Nachdem die letzte Woche etwas ruhig war bezüglich Dollhouse-Updates, kommt nun alles auf einmal: Harry Lennix (einer der ganz wenigen Gründe, die Matrix-Trilogie nicht in Grund und Boden zu schleudern, und auch ein ganz großer House-Gast) wurde als Boyd Langton engagiert, yeah. Der Pilot on the other hand ist nun geleaked. So richtig. Und wie.

Kristin beantwortet ein paar Fragen:

What's the pilot episode called?
"Echo"

If I was writing an eighth-grade book report about Dollhouse, what would I list as the "themes"?
Identity, self-determination, free will is both a blessing and a pain in the ass, The Next Generation's Data is a great TV character, Eliza Dushku is hot. What? Those first three at least are almost certainly themes.

Is Echo just a new name for Faith?
That's a negatory. Echo has a genius for contemplation and self-awareness that Faith couldn't begin to approach. Echo also has about 48 different faces to show the world, which gives her a good head start on Faith, who seemed to vary primarily between rage and desolation. In the first episode, we are shown that Echo is essentially like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz—"If I only had a brain..."—but she's otherwise fully equipped with a soul, a rockin' bod, and a good, fearless heart.

Televisionary dreht sogar durch:

While I had extremely high expectations for Dollhouse (I always trust in the Joss), I was worried that, after all of the hype and hoopla, it wouldn't quite live up to my preconceived notions about the project. I am happy to say that not only were those expectations matched but they were exceeded. This isn't latter-day Alias by any stretch of the imagination: while there are still costume changes and choreographed fight sequences, it delves into bigger issues of morality and mortality and asks hard questions about the ethical ramifications of science and technology.

Yes, there is much more to Dollhouse than meets the eye and Whedon succeeds here by filling his script with a multitude of morally grey characters engaged in one of the most sickening and intriguing displays of human trafficking ever devised. I don't want to spoil anything but I will say that there there's an unexplained back story (referred to as Alpha) that will likely come into play down the line and the power structure within the Dollhouse is a fluctuating, living thing unto itself. As for the Dollhouse itself, it certainly didn't "look" anything like I expected it to based on the information that was trickling out during casting: it's not a draconian prison nor an icy SD-6-type operations hub; instead it's more like a serene, Japanese-influenced, high-tech spa for the Actives.

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Cast-Update:

Echo - Eliza Dushku
Adelle DeWitt - Olivia Williams
Paul Smith - Tahmoh Penikett
Boyd Langton - Harry J. Lennix
Topher Brink - Fran Kranz
Sierra - Dichen Lachman
Victor - Enver Gjokaj

Dass ich vier Schauspieler einer neuen Serie bereits vorher kenne, hat's noch nie gegeben. Dass sie so vielversprechend sind auch nicht.