With all the glitches and screwups we've seen over the last few episodes, it's astonishing that the Dollhouses have remained functional and (largely) secret as long as they have.

For myself, my biggest problem with this episode wasn't the fact that the wackiness wasn't "earned" (though I agree it would have meant more if we knew these characters better). I thought seeing Adelle and Dominic cracking up was fun. I also enjoyed the conspiracy aspects and the connections between Dollhouse and the…

Topher still seems like someone trying to do an imitation of a Whedon-style geek character, rather than the genuine Whedonny goodness. I suppose part of the problem is that Whedon's other geeks (Xander, Wash, etc.) were supposed to be likable characters. When you consider Topher's job description, there's nothing…

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Have to agree with you 100% kelley. All I could think when watching that episode was "Family Guy ripoff", which tells you how fall the mighty have fallen. In fact, I had to turn it off half way through which apparently spared me "potato head judge" (wtf?).

The losties were looking a little…lost
Great episode, indeed.

I still enjoy BSG (or rather, have started liking the show again after the long slog of the 3rd season and first half of this one) but agree it is time to end.

The driving theme of this season is that the O6 have to return to the island "to save those left behind". That always bothered me, since there was almost nobody left behind needing saving. In fact, other than Sawyer, most of the other survivors were presumed dead, or didn't want to leave the island in the first place.…

I think Hayley hit it on the head. There are still great moments, and funny lines, but as a whole the show is not quite the same.

Yes, I think that despite the title of this film, it is not actually meant to be a comedy. Which is fine, Apatow is allowed to make heart-warming films about dying people if he wants. It just doesn't look like a terribly good heart-warming film about dying people.

Those shots of Tom wandering the city are my favourite part of this fantastic film. Such a haunted, ghostly feeling to the city.

Death to strangers!
My biggest problem with this season is why the Oceanic six feel the need to return to the island. Yes, they have to do it to "save those left behind" (whatever that means), but considering there are only a handful of people left behind what does that matter?

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I disagree that Whedon fandom will be the death of this show. How many people have already said they didn't like the pilot, but will give the show a few more episodes just because they are giving him the benefit of the doubt? Yes, having his name attached to the show will bring more attention to it than usual. If it…

Agreed. The only thing lacking was the usual absence of the writing staff (again) but the A plot, B plot, and even C plot were all ticking over. At least an A…

It's interesting how the show has evolved and new characters have came to prominence. Someone jumping right to this episode from season one would have been completely in the dark as to who all these people were (with the exception of Locke and Sawyer). And I think it speaks to the show's strength that it can get by…

Chadams2 - Not a bad theory, though I was thinking the inverse: The kids' biological mother is someone we have not met, but Ted and Robin are now a couple. The kids call their her "Aunt Robin", because their real mother is known to them and still a factor in their lives.

It felt off to me as well. A lot of it felt disconnected, like it was made up of a bunch of unused skits and story ideas left over from other episodes. The rather unfunny and atypical Zombie dream sequence didn't help.

Dr. Spaceman is easily my favourite recurring character, I'd like to see more of him.