I never, almost never, would proclaim to be a fantastic boyfriend, but C’MON JOSH. Guilting Nora to attend the med school mixer after she 1. discovers she’s a werewolf; 2. kills a centuries-old vampire; and 3. loses her unborn child?
Full Story »Dollhouse: Epitaph Two: Return
By Sonia Aurora – This is the second review I’ve had to do on a series finale. I knew Pushing Daisies would be difficult, because the writer’s strike and the network (or Powers that Be) shirked its growth and then pulled it like a weed, without nourishing it the way it needed to be watered and cared for.I think, in some ways, Dollhouse didn’t get a fair shake either. The problems that existed in it creatively, however, did mark the downward spiral (something that Pushing Daisies never lacked). But when this show hit the mark it was on fire, really burning at its brightest the way great sci-fi stories do, rife with drama and technology and fantasy, with a little tongue in cheek humor as well.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Epitaph One
By Sonia Aurora – Once you solve a mystery, you can’t solve it again. It is what it is. You can’t unwatch The Sixth Sense or Fight Club or watch it the 2nd time and appreciate it the same way you did the first – you know what you know. Once you know the answers to Rosebud, Luke’s father, or Keyser Soze, you can watch the film with a different set of eyes, but there isn’t innocence anymore. You are fully and unequivocally aware. Just as Langdon says in Dollhouse’s “The Hollow Men” episode, you can’t un-invent what’s been invented.
Full Story »Dollhouse: The Hollow Men
By Sonia Aurora – We’ve now reached the penultimate Dollhouse episode, and one of the best of the series. I have to admit that while I had some reservations, I honestly felt choked up at the end, especially that though it answered some more questions, and I was upset by one specific turn of events, I felt that this is indeed coming to an appropriate close. While we won’t be sure until the last episode, I am glad I stuck it through.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Getting Closer
By Sonia Aurora – Seriously? Really? Langdon? My sweet, awesome BOYD is the BAD GUY?!?!?!? I feel like the rug got pulled as I got sucker punched. I can only focus on anger now, because there’s only 2 hours left. Because it feels like a sham or publicity stunt. Because I feel betrayed.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Stop-Loss/The Attic
By Sonia Aurora – DeWitt is being a mega bitch throughout this episode, and Topher knows she’s dragging them towards Hell. I want to punch her, yell at her, shake her by the shoulders and ask why she’s just so horrible. I remember that she can’t hear me screaming at my TV set and I sit back down and lower my shaking fist.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Meet Jane Doe/ A Love Supreme
By Sonia Aurora – Ask and ye shall receive: Echo (and Eliza) finally begin to demonstrate her specialness without cramming it down our throats. But, of course, this comes now, after the ax has fallen. Two of the most rounded, mystery answering and deepening episodes air with only a handful left ever for the story to finish. Bleh. Why does the Joss Whedon genius finally start to kick in now??? But, alas, I’ll just have to enjoy while the getting’s good.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Belonging
By Sonia Aurora – After watching “Belonging”, weeks ago, even though I felt great in the watching of it, when I sat down to write my review, I couldn’t do it. I had a hard time mustering up the words to gush, because it felt pretty fake. But then 2 new episodes aired last Friday and I realized I ought to stick it out til the end. It wouldn’t be fair not to at least see it through since I’d invested so much time already. Because I’d wanted to love it, because at times I did, because I did want to like it and spend a few years with it. To do this for Joss, for the newly unemployed Dichen Lachman and Enver Gjokaj.
Full Story »Is Joss Whedon Really a Hack?
