Saturday, January 9, 2010

Dollhouse 2x09

At the Dollhouse they’re facing more and more problems with ghost emotions persisting after wiping an Active’s brain that’s supposed to turn them into mental blank slates... Victor, for instance, has fallen in love with Sierra (ew, dude, I don’t want you near her, she’s too cute for you) ... and remains so even on mission... Meanwhile, Alpha’s spiel has rendered Paul Ballard brain dead, physically he’s alright, but his mental architecture is empty, there’s no neurological activity left ... and Echo’s worried about him. Now Victor is released from the Dollhouse. His contract has run its five-year course and he is allowed (under supervision) to return to his life as Anthony Ceccoli... Not long after falling asleep (in the bathtub), he’s attacked by some swat-team who blindfold him and take him to a bunker.

The team is part of some sort of para-military project, called Scytheon, run by the Rossum Corporation, that uses a “Mind Whisper” program that links all soldiers with a neurological radio so they can hear what the others are thinking. (I know, more sci-fi gibberish...) When Head of Security Boyd Langton and genius programmer Topher realize what has happened to Victor/ Anthony, they arrange for Echo to rescue him from Rossum’s clutches, and she takes Sierra/ Priya with her because of the emotional bond she has with him. Although eventually Echo is successful in getting Anthony out safe, Adelle DeWitt has come out of her drunken stupor and orders the use of that disruptor gizmo to get all three back into the Dollhouse. Once back into the house, Adelle sends them to the Attic ... where they are left to vegetate in tubs with their own worst nightmares running over and over in their heads.

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