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So, Dollhouse,huh?
Bwah, seems like it's been ages since my last post. The last weeks of my thesis work were crazy busy and I finally moved back home a few days ago. Now the creeping chaos of boxes has finally receded and I can't wait to get back into fandom. I just watched the first Dollhouse episode and I think I like it. Far to early to say, if it will really get me all fannish and excited but the chances are good. After all it's the first Whedon show that I watch since I'm involved in fandom.
Don't have time to do a proper review, but here are a few thoughts about the first ep:
First the good things:
The actors. I love to see Eliza Dushku again and also Amy Acker. I think Eliza is really going to be a treat in all her different personalities, even if the first two were not all that interesting.Tahmoh Penikett made me want to see more of him and it was sweet to have him shirtless in the first episode (ahem).
Murky, murky moral waters. This is one show where you'll be hard pressed to draw the lines between good and evil, I think and that has a lot of potential. The crew that runs the Dollhouse is deeply flawed from the first moment, after all they are basically high end slave traders. The Agent is obsessive and willing to pretty far to get information. Echo (or Caroline) herself has obviously done something really bad before she was erased and the clients are mostly rich Johns. But anyway most of the characters seem to have likeable qualities as well.
What's also interesting is that Echo is not yet a hero. She might be, once she starts to put the traces of personalities left back together, but so far she's a victim and comes closest to River from Firefly if you wanted to compare her with Joss past characters. Even if she's imprinted with a very empowered personality, to the client she 's still mostly a tool. Made to be from their wishes. It's seriously creepy and unsettling.
What made me fall for buffy and firefly was mostly the characters and their constant development over the episodes. One pilot is far to little to get into the people on this show, but I'm looking forward to get to know them better. The basics seem to work since I kind of liked Echo's personalities and also I already feel an intense dislike for this Topher person, he's like Andrew and Warren rolled in one.
The overall plot with the weird agent and the doubtful origins of the dollhouse organization looks interesting, but it's too early to tell.
the not so great things:
Not very funny so far. At least not like I would expect from Joss, but then it's clearly supposed to be dark and I'm sure there are going to be crazy episodes too. Also it's a pilot, it's cramped with quick introductions and information and has all the usual pilot quirks going on.
The other thing that bothers me is that the whole different personality every week idea has the potential for and endless number of filler episodes. I'm really sorry that the networks don't like big plots. I do and fillers unnerve me. I want my shows to be one giant story arc. I can see, where the would want people to be able to watch it even if they missed an episode, but to me the need to make every episode a stand alone is hobbling the development.
All in all I liked it, even if I'm not falling head over heels in love with it. I hope this one is going to stick with us for a while.
Don't have time to do a proper review, but here are a few thoughts about the first ep:
First the good things:
The actors. I love to see Eliza Dushku again and also Amy Acker. I think Eliza is really going to be a treat in all her different personalities, even if the first two were not all that interesting.Tahmoh Penikett made me want to see more of him and it was sweet to have him shirtless in the first episode (ahem).
Murky, murky moral waters. This is one show where you'll be hard pressed to draw the lines between good and evil, I think and that has a lot of potential. The crew that runs the Dollhouse is deeply flawed from the first moment, after all they are basically high end slave traders. The Agent is obsessive and willing to pretty far to get information. Echo (or Caroline) herself has obviously done something really bad before she was erased and the clients are mostly rich Johns. But anyway most of the characters seem to have likeable qualities as well.
What's also interesting is that Echo is not yet a hero. She might be, once she starts to put the traces of personalities left back together, but so far she's a victim and comes closest to River from Firefly if you wanted to compare her with Joss past characters. Even if she's imprinted with a very empowered personality, to the client she 's still mostly a tool. Made to be from their wishes. It's seriously creepy and unsettling.
What made me fall for buffy and firefly was mostly the characters and their constant development over the episodes. One pilot is far to little to get into the people on this show, but I'm looking forward to get to know them better. The basics seem to work since I kind of liked Echo's personalities and also I already feel an intense dislike for this Topher person, he's like Andrew and Warren rolled in one.
The overall plot with the weird agent and the doubtful origins of the dollhouse organization looks interesting, but it's too early to tell.
the not so great things:
Not very funny so far. At least not like I would expect from Joss, but then it's clearly supposed to be dark and I'm sure there are going to be crazy episodes too. Also it's a pilot, it's cramped with quick introductions and information and has all the usual pilot quirks going on.
The other thing that bothers me is that the whole different personality every week idea has the potential for and endless number of filler episodes. I'm really sorry that the networks don't like big plots. I do and fillers unnerve me. I want my shows to be one giant story arc. I can see, where the would want people to be able to watch it even if they missed an episode, but to me the need to make every episode a stand alone is hobbling the development.
All in all I liked it, even if I'm not falling head over heels in love with it. I hope this one is going to stick with us for a while.
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I liked the pilot very much. I almost fainted when I saw Eliza in that tiny white dress! Damn! *fans self*. It's an interesting show, I really hope it'll do well, and I want to be obsessed with it :)
Not very funny so far. At least not like I would expect from Joss,
Mmmm yes, I noticed too. Let's hope that will change.
Also, yay for Amy Acker! I can't wait for more Amy!
*kisses and squishes* xoxo
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So good to have some online time again. I really hope that I'll get to be creative again, now that I'm back home.
Oh Yes, that was one seriously short dress :)
I'm have high hopes too and so far I'm not dissapointed, I'm pretty sure once half the season is over I'll be in full Squeee mode :)
Looks like Amy is going to have an interesting role and I can't wait to see, what her character is like and how much she really knows.
*hugs'n'kisses*
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I actually found myself kinda liking Topher- he seemed more Xandery than Andrewy to me, and I'm hoping the last scene was a set-up for a bigger season-long arc. The only real issue I ran into with the pilot was how disjointed it felt at times- not sure if that'll change as we get more info on the Dollhouse and Echo herself, or if it's a style of the show. But definitely looking forward to finding out!
Oh, and I'm off through next Sunday, so let me know if you wanna write ;)
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This strikes me as the darkest, most adult show yet, and I'm very eager to see where he goes with it.
*nods* Oh yes, me too. The way things were set up in the pilot it doesn't look as if there are going to be any easy answers.
The main reason why I disliked Topher was because he actually made her an abuse victim, not taking into account how she would feel because she would be erased again anyway. He seems to be very caught up in constructing personalities that will work perfectly for a client, so it looks like he has distanced himself from regarding the actives as feeling human beings. Like an author, who wants to write a brilliant story and puts his characters through a lot of suffering to get there, only that Tophers characters end up being real persons.
I dislike him but I already find him very interesting.
The only real issue I ran into with the pilot was how disjointed it felt at times
That's true, but so far I'm inclined to overlook that because it was a pilot episode. They had to explain the setting, give a glimpse at most characters so it was all a bit cramped. I'm pretty sure that will improve with the next episodes.
Writing on Sunday sounds great! :)