Quick off-topic pondering: Why is evil Prison Break mom so evil? Is it cuz it's hard to see through a dozen layers of of false eyelashes and mascara and eyeliner? And also not to get at least some of that mascara smudged on that spiffy white pantsuit she's wearing? Must be frustrating...
Dollhouse, Week 12
So. Huh. I guess it's appropriate the season finale would be indicative of how I feel about the show as a whole: The two leads are mediocre and poorly written; the plot's a mess; and good actors (and some beautiful sets!) are going to waste.
To the pains...
Her is me. So, shiny sparkly Echo is the reason the psycho killer from Alpha's original self switched on, and he offed his handler, the original Dr. Saunders (an old dude!), and sliced up Whiskey's (Saunders 2.0) face. Why Whiskey? Because she was the #1 Doll and Alpha wanted shiny sparkly Echo to be number one. (Yes, all this chaos and death resulted from a dude wanting the new girl in school.) His obsession with Echo withstands the 40-something personalities he holds in that square head of his, and decides that she should be Omega to his Alpha and have bunches of fucked up personalities too! So they can "ascend" (when did this become fucking Stargate?) and be superstrong psycho freaks together, ruling the world or something, from a warehouse in an abandoned San Pedro industrial park. To do this, they kidnap the ....
...and for some reason Google hiccuped, the toads rained from the sky, and the rivers ran red, deleting my brilliantly bitter post about this sad clusterfuck of a show. So let's cut to the chase, as I am tired and this shit ain't getting renewed...
Acker and Kranz were fantastic and I would love to see these characters interact more. There's some lovely development here that we'll probably never get to see. Let's hope they get better shows next year.
For the first time, I liked Caroline, in the random kidnapping victim who happened to be Mike Seaver's baby sister. But she doesn't have a producer's credit like Eliza so...YA DEAD.
Ballard still sucks and he is already pushing Boyd to the background.
RE: Alpha's serial killer-ness: "I flagged it in the paperwork..." (He was an administrative SNAFU! This explains everything!)
They actually take the prospective actives pre-brainwipe on a tour of the facilities? I figured they would anesthetize them right after signing and make with the mindzapping before there were any second thoughts. Then again, these are the same folks who recruit serial killers for dangerous brainfuckery, give them weapons training, and then headquarter themselves in Tuscon. So, clearly this is SOP... ("It was only 'attempted murder'...")
"Bal-LARD and his crimesolving abilities"?! Biggest laugh of the season.
Is one of Alpha's imprints Dr. Smith?
"Friends are nice."
"You are the best?" Oh for fuck's sake. Amy Acker kicks Eliza's ass everyday of the week and twice on Sundays. Alpha totally traded down...
This is what I've been saying: Don't let Dolls have scissors.
Eyes! Like Deadwood!!!!
You don't get enough Minoan shout-outs.....
"Well, one of my personalities happens to be a multiple personality..."
Wedge. Say it again.
Wedge.
Wedge. Wedge. Wedge. Wedge.
He saved the girl. GEDDIT?!
November = Madeline Cosley. Who is she? Fuck if I know...
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Oh come on. It has to come back!! If only to answer the questions we all have now (or had for about three minutes after the series ended).
ReplyDeleteMaybe it will all be in the DVD commentary... I can't wait to hear Joss' afterthoughts on that one...
I don't know. The ratings actually plummeted after those first few craptastic eps.
ReplyDeleteHere's a better review of the finale that I agree with wholeheartedly. It has full sentences and everything!