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One episode in, and here's my problem with Dollhouse - Echo, well chosen name aside, is a bore to watch. Granted, if the series holds true to the format of the pilot, we won't see too much of her, but I just cannot take Eliza's studiously vacant/childlike stare seriously. And, from a more superficial point, E doesn't have the kind of body that makes me want to tune in just to watch her wander the HQ in a tank top and yoga pants.
It's true I've long enjoyed shows where we got to see the protagonists be someone different every week - La Femme Nikita, The Pretender, Quantum Leap, Highlander, to name a few - but the one thing those shows all had in common was the fact that the protagonist was a fully realized character independent of all the personas s/he put on, week to week. I tuned in to those shows every week because I cared about my leads as individuals. How can you get invested in a character like Echo? And I can't get invested in the people she pretends to be, because I gather we won't be getting very many, if any, repeat personas. (Or will we? I haven't been paying attention to anything that's been said about the show's concept, beyond the basic premise).
Give it time, and I could like Boyd a lot, I know - I'm a sucker for the protective older not-quite-fatherly-but-maybe-unclely type (Alias' Dixon, SAAB's Col McQueen). And Amy Acker's character has a background I'm a little curious about. But it doesn't bode well, I think, if I'm far more interested in the supporting cast than the lead.
I'll check back in on the show in 4 or 5 eps. I could get more into it if the "treatments" stop working so well, and we start to see what impact that has on Echo, but who knows what Joss has in store.
It's true I've long enjoyed shows where we got to see the protagonists be someone different every week - La Femme Nikita, The Pretender, Quantum Leap, Highlander, to name a few - but the one thing those shows all had in common was the fact that the protagonist was a fully realized character independent of all the personas s/he put on, week to week. I tuned in to those shows every week because I cared about my leads as individuals. How can you get invested in a character like Echo? And I can't get invested in the people she pretends to be, because I gather we won't be getting very many, if any, repeat personas. (Or will we? I haven't been paying attention to anything that's been said about the show's concept, beyond the basic premise).
Give it time, and I could like Boyd a lot, I know - I'm a sucker for the protective older not-quite-fatherly-but-maybe-unclely type (Alias' Dixon, SAAB's Col McQueen). And Amy Acker's character has a background I'm a little curious about. But it doesn't bode well, I think, if I'm far more interested in the supporting cast than the lead.
I'll check back in on the show in 4 or 5 eps. I could get more into it if the "treatments" stop working so well, and we start to see what impact that has on Echo, but who knows what Joss has in store.
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That's a fair point. I liked Eliza on Buffy and Angel - I didn't watch her other show - but I do have to wonder if she's got the range for a part like this. Putting her in different outfits and changing her hair doesn't do it all.
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