From Television Without Pity's recap: "THIS was the episode, you guys. Dark, twisty, and hilarious all at once."
I almost feel bad for not liking this episode. Almost.
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
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Kevin - Mar 28, 2009 2:47:01 pm PDT #999 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
-t - Mar 28, 2009 3:17:02 pm PDT #1000 of 5827
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Also Echo's outfit in this recent ep was so bad it was distracting.
I know! That neckline was like something off a bad Project Runway challenge.
the only people who came out of it during the action were Sam and Boyd.
I'm handwaving that Victor and Dominic and so forth had a lot more physical contact with dosed up people while they were rounding up and so got a higher dose themselves, and that the dose that Topher gave Mellie was largish also so he and Adelle were likewise affected for longer.
It doesn't make sense to me to Doll up Sam - seems like he would be more useful working in R&D or something, brain intact. I suppose they could pop out his memories and skills and mix them up with someone a little more docile and have a Active do the actual research, but that seems pretty inefficient.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2009 3:22:46 pm PDT #1001 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
seems like he would be more useful working in R&D
Who knows how brainy he actually was, though? I don't figure that Rossum is recruiting from...huh, I assumed it was undergrad, but who knows? Seems like they'd be aiming for post-post-grad, though, and Sam just seemed younger than that.
-t - Mar 28, 2009 4:13:58 pm PDT #1002 of 5827
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I got the impression he was at least a grad student and I don't know where I got that. I may be conflating a bunch of information - didn't he get hold of the sample by working for Rossum?
dcp - Mar 28, 2009 4:30:16 pm PDT #1003 of 5827
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I finally remembered why the name Rossum seemed familiar: [link]
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2009 4:57:48 pm PDT #1004 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I checked--Owen was a grad student, so presumably Sam was too. Strikes me as a bit "young" for becoming part of the brain trust.
Morgana - Mar 28, 2009 5:58:51 pm PDT #1005 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
I finally remembered why the name Rossum seemed familiar: [link])
That Wiki page is empty ("Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name") -- why does the name seem familiar to you?
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2009 6:00:55 pm PDT #1006 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe this?
Nora Deirdre - Mar 28, 2009 6:07:34 pm PDT #1007 of 5827
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Huh, that's interesting. I see someone has already updated the entry to include the Actives on Dollhouse as contemporary examples of RURs.
dcp - Mar 28, 2009 6:13:15 pm PDT #1008 of 5827
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Hmmm...I dunno how that closing parenthesis ended up outside the URL, it was a straight copy&paste from the address bar. Oh, well, ita's got the right link.