I was amused by his answer to "are I clear"? Notice that he didn't say that he agreed or wouldn't do it again, he just acknowledged that she had expressed her displeasure clearly.

I also liked "you do the work". Boyd, he has many levels. And I've always liked Harry Lennix.

Boston-area-istas, Joss is going to be making a local appearence for an award he's being given (from my weekly Newbury Comics email):

an evening with joss whedon...

Where: Harvard's Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA

What:

See a TV icon speak about his life as a Humanist! Academy and Emmy Award-nominated Writer & Director Joss Whedon (Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse) will receive the 3rd annual "Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism" as part of the can't-miss event that 1st recipient Sir Salman Rushdie called "Atheistmas." Following the presentation of the award, Mr. Whedon will speak about his life as a Humanist, discuss clips from his various creations, and answer audience questions. Whedon has a devoted following of fans, including the online web community whedonesque.com . In addition to his art, he has also been active in promoting women's rights through his work with Equality Now, an organization that honored him in 2006. His speech to that group shows his passionate commitment to the positive values of Humanism. Tickets are available from the Harvard Box Office here. Regular: $10; Student: $5.

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but the conversation between Paul and the millionaire was 10 minutes too long and entirely too anvilly

Oh, hell, yeah.

If Boyd is an inside guy, I think it's impossible that he's working alone. And there's obviously ties within the FBI that are keeping Ballard from being taken seriously, as wel as ties that are keeping him, well, still in the FBI. Does he just hang around all day and work on the DH? We've never seen him doing anything else!

I agree, the Mellie/Ballard thing was too quick. And yo, does he have diarrhea of the mouth much?

Re: violence against women. Does it bother me? No. One reason is that I think Joss has made it real clear his personal position about violence and women's issues, so I am not left with a weird Kripkeesque wondering about "Do you REALIZE?" with this. Also, I think we're supposed to be disturbed at seeing scantily clad women being hauled around or slapped. We're supposed to debate the societal factors that lead up to the thought of it being sexy.

Now, is everyone who sees it going to go down this path? No, because people are stupid. But I think it's being set up as a debate, even though some of it is being done clumsily. And the VAW in DH vs VAW in Buffy...well, Buffy was a superhero, even though her character was being drawn as the antithesis to the "blonde vic in an alley" and even though we have the whole imprinting irrealism thing going on, these girls are not superheroes. The stuff imprinted on them are within the realm of real human skills. They have been made into victims -- or chose it, I guess we'll find out (hopefully) more about the logistics of that, and that's another debate I think that will be sparked more -- but the show is taking up into real people, victims through whatever reason, and how they are going to deal with the victimhood...and how society looks at victims and abuse and how people either encourage it or choose to work against it.

They have been made into victims -- or chose it, I guess we'll find out (hopefully) more about the logistics of that, and that's another debate I think that will be sparked more -- but the show is taking up into real people, victims through whatever reason, and how they are going to deal with the victimhood...and how society looks at victims and abuse and how people either encourage it or choose to work against it.

Indeed. This is why, although I am squicked by it, I am still watching it.

Oh, I'm glad that made sense. I am working on coffee, and it seems since I went off the painkillers (surgery, not fun) my brain is a little bit slow and words are hard.

You know, as imperfect as it is, and I am not as into it as Buffy or Angel or Firefly, I am REALLY glad to have a show to analyze again.

and how society looks at victims and abuse and how people either encourage it or choose to work against it.

This is what I find the most interesting. And why I was very happy to see the "man on the street" interviews in the last episode. I think it covered a pretty good set of reactions to what the Dollhouse is and gave viewers a lot to think about, because I'm sure there's lots of folks out there who really don't think about anything other than the pretty. And now they can't help but be informed. I hate that we had to wait this long, though, to finally see that reaction. I blame Fox for that.

I liked the interviews. Hrm -- I really do need to watch this ep again, as it took me about 2 hours at 3 in the morning to watch it via Hulu. (My net sucks.)

My recollection of scenes is thus very disjointed, and I forgot a lot of little things.

Oh! I do remember this -- evidence (well, probably) of collusion in high places. MOTS interviews included a statement from the governor's office denying DH, but later inthe ep, we find out Sierra's last engagement was with the governor's niece in a cancer ward.

Oooh, that slipped right by me! So glad I have you guys to fill in the blanks.

Erin, it's on the Fox website. Without commercials even.

Well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw!

Ok, I will rewatch tonight while I'm organizing my tax paperwork. THERE'S a RL horror movie.