That's more like it! After two OK but fairly forgettable episodes ("Vows" - "Instinct"), which made the same basic point and contained only one truly great scene each, the second season of "Dollhouse" starts improving with "Belle Chose", an episode that offers something different, something we haven't seen before in the show: exchange of imprints in the middle of engagements (due to an attempted remote wipe by Topher). So Victor becomes a giggly, fun loving college girl (!), and Echo becomes a serial killer. In addition to this unusual development, which allows for a mix of the funny and the disturbing, "Belle Chose" also marks a turning point in the course of the series: by taking a strong moral stance against a Rossum shareholder and his sicko nephew, Adelle distances herself from the true bad guys; she also comes closer to both Topher and Paul. Best line belongs to Boyd: "Topher has an ethical problem. Topher!". *** out of 4.
Review of Belle Chose
