I think the problem with Dollhouse is that with a character who is, by definition, a blank slate, you can't really invest in her enough to be interested in the show. I started watching the first episode online, but I never finished it. The weird thing is, I was really interested in all the things that happened at the Dollhouse, but the minute she went out on the "missions," or whatever it is they're called, I could not have cared less what was going on. This personality was not the one I liked, and I had no investment in watching her do things.
However, I did watch what I think was the third episode (the one with the suicidal singer and her stalker, I don't know the number exactly), and I liked that one more, so I'm going to give it a chance. They said something about some of Echo's traits continuing in her new personalities, and if that starts to happen enough that I still feel like I'm watching the same character, I think I'll like the show a lot more.
(I'm a HUGE Pretender fan, but with that show, no matter who he was pretending to be, he was still essentially Jarod. Dollhouse is going to have to find a way to make their Doll always essentially Echo if they want me to care about her enough to keep watching.)
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Date: 2009-03-11 11:43 pm (UTC)However, I did watch what I think was the third episode (the one with the suicidal singer and her stalker, I don't know the number exactly), and I liked that one more, so I'm going to give it a chance. They said something about some of Echo's traits continuing in her new personalities, and if that starts to happen enough that I still feel like I'm watching the same character, I think I'll like the show a lot more.
(I'm a HUGE Pretender fan, but with that show, no matter who he was pretending to be, he was still essentially Jarod. Dollhouse is going to have to find a way to make their Doll always essentially Echo if they want me to care about her enough to keep watching.)