Even if the critics don't like "Dollhouse," I do. Especially now that we're getting to know Sierra, one of the other dolls.
Sierra is played in the series by another of those interracial beauties, Dichen (Dee-chen) Lachman. Australian father, Tibetan mother, born and raised during her early years in Kathmandu. Stunning, and not a bad actress, based on the evidence of one episode. http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0fCJev76j6gwi/340x.jpg And Sierra's starting to bond with Echo. Neither of them are supposed to be able to remember enough from any of their previous "assignments" as dolls to be *able* to bond with anyone. OK, I *know* that Joss Whedon probably did not have reincarnation in mind when he wrote "Dollhouse." Then again, maybe he did. What is the situation with the dolls? They are reborn on every "assignment," with a new set of memories and abilities and a whole new personality. What is the situation with humans, if rein- carnation is real? We are reborn in every life with a new set of memories and abilities and a whole new personality. When the dolls meet each other in the Bardo (the Dollhouse itself, where they live in a fantasy world between assignments) or on an actual assignment, they are not supposed to recognize any of the other dolls they've interacted with before. But Echo and Sierra are starting to recognize each other and bond, even though they are theoretically not supposed to be able to. Occasionally, when humans meet for the first time in an incarnation, they "recognize" each other and realize that they have a pre-existing bond that cannot be denied. This is theoretically not supposed to happen, but I doubt that there is anyone here who hasn't experienced it. So yes, it may be true that Joss Whedon did not have reincarnation in mind as one of the themes of "Dollhouse." Then again, we are talking Joss Whedon, so...
