Me neither, Alpha. Me neither.
Dollhouse, Week 11
Here's why I can't get with Caroline or Ballard as my 'heroes': They seem more concerned about being right, rather than them doing right. Flaws are fine, but this just makes them assholes. And not amusing/sorta likable assholes, like House, just annoying, obnoxious, and taking screen time from characters that are actually compelling. It also doesn't help that the actors are fairly mediocre and around more for their hotness than their charisma or talent. That's why I couldn't enjoy this ep like wanted to; there's a good story developing here but it's being hampered by its leads. That's a problem.
Good
Written by Jane Espenson - "Carrots. Medicinal carrots." "I'm gonna die in pajamas."
"It's a small world, right? I went to elementary school with Jenna Elfman."
Let's keep bald black lady Fed and send Ballard to the attic.
Victor as Dominic!!! The freakout of realizing he was Attic-ed and now temporarily in a Doll was a nice touch, and the actor did a fine EvilReedDiamond impersonation.
Tudyk!!!! - So fantastic. Hilarious, menacing, and definitely worth the wait. Eliza's had virtually no presence when they shared a scene. Next week should be interesting... (And I really wanted Alpha to break out while he was in the mindzappy room and shove Ballard into the Comfy Chair.)
Boyd. Fuck Yeah. I seriously hate Ballard for hurting Boyd. This will not stand.
Random
"The Dollhouse is underground." - They're the Mole People!!??!!1
So the LA Dollhouse was built eight years ago?
Dollhouse HQ is in...Tuscon? For christ's sake, why? Then again, a locus of evil located in that god-forsaken place does make some sense. I have feeling Cindy McCain is involved somehow...
"Caroline, you don't have to do what they tell you." - Just do what I tell you. Be free, you brainwashed freak.
Grrrrr
Echo saves the children - was this some pro bono work that's supposed to make us like the Dollhouse tech now? Why did it take up so much time and then go nowhere? Why was it so. fucking. boring?
Why is it just Caroline that matters to Ballard? He doesn't think there are other Dolls that might like to not be Dolls anymore (like maybe the one he's been fucking for the last month)? I don't buy the connection they're trying to build between them. There is no connection, writers, other than their annoyance.
Seriously, Fox: NASCAR popups? During Dollhouse? I'm guessing the demos don't overlap as much as you'd like to think...
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I do find myself caring about the dolls, but not for Caroline/Echo as much as, say, for Victor or Mellie/November (whats her backstory? Give it to me now!). When Victor got slashed, it actually hurt my stomach as I gasped in real pain. I don't think I would have had the same reaction for Echo (sorry, Eliza!! I still like you! Have a drink with me please!). The "secondary" characters as by far the most interesting, better acted, more developed. Alpha was magnificent. Man, I missed that actor. Man, I miss a great Joss ensemble cast... I hate to say it but yes, at this point, Tahmoh and Eliza are the weakest links. Goodbye.
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm curious about November's backstory (was she really some hardened criminal or was that a red herring input by the DH?), I *hate* the twit that is Mellie. That imprint needs to be lost and gone forever. I do like Victor and Sierra quite a bit, and the actors who portray them are doing excellent work.
ReplyDeleteAnd Victor had the best non-Alpha line of the night: "People were fighting on top of me."