Big Bang and Dollhouse
Aug. 27th, 2009 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lls_mutantSo, ALTLUT is done, and now I've been cutting loose on my Big Bang. It's exciting, because I have the whole outline done and know exactly where the story is going. I'm pounding it out like crazy- I'm up to page 28 now. The only thing is kind of a funny aspect. I have several plotlines going through the story, and I'm not sure I've got all my scenes in the right order. I'm relatively happy with the scenes themselves, just... well, I'm cutting from The Colony to the Galactica, and the plots currently aren't that related... you get the idea. I figure I'll write, and then I'll rearrange later.
So. Dollhouse.
So yeah, we're up to Haunted, and I've peeked ahead a little. I'm really, really enjoying the series, and have been from the very beginning, although maybe my standards were low or something :)
Question: I've seen people complaining about genderfail in Dollhouse, and I never read the posts because I wasn't caught up on the series. Can someone point me to a post about it, or explain the logic to me? I'm just not seeing it. I mean, don't get me wrong- I think that the Dollhouse is pretty sick. We've never seen the contracts, so I'm not sure exactly how much the dolls knew when they consented to this, and the way I'm reading Sierra's story, it almost seems like she was put in the Dollhouse involuntarily. But I also don't see ANYTHING about this show that says we're supposed to think this is a good thing. The best I can see in terms of genderfail are that the majority of dolls we've seen in storylines have been female, and most of the non-dolls have been male, save for Victor and Adelle DeWitt. (I have to admit, I was REALLY hoping when I heard Jamie Bamber and Mike Hogan were going to be on that Jamie would be a doll and Mike would be his handler, because COME ON, THAT'S AWESOME (although it seems like the doll-handler genders are opposite, which HELLO DUMB IDEA), but it doesn't look that way.)
So, yeah. I'm not seeing much genderfail, as people like to call it, so I'm enjoying it. Actually, one of my favorite things about the series has been Mellie. I LIKE that they used a girl who... I don't know that she's really plus size, but she isn't a size 0. And she's freaking adorable. And I love that Paul is attracted to her, both physically and emotionally, and that he flat out states she's gorgeous. And it doesn't come off patronizing when he says it- it comes off as Paul really thinks Mellie's gorgeous. And okay, the bits in Haunted with Paul and Mellie are REALLY creepy, but again, they're meant to be.
That said, I'd like to see more of the male dolls. (I was hoping we'd see more of the guy who became a doll after the whole silly-drug incident at Caroline's old college, because hello, hotness, but so far, no such luck.) I know Alpha is male (and yeah, I know who plays him. I knew the second they announced that Alpha had been cast. I forget if I knew that Alan Tudyk was attached to the Dollhouse at that point, but somehow, I knew.), but still.
Anyway, I'm finally starting to think of Ballard a little less as "Woman King Helo", which is good. I'm actually rather liking the character, given his little dark side. But the character that really fascinates me (and I imagine a lot of people) is Topher. I've always wanted to do what Joss is doing here- take a character whose actions are completely morally repugnant and make them (the character, not the actions) likeable. I don't respect Topher. I think he's disgusting, that he isn't seeing anything wrong with what he's doing, that he doesn't consider the consequences, that he's basically playing God. But God help me, at the same time, I do like him. I enjoy his time on screen, his sense of humor is awesome, and he's basically everything Joss fans love about Joss characters wrapped up into one person to give him the maximum appeal to this audience. It's neat.
And his storyline in Haunted? Yeah, that was just... and I love the fact it didn't really matter if the active was a male or a female. (I'm still fairly convinced he imprinted himself on her, but I'm not positive.) But at the very end, when the reveal that it was his birthday came up... I almost sniffled. Classic.
Also? If we ever meet another programmer (like, from another Dollhouse), I hope they're female. I know there's Ivy, but I'd actually love to see a female version.
It also seems like this has been around for a while. It would be AWESOME if Adelle had served a term as a doll. I don't think she has, but it would be really, really neat.
So yeah, very much enjoying this one. Glad to have another sci-fi show!!! Back to my big bang!
So. Dollhouse.
So yeah, we're up to Haunted, and I've peeked ahead a little. I'm really, really enjoying the series, and have been from the very beginning, although maybe my standards were low or something :)
Question: I've seen people complaining about genderfail in Dollhouse, and I never read the posts because I wasn't caught up on the series. Can someone point me to a post about it, or explain the logic to me? I'm just not seeing it. I mean, don't get me wrong- I think that the Dollhouse is pretty sick. We've never seen the contracts, so I'm not sure exactly how much the dolls knew when they consented to this, and the way I'm reading Sierra's story, it almost seems like she was put in the Dollhouse involuntarily. But I also don't see ANYTHING about this show that says we're supposed to think this is a good thing. The best I can see in terms of genderfail are that the majority of dolls we've seen in storylines have been female, and most of the non-dolls have been male, save for Victor and Adelle DeWitt. (I have to admit, I was REALLY hoping when I heard Jamie Bamber and Mike Hogan were going to be on that Jamie would be a doll and Mike would be his handler, because COME ON, THAT'S AWESOME (although it seems like the doll-handler genders are opposite, which HELLO DUMB IDEA), but it doesn't look that way.)
So, yeah. I'm not seeing much genderfail, as people like to call it, so I'm enjoying it. Actually, one of my favorite things about the series has been Mellie. I LIKE that they used a girl who... I don't know that she's really plus size, but she isn't a size 0. And she's freaking adorable. And I love that Paul is attracted to her, both physically and emotionally, and that he flat out states she's gorgeous. And it doesn't come off patronizing when he says it- it comes off as Paul really thinks Mellie's gorgeous. And okay, the bits in Haunted with Paul and Mellie are REALLY creepy, but again, they're meant to be.
That said, I'd like to see more of the male dolls. (I was hoping we'd see more of the guy who became a doll after the whole silly-drug incident at Caroline's old college, because hello, hotness, but so far, no such luck.) I know Alpha is male (and yeah, I know who plays him. I knew the second they announced that Alpha had been cast. I forget if I knew that Alan Tudyk was attached to the Dollhouse at that point, but somehow, I knew.), but still.
Anyway, I'm finally starting to think of Ballard a little less as "Woman King Helo", which is good. I'm actually rather liking the character, given his little dark side. But the character that really fascinates me (and I imagine a lot of people) is Topher. I've always wanted to do what Joss is doing here- take a character whose actions are completely morally repugnant and make them (the character, not the actions) likeable. I don't respect Topher. I think he's disgusting, that he isn't seeing anything wrong with what he's doing, that he doesn't consider the consequences, that he's basically playing God. But God help me, at the same time, I do like him. I enjoy his time on screen, his sense of humor is awesome, and he's basically everything Joss fans love about Joss characters wrapped up into one person to give him the maximum appeal to this audience. It's neat.
And his storyline in Haunted? Yeah, that was just... and I love the fact it didn't really matter if the active was a male or a female. (I'm still fairly convinced he imprinted himself on her, but I'm not positive.) But at the very end, when the reveal that it was his birthday came up... I almost sniffled. Classic.
Also? If we ever meet another programmer (like, from another Dollhouse), I hope they're female. I know there's Ivy, but I'd actually love to see a female version.
It also seems like this has been around for a while. It would be AWESOME if Adelle had served a term as a doll. I don't think she has, but it would be really, really neat.
So yeah, very much enjoying this one. Glad to have another sci-fi show!!! Back to my big bang!
