Hey gasmi, another week in the Dollhouse where we find out the brain is like an 80's heavy metal band, and all you really need to know you can learn watching the Lifetime Network
Our episode starts with Agent Pucker Face (Paul Ballard) wandering into Topher's office and accidentally turning on the chair. I hate to call shenanigans this early in an episode, but this had to be the least convincing accident I've seen since I "accidentally" opened up all of my Halloween candy for the fourth time this week. Hey, don't judge me, if they didn't want me to eat Kit Kats for breakfast they wouldn't keep putting them on sale, f@#king Safeway.
Anyway, Agent Pucker Face settles down into the chair and wonders what it would be like to be totally without a personality. From where I'm sitting it wouldn't be that much different from everyday Agent Pucker Face, but that's just my opinion. Topher comes in and asks Agent Pucker Face if he'd like a treatment, which causes APF to jump like somebody came up behind him while he was checking out the weird German website again.
Topher and Agent Pucker Face proceed to have a little talk where we find out Topher really, really loves Topher, and he's pretty jazzed about the latest thing he's done to Echo, because he affected her on a glandular level. What the? When did this turn into The Letterman Show? Anyway Topher points out with his latest brain fiddling move you could get the human body to fight cancer or just about anything else you wanted to do.
Agent Pucker Face asks if Topher could do that to him. Topher says he'd have to wipe Agent Pucker Face's brain first because as he so aptly points out the human brain is a lot like Van Halen. If you just keep pulling out one piece and replacing it, it just degenerates. I guess that's one way of looking at it. For me it's more Alex Van Halen is in my mind telling me to print counterfeit twenties in my living room. Not that I'm doing that, but if I did and got caught, I'd blame Alex. What? Yes, you're right; I'm so going to jail. Anyway, back to TV.
Then after those words of wisdom, Topher treats Agent Pucker Face like a moron and blows him off with the always popular; "hey, okay, good talk, good talk!" Have I mentioned I like Topher lately?
We cut to some big McMansion out in the burbs where Echo is sacking out next to some guy who even asleep looks kind of like a creepy ex-frat dude. Echo wakes up because watching people sleep for any amount of time is a ratings killer, and wanders out of the room and into the hallway. I've got to admit at this point of the show I was really wondering just what sort of glandular change Topher had made on our favorite semi-brain wiped heroine. Okay, ugly confession time, all I could think here was if she went in the bathroom and peed standing up, I was changing the channel. Yes, I know I've got problems, but Reese's Peanut Butter Cups make me happy, and they are on sale, yay Safeway!
Luckily for my peace of mind, Echo doesn't go in the bathroom, she goes in a nursery and starts breast feeding a baby. Whoo, that was a close one, we've still got a recap for this week (if you keep making that face it's going to stay that way), and we cut to the opening credits.
After the credits we come back and find out Echo is wonder mom. She's plopped her non-crying, non-pissing-or-pooping perfect infant in a little crib dealee and is making a big pot of coffee. Wow, what a perfect family, I wonder where her prefect husband could be? Did you guess in his office that he always locks the door to and looking as guilty as OJ? No? That's okay; maybe guessing just isn't your thing?
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Comments (2)
WaffleBoy, I LOVE how your brain works! Please don't ever become a doll!
I am totally with you on the Ivy is a spy idea. It makes sense that the NSA would cover their bases like that in case one spy got outed.
Topher is growing on me this year - he had some moments last year, but I think they're giving him better lines and making him more human this year, which I really like. Loved him getting popped in the face by Echo!
And like you, I really like how there is no simple black and white in dealing with the dollhouse. Yeah, they're wiping out people's personalities and memories, but they're helping people too (in between your standard high priced call girl assignments).
Topher's excitement at the possibility of programming someone's brain to fight cancer was great. And I really liked the idea of the guy hiring someone to make sure his baby got love in those crucial first months of life.
Oh! And yes. You are correct, breastfeeding moms shouldn't be guzzling coffee like that. That's one thing that nearly sent me off the deep end when I was nursing my kid. Lack of caffeine is no joking matter!
And with that, I guess I've geeked out and rambled enough for this episode! Great recap yet again! You da bomb!
SWAK, PottyMouth
1 of 2 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on October 7, 2009 7:13 AM
Dear PottyMouth, awwww thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying these posts, they're a lot of fun to write. Yeah, I think they are giving Topher a little more to do this year then last season when he was just be a quip machine. It's working for me.
Anyway, thanks for the nice comment and don't forget to watch toight
2 of 2 | Posted by waffleboy09 | Posted on October 9, 2009 9:57 AM