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.
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
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Steph L. - Feb 25, 2009 3:22:10 pm PST #193 of 5827
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Kevin - Feb 26, 2009 3:00:21 am PST #194 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
According to Joss the charge to hire Echo is low 7 figures. Or high 6 figures, I can't remember which one it was.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2009 6:31:36 am PST #195 of 5827
brillig
I want to know more about how they get the imprints? How do you xerox somebody's existence?
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2009 6:32:30 am PST #196 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you think the people whose imprints they use get paid?
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2009 6:33:26 am PST #197 of 5827
brillig
Do you think the people whose imprints they use get paid?
It would be the ultimate "sell a body part for money" thing.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2009 6:42:16 am PST #198 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Jessica - Feb 26, 2009 6:42:21 am PST #199 of 5827
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.)
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2009 7:30:54 am PST #200 of 5827
brillig
I can't imagine how much money it would have to cost otherwise.
If they don't keep the part, then the new blank slate could become an Active. Or, you know, just dead. I don't think the Dollhouse management has too much of a squick on disposing of bodies--though it wouldn't be easy to just get rid of someone with high level skills who someone would probably miss out in the real world.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 26, 2009 7:35:26 am PST #201 of 5827
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
the blatantly manipulative attempts to paint shades of grey onto the Dollhouse's black hat
I'm only seeing grey with Harry Lennix's character. The rescue of the girl didn't even ping me as attempting to absolve the company as a whole. At all.
At best, it made good business sense. If it hadn't, I'm pretty sure the girl would have been left to her fate no matter what Langton said.
But that's just me.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2009 7:50:12 am PST #202 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't really think the Dollhouse is supposed to have anything other than a black hat. Well, dark grey if you don't discount people like Langton and maybe the doctor.
If they don't keep the part, then the new blank slate could become an Active. Or, you know, just dead
No, because one of the components of Echo's negotiator committed suicide.