26 October 2009
Season 2 Episode 4
We’re back people!!!
And on Season 2 now… actually running on Episode 4 already but I haven’t got the time to review the past 3 episodes but I’ll give a quick preview.
Okay here’s what happened… Dr. Saunders a.k.a. Whisky, found out that she was the number 1 doll in the house and when she got brutally cut by Alpha, Topher imprinted her with the personality of the real Dr. Saunders. Dr. Saunders was an old chap that Alpha killed during his rampage. Whisky then dealt with the dilemma of being an active whilst feeling guilty and enraged by what the company had done to her. So she pulled off this stunt with Topher asking him if all her feelings of hatred for him were real. To which he replied, “no”, he imprinted her to be repulsive of him because Topher likes her and he can’t bear to fall in love with a doll (or so I think…it was not clearly stated what was the relationship). Therefore, Whisky packed her bags and left the dollhouse.
Nolan harassing Priya
That’s where Topher found her screaming the truth and no one believed her. So she became a doll… Of course, Dewitt would eventually found out the truth and refused to render service for Nolan, who during those months that Sierra was a doll, he requested her numerous times. Each time fulfilling a fantasy he could never get in real life. Although Dewitt already denied his request, the board of the dollhouse commanded Dewitt to do what Nolan wishes…to imprint Sierra and send her to Nolan, forever…
Pictures of Sierra everytime she visits Nolan
This was the first time Topher developed a moral and a conscience that against his will he imprinted Sierra, but unbeknownst to Nolan, Topher imprinted Sierra with her real self 1 year ago before she became a doll; back to the time when she hates Nolan and wanted to kill him. Things happened again and Nolan end up dead with Topher and Boyd, the black dude who was Echo’s previous handler, helping Sierra dispose the body. Things went back to Normal with Sierra and Victor walking away hand in hand.
Nolan dead
Topher cutting up Nolan in pieces
The good thing about this story is that the series value continuity. There was this episode in Season 1 where they let the actives rediscover their fears and Sierra went up to a man and blamed him for everything that happened to her. That man who portrayed Nolan was still the same man who portrayed Nolan in this episode. He was the protagonist in that one time series Invisible Man. Plus, this episode made me think about morals, virtues, and values. Dewitt refused to give in to Nolan’s wishes since he was a kidnapper and a rapist. But this moral standpoint placed Dewitt in a position where her morals were questioned. She also took advantage of one of the dolls (Victor) and repeatedly engaged him as her lover. Due to this circumstance Dewitt was forced to abide by the Dollhouse board of smucks and authorized Topher to imprint Sierra.
Dewitt being forced to abide
Quite complex an episode it is if you’re not really watching this series from the beginning. The characters I mentioned and the events that transpired maybe a bit perplexing to non-viewers. Please refer to my previous posts for enlightenment.
