dollhouse explanation?
Eric said...
I think I enjoyed the episode more than most here, although there were definitely some weaknesses. The implications of the A story for the Doll technology were too serious to push the somewhat lame rich-folks murder mystery to 11 a-la Dynasty or a Telenovela, and really have fun with it.
Other than that, a few general notes on the series:
1) My pet theory, which I have zero evidence for, is that Helo is a former Doll, whose 5-year commitment is up. It explains why we've gotten absolutely no backstory on him - he may not have many true memories going back more than a few years.
2) My grand conclusion on the series as a whole is that it means that Joss needs to quit TV, and possibly Hollywood altogether. The Dollhouse is an allegory for Hollywood, and given the amount of queasiness and disgust it produces, also a cry for help.
The dolls are actors, living lives of heightened, though fake experience, and downtime of body-focused luxury. Topher is the writer, and therefore the Joss standin, turning the dolls into whatever is required for the mission/story without any regard as to how it affects their psyche, their soul their humanity.
Adele is the producer, trying to hold it all together, appease the people with the money (both customers and corporate) while keeping the whole thing running. If she has to be a ruthless bitch to get it done, so be it.
And I think the whole set-up just shows how conflicted Joss is about what he's doing. He loves telling stories, but he can't stand being a cog in the dream factory any longer.
Does this make sense to anyone else?
I think I enjoyed the episode more than most here, although there were definitely some weaknesses. The implications of the A story for the Doll technology were too serious to push the somewhat lame rich-folks murder mystery to 11 a-la Dynasty or a Telenovela, and really have fun with it.
Other than that, a few general notes on the series:
1) My pet theory, which I have zero evidence for, is that Helo is a former Doll, whose 5-year commitment is up. It explains why we've gotten absolutely no backstory on him - he may not have many true memories going back more than a few years.
2) My grand conclusion on the series as a whole is that it means that Joss needs to quit TV, and possibly Hollywood altogether. The Dollhouse is an allegory for Hollywood, and given the amount of queasiness and disgust it produces, also a cry for help.
The dolls are actors, living lives of heightened, though fake experience, and downtime of body-focused luxury. Topher is the writer, and therefore the Joss standin, turning the dolls into whatever is required for the mission/story without any regard as to how it affects their psyche, their soul their humanity.
Adele is the producer, trying to hold it all together, appease the people with the money (both customers and corporate) while keeping the whole thing running. If she has to be a ruthless bitch to get it done, so be it.
And I think the whole set-up just shows how conflicted Joss is about what he's doing. He loves telling stories, but he can't stand being a cog in the dream factory any longer.
Does this make sense to anyone else?
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