I could read that as the life coach part isn't what he'd explored enough, but I'm startled that people thought it came right out of the gate with too little sex.
I think technically, only the first two epsiodes explicitly referenced Echo as having sex (and in the first it was only a flash and a bit of dialogue). But it's like that both Joss and the interviewer are completely oblivious to the in-your-face-ness of "Eliza is HOT!!!!!" that's been going on. The question itself made me tilt my head in a confused-dog fashion. Joss' answer didn't change that reaction.
I'm confused by this question:
Most of the dolls are there voluntarily, but knowing that at least one isn't, doesn't that continue to make the show uncomfortable?
Do we know that most are there voluntarily? Who isn't?
I seem to remember from some other interview that Joss wanted to get deeper into the ethical questions from the start and that the network wanted "Eliza is hot!" without the ethics.
According to Eliza there was a 'romance script' written very early on - possibly gay romance, I can't remember - and it was tossed out by the network.
Here's a thing:
"Man on the Street" definitely contains elements that were pitched by or developed by people at the network in terms of the motivations of the Dollhouse and the feel of the politics of the thing and the thriller aspect.
To my mind, if FOX edged Whedon to produce a well reviewed, well received episode - all credit to the network for that.
Most of the dolls are there voluntarily, but knowing that at least one isn't, doesn't that continue to make the show uncomfortable?
Do we know that most are there voluntarily? Who isn't?
I was wondering that, too. I don't remember anything other than Computer Guy saying something like "They chose to be here," and Handler Guy asking, "Did they?"
But I don't remember anything about a specific person being there involuntarily.
It seems like Caroline was at least partially coerced, though we don't know any of the details.
It seems like Caroline was at least partially coerced,
Not to me. From what I saw, she was presented with two options and she chose this one. It might not have been two great options, but it was her choice.
If her other option was jail, does that count as coercion?
If her other option was jail, does that count as coercion?
Not if she committed a crime.
Yeah. Knee-jerk response from having spent my formative years in Nikita fandom.
I'm sure we'll find out -- well, if the show survives past a certain point, I'm sure we'll find out the story.
