First, the title is a middle English word for female genitalia. It’s Chaucer and his work plays a small part in this episode, but I think it sets the tone for the show. It’s tantamount to finding a good foreign swear word and then titling your term paper with it because it sounds pretty. I [...]
The writing room for Dollhouse must have a big white board with the phrase “anything but hookers” written on it. You have to give them credit for being creative with the engagements they create. We’ve had a blind inside agent into a religious cult, a hostage negotiator, a wife of a gun runner, the neighbor [...]
If all you’ve seen of Jamie Bamber is his role as Lee Adama on Battlestar: Galactica then you’ll likely question the authenticity of his accent in “Vows.” I’ve done it with a few other actors. Don’t pretend you don’t have one yourself. There’s always someone who says, “They’re British? No way!” Dollhouse returns with Echo [...]
The title is ominous. Knowing Alpha has taken Echo in the last episode, the addition of the final Greek letter is foreboding. I have a confession to make. As Stephen Kepler, Alan Tudyk was brilliant. As Alpha, I don’t believe it. He was still crazy, but in a quirky way and not as menacing. I [...]
Most of the networks have had their yearly “upfronts” where they announce next year’s schedule. Genre/sci-fi/cult shows are in italics. Here’s what we know for sure: MONDAY 8pm ABC Dancing with the Stars 8pm FOX House 8pm NBC Heroes (Chuck at midseason) 8pm CBS How I Met Your Mother 8pm CW Gossip Girl 8:30pm CBS [...]
Alan Tudyk makes everything better. Of his roles I’ve truly appreciated over the years as making the entire film or show better than it needed to be, this has to be the one that struggled the hardest. I don’t want to gush about him too much, but Tudyk is a great character actor with superb [...]
Hey, folks. Just trying something new. A lot of your favorite shows have wrapped up their seasons. Before we head into settling for our summer of whatever SyFy, HBO, BBCA, and others give us, consider this your thread to sound off on anything. photo credit: BlackHawkTraffic photo credit: idovermani Got any insights on what happened [...]
There are a few issues Dollhouse dances around from week to week. Our moral touchstone Boyd Langdon seems to be the only person bringing them up. The Dollhouse is trafficking in human beings. It’s a whore house in which peoples’ identities are boxed for the length of their contract. The Dollhouse is also pushing several [...]
Our recap shows Millie’s transformation into November, Echo’s meeting with Paul Ballard in which she says there is a person on the inside and Dr. Saunders warning against repeated imprints on the same dolls. (First of all a correction. I believe I’ve been calling November’s active personae “Millie” and it’s actually “Mellie.” Not that it [...]
It’s almost time for the summer season. That means most of the genre shows we enjoy are ending. Here is a list of the season finale dates for several of the shows we discuss: Monday, April 27 Chuck (NBC), 8 p.m. Heroes (NBC), 9 p.m. Friday, May 8 Dollhouse (Fox), 9:01 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 [...]
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