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06 January 2013 @ 05:48 am
DOLLHOUSE REWATCH 1.07 AND 1.08  
DOLLHOUSE REWATCH 1.07 AND 1.08


REWATCH POST: Echoes and Needs


REWATCH QUESTIONS

Echoes:

1. When you watched the show the first time, did you expect that we'll be seeing the "public face" of Rossum/Dollhouse? Was the revelation that Caroline started out as an animal activist surprised you as a viewer?
2. The drug affects non-Actives or those without Active architecture very quickly. When you first watched the episode, did Dr. Saunders' absence obviously pointed to her being an Active?
3. And now knowing that Boyd has Active architecture, is it possible that Boyd was merely pretending to be drugged during the entire episode?
4. When Dominic said that this is not all there is to Laurence Dominic, was it a jab at himself being secretly a spy for the NSA (in the same vein with DeWitt saying she has a story about Victor, which would have revealed her to be Ms. Lonelyhearts) or was it something more?
5. Why were DeWitt and Dominic so awkward towards the end of the episode (which, btw, was the only scene they had together, as opposed to the rest of the 13 eps that Dominic was in - minus The Attic, in the entire series)

Needs:

1. How awesome was DeWitt and Dominic framed in the staff meeting scene? (very)
2. Knowing that Dr. Saunders was an Active and watching the staff meeting scene, was it a known secret by the staff that this Dr. Saunders is a retired Active, or are we assuming that most of the members of the staff were killed by Alpha?
3. What were your thoughts on the way DeWitt and Dominic handled the meeting?
4. Did you agree with Dominic that the whole exercise put both Actives and the House at risk?
5. With the interspersing of the Adelle/Echo confrontation with the reveal that November lost her child, plus the reveal that Sierra was forced into the Dollhouse, which side of the argument were you most agreeable with?
6. "You're not as important as you think you are." --> how does this statement work with Adelle's development throughout the series?
7. Did this episode make you root for Echo?

What is your take on both eps?


Extra:
- Adelle's second outfit in Needs: Discuss.
- Matching body language FTW: both are at work in Echoes and in Needs
- Any head canons related to these eps?

Also: will be posting the sign up post for the DeWitt/Dominic Celebration Week! (Part 1)
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[identity profile] derevko-child.livejournal.com on January 5th, 2013 10:37 pm (UTC)
Echoes:

When you watched the show the first time, did you expect that we'll be seeing the "public face" of Rossum/Dollhouse? Was the revelation that Caroline started out as an animal activist surprised you as a viewer?

I did not expect to see the public face of Rossum. I was actually unimpressed with the public face of Rossum because I thought he wasn't... attractive... face-wise? ha ha ha. I guess he was supposed to be sleazy, but I also didn't get that from Clive Ambrose. I thought he was kinda weak?

Caroline starting out as an animal activist surprise me. It's just... idk. I thought she was part of Rossum and broke away.

The drug affects non-Actives or those without Active architecture very quickly. When you first watched the episode, did Dr. Saunders' absence obviously pointed to her being an Active?

Nah, I actually only noticed she wasn't there in the end and all I could think about was, "man, Amy Acker missed a cracktastic episode." I am such an observant viewer.

And now knowing that Boyd has Active architecture, is it possible that Boyd was merely pretending to be drugged during the entire episode?

I have a theory that Boyd was only imprinted in between the events of 1.12 and 2.01 (it was because of his ties. lol), but it takes away the creep-o factor, so Boyd was merely pretending to be drugged? But then, he doesn't know how the drug was being passed on, so... I DON'T KNOW

When Dominic said that this is not all there is to Laurence Dominic, was it a jab at himself being secretly a spy for the NSA (in the same vein with DeWitt saying she has a story about Victor, which would have revealed her to be Ms. Lonelyhearts) or was it something more?

I think there was something more, but I think he was referring to himself like, personality-wise? In a, 'hey, I'm not really an asshole, I have a soul too, ya know."

And, with the knowledge that Dominic was a spy for the NSA--> Victor is an NSA man AND DeWitt's Active lover, Victor = stand-in for Dominic, even before being imprinted with Dominic. OOOH YEAH.

Why were DeWitt and Dominic so awkward towards the end of the episode (which, btw, was the only scene they had together, as opposed to the rest of the 13 eps that Dominic was in - minus The Attic, in the entire series)

This is such a conundrum. Ugh. I don't know, they probably made out when they were quarantined back in the Dollhouse and they were together in quarantine room because DeWitt insisted that he be with her because they need to discuss what happened? I DON'T KNOW.
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[identity profile] derevko-child.livejournal.com on January 5th, 2013 10:42 pm (UTC)
Also, I forgot about Adelle's bitterness with not having Clive Ambrose's job. Where is that bitterness coming from, omg. lol (I'm now guessing she and Ambrose were both vying for that position and she was passed over?)
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[identity profile] derevko-child.livejournal.com on January 6th, 2013 12:09 am (UTC)
How awesome was DeWitt and Dominic framed in the staff meeting scene? (very)

VERY. I love how everything was framed in this episode and the shiznit. Awesome awesome awesome

Knowing that Dr. Saunders was an Active and watching the staff meeting scene, was it a known secret by the staff that this Dr. Saunders is a retired Active, or are we assuming that most of the members of the staff were killed by Alpha?

I'm assuming it's an open secret? Or maybe, half of the members of the staff were killed and the other half knows that Dr. Saunders is an active.

What were your thoughts on the way DeWitt and Dominic handled the meeting?

DeWitt is very zen-like, but a firm HBIC at the same time. She acts like the higher-up who you can approach but can also kill you with the power of her stare if you fuck up. Dominic, on the other hand, acts as the force to deter you from fucking up so that you don't have to die from DeWitt's powerful and scary stare. I think their style is complementary. lol.

Did you agree with Dominic that the whole exercise put both Actives and the House at risk?

Yes, agreed with Dominic. The exercise was very risky. IDK. The House might have a had a reputation of solving their own problems under DeWitt's command and in a different manner prescribed by the usual way of thinking (see: Stage Fright)

With the interspersing of the Adelle/Echo confrontation with the reveal that November lost her child, plus the reveal that Sierra was forced into the Dollhouse, which side of the argument were you most agreeable with?

I was mostly agreeable with Adelle's position that the Actives weren't ready for what Echo wants to happen. I was a bit iffy with the whole 'they came here because they want to forget' vis a vis Priya being forced to the Dollhouse for Invisible Man's ~pleasure (and I was thinking, 'how the hell is Adelle not complicit in this wtf man')

"You're not as important as you think you are." --> how does this statement work with Adelle's development throughout the series?

I think this was more apparent in Season 2, during the Perrin arc and she was demoted? Although I feel like her heading of the takedown of Rossum was more an act of revenge for the humiliation she was put through, and only later on when the thoughtpocalypse happened did it become something about making up for her sins.

Did this episode make you root for Echo?

OF COURSE NOT
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