Dollhouse 1x11 Briar Rose
May. 2nd, 2009 02:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
exsequarThe last image of tonight's Dollhouse was MAYBE THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER.
ALAN TUDYK BE MORE FUCKING AMAZING WHY DON'T YOU. I was spoiled a while back that he was Alpha, by accident, so the big reveal was slightly less shocking, but that didn't reduce the impact of the episode or his PERFORMANCE. Holy CRAP. They say comedic actors are the most talented, and I've seen it time and again - a hilarious actor can also play heartwrenching or terrifying with incredible panache, and oh shit did Alan carry on that trend. OH MY GOD. The way he spoke to Claire! Alkdsjflksjdf chills, CHILLS. And oh, oh oh oh, him and Eliza? MAYBE THE HOTTEST THING ON THE WHOLE PLANET. Oh jeebus. ♥____♥ I was so excited to see how they would be connected, and this is SO interesting. What personality did he give to Echo? What is HIS current personality? Is it who he was before he was wiped, or is it something that the Dollhouse turned him into, his "composite"? How did he and this imprint of Echo's fall in love? HOW ARE THEY SO SEXY TOGETHER?
Pee Ess Alan was fucking ROCKING that tshirt. Om nom nom BICEPS.
Also? "Carrots! Medicinal carrots!" HEEHEEHEE.
One thing that upset me was Paul's reaction to November. He just left her there!!! Paul is becoming more and more grey - it's obvious that he's become way overinvested in Caroline herself, and has lost sight of his greater humanitarian mission to rescue ALL of the dolls. November used to be a girl, just like Echo did, but he didn't save her because she would put him in danger? Obviously that's a risk with Echo too, but he saw her and he smiled like he had found his princess. His motives are so blurry, and I found it fascinating that during his fight with Boyd I was actually maybe a little on Boyd's side! Also, Paul dragging a tasered Topher was really kind of hilarious. But yeah, there's just no moral absolutes here - Paul isn't just a good guy, and while what the Dollhouse is doing is clearly wrong, individual players within it are just so damn human that you can't hate them.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!!!!! *bounce bounce bounce*
ALAN TUDYK BE MORE FUCKING AMAZING WHY DON'T YOU. I was spoiled a while back that he was Alpha, by accident, so the big reveal was slightly less shocking, but that didn't reduce the impact of the episode or his PERFORMANCE. Holy CRAP. They say comedic actors are the most talented, and I've seen it time and again - a hilarious actor can also play heartwrenching or terrifying with incredible panache, and oh shit did Alan carry on that trend. OH MY GOD. The way he spoke to Claire! Alkdsjflksjdf chills, CHILLS. And oh, oh oh oh, him and Eliza? MAYBE THE HOTTEST THING ON THE WHOLE PLANET. Oh jeebus. ♥____♥ I was so excited to see how they would be connected, and this is SO interesting. What personality did he give to Echo? What is HIS current personality? Is it who he was before he was wiped, or is it something that the Dollhouse turned him into, his "composite"? How did he and this imprint of Echo's fall in love? HOW ARE THEY SO SEXY TOGETHER?
Pee Ess Alan was fucking ROCKING that tshirt. Om nom nom BICEPS.
Also? "Carrots! Medicinal carrots!" HEEHEEHEE.
One thing that upset me was Paul's reaction to November. He just left her there!!! Paul is becoming more and more grey - it's obvious that he's become way overinvested in Caroline herself, and has lost sight of his greater humanitarian mission to rescue ALL of the dolls. November used to be a girl, just like Echo did, but he didn't save her because she would put him in danger? Obviously that's a risk with Echo too, but he saw her and he smiled like he had found his princess. His motives are so blurry, and I found it fascinating that during his fight with Boyd I was actually maybe a little on Boyd's side! Also, Paul dragging a tasered Topher was really kind of hilarious. But yeah, there's just no moral absolutes here - Paul isn't just a good guy, and while what the Dollhouse is doing is clearly wrong, individual players within it are just so damn human that you can't hate them.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!!!!! *bounce bounce bounce*
