I know this is a simplistic argument, but I'd be curious to see the reactions when Echo is sold to someone nearly three times her age and not remotely attractive for a weekend of hot sex and bondage games. So far Motorcycle Racing Client and Most Dangerous Game Guy were young and attractive. Perhaps for some people (not to imply any of you fine discerning people) the mental image of two fit young people gettin' it on is more acceptable than the scenario I suggest. Something like Echo and an obviously undesirable client would make the rape accusations more clear and would lead more people to think that what's being done to her is Not a Good (or Arousing) Thing. (Of course, that presupposes that the writers actually WANT to head in that direction, rather than the 'oh cool, hot women available at any time' situation.)

I'd be curious to see the reactions when Echo is sold to someone nearly three times her age and not remotely attractive for a weekend of hot sex and bondage games.

You would think this is the average customer, wouldn't you?

You would think this is the average customer, wouldn't you?

Bill Gates wants to get it on.

And Steph, you don't have to be the one to answer it, either.

For the record, I don't feel attacked. I tend to enjoy conversations like this, even though I know I'm a hardass on things like rape and consent.

According to Joss the charge to hire Echo is low 7 figures. Or high 6 figures, I can't remember which one it was.

I want to know more about how they get the imprints? How do you xerox somebody's existence?

Do you think the people whose imprints they use get paid?

Do you think the people whose imprints they use get paid?

It would be the ultimate "sell a body part for money" thing.

Well, I'm hoping you get to keep the "part" in question. I can't imagine how much money it would have to cost otherwise.

Buuuuut .... and it's a big but ... just because the organization does some things which are fundamentally good, in no way absolves it of things it does which are bad. It just means not all the services it offers are squicky.

Unmark those calendars folks - I'm pretty sure Victor and I are on different pages after all.

Because I was so disgusted (squicked, offended, insert your own consenting adjective of legal age here) by the blatantly manipulative attempts to paint shades of grey onto the Dollhouse's black hat that I gave up on the show before it even aired. (And I really don't care whether the blame for that goes to Joss or the network. What wound up on my TV was something I did not want to see any more of.)