“I mean, don’t
get me wrong- I heart my porn. But this…is cool!”
There are
times, blogging several TV series at once, that things come close to being
confused. This episode’s title reminds me of Grimm, while the fact that it is written by the excellent Jane Espenson reminds me of Buffy. But enough of lesser TV
programmes. This episode of Dollhouse absolutely knocked me sideways! Before I
say anything else… Alan Tudyk was great in Firefly. But here he is Sublime.
It’s typical
of Dollhouse that really great ideas are used without them even being the main
focus of the episode. Echo is imprinted with the personality of a disturbed and
abused little girl, modified by Topher to reflect that little girl as a
well-adjusted adult: the best possible outcome for her. Echo, equipped with
this imprint, is able to act as the best possible counsellor to give the girl
real hope and real chance. Unlike much of what we’ve seen so far, this is a
genuinely good and heart-warming use of a doll. Such a pity that the moral
basis of what the Dollhouse is doing is still just as dodgy.
Ballard is
on fire! He finds the Dollhouse with such incredible speed that you wonder how
the hell it took him so many episodes to do it! He knows where the building is,
he has the original architect to guide him. What could possibly go wrong?! I
mean, it’s not as though this Stephen Kepler dude could turn out to actually be
A) Alpha, and B) completely doolally! Stephen Kepler may not be a real live
person, but his dialogue is still amazing. I mean, look at that quote up there!
The ending
is really quite exciting. Ballard finds Echo and has a big confrontation with DeWitt
about ethics and that. Alpha scars Victor as he did to Doctor Saunders. And, of
course, Alpha kidnaps Echo (after imprinting her with some weirdo) and buggers
off with her. It’s all kicking off. Dollhouse is bloody great at the moment. I
love it.
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