Dollhouse - Episode 2: "Target"

[pointedview]

We watched the second episode of Dollhouse last night. Homage to The Most Dangerous Game notwithstanding, David and I both thought it was a significant improvement over the pilot. Eliza Dushku delivered a noticeably better performance here, but that's not surprising. Action roles are familiar territory for her.

Comments

[hiphoppapotamus]

I am glad that someone else is wondering where the memory archives are coming from... are these people who died or volunteered or were coerced?

What happened to the original people? On a side note, where did the doll's original personality go? Is it gone forever or on some disc in the computer lab?

I have many, many questions and definitely preferred the second epi to the first. Thanks for writing this up!

[pointedview]

You raise two good questions ... actually, the second one may relate to the first. They do seem to have a personality bank from which they're drawing ... the Dolls' real personalities may be stored in that bank, or they might be on disc in a vault somewhere so that they aren't accidentally accessed. Or ... do they sign up for five years and then get gypped by the company keeping them for as long as they remain useful? What if Sierra or Echo becomes a favorite of a certain client who is willing to keep paying?

If they do keep their part of the bargain, does the Dollhouse offer transition therapy for reintegrating restored Dolls back into society?

Thank you so much for reading it and commenting! I've been dying to discuss it with people!

[jasondemotte]

I too thought this was a stronger episode

[pointedview]

Omigosh.

Yes, I think you've hit upon it exactly. Thank you. I think Alpha is a mental composite monster just as Adam was a physical one. That doesn't necessarily explain his interest in Echo, but I think I now know where they're going with his character concept.

Yes, I'd definitely like to know why Boyd is with the Dollhouse. At first, I wondered if he might be a covert operative, but then they wouldn't really need Paul Ballard as a character.

As for identifying him, now I'm wondering if they somehow got introduced through Gina Torres, given her small part in the last movie!