Sunday, April 3, 2011

6. Dollhouse (5)


Tonight I watched the fifth episode from Dollhouse. The name of this episode was “True Believer” and I would say it is the best episode thus far. This episode brought about a new element. This new aspect was religion and had to do with a cult. A new technology was introduced in this episode also. The doctors did a new experimental procedure on Echo. They placed a camera behind her eyes so that the government could monitor what she saw as she entered the cult. This brain surgery caused her to be temporarily blind. The doctor in the episode talked about the procedure having some consequences in the past like brain aneurisms and seizures. I’m curious if the procedure is actually possible or even real. During the episode Echo gets slapped across the face and her vision is returned. This doesn’t seem very likely, but in the show the reason that this happened was because it was a miracle from God. Also in this episode the programmer noticed that while the dolls were showering they began to notice one another. The dolls are not supposed to be able to have such feelings for each other or at all. They are programmed so they cannot have sexual desires or tendencies while in their doll state. The two dolls Victor and Sierra seem to have some kind of romantic connection and the programmer and doctor do not see how that is possible. The dolls are meant to be blank and empty while in their doll states. 

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  1. I thought that this was the best ep that we watched as well.

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