(S02E09) Adelle has really begun her descent into Hell, hasn't she? I haven't seen a turn this bad since Angel lost his soul in Buffy Season 2. I wonder if she feels a twinge of jealousy that Sierra has won "Roger."

Enver Gjokaj should get his own show. Simply his "goodbye" to Sierra when he was about to be released had me in stitches. At the same time, it somewhat broke my heart when Sierra sat at the dinner table waiting for Victor to join her.

Admittedly, the show wasn't clear on the exact circumstances that brought Sergeant Anthony Ceccoli to the Dollhouse. Near as I can tell, he was a soldier in either Iraq or Afghanistan (or both) and he joined the Dollhouse to escape the war. He obviously underwent shellshock or some such trauma. Did he go AWOL? Usually when people join the Dollhouse they're running from something. The exception to this is Priya who was the victim of a scumbag who couldn't take "no" for an answer.

Obviously, a cliche' "evil" corporation like Rossum would have many fires burning in the application of the imprinting technology. Soldiers seemed like the obvious first application. It would be incredibly easy to find ex-Actives, too, since they pretty much provide their residence and all their funds upon completion as an Active. How come there are never any good faceless corporations in science fiction?

Does Scytheon mean anything or is it simply a variation of the word scythe? That of itself seems appropriate since Rossum is using the technology to reap souls.

Topher made so much effort to stand in the correct place when Anthony returned and forgot that he had a new assistant. The best laid plans...

Actually, there are more Buffy analogies that could be given to the show. Echo is the capable female superhero while Victor, Sierra, Topher and Langton are the new Scooby Gang. Topher could be Willow (insert joke here) while Langton is the Giles role (or perhaps Adelle could be, if she weren't evil).

They just imprinted the crap out of Echo, didn't they? It's amazing she doesn't go completely bat-guano insane. To quote the Riddler in Batman Forever, "If knowledge is power, then a God am I." I think they imprinted her with their entire library.

Did anybody else notice that we know all the real names now? Victor's was the last main character whose true nomenclature was hidden (well, unless you count Whiskey from last season).

You just knew that Sierra and Victor wouldn't escape. If they escaped, the series would be over, and we still have four episodes to go as of this one.

Now they're all in the Attic, which apparently involves being dipped in liquid jell-o and shrink-wrapped. Why not just put them in a vending machine while they're at it?

The episodes continue to get better (even if tonight's episode is beaten in the ratings by Frosty). Whedon and company have this incredible skill of creating an ensemble dramedy while still highlighting the lead, whomever he or she is.

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