tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post7332519477778096048..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Sci Fi Review: Dollhouse and Stargate: UniverseJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-74712153330523907332009-10-12T10:33:24.779-07:002009-10-12T10:33:24.779-07:00Yeah, they need to watch their core premise a bit ...Yeah, they need to watch their core premise a bit better. I wasn't quite sure how a professor could afford an active in this last episode. I also hope that they don't play out their cards too quickly. Since we know what the endgame might look like, the "actives gone wild" angle might get old.<br /><br />I'm on board with SGU's overall theme and feel, and want to like it - so I'm with you, hopefully they can flush some of the character issues and make it interesting.<br /><br />Also, if Eli is going to be the viewer advocate here, I would hope he'd act more like the viewers would - but that would amount to more or less freaking the hell out quite a bit...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-54433020492976412802009-10-12T10:06:53.997-07:002009-10-12T10:06:53.997-07:00Slight spoilers follow....
Dollhouse has felt a l...Slight spoilers follow....<br /><br />Dollhouse has felt a little chaotic to begin this season and the premise of some of what was done seemed a bit awkward. For example, making Echo a mom was very evidently making the point that through the mind they could alter the body. However, it made zero sense to put one of the actives in the role of a mom. I mean, how does that work when her contract expires? The overall episode played out interestingly with it being further reinforced that they do not know how to keep their genie in the bottle, but the concept was a bit flaky. <br /><br />I expect there to be a few episodes like that for Dollhouse as they try to sketch in how things can go terribly wrong before they start to do so. So I tolerate it, but looking forward to them getting their feet under them this season so we can move down the dark road to Epitaph One.<br /><br />As for SG-U so far I'm rather liking it. I agree with you about Eli, and hopefully they'll make sure he grows up quickly. I could definitely see him evolving into a daniel jackson like character, starting off pretty naive and a bit of a screw up to being a core interesting character. Time will tell. <br /><br />SG-U and BSG both speak to the value of having characters in desperate situations. It seems a rarity on television, presumably because it's prone to being a lot darker than most mainstream television. That pressure of being on the verge of death so constantly feeds a lot of energy into a show that can lead to some really interesting character development.sternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245940881311545520noreply@blogger.com