Dollhouse season 2: the end
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shapinglightProbably not the time to be posting, since everyone is probably watching Eurovision, but after tonight's DW, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I finally got around to watching the end of Dollhouse season 2.
Spoilers for that behind cut.
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quinara, you were right. The last episode (apart from Epitaph 2) wasn't bad at all. In fact, the last two 'proper' episodes were both okay. They were very rushed, and once again had everything thrown into them including the kitchen sink, but at least there was a thread of coherence running through them. Admittedly, the Big Revelation about Boyd was no more believable than the retcon of Adelle's actions in her drunk phase (still not sure if we're supposed to think that was all an act or not), but there was a lot of good stuff too, notably Amy Acker as the evil Clyde and Enver Gjokai as Victor doing his Topher impersonation. There was even a genuinely moving moment between Ballard and Mellie.
However, then I watched Epitaph 2. :head-desk:
I think Joss is often his own worst enemy. I really do. A finale with no redeeming features whatsoever, I'm afraid. In fact, the attempt to give it a feel-good factor and have them all live happily ever after made it even worse. And as for the Mad Max elements...
If I ever do watch season 2 again (unlikely, though I might re-watch the bits of season 1 that I liked one day), I'll give this one a miss. I wish I could erase it from the DVD set.
DW was good, though.
Spoilers for that behind cut.
quinara, you were right. The last episode (apart from Epitaph 2) wasn't bad at all. In fact, the last two 'proper' episodes were both okay. They were very rushed, and once again had everything thrown into them including the kitchen sink, but at least there was a thread of coherence running through them. Admittedly, the Big Revelation about Boyd was no more believable than the retcon of Adelle's actions in her drunk phase (still not sure if we're supposed to think that was all an act or not), but there was a lot of good stuff too, notably Amy Acker as the evil Clyde and Enver Gjokai as Victor doing his Topher impersonation. There was even a genuinely moving moment between Ballard and Mellie. However, then I watched Epitaph 2. :head-desk:
I think Joss is often his own worst enemy. I really do. A finale with no redeeming features whatsoever, I'm afraid. In fact, the attempt to give it a feel-good factor and have them all live happily ever after made it even worse. And as for the Mad Max elements...
If I ever do watch season 2 again (unlikely, though I might re-watch the bits of season 1 that I liked one day), I'll give this one a miss. I wish I could erase it from the DVD set.
DW was good, though.