to be doing the Everybody Must Get Stoned episode. I still don’t have a very strong … Continue reading →

In comments, j_lovescoffee asks what I think of Dollhouse now that the show has gotten up to speed? I think it’s improved a lot since the first episode, enough so that I’m in it for the long haul. My favorite … Continue reading →