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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
guy44, I guess my point is that there's a difference between seeing that as part of the concept of the show and trying to screw down if she's "consented to having sex with people" and/or if we should be forced to be uncomfortable with that instead of titillated. I think there is a meaningful difference with being currently uncomfortable with the notion of the Dollhouse while still going witht he show and not enjoying the ride because you're so worried about the fact that it's not showing the lack of consent in a more disturbing light.
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I think I see where you're coming from. This discussion reminds me of the film Funny Games, which is basically a horror film designed entirely around the idea that the audience should be discomfited by the thought that they go to see people suffer horribly in movies for entertainment.
...FWIW, I think this ep was better than the pilot but a step down from last week's. Eliza Dushku herself is telling people that the first five episodes are more or less stand-alones designed to allow anyone to start watching (at the insistence of Fox), but that beginning in episode six Whedon's voice starts becoming much clearer and it begins to resemble his previous shows more.