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| Sunday, January 10, 2010 01:17 PM |
| (Last updated on Sunday, January 10, 2010 01:18 PM) | | On the Viewer - Dollhouse (Season 2, Episode 11 - "Getting Closer") |
 by Fëanor |
Just so you know, SPOILER ALERT!!
Echo: "We haven't really talked since you... died."
Ballard: "I guess we've both died since then."
Echo: "Yeah. Weird week."
The legendary first meeting between Caroline and Bennett! Apparently Caroline always had a hard time deciding who and what she wanted to be.
Echo: "Are you saying she's evil?"
DeWitt: "Worse. An idealist."
Very impressed by DeWitt's people quickly and effectively breaking into Bennett's Dollhouse and nabbing her.
Bennett: "You let them roam. Roam like free-range chickens. We keep ours more like veal."
So, Caroline became Bennett's friend to get into Rossum - but having a friend meant more to Bennett than Caroline realized.
Ah ha! So that's where Saunders went, and why Langton's been talking about personal stuff he was dealing with at home!
To bring Ballard back, Topher had to erase his love for Echo. A rather ridiculous idea, and typical Whedon-style doomed love plot dynamics. Sigh.
Caroline: "You're not pissed because I used you?"
Bennett: "I'm hurt that you won't."
Caroline: "Wanna blow up a building?"
Love the sudden arrival of Dominic in the stairwell, with the dramatic message, "Clyde's dead. Rossum knows. They're coming."
Putting Dominic back in The Attic is a damn cold move, man.
Oh, good lord. Mellie's back! That's just creepy.
Well they've definitely declared war on Rossum now! I'm very annoyed that Langton was hit. But this is a Whedon show, and Langton just found happiness with a lover, so really something terrible had to happen to him, or her, or both.
The scene from the past where Caroline leaves Bennett behind is repeated, but this time details are added that make it clear Caroline was not the villain - she was trying to protect Bennett.
DeWitt: "Do you think a ranking Rossum board member would confine his consciousness to a single body?" Woah. That's unexpected, but it makes sense.
Langton: "I'll come back for you." Pfft. Yeah right. Joss Whedon himself is probably waiting at the door with an axe to finish you off.
It is truly hilarious when Topher makes out with Bennett while he continually says "Ow" and she continually says "I'm sorry." And then he says, "You know I always had a crush on you. Even when I thought you were a dude." Smooth!
Of course, having just said what I said about Whedon and doomed love affairs, I probably should have seen the thing with Bennett coming, but... I sure didn't!! Holy crap! Talk about a shock. I couldn't breathe for a few seconds there. Saunders? Why??
DeWitt: "You forced me to come to Arizona. I loathe Arizona."
Somebody got to Saunders. She's a sleeper.
Echo: "Boyd loves her."
Ballard: "He'll have to adjust."
Langton?!? Oh, man! The one guy I always trusted. In the beginning it was like we were seeing things through his eyes, so it never occurred to me to think of him as anything but totally trustworthy. Brilliant reveal. And now it looks like having Echo turn out the way she did was maybe part of his plan all along. Terrifying.
Joss Whedon's stories are predictable in the wider sense, in that you can have a general idea of the kind of emotional beats he'll aim for and the types of tragic things that will occur, but in the narrower sense of specific plot details, I never know what's going to happen. And I love it! There were a few corny moments and silly ideas in this episode, but it was shocking and clever and effective and ultimately I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one! |
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