Dollhouse: Echoes - Echo engages echoes of her past. Post comments here.

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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 18:21
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YINYANG

Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:27 AM

I think this is the best episode yet. Dominic on the drug was great; Topher and DeWitt on the drug were also great (especially with Topher taking off his pants - very funny); Eliza Dushku as Caroline was great, and so was her back story. Eliza continues to be outshone by the actors who play Sierra and Victor, though - they're more versatile and convincing in all their roles, IMO. And, it was nice that there weren't as many major story lines, even if it meant focusing less on Ballard.

I do have a few niggles, like the skirt length on Dr. Sierra and the high-heel boots another woman (an active?) was wearing while she was taking pictures of the crime scene. And, although I'm not happy with Mellie as a doll because of the ethical problem with her relationship with Ballard*, it's nice to know that not all the female dolls are skinny.

*The problem's not solely limited to their relationship, but a feature of the Dollhouse - every time the actives have "sex," it's really rape because they can't consent - but I didn't want Ballard's white hat to get dirty like this.

DAVESHAYNE

Saturday, March 28, 2009 11:54 AM

Also, did anybody go untie This Weeks John?

David

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NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:46 PM

Did anyone catch the Firefly reference, Topher apologizing for the fact that "Foxtrot" spoke Mandarin instead of Cantonese?

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KHAMBILO

Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:14 PM

I really enjoyed this episode, but it all felt a bit rushed. They could have used more time to tell the story. I liked the interplay of thje backstories the the actives started succumbing to the drug, that was good. And there was a ton of good lines in it, epecially between Adelle and Topher. But I'm not so sure about how I feel about Caroline's background...it seemed a bit cliche. But then again it did work out nicely when you compared it to the guy that Adelle was signing on as an active at the end.

Okay...yeah I really liked this episode. Can't wait for more!

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, March 28, 2009 6:40 PM

Yes! At last, to know more about where the characters are coming from!
I really liked this. It was funny and sad. Striking, really.

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CYBERSNARK

Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:18 PM

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Originally posted by khambilo:
But I'm not so sure about how I feel about Caroline's background...it seemed a bit cliche.

true, but consider the irony of her being little more than a lab animal herself, now.

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ZEEK

Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:17 PM

I found it interesting that we found out Boyd, Topher, DeWitt and Dominic are not actives because they all got high off the drug.

And did anybody else think Sierra was going to introduce herself as Dr. Saunders? I thought it would be cool if they wanted to send Dr. Saunders but rather than put her in danger just send her in a Doll's body. It would have been kind of cool and kind of creepy at the same time.

ASARIAN

Saturday, March 28, 2009 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by Geezer:
Continues to get better. More backstory, and the effects of the drug on both actives and Dollhouse personnel was interesting.

The 'Caprica' episode (Nr. 6) is still the best, in my book. It will be one of those classics. Epic, I'm guessing. But Nr. 7 certainly shows Dollhouse is no longer spiraling down, and steadily moving upward. Perhaps, indeed, they tried to tell too much story in too little time, though I'm glad we now know how Caroline tried to make a difference.

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Originally posted by daveshayne:
Topher, a character that really annoyed me until I figured out he's actually a twelve year old...

That's a good observation. He really annoyed me too: a grown man with a callous smirk, doing questionable things without questioning those things. But if you look at him as just a big child, really, rather emotionally immature, and just happily nerding away in his fascinating world of science, he becomes a lot more palatable.

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Eliza continues to be outshone by the actors who play Sierra and Victor, though - they're more versatile and convincing in all their roles, IMO.

I'd probably have to agree. Eliza does a great job. But after having seen her in several 'different' roles now, it's also clear that maybe she can't make 'em as 'different' from one another as I'd like to see. Still, she's mad hot. :)

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PACHELBEL

Sunday, March 29, 2009 12:01 AM

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Originally posted by khambilo:
I really enjoyed this episode, but it all felt a bit rushed. They could have used more time to tell the story. I liked the interplay of thje backstories the the actives started succumbing to the drug, that was good. And there was a ton of good lines in it, epecially between Adelle and Topher. But I'm not so sure about how I feel about Caroline's background...it seemed a bit cliche. But then again it did work out nicely when you compared it to the guy that Adelle was signing on as an active at the end.

Okay...yeah I really liked this episode. Can't wait for more!

I agree; the episode felt rushed, and they left a lot of loose threads. Not threads that could be neatly tied up in an "ah-ha" moment later, but sloppy threads.

Didn't Victor get shot? Whatever happened to that? Also, I'm not sure a doctor from the CDC would show up in those heels.

Topher's still annoying. He's an amalgamation of the 3 idiots who helped ruin season 7 of Buffy.

Great one-liners ("Sure, you're experts now. But 4 hours ago you were all discussing your love for apple sauce."). When I realized I was watching a cheap rip-off of "Band Candy" I became less impressed.

CLJOHNSTON108

Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:33 AM

Yep, I caught the Buffy water/under/bridge and the Firefly Mandarin/Cantonese references.

So many great lines (I'm gonna go through the episode again and take notes), but my favorite was from Adelle...

"I find lentils completely incomprehensible!"

It was great that Olivia Williams finally got to do some comedy!
Did anybody see her in Rushmore, with Bill Murray? One of my all-time favorite movies!

Oh, and the part where Boyd's playing the piano, and Adelle puts it on speaker, and she and Topher... really enjoy it was just priceless!

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