Comments on: 1.09 “A Spy In The House Of Love” Review – The Good & The Bad http://watchingdollhouse.com/1.09-a-spy-in-the-house-of-love-review-the-good-the-bad/ Fansite & Forum for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse FOX TV Series Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Adam http://watchingdollhouse.com/1.09-a-spy-in-the-house-of-love-review-the-good-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Adam Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:54:13 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=1942#comment-1690 Lol just get through Haunted fast so you can watch Briar Rose. I'd rather read you views on that. Lol just get through Haunted fast so you can watch Briar Rose. I’d rather read you views on that.

]]> By: Roco http://watchingdollhouse.com/1.09-a-spy-in-the-house-of-love-review-the-good-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Roco Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:59:30 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=1942#comment-1686 Yeah, Adelle was much better in this episode, although I had the same problem with the "bullets" thing - that was quite ridiculous. We already got the point, they didn't need to spell it out for us :) I agree re: Dushku. Infact I barely noticed her in this episode (although she still had a lot of screentime), which is refreshing, since the show is a lot better when her character isn't the center of attention. I always said this would be the case so it's nice to see the show addressing this issue. Hmm.."Haunted"..surprsing title for a show like this. They're not about to go all "Ghost Whisperer" on me are they? lol! Yeah, Adelle was much better in this episode, although I had the same problem with the “bullets” thing – that was quite ridiculous. We already got the point, they didn’t need to spell it out for us :)

I agree re: Dushku. Infact I barely noticed her in this episode (although she still had a lot of screentime), which is refreshing, since the show is a lot better when her character isn’t the center of attention. I always said this would be the case so it’s nice to see the show addressing this issue.

Hmm..”Haunted”..surprsing title for a show like this. They’re not about to go all “Ghost Whisperer” on me are they? lol!

]]> By: Phoenix http://watchingdollhouse.com/1.09-a-spy-in-the-house-of-love-review-the-good-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1685 Phoenix Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:49:33 +0000 http://watchingdollhouse.com/?p=1942#comment-1685 I thought you might enjoy this episode better than some of the previous ones. I was actually going to just get irritated with it when I noticed that in the first few minutes Echo was in slut-wear again, but I was pleasantly surprised at how they managed to make it a theme of trust and love that they carried throughout the episode -- not something "Dollhouse" has proven particularly adept at. My favorite parts of this episode were definitely all the parts with Adelle in it; it was refreshing to see the facets of her personality that she keeps hidden and how she gains icy control over herself by the end of the episode. The whole "bullets don't hurt me" thing was a little lame, but it did drive the theme home; it was nice to see that they gave the wonderful Olivia Williams some meat to work with. And, yes, the NSA scene was not all that great, but I enjoyed it purely because of the ALIAS-esque parts of it and also because it gave "Dollhouse" some wider relevance. But the real reason I enjoyed it was because I've noticed something: the more she isn't the dead center of the show, the more Eliza Dushku's acting improves. I think Eliza is a wonderful actress, but she becomes more more in-character and has more room to work with when she's only providing half of the show; now that Victor and Sierra are getting more air time Echo isn't the only focus, so maybe the lack of stress of carrying a show on her own is helping? Call me wrong, but I think she did better in "Needs" and "Spy" than she's done in any of the other episodes. Like I've said before, I doubt you'll be too thrilled with "Haunted," but I can't wait for your thoughts on "Briar Rose" -- definitely my favorite episode of the season. I thought you might enjoy this episode better than some of the previous ones. I was actually going to just get irritated with it when I noticed that in the first few minutes Echo was in slut-wear again, but I was pleasantly surprised at how they managed to make it a theme of trust and love that they carried throughout the episode — not something “Dollhouse” has proven particularly adept at.

My favorite parts of this episode were definitely all the parts with Adelle in it; it was refreshing to see the facets of her personality that she keeps hidden and how she gains icy control over herself by the end of the episode. The whole “bullets don’t hurt me” thing was a little lame, but it did drive the theme home; it was nice to see that they gave the wonderful Olivia Williams some meat to work with.

And, yes, the NSA scene was not all that great, but I enjoyed it purely because of the ALIAS-esque parts of it and also because it gave “Dollhouse” some wider relevance. But the real reason I enjoyed it was because I’ve noticed something: the more she isn’t the dead center of the show, the more Eliza Dushku’s acting improves.

I think Eliza is a wonderful actress, but she becomes more more in-character and has more room to work with when she’s only providing half of the show; now that Victor and Sierra are getting more air time Echo isn’t the only focus, so maybe the lack of stress of carrying a show on her own is helping? Call me wrong, but I think she did better in “Needs” and “Spy” than she’s done in any of the other episodes.

Like I’ve said before, I doubt you’ll be too thrilled with “Haunted,” but I can’t wait for your thoughts on “Briar Rose” — definitely my favorite episode of the season.

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