Dollhouse
Television Review: Dollhouse
Television Review: Dollhouse
When someone says the word “dollhouse”, the first things you would normally think of would most likely consist of plastic dolls, tiny living spaces, and miniature furniture. While this is all logical thinking, Producer Joss Whedon has decided to put a new phrase into the “dollhouse” category, something along the lines of “habitat for human beings who willingly allow their personalities to be sucked out of them and replaced with someone else’s.” Luckily for us, this Dollhouse is just a television show.
When charged with a crime, Dollhouse nominees get contacted by the head of the local (obviously secret) Dollhouse. Either they can go to prison for their sentence, or they can serve the Dollhouse for five years, forgetting everything during that span of time, and waking up from their “dream” with a large sum of money they’ve helped the company, Rossum, make. There are several ways the “Actives” (people being controlled by the Dollhouse) help make Rossum money. They can be imprinted with a spy’s personality to go on an undercover mission, they can take on the personality of a late loved one for a one night stand, or basically anything else the company decides that the Active should complete.
The Dollhouse does jobs for people to fund medical research and other seemingly-good objectives. However, in every “seemingly-good” example, there is a necessary evil. In Rossum’s case, it’s prostitution. The Actives in the situation believe they are who the Dollhouse imprinted them with, which is part of the reason the Dollhouse is paid by it’s customers in the millions.
“Has it been five years already?” November, played by Miracle Laurie, asks Adelle DeWitt, head of the particular Dollhouse which the show revolves around. As she is released from the building with her money and her old memories and self, I can’t help but feel… nothing. Although she had a nice plot dealt to her, it’s tough to care for someone that changes every episode.
I cannot say the same about show runner, Echo, Eliza Dushku’s character. While she changes personalities faster than she can get in one, everyone loves the heroine, and I’m no exception. It’s interesting that in the season finale, “Omega”, Echo is introduced to her original personality, Caroline. Confusing much? Especially when Echo receives a personality of her own.
When not in use, Actives wander the Dollhouse aimlessly, cutting bonsai trees and learning Pilates. They do not have emotions, nor do they care about anything but their current activity, the only quality aspect they have for the company is their body. They then take on the personality of another person, their strengths and weaknesses, which fuels many of the plots on the show.
With a season two confirmed, Dollhouse can only get better. The DVD of Season 1 came out on July 28, 2009, featuring 2 unaired episodes, and in my opinion, one of them, Epitaph One, is the best episode of the series so far. Dollhouse returns to Fox in September, Friday nights at 8.When charged with a crime, Dollhouse nominees get contacted by the head of the local (obviously secret) Dollhouse. Either they can go to prison for their sentence, or they can serve the Dollhouse for five years, forgetting everything during that span of time, and waking up from their “dream” with a large sum of money they’ve helped the company, Rossum, make. There are several ways the “Actives” (people being controlled by the Dollhouse) help make Rossum money. They can be imprinted with a spy’s personality to go on an undercover mission, they can take on the personality of a late loved one for a one night stand, or basically anything else the company decides that the Active should complete.
The Dollhouse does jobs for people to fund medical research and other seemingly-good objectives. However, in every “seemingly-good” example, there is a necessary evil. In Rossum’s case, it’s prostitution. The Actives in the situation believe they are who the Dollhouse imprinted them with, which is part of the reason the Dollhouse is paid by it’s customers in the millions.
“Has it been five years already?” November, played by Miracle Laurie, asks Adelle DeWitt, head of the particular Dollhouse which the show revolves around. As she is released from the building with her money and her old memories and self, I can’t help but feel… nothing. Although she had a nice plot dealt to her, it’s tough to care for someone that changes every episode.
I cannot say the same about show runner, Echo, Eliza Dushku’s character. While she changes personalities faster than she can get in one, everyone loves the heroine, and I’m no exception. It’s interesting that in the season finale, “Omega”, Echo is introduced to her original personality, Caroline. Confusing much? Especially when Echo receives a personality of her own.
When not in use, Actives wander the Dollhouse aimlessly, cutting bonsai trees and learning Pilates. They do not have emotions, nor do they care about anything but their current activity, the only quality aspect they have for the company is their body. They then take on the personality of another person, their strengths and weaknesses, which fuels many of the plots on the show.
-Alex
Author's Rating
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8/10
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