Dollhouse: Bitter coffee

Dollhouse is the new show on TV by Joss Wheadon. Remarkable concept from a remarkable artist. His artistic endeavors are limited by his budget, unfortunately. His plots and thoughts though ground breaking have a sense of disparity to them, that makes a large majority uneasy. Firefly/Serenity was remarkable. Buffy and now Dollhouse, have the promise of a unique concept, but fail to deliver the pop inspired cravings of a capitalist world. No, you do not get what you paid for. It is not the best morphine that money can buy. A person cannot lose oneself in the concept even temporarily. Dollhouse has good character depth, but not enough time has been spent on the plot. It is not seamless and there are mistakes which are blatant in the story line. The low budget is another thing that keeps on annoying every scene and every twist. It is like that itch, that refuses to go away.
There is a certain irony in the way humans aquire taste. How the bitterest of the coffees are liked and how some people enjoy pain. There is that element to the show. A self inflicted pain. A drug that does not only send a person to sleep but wakes a person to all ones defenses. The stark reality is there and there is no one to comfort or sing a lullaby when the lights go out and Dollhouse starts.
The slavery, the ease, the lack of thought are so blatant that one almost feels like staring at a portrait. The background blurred, the subject is all that is playing on the stage. Look at the subject. Look at yourself. Sure a lot of people are not going to like it. But for the few that enjoy, the raw concept that Wheadon is putting out, this will just be better bitter coffee.
Watch the episodes here.