Today I watched the first episode in the first season of Dollhouse. I chose to watch this show because it seemed to be the least science fiction of all of the choices. When the show started, I found it somewhat confusing. Actually there were many instances throughout the show that were hard to understand at first. Many of the concepts seem unrealistic, but I think that is the whole purpose of the show. For example, Echo is racing a man on a motorcycle, crashes, then gets up and continues to race him. Also the fact that the FBI agent hasn’t been able to locate the Dollhouse, but any rich client can seems a bit unreal. The main doll is named Echo and she somehow retains information from previous excursions that she has been a part of. A liked the fact that the programmer chose to make Echo have asthma and near sightedness. It made her seem more realistic because not everybody is perfect. Also he made a valid point when he explained “achievement is balanced by fault, by a lack. You can’t have one without the other.” I think that this quote parallels to all personalities because not one person is completely perfect. Everyone has faults, even if you can’t exactly see them on the outside. In Dollhouse, Echo has asthma and you can’t tell until she gets nervous and pulls out her inhaler. Even though it may seem a little far-fetched this episode reminded me of Bob Marley’s quote, "the truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."
I was wondering how you like the show so far and if you recommend watching it or not?? Also I really like the quote you included at the end of your blog. I agree with you about liking how the programmer chose to make Echo have faults because from what I have heard about the show that the dolls seem unreal and perfect.
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