Dollhouse is a fairly new science fiction TV series created by writer-director-producer-occasional actor Joss Whedon. This series features Eliza Dushku as the character Echo, who is an Active or Doll. Dolls are people whose personalities and memories have been erased and are then imprinted with different personalities and memories, along with abilities, for different engagements, according to the client’s request or specification. The clients can then use them however which way they want, either for fulfilling fantasies or committing crimes. After every engagement, they are wiped clean again and then rest and live in a child-like state at a futuristic dormitory called The Dollhouse.
This new series was introduced to me by Zarine (thanks again for the copy). I was reading a lot of it in her blogs so I gave it a try. Frankly, it’s starting to become a favorite. I planned on seeing just the first episode the other night but wound up glued to the TV until the fifth episode.
The first episode is called Ghost, where Echo is hired as a negotiator by a wealthy businessman whose daughter was kidnapped. The second episode called The Target has Echo imprinted to be the female counterpart of an avid sportsman, who turned out to be a psycho and ended up dead trying to kill her. The third episode is called Stage Fright, where Echo goes undercover as a backup singer of a pop star who has this obsessed fan that’s trying to kill her. The fourth episode called Gray Hour is one of the coolest, where she was hired to perform a dangerous heist ala Ocean’s 11 on Las Vegas hotels. And finally, the fifth episode called True Believer has her sight replaced with a camera. That way, she would be blind, but the camera placed on her eye would allow her client to see what she’s not seeing.
The idea itself of being a doll or having a doll is cool enough to lure me in. And the imprinted personalities and abilities, tied with the mystery of Alpha (a rouge doll on the loose) and the research group handling The Dollhouse, has me yearning for more (though there are talks that they are going to pull the plug). If you aren’t watching this, then you better, you don’t want to miss out, do you?
This sounds interesting. I remember glenville blogged about this when this has just started. I hope to get a copy from here.
Posted by witsandnuts at April 18, 2009, 7:07 pmhmmm… mukhang maganda. ala-kyle xy? hanap ako sa philcoa! (dami na ding pirated dvd dito e, hehehe.)
Posted by ekstranghero at April 19, 2009, 12:12 pmHook ka na rin like glenville 
. So this means, maganda nga sya. I’ll better check this out!
Zarine: Sobrang excited ako kung sino si Alpha at kung paano sya nakawala.
Wits and Jeanny: Interesting sya. Plus I like the idea of having humans as dolls and programming them to do anything. If you’re into that, you’ll like this.
Eks: Not really. I think he’s a robot (?). I don’t really watch Kyle XY, though gusto ko rin sya.
Posted by thehusbandspeaks at May 1, 2009, 6:24 amSeason 1 is still ongoing, right? I’ll wait for it to be completed! Then I’ll get the DVD and save it for a Dollhouse weekend marathon. W00t!
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Yay! So glad you liked it. Four episodes to go starting next Friday.
There’s still hope for a second season daw kung ma-maintain yung viewership. Unti lang kasi viewers (just like T:SCC). Sana ma-renew; I’m loving this show now.
Posted by zarine at April 18, 2009, 2:39 pm