Damnit! I turned the teevee too soon and thought WILLIAM FICHTNER was gonna be on Dollhouse. *sigh*
Dollhouse, Week 10
Alas, there was no Fichtner, but there was Gregg Henry, one of the kick-ass HITGs. Alas, he was woefully underused. Even as the red herring, he could've been given more to do. (Question: The boat fiasco = The noodle incident?)
Good
Topher - Layers! It appears that even he succumbs to his loneliness once a year, and creates a geek dream girl to play laser tag with for his birthday. Gah, how sad. It wasn't even some nasty, pervy scenario; he just wanted someone to hang out with! Also, love his interactions with Boyd.
Jane Espenson! wrote some of tonight's episode - can you guess which parts? (I'm guessing the discussion with NerdSierra about androids. And the, 'more money for everyone, yay!')
"We can't play with the sleepies..."
Everlasting life? Another morally questionable twist of the Dollhouse tech. Should there be a second season, this facet could give it legs.
Tudyk = Alpha? It's a guess. In any case, I would give about ten Tahmohs for one Tudyk on a regular basis. Let's make this happen, Joss.
Eh.
The Echo-focused plot. I like a drawing-room mystery as much as the next gal, but this was pretty rote and unsurprising. I mean, why wouldn't the killer be the evil popped-collar preppy with a gambling problem, when the bitter daughter and drunken uncle get so little screentime? (Also, I've only seen Jordan Bridges play a good guy once. and he still died.)
And yet another strange wardrobe choice takes me out of the story: the solid gold dress at the end? Seemed a bit much for a daytime reading of the will and stroll by the pasture. One can be both practical and hot in a decent pair of jeans and shitkickers.
November's breasts: MVP of the whole Mellie/Paul storyline? Paul's anger at the whole situation and the rough sex that followed is fine bit of darkness to add to that plot, but I'm still not feeling all that sorry for Ballard, and Mellie is such a simpering doormat I feel like smacking her around a bit myself. Perhaps I should give Joss, et al., kudos for creating a story wherein the mad scientists, rather than their victims, are the most interesting and sympathetic characters.
Um, where *was* Echo's handler? Seemed like he would've been handy when the Topsider Killer made with the syringe....
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Re. the gold dress: my thoughts exactly. Maybe she wanted to look stunning for her last encounter with her (technically former) husband. I was wondering out loud how she could walk on grass in those stilettos. Believe me, it's impossible to strut your stuff when your heels are two inches deep in soil at every single step.
ReplyDeleteRe. Tahmoh and the doll: seems like everytime the writers want to inject some darkness into the personality of their character, they go the aggressive sex route (Adelle, anyone?). Deja vu, Joss people (in every single one of his shows, too!). It's actually becoming counter-productive plot wise.
Speaking of Adelle: I not only welcome a second season, but a whole lot more of Adelle-centric eps, please. Can she be the main character? No offense to Eliza, but man oh man, Olivia is one hell of an actress.
No question: Adelle should be the lead/focus of the show. Actually, I like everyone except for Eliza and Tahmoh...and their characters. Which is kind of a problem since they're supposed to our sympathetic, hot young leads, and I just want them to both die horrible unresurrectable deaths.
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