I've got no affection for the character and pretty much want her to get squashed like a bug.

Yes. Thank you. I wondered if I was supposed to like her, and I rather think I was, which suggests a horrible mismatch between me and this show.

OTOH, I've been much more interested in the dollhouse staff than the actives almost since the beginning because they, yanno, have actual personalities from one week to the next. Helps a lot with charcter arcs and such...