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.
 

Comments

[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.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

FUCK yeah.

That's about as coherent as I am right now. I'm going to have to rewatch, I think.

But one thing that struck me: the way the Mellie fight, with Paul running back to the flat in slo-mo, is a direct subversion of Kendra's death in "Becoming" - we know the hero will be too late, we know the poor sidekick is doomed (even if it wasn't a huge surprise to find out she's a doll). And then we flip it: yay! Mellie kicks his ass! Mellie... doesn't exist. And it's very doubtful, given his priorities and his methods, whether Paul can be considered a hero.

And the man-in-the-street interviews pretty much read like every commentary on Dollhouse so far, didn't they? From the "Of course it's just prostitution and human trafficking!" to the "Cool!" There's a reassurance in that: they know what they're doing, and we're supposed to be asking questions.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

A vast, vast improvement. Lots of Joss humor, actual plot development, good action scenes, the hour flew by instead of dragging for once.

[candleanfeather.livejournal.com]

Dollhouse seems interesting. With a little luck some TV network will decide to broadcast it in France.

Have a good week.