The much anticipated Joss Whedon show, Dollhouse, premiered a few weeks ago. Joss Whedon, creator of shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, has left viewers saying both “Yay!” and “Nay” to Dollhouse.

Eliza Dushku stars as she plays a young woman called Echo, who is a member of a group of people known as “Dolls”. Much like the Dolls or “Action Figures” we had as children, these Dolls are portrayed as we see fit. The Dollhouse Dolls have had their personalities and memories wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas, which include memory, skills, and language, and then hired out for particular jobs such investigation, crimes, fantasies, etc.

In the premiere episode of Dollhouse, we see Eliza Dusku riding a motorcycle straight into a night club. She gets off the bike, and the “Whedon-lovers” say “What’s Faith doing in Dollhouse?!” No wait, that’s typecasting! She then starts dancing in the club wearing what appears to be a very short dress or a somewhat long top. Oh well, Eliza is hot, she looks good in anything!

Day to day she has her memory wiped, striped to a state of childlike quality, doing finger paintings and eating pudding, only to be later imprinted with a persona of crime fighting ability, evil villain or sexual animal.

The show however is developing more of an intense plot. We have the Hero – Echo, and the yet to be seen Villain – Alpha. This is the hook that is keeping viewers watching. Who is Alpha and what his deal with killing everyone?!

Hopefully Dollhouse is not trying to be too many things, and in the end, ends up being nothing. Dollhouse can grow past that. It does have the capability to expand with intrigue and action.

If you are one of the world’s biggest Whedon-lovers, you’ll watch Dollhouse, because, hey it’s Whedon! I want to love Dollhouse. I love Buffy; I love Angel and I love Dr Horrible!

Will Dollhouse become our, “It’s Friday Night, set your channel to…” or will it be “Its Friday night…I guess we can watch Dollhouse”? Only time will tell.

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