I think Alpha is using his ability to imprint -- so he needs to blend in

Right. I know that's a/the logistical reason. I'm wondering if there's a philosophical one (or a philosophical justification)

He knows he's unique, he overcame the imprinting or something, he doesn't need an outward mark, the mark of his uniqueness is to be left on others like a signature. If it helps them find their own uniqueness, well, that's nice, but it's hardly his goal.

Something else I like about this episode - the photo Paul and Loomis pull up at the FBI of Kepler. Alan looks so completely harmless and goofy in that photo.

Okay, I loved Victor. I mean, the actor. I could HEAR Dominic.

I think that Claire is a doll, and that's what he meant by "Whiskey". I mean, it's NATO phonetic, and it doesn't make any sense that he's asking for a drink.

Why did Alpha need Ballard to get him into the Dollhouse? He already knew how to get in and how to manipulate the security system to get himself out. He didn't need Ballard, except possibly as a distraction.

I think that he was going to use Ballard as a decoy so that Ballard would be blamed when Caroline left.

That was Amy Acker, though. The Whiskey comments were to Adelle, right?

Adele was the one who covered by saying "he wants a drink"

Well I mean if you work backwards if Victor is now all scarred up, how can he fulfill the rest of his contract?

maybe now they have the imprint of a plastic surgeon and they can take care of it now.

Oh wait, but he also slashed the real Stephen Kepler.

He had a lot of body slashes, not so many in the face. The dolls were all face oriented.

I wonder if Alpha was originally a serial killer or violent criminal and they used him as a experiment for the dollhouse. Kind of like a dirty dozen thing.

Actually, just did a rewatch and Claire was the one who said "he wants a drink instead" and Adele said "I'm not surprised". Interesting.

Is there a possibility Adelle doesn't know Claire is a Doll? Do we know she was there at the inception of this Dollhouse? Because from the records, it looks like we finally have confirmation on the timeline: this Dollhouse, at the least, has only been running for ten years.

Okay, so, the Dollhouse ratings suck the suck. Fan write ins ain't gonna cut it. Does anybody have any ideas? The only thing I can think of doing is charting the DVD into the Amazon top ten to try to get the studio to slash the licensing fee.

Personally, I have enough troubles with the series that I'd rather see all the talented people (which is just about everyone connected with the series) go on to do something I like.

P-C,

no. and if Claire is a doll, she wouldn't know that Whiskey might refer to her. However, I wonder what Adele has told her about where the "real" Whiskey is.

Adele has no problems programming the dolls for any number of tasks she might need (Caroline volunteered for such when they were looking for the mole).

It makes me wonder who isn't a doll. I think the only people who aren't who currently work for the Dollhouse are Adele and Topher. I think everyone else is a doll.