potentialities

The unaired episode of Dollhouse is better than any of the aired episodes and has more interesting ideas than the first six episodes put together. When can we start bypassing network creative interference and releasing direct to other media?

Also, ( Mild spoilers. )

idlerat has similar thoughts about what makes me less excited about Dollhouse, a certain lack of originality, inasmuch as originality is even a useful concept, and particularly the similarities to early Alias that makes me want to get out my DVDs and watch them instead.

At the same time, lotesseflower never fails to point out what the show is succeeding at already and has potential to improve upon, and has written a lovely Echo/Boyd ficlet that plays with and against the rampant issues of trust and consent, manifest particularly in 1x02 The Target: Yet shee will bee false, ere I come, to two, or three, PG-13, dubcon.

I fell head over heels with Firefly on DVD, so ultimately, I am inclined to give all kinds of benefits of the doubt to Dollhouse as shown on Fox with who knows what kind of editorial tinkering and bizarreness. I really do hope it grows into a show that I unabashedly adore.