Dollhouse season 2
Apr. 30th, 2011 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightSo I thought it was about time I watched Dollhouse season 2 and got it out of the way. Just watched the first ep. Boy, it's creepy! I'd forgotten. And Tahmoh Penikett's character is the creepiest of the lot.
I wonder. Some shows are creepy because they're meant to be. I've never been sure with this one, and now my opinion of Joss's understanding of his own story has once again plummeted to BtVS season 6-like depths, I'm really not sure if the level of creepiness is intentional or not.
Slight spoilers behind cut, and don't spoiler me for future eps, even though I've been pretty thoroughly spoiled by accident for them already.
It was, in fact, so creepy -especially the scenes between Topher and Whiskey - that I began to think I wouldn't bother after all, but then Eliza started beating men up again and reeled me back in. Oh well. Only 12 episodes.
Also, I noticed this ep was written by Andrew Chambliss, the new co-writer of the Buffy comics. Can't say this was one of the show's better eps, so hmmm.
I wonder. Some shows are creepy because they're meant to be. I've never been sure with this one, and now my opinion of Joss's understanding of his own story has once again plummeted to BtVS season 6-like depths, I'm really not sure if the level of creepiness is intentional or not.
Slight spoilers behind cut, and don't spoiler me for future eps, even though I've been pretty thoroughly spoiled by accident for them already.
It was, in fact, so creepy -especially the scenes between Topher and Whiskey - that I began to think I wouldn't bother after all, but then Eliza started beating men up again and reeled me back in. Oh well. Only 12 episodes.
Also, I noticed this ep was written by Andrew Chambliss, the new co-writer of the Buffy comics. Can't say this was one of the show's better eps, so hmmm.
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Date: 2011-04-30 10:45 pm (UTC)I do think that something like 3/4 of the creepiness we see on Dollhouse is intentionally creepy. This episode in particular, I think, is meant to creep us way the heck out, with the Topher-Whiskey stuff and the Ballard-Echo stuff. Definitely intentional.
I just realized that I only have two DH icons and they are both still spoilery for you. Huh. Have Eliza Dushku instead.
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Date: 2011-05-01 10:15 am (UTC)Yes, of course. His American accent is crap, though. I think he lived this side of the Pond for too long. When he came over to perform in All My Sons in Liverpool, he gave an interview where he said as much and that he'd had to take How to Sound American lessons specially for the play.
I do think that something like 3/4 of the creepiness we see on Dollhouse is intentionally creepy.
I'm sure you're right, though I am creeped out to think that even a quarter of the creepiness might not be intentional.