I’m going out in a moment, so I didn’t have time to creatively title this entry. Sorry. How about, ‘Dushku and Dichen get it on!’ or ‘Oh, so he’s not actually a stoner?’ (disregard both of those, please, they’re both potential spoilers…)
There’s a word that describes this episode: Finally. Finally, so many bits of the story slot into place. Plot strings are tied off. AND it’s to be continued; all proper TV watchers love a good TBC! The 40-minutes-out-of-an-hour allotment that American TV shows get often causes incredibly cramped plots, shoehorned twists and turns, and forced, ugly character development. When you stretch outside the 40 minute mold and start looking at longer story arcs, things get a lot better (look at the first season of BSG or Heroes for a fine example).
There’s a reason the longer 60-minute episodes of BBC dramas tends to feel more ’rounded’, or why the old-school multi-part Dr Who episodes felt much more developed than the modern, 43-minute variants. Heck, when you tack two episodes together, you’re almost at movie length.
Anyway… I don’t want to spoil the plot because, no doubt, some people haven’t watched episode 11 yet. Two of the following screencaps are safe to look at, but one of them might give a little bit of the story away. I won’t tell you which one. Most importantly, Alan Tudyk makes a cameo appearance as the designer of the Dollhouse (or the technology behind it) — Alan’s the guy that played the cute pilot in Firefly. Actually, looking at a photo of him, he’s not actually that cute…
There was this rather-skimpy red pyjama thing that she wore at the end of the episode, but she looked cuter here, fully dressed…
Dichen can’t really act, but she does look good, strapped down into a chair. I think I speak for most of the male population when I say that a cute, Asian-looking sex slave would tick most of the boxes.
The look of someone very happy to see their long-lost girlfriend OR a psychotic ‘Here’s Johnny!’ maniac? You decide (or watch the episode!)
andhari
May 2, 2009
EWWW the ;ast guy in the picture looking very much alike my environmental law professor, the one who kicked me out of class for wearing peep toes in class. WOOHOO.
Eleni
May 2, 2009
I mostly think Alan Tudyk is cute because of the adorable characters he usually plays (like Wash). Playing the bad guy is not something I’m accustomed to seeing him do, which makes it all the more frightening when he does it.
sebastian
May 2, 2009
Well, lucky he’s not the bad guy in this… right?
Can’t wait for the last episode now! I just hope it’s not the last last one.
Don’t you have to break some rule to be kicked out of class, Andhari?
Hannah
May 2, 2009
I LOVE Alan Tudyk. I especially liked him in 28 Days and Death at a Funeral. I can’t wait to watch him in this the second I have a spare hour.
sebastian
May 2, 2009
I haven’t seen 28 Days, though I’ve heard from a few people it’s… OK! Mixed reviews, though. I will definitely check out Death at a Funeral — I’m just about through all of the Oscar nominees now, so… time to widen the net
Hannah
May 2, 2009
28 Days itself isn’t that great..but he’s funny in it. I love Death at a Funeral…I don’t really know anyone who liked it as much as I did though…I’m not the best movie judge.
Liz
May 7, 2009
That Dichen chick was in Neighbours. Just as woeful in that, even by their standards.
sebastian
May 8, 2009
Yea, I did some research on her after the first episode, while I was still dazzled by her rather attractive looks. Sadly, even being pretty AND Asian-looking can’t make up for her truly dire acting abilities.
By the way, I saw a bit of Neighbours the other day, and it was like… completely different! Digital cameras now or something… it was very sharp/snappy-looking. Might be the digital signal tho’… *shrug*