Dollhouse finale reaction post

I missed this last night because I got goofed up with the different time slot. But, actually, maybe this way is better because I can pause it on Hulu to write down my thoughts as they happen.

( Spoilers ahead, obvs )

As an ending, it was kind of... I don't know. I don't feel like the story is really over. I know it's probably too much to hope that the series will ever be revived or get a motion-picture follow-up á la Serenity, but yeah. What happens now? It's at least a good tie-up, though. Like, there isn't a feeling of, "What? That was it? What about...?" That story is done, and whatever happens next is a whole new ball of wax.

Overall, Dollhouse was a great ride, and my only complaint was that there wasn't enough time to really let things build, and the series felt a bit rushed. Especially the second season when they knew they only had a small number of episodes to wrap things up, but even in season 1 I thought the story could have benefited from being allowed to slowly develop, take the audience along so we could see how it started, how things were _supposed_ to go before being presented with the anomaly of Echo. As it stands it was hard to believe and accept that she was special, because we had no frame of reference for what a Doll is supposed to be. And I think the descent in to chaos, the perversion of the technology and its purpose would have been more dramatic if we could look back and remember they idyllic way it all started.

Eh, little complaints. I understand why taking the time for that kind of slow start doesn't work on tv. A book series could have done it, but tv audiences are by and large too impatient. As it stands, those of us who are inclined to can easily imagine from the hints the series gave us what life was like before things started going pear-shaped, so it's not an incredible loss.

So, yeah, that's done. I also feel like it was kind of a merciful death. I was far more emotionally bothered by the Tenth Doctor's regeneration than anything in this finale, which shows a lot of acceptance/resignation. I wish Dollhouse didn't have to be taken off the air, but it at least made a good ending. Now it can live fondly in our memories and fanfiction where icky stupid Fox can't hurt it anymore.

Dollhouse finale reaction post

I missed this last night because I got goofed up with the different time slot. But, actually, maybe this way is better because I can pause it on Hulu to write down my thoughts as they happen.

( Spoilers ahead, obvs )

As an ending, it was kind of... I don't know. I don't feel like the story is really over. I know it's probably too much to hope that the series will ever be revived or get a motion-picture follow-up á la Serenity, but yeah. What happens now? It's at least a good tie-up, though. Like, there isn't a feeling of, "What? That was it? What about...?" That story is done, and whatever happens next is a whole new ball of wax.

Overall, Dollhouse was a great ride, and my only complaint was that there wasn't enough time to really let things build, and the series felt a bit rushed. Especially the second season when they knew they only had a small number of episodes to wrap things up, but even in season 1 I thought the story could have benefited from being allowed to slowly develop, take the audience along so we could see how it started, how things were _supposed_ to go before being presented with the anomaly of Echo. As it stands it was hard to believe and accept that she was special, because we had no frame of reference for what a Doll is supposed to be. And I think the descent in to chaos, the perversion of the technology and its purpose would have been more dramatic if we could look back and remember they idyllic way it all started.

Eh, little complaints. I understand why taking the time for that kind of slow start doesn't work on tv. A book series could have done it, but tv audiences are by and large too impatient. As it stands, those of us who are inclined to can easily imagine from the hints the series gave us what life was like before things started going pear-shaped, so it's not an incredible loss.

So, yeah, that's done. I also feel like it was kind of a merciful death. I was far more emotionally bothered by the Tenth Doctor's regeneration than anything in this finale, which shows a lot of acceptance/resignation. I wish Dollhouse didn't have to be taken off the air, but it at least made a good ending. Now it can live fondly in our memories and fanfiction where icky stupid Fox can't hurt it anymore.