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Imponderables: We're Them and They're Us
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:20 AM
TRAVELER
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:58 AM
ZEEK
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: Silly me...I just went to the dollhouse page and read the ep thread. Would've answered my question pretty quickly. I didn't feel it was a big jump in morality for Adelle. She's always been protective. Moral ambiguity aside, even the Dollhouse, in fact, is set up to protect the dolls within each engagement by monitoring stress levels, etc. If the dolls are facing stress outside of the engagement parameters, the handlers intervene. Sure, a doll could be programmed to like rough sex, and while in the meta-sense it's rape, it's not within the confines of the engagement. At the point that it whatever is happening becomes non-consensual, stress levels rise and the handlers are there to step in. It might have felt like a big jump for Topher without having seen 'Epitaph One', but having seen that...it wasn't. It's hard to not watch informed by that ep, which is what I should do to be fair. I honestly haven't paid much attention to Topher and now want to go back to see if there are any other tipping of the cards with him. I can't really remember Sierra's entry into the house except for them wiping her. I did question that the mapping/wiping procedures/machines have gotten a serious tech upgrade since S1...no more wires, etc. Although maybe since she was mapped already it was wipe just like any other post-engagement one. I think after this ep, I will actually buy S1 and 2...something I wasn't going to do.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:07 PM
MSA
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:25 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:31 PM
RUGBUG
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: I haven't seen Epitaph One because I'm not going to buy the DVD set.
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: They didn't see any problem with Sierra during her engagements though. She was sad afterward which I would say is Topher's fault. They should have had him working harder to clear out memories when the actives were wiped. In fact that was her initial approach the first time in "Needs" (I think). Only Whiskey changed her mind. So, it's possible she's learned from that, but she still reacted very strongly for someone who seems to skate the line a lot more in every other episode. I just don't see her suddenly getting so upset over an active being sad.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:40 PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 1:03 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: I think my problem is when Adelle called the doctor in and called him a kidnapping rapist. It's exactly like you said the dollhouse is doing that constantly. That's why I don't understand her actions. What made her flip out on this guy yet everything else they do is fine?
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: I can't tell what is making Topher flip out at the end. What happened after he sent Sierra out or her being a doll in general. I don't have a problem with either. So, it seems a bit strange to me. The dude clearly had it coming and Sierra clearly walked right back in and signed up knowing what goes on there. Why would he be freaking out so much?
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:24 PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:04 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:12 AM
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: I put spoiler tags in. I'm so used to talking about FF which is so old spoiler tags are ridiculous...but thought it might be a good idea here...
Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:13 AM
Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:29 AM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: BTW is it my imagination or is Ted on HIMYM becoming more and more whiny and pretentious??
Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:33 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: I put spoiler tags in. I'm so used to talking about FF which is so old spoiler tags are ridiculous...but thought it might be a good idea here... OK OK spoilers... Select to view spoiler: I don't see Priyah being trapped. I mean the first time he was tricked. Not his fault. The second time she walked back in fully knowing what was going on there. She choose to re-enter the dollhouse. In the long run they've made her life better. She's out of that guy's control now.
Quote:Select to view spoiler:[ The guy's death was clearly self-defense. If someone comes at me with a knife and he ends up dead I'm not going to shed a tear for the dude. He killed himself.
Quote:Select to view spoiler: Having to cut up and dispose of the body is a little brutal, but it was a necessary evil basically. They could have survived the legal process but the dollhouse would have been compromised. Like Boyd said you have to distance yourself from it and just treat it like dissecting something. Topher seems like the type who could do that. It shouldn't be something he "can't live with" though. If it was emotional at the time it's the type of thing that you'll get over after a while. So, I can't imagine that was the part that he was concerned about.
Quote:Select to view spoiler: In the end I'm not sure the writers decided what he was being emotional about. I think it was just a "this has been an emotional day so let's have Topher act really worked up over it. ok go." That seems like Lost style writing to me.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:07 AM
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: Select to view spoiler: I think it's the fact that even though the guy was scum, Topher understands that HIS actions are what ultimately caused his death. He's not okay with that. Topher was trying to help Priyah and it went all fubar, including her killing someone. That didn't make her life better at all.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:08 AM
Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:58 AM
Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:01 AM
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:47 AM
GORRAMGROUPIE
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:51 AM
Friday, October 30, 2009 7:43 AM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: Not usually, but thoroughbreds are notoriously jumpy and easily startled so it's probably the movement of the lettuce in the wind that scares him
Friday, October 30, 2009 10:13 AM
Friday, October 30, 2009 10:21 AM
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: Woohoo...I just won one of the costume contests at work. Yeah! I've had a dry streak for a few years, but I'm back! (and no Zeek...there were no tassles involved. ;))
Friday, October 30, 2009 10:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: Wow not even tassles!? That must have been one skimpy costume.
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: Was this the vegas themed thing?
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:09 AM
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:14 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Zeek: yeah that's going to be done to death. And I don't get how H1N1 makes a sexy costume. I'm trying to picture it. It's just not working.
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:15 AM
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:26 AM
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: It's it hooters lunch day for you?
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:58 PM
Saturday, October 31, 2009 6:32 AM
Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:25 PM
Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:45 PM
NVGHOSTRIDER
Monday, November 2, 2009 5:08 AM
Monday, November 2, 2009 7:06 AM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: Hey Zeek how were the hot waitresses????
Monday, November 2, 2009 7:23 AM
Monday, November 2, 2009 8:06 AM
Monday, November 2, 2009 12:41 PM
FREELANCERTEX
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 6:19 AM
Quote:Originally posted by freelancertex: Any news on the baby front?
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 7:02 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 7:19 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:16 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: oh don't I just hope... but so far contractions are few and far between so I'm not hopeful.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 1:32 PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 2:02 PM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: wanna slap bet??? Baby comes in the next week and I get to slap you... giggle
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 5:19 AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:28 AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:50 AM
Quote:Originally posted by MsA: LOL well we're going in today in an hour to find out if we're inducing or doing c-section.. more info to follow
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 9:41 AM
Quote:Originally posted by gorramgroupie: our breath is baited.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:44 AM
Quote:Originally posted by RugBug: Quote:Originally posted by gorramgroupie: our breath is baited. Or bated as the case may be. ;)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 11:17 AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 11:33 AM
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