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Dollhouse

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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 6 Ratings

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Dollhouse

Series Details & Credits

FOX | Release Date: February 13, 2009

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Harry J. Lennix, Dichen Lachman, Tahmoh Penikett, Fran Kranz, Olivia Williams, Enver Gjokaj

Summary: They can be anyone you want.

The Dollhouse is a very secret, and very illegal, place where wishes come true. Clients with the right connections and enough money can hire "Actives", people who have been programmed to perfectly fulfill the needs, and desires of their clients. The Actives are people who have chosen, for their own reasons,They can be anyone you want.

The Dollhouse is a very secret, and very illegal, place where wishes come true. Clients with the right connections and enough money can hire "Actives", people who have been programmed to perfectly fulfill the needs, and desires of their clients. The Actives are people who have chosen, for their own reasons, to surrender their bodies and minds for a five-year stay in the Dollhouse. Now they can be imprinted with any personality, skill, or even muscle memory. They can be the perfect companion, lover, spy, assassin; and when the job is done they forget everything.

But something is wrong with the Active called "Echo". No longer just a blank slate waiting for her next assignment, Echo is remembering flashes of the lives that she has lived and the games she has played, and she is starting to wonder just who she really is...

Dollhouse is a production of 20th Century Fox Television, Joss Whedon's "Mutant Enemy", and Eliza Dushku's "Boston Diva Productions".… Expand

Creator: Joss Whedon

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Recent Episodes

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S2:E13. Epitaph 2: Return
Air Date: January 29, 2010
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S2:E12. The Hollow Men
Air Date: January 15, 2010
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S2:E11. Getting Closer
Air Date: January 8, 2010

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Metascore

57

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15

Mixed:

7

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6

Critic Reviews

80

Philadelphia Daily News

Ellen Gray

Season 1 Review: Dollhouse is less about the ninja kicks and witty banter than it is about instant transformations, and about making the audience care about a character who's likely to behave differently every time we see her. That Dushku mostly pulls this off is a happy surprise, as is Dollhouse, which has survived "Firefly"-like trials of its own to get this far. Read full review

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Baltimore Sun

David Zurawik

Season 1 Review: There is genuine drama in Dollhouse--or, at least, all-engaging narratives of action-adventure. Read full review

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New York Post

Linda Stasi

Season 1 Review: Good, dirty fun. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times

Misha Davenport

Season 1 Review: The first episode's biggest flaw is that it lacks humor, a hallmark of Whedon's writing. Thankfully, this is rectified in future episodes. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle

Tim Goodman

Season 1 Review: Joss Whedon is one of television's most talented visionaries, but his latest series--the highly anticipated midseason drama Dollhouse--is a major disappointment. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Season 1 Review: The pilot is, in fact, baffling, and needlessly so. Read full review

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Miami Herald

Glenn Garvin

Season 1 Review: To the extent this sounds interesting, it isn't: Half the dialogue seems to have been written for barking dogs, the other half for mewling kittens, and the cast performs accordingly. Read full review

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Jan 20, 2020

Loved this one to bits, it's one of my favourite sci-fi series ever, I've seen it twice, possibly 3 times. Great story, great plot development, great acting, great characters, just the right amount of tech. Too bad they got told to wrap it up fast and had to compress everything they had leftLoved this one to bits, it's one of my favourite sci-fi series ever, I've seen it twice, possibly 3 times. Great story, great plot development, great acting, great characters, just the right amount of tech. Too bad they got told to wrap it up fast and had to compress everything they had left into a single second season.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

57

Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2009
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  S2:E13. Epitaph 2: Return
  Air Date: January 29, 2010
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  S2:E12. The Hollow Men
  Air Date: January 15, 2010
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  S2:E11. Getting Closer
  Air Date: January 8, 2010
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  S2:E10. The Attic
  Air Date: December 18, 2009
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  S2:E9. Stop-Loss
  Air Date: December 18, 2009
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  S2:E8. A Love Supreme
  Air Date: December 11, 2009
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  S2:E7. Meet Jane Doe
  Air Date: December 11, 2009
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  S2:E6. The Left Hand
  Air Date: December 4, 2009
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  S2:E5. The Public Eye
  Air Date: December 4, 2009
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  S2:E4. Belonging
  Air Date: October 23, 2009
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  S2:E3. Belle Chose
  Air Date: October 9, 2009
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  S2:E2. Instinct
  Air Date: October 2, 2009
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  S2:E1. Vows
  Air Date: September 25, 2009
Season 1

57
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 13, 2009