Dollhouse 1x02 "Target" - Discuss/Grade <SPOILERS>
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I'll give it another shot. I had to make myself sit through the whole episode last week. If that is that case this week it won't be happening.
I'm still scratching my head ... why did they hire the guy who plays Topher? His first scene in and I'm still left to wonder abotu it 'cause he can't act worth a damn. Did Joss lose a bet to somebody? He's like an extremely poor man's Wash, and like he's taking all his acting skills from watching Wash, but can't translate it into real acting.
Aother bad song that didn't fit in, another moment showing Olivia Williams is still what I said about her in the pilot.
The whole F.B.I. scene surveying the shack where the kid was rescued from the pilot, was terrible. A room from of average acting, forced and boring dialogue offering nothing more than recapping what we already know. A scene like this should have been cut or completely re-written.
I liked what they tried to do here in this episode, but the supporting cast was just too bad to pull it off, and Dushku and the Handler -- the only ones who acted worth a damn, just didn't have enough estlablished history to pull the emotional strings needed, plus as lot of the writing was just crummy.
I'm going to give the show one more episode before I tune out. That episode, however, will NOT be next FRiday's which looks like FOX's way of forcing Whedon to do something to appeal to teens who like things like American Idol and reality shows about singers. That's completely made me tune out. I almost muted that promo. What a joke.
Aother bad song that didn't fit in, another moment showing Olivia Williams is still what I said about her in the pilot.
The whole F.B.I. scene surveying the shack where the kid was rescued from the pilot, was terrible. A room from of average acting, forced and boring dialogue offering nothing more than recapping what we already know. A scene like this should have been cut or completely re-written.
I liked what they tried to do here in this episode, but the supporting cast was just too bad to pull it off, and Dushku and the Handler -- the only ones who acted worth a damn, just didn't have enough estlablished history to pull the emotional strings needed, plus as lot of the writing was just crummy.
I'm going to give the show one more episode before I tune out. That episode, however, will NOT be next FRiday's which looks like FOX's way of forcing Whedon to do something to appeal to teens who like things like American Idol and reality shows about singers. That's completely made me tune out. I almost muted that promo. What a joke.
Whereas I think he's the only cast member to demonstrate any real acting, though Amy Acker does all right within the thankless confines of her character to date. Then again, that may be because his is the only character so far with anything approaching a personality.
I found this episode to be a slight improvement on the premiere. The writing showed occasional flashes of style instead of being entirely "generic action TV," and the business involving Alpha has at least some dramatic potential, which is more than I can say for the show's actual premise. Speaking of which...
Seriously. They can only get away with so many episodes where Something Goes Horribly Wrong during an engagement and Echo suffers a breakdown before it strains credibility and, more important, becomes boring. Unless there's a big plot twist and redefinition of the concept pretty quickly, I don't see what ongoing potential the show is.
I saw enough spark this week to keep me watching for another couple episodes. I'd say one more, but as mentioned next episode looks, um, less than stellar in terms of its engagement-of-the-week.
Yeah. I feel like they should have shown both of these episodes in one night, because the flashbacks and callbacks to the previous episode seemed to elevate it. The resolution of the main plot, with Echo showing a sign of retaining her imprint and more of a bond with her handler made it feel more "pilot-like" than the first episode did by itself.
It took a few minutes, but by the end I was really drawn in to the whole thing.
Oh, and Dushku's Hulu ad was great.
I don't think most people awho watch this series are going to go for it - it's too complicated and the characters aren't accessible enough. This is going to be another network failure for Whedon.
Which is a pity, because it's very good.
Oh, and Dushku's Hulu ad was great.
I don't think most people awho watch this series are going to go for it - it's too complicated and the characters aren't accessible enough. This is going to be another network failure for Whedon.
Which is a pity, because it's very good.
Well, it was a considerable improvement over last week, but I'm still on the fence about this show. One thing that is very clear is that Whedon's trademark humor will not be present in this show. I can live with that, but I'll still miss it. I'm still wondering how long this concept can hold up though. There's only so long that Echo can go on missions and Ballard can run around behind the scenes. Funnily enough, Ballard kinda reminds me of Helo: Spending all of his time completely independent of the other major characters, running around in the background. That's how Helo spent all of season 1 of BSG.
I thought the same thing the first couple of weeks with Fringe, which itself isn't just one dimensional anymore. I can see where JW has set some things up for future episodes, and I'm looking forward to where they take the story...
Definately an improvement on the pilot.
Much stronger than last week's pilot. I'll give it a few more episodes before I decide whether or not to keep watching, assuming the suits at Fox haven't axed it by then.
I was just about ready to give up on it last we, but its showing some signs of promise here.
Yeah, I mean how many weeks can you watch this ditsy high school student drive stakes through vampires? Particularly in that silly little town...
^That's not at all an apt comparison and you know it.
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Better than last week, mainly due to the handler guy and Most Dangerous Game cliche plot.
"Wounds are almost surgical..."
"Wait, I've heard this dialouge before."
What was Romo Lampkin's problem with Helo?
"Wounds are almost surgical..."
"Wait, I've heard this dialouge before."
What was Romo Lampkin's problem with Helo?
A little bit better then last week, but still not nearly up to my expectations of a Whedon show. It was pretty cool seeing Mark Sheppard and Tahmoh Penikett in the same scene.
Personally I've tried to avoid imposing any expectations on the show. I've known for a while now that this was going to be a slightly different animal than Joss' previous efforts.
That doesn't excuse mediocrity, but I'm trying to judge what's presented without preconceptions.