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The Left Hand

The Left Hand, pt 2

Dollhouse Episode Guide

In which Enver Gjokaj and Fran Kranz steal the show.

Xmas Presents: Dollhouse - The Left Hand

on Thu, 2010-12-09 15:00

In which Enver Gjokaj and Fran Kranz steal the show.

For December, I decided to highlight my very favorite episodes, like little Christmas presents from television.

Perrin's story took a while to get started, but once it kicked in, I think it best represented the Dollhouse philosophies regarding power and identity. It was a use of the technology we hadn't seen before: long term personality changes to "make" the client "better." This episode also pulled back the curtain on more details of the larger Rossum structure, specifically the other "houses." And on top of all that, we got another clue to Caroline's past in the form of Bennett.

And on top of that? Geek cute with Topher and Bennett plus Victor as Topher 2.0! So. Just generally good with the Topher all around.

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Watching: Dollhouse

on Fri, 2009-12-04 21:00

The Public Eye

Perrin finally pays off. I guessed maybe a couple of minutes out that Perrin was the doll. Not so early that I felt I had it all figured out;  just enough that I was eagerly waiting to see if I was right. They'd just made too much of Cindy, so she had to be a red herring. Alexis Denisof gave a great performance, even if I'm just not used to his American accent.

The intro to Bennett was smooth. Just the difference between her and Topher was like a wash of cold water.

The Left Hand

Bennett was such an interesting character. Her enthusiasm for Topher was so sincere, but her ruthlessness when it came to Caroline was chilling.

Enver Gjokaj was fantastic as Second!Topher. Him and Topher talking about Bennett? Golden. Particularly when you think that both he and Fran Krantz would have been talking to air while they were filming.

Next Week: Looks like Ballard and Echo make a connection. And Alan Tudyk comes back as Alpha.