Comments on: Review: Welcome to the DOLLHOUSE

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:12:54 +0000

Eliza showed what a great actress she is when she played a blind girl. It was a very moving scene when she reached out and touched the cult’s leader. The creator’s episode expanded the whole concept into the reality of our world, where robots that look and act like people are just coming on the horizon. This show’s concept is just one step away from our possible future and reality, and I think that is the beauty of the show. I love the wardrobe, music, and twists and turns that keeps me saying “wow”, as the most recent episode did. Eliza carries the show with her looks and acting ability, and the creative writing of the episodes are just gravy!!!!

By: birchwood

birchwood — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:19:05 +0000

Having watched four episodes (online on Hulu), it’s obvious that this reviewer suffers from only being able to see the first one. I wasn’t a Buffy fan, but it’s the ongoing sub-plots that have me hooked on Dollhouse. Eliza’s character keeps my interest, and trying to figure out how the boss really feels about her job is just one of the many aspects of interest. Note that the rogue doll’s name is “Angel”….(an inside joke, perhaps?)

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:31:32 +0000

This would be a much better show if Eliza realized something was up.. and left the agency… and weekly, she would solve cases on her own, the dollhouse all the while pursuing her… aided in solving cases by the evil dollhouse geniuses friend (unknowingly), who sneaks around to give her partial identity swipes… allowing her to keep her memory and allowing her try to discover who she really is… kind of a Bourne movies meets Logan’s Run.
I don’t like the idea of her forgetting everything every week. I can’t vest in my character as I like to do.

By: M@gnolia

M@gnolia — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:22:09 +0000

I watched online and thought it totally rocked. The final scenes in the hostage negotiation were RIVETING–my heart was in my throat the whole time. And the ending blew my mind. This bears no comparison to the first season of Buffy–or even Angel–as much as I loved both those shows. This is not a slow start–we’re off to the races. And if it’s screwball comedy next week then thank God cuz if it gets much darker, then we’re in for a scary ride…

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:18:00 +0000

Definitely an underwhelming episode. It felt like a 2 hour pilot that got shrunk down to an hour because of budget cuts, and took out a lot of the proper initial exposition you get from most pilot episodes. The majority of this episode played out like any given episode of a CSI or Law & Order. I fear that this will end up being very much a mystery/crime/monster of the week kind of show, and the serialized mystique provided by the show’s background will become an awkwardly wedged in afterthought during the beginning and final 5 minutes of each show. Beyond that, the problem with any show in which the main characters are required to act robotically is that you get very little emotion to latch onto. And even the emotion shown by the actors in this episode left much to be desired. Let’s just hope they fall into their roles better as time goes on. There’s also a fairly large question I have regarding how or why these ‘personas’ all feel some sudden need to come back home to get their ‘treatment’ each time, though i suspect they’ll explain it better in future episodes.

By: Rex84

Rex84 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:29:29 +0000

I watched and was entirely underwhelmed. Shoddy script and worse acting. YIKES!

By: Pain is scary

Pain is scary — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:33:07 +0000

I’m very nervous about this one because of what was touched on. The lack of character continuity from week to week may make it hard for me to like it anywhere near as much as I liked Firefly. Looking at Fanfic sites you can still see Firefly stories being written, and that is because the fans knew the characters very well. Can this happen with Dollhouse? Then on top of it, I’m very gun shy of getting to like any show Fox is in charge of.

By: SimplyKimberly

SimplyKimberly — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:41 +0000

My heart is destined to break by the inevitable cancellation but I can’t not watch it. The awesomeness of Whedon compels me, and Eliza, and Tahmoh and the lovely and talented Ms. Jane Espenson.

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By: Lindsey Morrison

Lindsey Morrison — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:11:54 +0000

I can’t wait…I’m a huge fan of Mr. JW’s work….I’ve been waiting for this show to premiere since last year and now it’s almost here! “Who’s with me?”