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Dollhouse
Overall I enjoyed it a lot. But critical thoughts in no particular order:
- I imagine people were probably upset that it was canceled after only two seasons, but I actually felt satisfied with what was there, including Epitaph One and Two. What was in those two episodes was enough for me -- thinking about it, one of the last things I really would have cared for would have been to see an entire season of society devolving into chaos. I imagine that's what a third season would have been, and while it is part of the future story, it would have veered wildly from the original premise and point of the thing. I could easily see this show collapsing under the weight of itself if it'd gone in that direction.
- However, I am miffed that they stuck Epitaph One at the end of the S1 DVD. While I really enjoyed the episode, it took away some of my enjoyment of S2. It was kind of like reading the end of a mystery book first and then going back and reading the rest -- they journey can still be enjoyable, but all the suspense was gone by knowing which characters were still around and what they were up to.
- While Joss is known for his sudden deaths (and several of them took me by surprise), Paul's death and integration into Echo was just plain silly. It smacked of an attempt to be really deep in that supposedly that was the only way for Echo to not be alone, but came off as cheesy and trite. (Also quite silly was Paul winding up as Echo's handler. So contrived. :D)
- Speaking of Really Deep, I had to laugh when I found out that the world ended up in apocalypse. Apocalypse seems to be the Hollywood writer's darling in the last decade or so. It's no longer enough to teeter on the brink in these "man vs. ..." cautionary tales; we have to go all the way in ultimate "GET IT NOW?" scenarios.
- One thing I was confused about was how Whiskey wound up back in the Dollhouse and wiped. I thought the last we saw her, she was in Arizona and was killed when all that went down. Plus someone restored her face. Huh.
- Also, Alpha must be an absolute wiz at cleaning and herding. I thought I remembered the group with little!Caroline wandering around for a couple of weeks before finding the others. Then when they go back to the Dollhouse it's all cleaned up and Alpha's herded a 100 or so people in. Huh.
- And speaking of little!Caroline, there didn't actually seem to be any point to resurrecting her. She didn't really do anything.
But for all my quibbles it still was an entertaining ride. :D
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And I was thinking about Epitaph One some more. I'm not exactly sure when I'd like to have seen it. There'd obviously be a lot lost if watched after S2, but at the same time it still bugs me that I was spoiled (in a way) for the direction of the show.
(But I adore Felicia Day (more for The Guild than Dr. Horrible) and loved the episodes anyway.)
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Amen.