Joss and his slow beginnings, part II

[maggie2]

And tonight we learn, *finally*, that Dollhouse really *is* a Whedon show.   The whole Whedon package.  Plot twists, layers, challenging the audience's expectations, and raising hard questions about just about everything. 

I still have no idea why it took five episodes of some remarkably dull televsion to get here.  But whatever.  We have ourselves a show.
 

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[angearia.livejournal.com]

Okay, so check out my icon. Imagine the Scythe is all my doubts and worries about Dollhouse. Now imagine episode 6 Man on the Street is Buffy's fist.

Yeah.

[2maggie2.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah.

I wouldn't say I had doubts. Everyone said that the show starts at #6. But I was totally on hold -- and now I'm not. I'm crushed I have to wait until tomorrow to rewatch.

I think my favorite thing (based on the one viewing) was the way the man on the street interviews amped everything up. We know slavery is bad. But are we willing to look hard at all the ordinary ways we manipulate and use people? If we view humans and human nature as totally malleable, is there anything to being human at all? Loved that stuff. How much are we allowed to do to alleviate our suffering?

Sigh.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

While I was definitely enjoying the first 5 episodes, it didn't quite have that Joss "It" factor. Looking back, I'll admit that while I was hopeful that ep 6 would bring it all together, the fact that I was hoping rather than certain...yeah, there was a little doubt there. I'm happy to say it's completely gone now.

*iz berry happy* Besides loving the DH ep tonight, I also just finished writing the first draft of Ch 5 of Thought You Should Know. So I'm on a writing high. :)

...now I just have to wait for my beta. Waiting sucks.

[2maggie2.livejournal.com]

I look forward to reading it. (Am saving up a few chapters cause I prefer to read larger chunks).

[angearia.livejournal.com]

It's probably for the best lol. I keep getting comments from people reading it a chapter at a time calling me evil. I keep ending each chapter on a note that leaves you wanting to read the next one. A new twist.