So now I had watched 3 episodes of Dollhouse.
So far so good I say.
Okay, for those not in the know. A little summary. Dollhouse is a new series from Joss Whedon (who created series like Firefly, Buffy and Angel). Its about an organization providing 'specialized' agents to clients who requires certain requests. These agents (called Actives) will be given various personalities and skills necessary to complete their assignments. After their assignments had been done, their personality, skills and memories of their assignments will be wiped clean. So the agents themselves when not in their assignments mode, is just a blank slate., escribed as innocent children walking around. (The Island clones come to mind when I heard it). Here, Eliza Dushku character is Echo.
The pilot episode was a bit underwhelming. You kinda goes like "Hmmmmm. Ok". The first eps deals with a distraught father whose daughter was kidnapped. So he hired one of this Actives (of course its Eliza Dushku) as a negotiator. The stories and all seems OK. But I was kinda pissed when the father kept on pushing the Actives and why should they be good enough, what is their emotional drive to be a negotiator. Gah! Kalo you keep on questionings, why not just pay for a real negotiators.
The 2nd episode was badass. It was a pretty thrilling episode. Love it. Reminds me a bit of "Wrong Turn". (A movie about cannibalistic family that hunts down E.D and friends). This episode supposedly was to be the pilot. But they were worried people might not totally understand the whole concept of Actives so they remake the pilot and this episode is shoved to number 2. Though it was a bit confusing trying to keep up with the characters and what they do or suppose to do, I have to say that this episode is actually far better served for a pilot.
The third episode is where Echo have to be a sort of bodyguard to a pop star singer. The weakest episode of the three, but it have one of the few best moments and really surprising revelation here. And I love it when a series had a totally "OMG that's what?" moments. Not many shows manage to do this convincingly.
The show is a bit shaky I'll say. But so far it is far better than a few new series these seasons. (This season is a pretty bad seasons for new series). A few of flawed writings. Like they set up an idea but it did not manage to pull through. And I am still waiting for Eliza Dushku to widen her range a bit than just badass mode. Her negotiator role is OK at best. However, I love the idea behind this show. So far the show is a procedural show, but I think it is in the stage of finding its footing. Just like Buffy did!
I do hope they would shown other Actives in their assignments. It would provide some variety to the show a bit.
Macam biasa, I will keep on watching until the end or its premature end. Whichever come first.
p/s: I love Boyd! (He is Echo's handler/bodyguard)
So far so good I say.
Okay, for those not in the know. A little summary. Dollhouse is a new series from Joss Whedon (who created series like Firefly, Buffy and Angel). Its about an organization providing 'specialized' agents to clients who requires certain requests. These agents (called Actives) will be given various personalities and skills necessary to complete their assignments. After their assignments had been done, their personality, skills and memories of their assignments will be wiped clean. So the agents themselves when not in their assignments mode, is just a blank slate., escribed as innocent children walking around. (The Island clones come to mind when I heard it). Here, Eliza Dushku character is Echo.
The pilot episode was a bit underwhelming. You kinda goes like "Hmmmmm. Ok". The first eps deals with a distraught father whose daughter was kidnapped. So he hired one of this Actives (of course its Eliza Dushku) as a negotiator. The stories and all seems OK. But I was kinda pissed when the father kept on pushing the Actives and why should they be good enough, what is their emotional drive to be a negotiator. Gah! Kalo you keep on questionings, why not just pay for a real negotiators.
The 2nd episode was badass. It was a pretty thrilling episode. Love it. Reminds me a bit of "Wrong Turn". (A movie about cannibalistic family that hunts down E.D and friends). This episode supposedly was to be the pilot. But they were worried people might not totally understand the whole concept of Actives so they remake the pilot and this episode is shoved to number 2. Though it was a bit confusing trying to keep up with the characters and what they do or suppose to do, I have to say that this episode is actually far better served for a pilot.
The third episode is where Echo have to be a sort of bodyguard to a pop star singer. The weakest episode of the three, but it have one of the few best moments and really surprising revelation here. And I love it when a series had a totally "OMG that's what?" moments. Not many shows manage to do this convincingly.
The show is a bit shaky I'll say. But so far it is far better than a few new series these seasons. (This season is a pretty bad seasons for new series). A few of flawed writings. Like they set up an idea but it did not manage to pull through. And I am still waiting for Eliza Dushku to widen her range a bit than just badass mode. Her negotiator role is OK at best. However, I love the idea behind this show. So far the show is a procedural show, but I think it is in the stage of finding its footing. Just like Buffy did!
I do hope they would shown other Actives in their assignments. It would provide some variety to the show a bit.
Macam biasa, I will keep on watching until the end or its premature end. Whichever come first.
p/s: I love Boyd! (He is Echo's handler/bodyguard)
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