I truly think the idea for this show has so much potential, but who, other than me who is home sick, is going to stay home on a Friday night to watch a television show? Shows get moved to Friday nights to die. They shouldn't start there if the network has any hope of them gaining an audience following, even in the age of DVR and TiVo.
That said, I do not think it is too late for the show. But I think there would need to be substantial changes in how the show is formatted for it to succeed. Here is a list of what I do and do not like about the show.
- As I said in my previous post about the show, I like the premise. The idea that a person could have their memories and thoughts wiped clean so that they can be programed with different personalities and abilities is very interesting and I'm sure the science advancements necessary for such a thing to be really possible is not too far off. I just wish the show would focus on this and not the rest. This idea alone could hold the show with each week Echo being programmed as something new. There is no need for the other stuff, which I will go into detail about in a minutes.
- That said, I did enjoy seeing the relationship between Echo and her handler explored this week. Their trust needs to be real and it would not have been something the viewers believed until they saw it in action, which we did see in this episode.
- As for the things I could do without, there are two main things. First, I do not think that in the show's second episode we should already be seeing the flaws with this scientific process and how the science can go wrong. Through both the Alpha storyline and Echo's visions/memories we see that there are problems with the programming process, but for this to be part of the story so early into the series seems weird. How can I be expected to believe that these actives have their memories wiped clean if I have already been shown that things can go wrong? On a similar note, starting with the first episode last week the audience gets a glimpse into the fact that there is a police officer who suspects the dollhouse exists. If there are people on the outside trying to discover the dollhouse, I think it could have been used to stir up trouble later in the series, but not from the start.
I feel like the show's flaws are caught in the fact that they are trying to thrown in too many wrenches too early in the series. The show should focus on Echo and her missions, forgetting about all of the outside forces for a while. Maybe down the line the show will need some spicing up, but until then I think these side storylines are only distracting from the possibilities that are available in the ability to change people using science, plain and simple.
What do you think? Are you watching? Am I totally off base with this?
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