Review of Dollhouse

Dollhouse (2009–2010)
6/10
Do I like it or not?
25 May 2009
After watching the last episode, i still haven't decided whether to like it or not. I am not even sure if I want a season 2 or not. The Actors were all pretty good. Eliza Dushku almost never failed in giving a believable new Person each Episode. And its really not her fault, that some of her Characters were just not interesting. It seemed to me, the writers didn't think about the limited episodes the Show had been given and that there might not be a second season. They tried so hard to make each episode unique that they forgot about the main plot. Especially the first 5 Episodes... They never got me to a point of wanting to see more. Then after Episode 6, it was an up and down for me with the show. Sometimes it got interesting, but too often they stole the interesting Plot with simply erasing the Dolls minds, when finally they remembered something. I thought the show was going more in the Direction, that some of the Dolls starting to remember what happens to them and try to get out of there. The Dollhouse was almost too perfect for an interesting series. Its been like "hey we have a Problem... ahh never mind lets just erase some minds then" The writing went from poor to very good. The Episode with the singer made me wanna stop right there and never ever watch another Episode of Dollhouse again. That was the most Stupid thing i have ever seen in an Joss Whedon Series, even the complete Season One of Angel wasn't as bad as this, and that sucked. I also expected more from the final Episode... I thought, they knew, they had to do something interesting if they wanted a second season. I expected a big boom at the end, something that made me sending out bomb threads to the people in charge of green-lighting a second season. But again: Nada. It ends with the same "plot-twist" of most of the episodes: Ooooh they're minds are erased again, but they might (or not) remember something. So i really wonder why they do not air episode 13, which sounds like it might finally lead the series to something really interesting. I am almost sure, that there wont be a season 2 and i am afraid i can understand why that might be. From all I've heard about the plans for Season 2, i would be willing to give it a shot, but if its never made... i guess i wont cry my eyes out and simply wait for a new Firefly Movie or Even a Buffy Movie and erase my mind so i can simply forget about the Dollhouse....
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