tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post4355628841345439727..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: The End of DollhouseGeoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-13978723115886565372013-04-18T11:25:50.939-04:002013-04-18T11:25:50.939-04:00Just watched this thru Prime and even thou it is y...Just watched this thru Prime and even thou it is years later...Just curious to those that may see this post in the future. If they did what they did to Rossum at the end of season 2 how did we get to Epitaph 2...Just seemed to not fit with how they tried to end the show.<br />PS I like "imprinting" More in CHUCK. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-24769223435661106932010-02-04T21:38:47.370-05:002010-02-04T21:38:47.370-05:00James: Stephen is right.
Mitch-- a very good poi...James: Stephen is right. <br /><br />Mitch-- a very good point.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-41479237931029863152010-02-01T19:23:05.123-05:002010-02-01T19:23:05.123-05:00Great post Geoff
I agree with pretty much everyth...Great post Geoff<br /><br />I agree with pretty much everything you said here. I think Epitaph 2 might be Whedon's best finale. <br /><br />Any thoughts on why Alpha felt he had to leave in the end? From what I understood he would have retained his personality if he had stayed in the dollhouse. So I didn't get that.Mario McKellophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482039865937311618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-40642032554327087142010-02-01T17:21:25.016-05:002010-02-01T17:21:25.016-05:00My biggest complaint about the show was, as Geoff ...My biggest complaint about the show was, as Geoff pointed out, Eliza Dushku's acting. She really was nowhere near nuanced enough to pull the roles off, and it hurt the show for me. <br /><br />But I always kinda liked Dollhouse, even when it wasn't so good. It had a stupid "saturday afternoon adventure show" vibe (at its worst) that I really needed at 9:00 on Friday night, tired from work, school, and the gym. I wouldn;t defend the dumber episodes, but it was a definite guilty pleasure.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-63249488534214473442010-02-01T14:11:19.518-05:002010-02-01T14:11:19.518-05:00I can't help feeling its a missed story oppor...I can't help feeling its a missed story opportunity that there was a part of Ballard's consciousness in Alpha. Even though I loved the rejection of them ending up together in a more typical way for something highly weird and true to the show, it did feel like they only had a day to shoot with Alan Tudyk and therefore couldn't get that deep. <br /><br />-MitchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-40206204192713783692010-02-01T12:00:58.768-05:002010-02-01T12:00:58.768-05:00Stephen: Hey now! That's awesome, thanks dude....Stephen: Hey now! That's awesome, thanks dude.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669500899738381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-25018177583934889822010-02-01T11:33:11.444-05:002010-02-01T11:33:11.444-05:00"The only thing I cannot figure out is if it ..."The only thing I cannot figure out is if it would have been better if it had been on the air for many years, or if the focus provided by the hangman's noose was the only thing that was going to make it work."<br /><br />I think the latter. Season one got good (rather before you said so, IMO -- I think that Ep 6 and thereafter was basically good) when they saw cancellation coming; and then Season Two got good one ep before you called it, with the fourth ep (only superficially a one-off, actually the backstory of Sierra, which was great), when they again saw cancellation coming. Every time they thought they had a shot they did silly one-offs; the hangman's noose forced them to tell the story.<br /><br />James: I think more of it is good than Geoff credits; but the key part is that you can really skip the bad episodes; <a href="http://stephenfrug.blogspot.com/2009/09/dollhouse-good-parts-version-guide.html" rel="nofollow">I give a detailed "good parts" guide here</a>, but the quick and reasonably effective version is start with the sixth ep of Season 1, then skip the first three eps of Season 2. You won't miss much, and the rest (or most of it) is pretty great.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524368948187746248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-68549453281622287302010-02-01T10:04:05.683-05:002010-02-01T10:04:05.683-05:00The last half of season two was all killer and no ...The last half of season two was all killer and no filler, and I agree that it made Dollhouse a drastically better show. The penultimate episode wasn't as strong as the rest, but that was primarily due to the writers having to cover a large amount of ground before Epitaph Two. <br /><br />This is why I've been really enjoying BBC shows like Survivors and Misfits. They only get six episodes a season, so they can't afford to waste time with MOTWs (Monster or Mission of the Week). The hits come quicker and the plot really clicks along, but they still have time for some great character work. Also, I thought shows like Lost and BSG got better when they knew they had an end date in place and the "filler" tended to decrease.Paul Steven Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392153757274116397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-63589915376798469862010-02-01T09:56:54.979-05:002010-02-01T09:56:54.979-05:00Kinda skim-read this just in case I ever wanted to...Kinda skim-read this just in case I ever wanted to watch Dollhouse, which is my question, basically: is the crazy ending worth watching the first 1.5 seasons for?<br /><br />(Always nice to see a blog, Geoff.)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669500899738381noreply@blogger.com