Some creepy nerd logic: Dolls are supposed to have no sexual awareness. Dolls are filmed and recorded 24/7 in case they need to chase down unauthorized boners. Why is there this huge milky glass modesty wall around the showers?

Anyway, speaking of cameras and Mellie. What intelligence would you get from having an Active waiting for Ballard at the door all day? Just planting a camera in his apartment would get you more information.

Why is there this huge milky glass modesty wall around the showers?

Maybe not all the employees, like the Tai Chi instructor, or whoever, have the same kind of Naked Shower Videotape privileges that Dr. Fred and Creepy Computer Guy have. And therefore don't have privileges to watch the full monty in person when Actives shower, either.

Anyway, speaking of cameras and Mellie. What intelligence would you get from having an Active waiting for Ballard at the door all day?

If she's an Active, she can manage to get him into conversation and maybe get details in a way that surely wouldn't happen if there was just a camera in his apartment, unless he walks around his apartment talking out loud to himself, being General Exposition.

Why is there this huge milky glass modesty wall around the showers?

Well, not everyone who works at the Dollhouse is a doll. Plus, they need some sort of wall around a shower to keep the water in and have some place to put the towels.

Why is there this huge milky glass modesty wall around the showers?

because it's TV?

quester stole my answer.

Do you want it back?

Nah. It's lost that new snark smell.

Yeah, I hate when that happens.

On the "A to Z" as far as number of actives goes - why are there only five beds for them (as the credits so prominently show)? Are there beds on other levels? Or are there only five actives who are, well, active at a time?

I think we've seen more than five--Victor, Sierra, Echo and more than two others. Perhaps it's just five to a room.