The premiere isn’t for a couple more weeks but we already have a review of the first episode.  This one comes from IGN and overall, it’s positive.  Especially what they say about Amy.

This will sound like a bit of a broken record on the heels of other recent Dollhouse reviews, but the best part of this episode involves Saunders/Whiskey. Her reaction to finding out what she truly is involves some amusing and surprising actions on her part, but also some fascinating turns too – including some of the most emotional and complex material this show has dealt with so far, all of which is terrifically performed by Amy Acker. This only makes it all the more frustrating that thanks to her role on ABC’s upcoming Happy Town, Acker can only be used in a limited capacity this season.

You can read the full review here.

At this point, I’m going to assume that all my visitors who are interested in Dollhouse have watched all the episodes.  If you haven’t, read no further as this does contain spoilers.

Scifiwire recently posted a short article about the Dollhouse episode ‘Epitaph One’ and the effect it will have on the upcoming season two. In it, they talk to Fran Kranz, who plays Topher on the show, and here’s what he had to say about Amy and her character Dr. Saunders:

Even without jumping ahead, Topher has a lot to answer for when Dollhouse returns. Dr. Saunders (Amy Acker) learned she was a doll, whom Topher programmed to hate him.

“In season two, we address that pretty much immediately,” Kranz said. “Dr. Saunders—Amy Acker and I, who’s the best—we work across the hall from each other, so we can’t avoid each other. All that kind of awkwardness ensues, and it gets pretty dark. I have to answer to her eventually. That’s going to be really exciting. Right now, Topher’s a little down on himself, and he’s starting to think like, ‘Wow, one of the most beautiful things I created hates me. Maybe I’m a bad guy.’”

EW posted their “first look” at Dollhouse.  Although the photos are nothing new – in fact, we posted the Amy one months ago – they do have a couple quotes from Joss about the mysterious episode.  You can view them after the cut as they could be considered a little on the spoilerish side.

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The folks over at PopWatch had a short talk with Joss about what the future holds for season two of Dollhouse.  Not much was said that we don’t already know as Joss was being his usual no spoiler self.  I am posting a short blurb after the cut and you can view the entire article here if you want to read more.

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Just came across an excellent review of Dollhouse by Time.  They say a lot that I agree with about how the show was handled and its potential.  If you haven’t seen the final episode, I suggest not reading any further.  The heavy spoiler content is after the cut.

And also so we can see more of the supporting actors who have really become the reason to watch, especially Amy Acker, who showed impressive range in the last couple episodes…

If Dollhouse does not return for a second season—and I’m hoping, but let’s be realistic—what lessons can we take from it? Maybe that what makes a successful TV show is a mystery anyway, so you might as well go for it and make the best show you can creatively, rather than pre-emptively compromise it.

Dollhouse spent its first several episodes delivering what looked like a TV executive’s idea of what a broadcast audience could reasonably deal with in a sci-fi show: a procedural action drama about a good-looking woman kicking ass and rocking hot outfits. When it eventually became what it wanted to be—an ensemble story about the moral danger of trying to separate the mind from the body—it was engrossing and had a reason for being. Would the ratings have been any better if it committed to this from the get-go? Who knows, but in retrospect it probably wouldn’t have hurt.

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