but a whole show built around the self-congratulatory meta premise that television is shallow, exploitative and tasteless, and that the viewers are too...

Yeah. Still pretty much want to slap someone.

Yeah, if I buy into that theory, I feel like it's *me* being slapped in the face. Is this a cat in a box?

Word.

and what is especially galling is that I think the main audience for DH is 18-22 year olds.

Are most really going to reflect on popular culture in this way?

Really?

Hasn't Joss been pretty open about the whole genesis of this idea being Eliza wanting to say something about the actor's experience in Hollywood? I didn't think the show's meta-fiction aspect was any mysterious hidden thing.

I noticed Echo never poked through her imprint this week. I wonder if the imprint is harder to overcome if it comes from a single source.

Margaret was a single, whole controlling personality, but I'm wondering if the fact she was aware of being an imprint in a body other than her own had anything to do with Echo not peeking out.

I think the reason Topher is coming out as my favorite character from this show is that he's a typical Jossian character that this show is generally missing. he and Sierra's scenes were the best part of the episode for me.

Seska? the bronzer Seska? welcome!

tiggy: You remember me! Aww!

And I am in much agreement that Topher is the character that this show needs more of.

of course i do! how've you been?

how've you been?

Great! Also complicated! Life, and all that :D How are things with you? Am hanging out in Natter if you want to, well, natter...

Whatever the blatant and/or hidden premise of the show may be, I'd still like to see it be more entertaining. I'm not getting the level of great characters and brilliant banter that I was looking for at all. I don't want to come in here and be down on the show all the time, but I don't want to have to dig to find things to be happy with either.

There are some characters I find interesting, just too many that aren't.

Ok, I'm trying to take a closer look at the characters since that is what usually keeps me in a show. It seems to break into 3 categories for me.

Interesting - Topher, Sierra, Victor, Dr. Saunders. In many ways it isn't how they have been written, but the performances by the actors which have been impressive. As an example of this, I am convinced that Sierra would have been interesting to me without the in-your-face abuse. Although the doctor hasn't had a direct story line (unless it was in a missed ep), still interesting.

Neutral - Adelle, Boyd, November. These 3 could easily develop into interesting characters, but aren't there yet.

Whatever - Paul, Echo. I really want to care about them, but I really don't. Alas, they really should be on the top of the interesting list.