Every show has that one episode that defines the series. The promotion for this episode was to do just that. Define this series and take it to a new level. I for one was excited to see how the Dollhouse will react to the new world. I was curious to see how the show will progress this season. After watching this episode, it doesn’t look promising.
It begins with Paul having a dream about Echo. He is becoming more and more obsessed with Echo with each episodes. He discovers that he is being watched. He takes his hidden treasure to the local geek and is informed that the technology that is being used doesn’t exist yet! If this is true, how does he know so much about it? Anyway, Paul laves discouraged but by episodes end he gets a ray of hope.
Eliza Dushku as Echo, Fran Kranz as Topher
Echo and her posse wake up in their tombs terrified. It had to be some of the worst acting I have seen on any show. The way it was written and acted didn’t impress me. I thought it could have been done better with a touch of grace. You could tell that the actors were just playing their roles and feeling the emotions. This entire episode was supposed to be emotional but it fell flat before the 30 minute mark.
Once they were freed, they automatically banded together to find a way out. They pretended to be like the rest of them. It worked for most of them but one did get caught. They brainwashed him which gave the others a clue what is going on. This leads to them making a plan to get out of their situation. They successfully do so but only because it is part of the plan. The dollhouse has been working them from the start.
Echo chooses to stay behind and free the others. Unknowing to her this is exactly what the dollhouse wanted. Their plan to fix the glitches with the subjects is to have them find closure with their desires. Echo never really got the chance to save anyone from danger so the dollhouse gave her the opportunity. The others had to get over being kidnapped, the death of their daughter, and finally getting the girl of their dreams. The idea seemed thrilling and it should have made for great television. I felt as though something was missing. Maybe it was the acting. I didn’t think that the actors gave their best performances. It was more like they couldn’t wait to get through with this episode. I was hard for me to get into due to the lack of emotion. Most of their reactions were wooden and not suspenseful. I have to say that the plot twists were intriguing. I didn’t think that the dollhouse would go to these lengths to keep it a secret. Too bad they didn’t bet on Echo calling Paul with the info. Maybe next time they will cut the phone line before the cut the lights out. By the way, where is Alpha? I wonder what he is up to.
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