KamenRiderKnives wrote:hurray ! im glad youve conceded that episode 7 had holes !
I think you'll find most shows/movies have quite a few holes, we just tend to gloss over them. Lost, for instance, shouldn't have gone on more than 3 episodes at most. There are so many failsafes on planes it's ridiculous. There would be a beacon, a signal flare, and someone would have definitely figured out that judging from the last tower the pilot spoke to and the flight path they were taking, the survivors would be on that island. Even if there weren't any survivors, they would have had to find the plane. Also: take a map of the world and throw a thumbtack at the route you think a plane would have to take from LA to Sydney. More likely than not, it will land in water. It's a little too convenient that they managed to land on an island.
Do people generally point this out when watching the show? No, because you have to suspend your disbelief and allow the director his own artistic interpretation, or else you'll end up a jaded cynic like me.
KamenRiderKnives wrote:i find i appreciate shows more when i know what parts other people like or dont like, we shouldnt really be having an arguement about a show we both watch and like.
I'm having trouble understanding why you listen to other people's opinions to help form your own. I have a hard enough time forming opinions of my own without hearing someone else tell me what to think.
Then tell me, what did you find good about Dollhouse? What do you think could be better? Constructive criticism makes your opinions much better voiced than simply saying you didn't like the casting.
For example: I think that while the idea of a Dollhouse where people can literally fulfill your dreams is a fascinating premise, and certainly one that hasn't been used before. The mind-wiping technology creates people who are better than actors, since they actually believe that they are who they are programmed to be. It reminds me of similar stories with robots programmed to take people's places, only in this case, the fact that they're human gives the show a much darker aspect. However, the fact that the protagonist changes personalities each episode while remaining a moving vegetable between jobs makes her hard to identify with. It's very hard to like a character that will pull a complete 180 every new time you see her. I think Echo slowly becoming self-aware helps ease that a little, yet brings up more questions about why out of all the Dolls, it's just her and Alpha that are special.
Also, it begs the question, after she does remember her past, where do you go from there? Do they re-wipe her and put her back in? Does she continue as a doll for the hell of it? I can't really see them stretching out her remembering for more than two seasons before it would become unbelievable.
Many a good show has been ruined because the writers didn't know when to quit. Heroes, for example, had a fantastic first season, but spent a lot of buildup on the second season only to remove the main villain in one quick scene and boil down the final buildup to "Will he catch the vial?" which left quite a lot to be desired. I do partially blame the writer's strike, but really, the story was mostly finalized, they just had to condense it a lot.
