Joss Whedon’s frequent return to themes about mental illness is one I’ve remarked on, as has my colleague Anna. His explorations of mental illness have not always been terribly nuanced or complex, and it’s notable that he keeps coming back to some core themes. Charitable readings might suggest that he’s exploring social justice issues and […]
Tag: Dollhouse
What Is It About Joss Whedon?
I think it’s been pretty clearly established that I’m a fan of Joss Whedon’s work; why else would I devote so much time to shredding it? (I critique because I care.) And I interact with a lot of Joss fans who are in the same boat I’m in; we like his work a lot, or […]
LGBQT Representation on Television: Mag
Mag is a character on Dollhouse whom I would have liked to get to know better. We only saw her in “Epitaph One” and “Epitaph Two” and it’s clear that there was not a lot of room for character development there, which is a pity, because I think that she would have been rather interesting. […]
Dollhouse: Epitaph Two
Note: I do plan to write a larger post about Dollhouse as a whole now that the series is over, and there’s talk of doing a blogaround with several fembloggers who’ve been watching and writing about Dollhouse. (If you want to be involved, please let me know!) So this is just a discussion of the […]
Whedon’s Brunettes
Can we discuss, for a moment, Joss Whedon’s obsession with disturbed brunettes who wander around barefoot? I’m not actually asking for permission here, that’s a rhetorical question which is designed to establish the theme of this post, which is, as you may have guessed, Whedon’s obsession with disturbed brunettes who wander around barefoot. It really […]
Dollhouse: Stop Loss/The Attic
I know I said I wasn’t writing about Dollhouse anymore just last week. Note that I didn’t say I wouldn’t. And this week piqued my interest again, giving me a taste of the Whedon creativity I know and love. But first, “Stop Loss” bored me. I would say “to tears,” except that I have an […]
Why I’m Not Writing About Dollhouse
Gee willickers, four whole Dollhouse episodes have aired and I haven’t reviewed them! Why could this possibly be? Maybe I’m busy and I haven’t watched them yet. Perhaps I’m working on another mammoth post. Maybe I’m still processing them. Nope. I’m not writing about Dollhouse because it’s boring me. I wasn’t really enamoured with the […]
Dollhouse: Belonging
I edited this post to add an important point which I somehow managed to leave out this morning! Sorry. Jump to it if you’d like! Otherwise known as the “Look, everyone suddenly has morals!” Edition. So, a lot of people are raving about this episode, saying it’s the most amazing one this season, etc etc, […]
Dollhouse: Instincts
I initially was not going to write about this episode, because, quite frankly, it kind of bored me. I thought, honestly, that it was bad, and I was really disappointed in Joss Whedon when I finished. Usually I am riveted to the screen when I watch Dollhouse, and I stay very focused on what is […]
Dollhouse: Vows
I’m going to go ahead and quote the im I sent to Tristan when I finished this episode: “ok, that was tight.” And it was. Dollhouse is back, baby, and it’s back with the good bits and not the bad ones, from the new opening titles (nice) to some pretty clever storytelling and staging. I […]