By Lisa Fary – I gave up on Dollhouse early in the second season after faithfully watching for it’s entire flawed first season. I want to be impressed; I don’t like hating on stuff. But, Dollhouse is so. . . meh. However, I picked it back up now that’s it’s almost over and am still not terribly impressed. (“Not impressed” is an understatement – I was holding my head muttering, “Get the camera off Echo and Helo! Put it on someone else!”) It’s enough to make me question my faith in Joss Whedon.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Belle Chose
By Sonia Aurora – This is what a great episode of Dollhouse looks like! I was beginning to lose hope, honestly, though there are those who disagree that the show hasn’t faltered, I still had been losing my enthusiasm. Maybe that’s why I was so jaded with last week’s episode. Took me a couple of days to cue up the ole DVR and watch, and I have to say I ended up pretty psyched by the end.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Instinct
By Sonia Aurora – Seeing as I was away and then sick the past few days, I decided to take a different approach to watching Dollhouse’s most recent episode, “Instinct.” Typically, I will sit at my computer and dissect, pausing the episode multiple times while I type out ideas, quotes, anything that I think will enhance the experience. But, in many ways, I don’t always enjoy the show for it being just that – a vessel of entertainment. So this week, I decided – from my bed – to just watch, enjoy, and then review afterwards.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Vows
By Sonia Aurora – I’ve been out of the loop for Dollhouse since the end of last season. I haven’t bought Season 1 on DVD yet (because I generally wait to put TV shows on my Christmas or birthday list, depending on which is closest). But I’ve been looking forward to it, cautiously, hoping that it would begin on the higher notes of the greater episodes rather than the filler episodes between the greats. And, without having “Epitaph One” to guide me as to whether or not this season will be great, I dove in.
Full Story »Dollhouse Season 2: 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Punched in the Stomach for Missing It
By Jenn Kim – Ahh, Dollhouse. How you enjoy toying with our fragile emotions. I had so many conflicting feelings while watching your first few episodes (you’re created by JOSS FRICKIN’ WHEDON!! But I’m confused by this plot!! Faith was like, my favorite character on Buffy! But why do I find Echo so unconvincing??? I’m glad there’s an Asian-looking female main character!! But what’s up with all these sexual engagements?? OMG, Fred’s a doctor, and she has a face-scar!! But why is Helo so surly?? EXCLAMATION POINTS and QUESTION MARKS!!!??!).
Full Story »Diversity in The Dollhouse Will Take More Than a “Miracle”
By Teresa Jusino- I am a huge fan of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, and I’m also a huge fan of both the actress Miracle Laurie, and of her character, November. Season One has already shown us that she was one of the more intriguing “actives”, both in what she was assigned to do, and what brought her to the Dollhouse in the first place. I follow Miracle on Twitter, and not only is she a talented actress, but she seems like a genuinely nice, fun person.
Full Story »Live from San Diego’s Comic-Con – Friday
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler TODAY’S PANELS: Dollhouse (including a showing of episode 13!), 24, Bones, and TV Guide Magazine: SciFi Hot List panel (V, Eastwick, Flash Forward, Big Bang Theory, Vampire Diaries) Related Stuff:
Full Story »Live from San Diego’s Comic-Con – Thursday
by Juliana Weiss & Josh Roessler This is the first year that Josh and I have attended Thursday at Comic-Con. This is also the first year that I have been royally pissed at Comic-Con. Connected? I don’t know. Maybe the line blows every year on Thursday to get into the Con, but after Josh and [...]
Full Story »Dollhouse: Omega
By Sonia Aurora – Season endings often do one of two things: they either cap off the season and end a story arc that has carried on over the course of x amount of episodes, or they allow themselves the indulgence of a cliffhanger, which is risky for those shows whose fates are not yet secured. Dollhouse went with the former, while still leaving some interesting opportunities in the event (hope) of a Season 2 pickup.
Full Story »Dollhouse: Briar Rose
By Sonia Aurora – And so, at the penultimate episode, we find out who Alpha is, even if it will be one week (and the season finale) before we know what really makes him tick. I, for one, was thrilled with the episode, which, while not actually being stamped with a “To Be Continued…” tagline at the end certainly needs next week’s episode to further explain itself. Plus, the addition of Alan Tudyk to the episode as a stoned eco paranoid guy was just effing brilliant.
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