Wash: Mal, your dead army buddy's on the bridge! Zoe: He ain't dead. Wash: Oh.

'The Message'


Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers  

TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.


Morgana - Feb 28, 2009 10:09:38 am PST #301 of 5827
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber

Didn't the evil controller of the Dollhouse (can't remember her name) say to the singer's manager something like "Do you need to relax? I can have the twins freed up in 2 or 3 days." Which first of all, have we seen twin Actives anywhere? And second of all, boy does that make the Dollhouse sound like an ultra-expensive brothel. Unless, of course, he'd be paying all that money for the twins to give him a massage and aromatherapy.


Dana - Feb 28, 2009 10:11:27 am PST #302 of 5827
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Didn't the evil controller of the Dollhouse (can't remember her name) say to the singer's manager something like "Do you need to relax? I can have the twins freed up in 2 or 3 days.

Yes. I cringed.


Pix - Feb 28, 2009 10:11:57 am PST #303 of 5827
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

It's just that the show isn't really racking up points for the way it *doesn't* exploit women's bodies, you know?

Well sure, but isn't that the point? I mean, look at our society. If anything, it makes me think more about the everyday exploitation I'm so used to that I barely notice. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that the only purpose of the body shots and clothing is to make a point--Fox knows what sells--but I think there's potential for there to be something more there, too. We'll see.

ETA: Yeah, I cringed at the twins line, too. Uck.


DebetEsse - Feb 28, 2009 10:36:12 am PST #304 of 5827
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I thought it was interesting how much stuff from the original pilot made it into this episode.

Actually, a lot of the best stuff from the ep...


§ ita § - Feb 28, 2009 10:42:40 am PST #305 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I found the twins line utterly predictable. NSM for the show, as for the man, even though we knew so little of him.

The amount of stuff from the pilot confused me, because I stopped being able to remember what we'd already been shown.


victor infante - Feb 28, 2009 10:51:31 am PST #306 of 5827
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I liked last night's a lot better than the other two. I especially liked that moment in the end where it's clear that Echo is started to remember pieces of her many lives, but--more interestingly--is conscious of the fact that she shouldn't let anyone else know that she's remembering. Potential for something interesting there.

Oh, yes. The A plot ... eh. Didn't hate it, didn't care overly much. The further exploration of Echo's sense of self? Yeah, that interested me.

It was also nice to not just see her out having sex with someone.

A month ago, I would have thought this sentence to be impossible.


Vortex - Feb 28, 2009 11:01:48 am PST #307 of 5827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

something just occurred to me. Is Sierra remembering as well or is she just remembering dollhouse!echo?


Kevin - Feb 28, 2009 11:08:26 am PST #308 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

It's not clear, Vortex.

If anybody is wondering re all the footage from the episode "Echo" - they shot 14 episodes on a 13 episode (and so budget) order. So stuff is reused throughout the series.


erikaj - Feb 28, 2009 11:09:13 am PST #309 of 5827
Always Anti-fascist!

I couldn't tell, Vortex. Maybe a little of both? I thought Eliza had a nice handle on this persona, though. And a decent singing voice.


Vortex - Feb 28, 2009 11:30:13 am PST #310 of 5827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I enjoyed "Bitch, you can fire me, but don't think you can take me"