Dollhouse, Part 2: This Time It's Not Retooled by Fox Executives.

The second episode of Dollhouse actually felt a lot more like what I think people were expecting: it just felt like everyone was actually breathing. It was dark, but not quite so icky, and there were actually times when it was possible to smile while watching it.

One of the most interesting things is that it dove straight into the mythology/story arc of the show, instead of having a few status-quo" let's just do the mission of the week and maybe (perhaps) learn a scrap of information that may or may not be true." Oh no, the ground has been hit, and the story, she is running. It's no "Walkabout," but it's definitely much more promising than it was last week.

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