Dollhouse
(2009–2010)
Echo's original personality is the key to averting a disaster.
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eliza Dushku | ... | Echo / Caroline Farrell | |
| Harry Lennix | ... | Boyd Langton | |
| Fran Kranz | ... | Topher Brink | |
| Tahmoh Penikett | ... | Paul Ballard | |
| Enver Gjokaj | ... | Anthony Ceccoli | |
| Dichen Lachman | ... | Priya Tsetsang | |
| Olivia Williams | ... | Adelle DeWitt | |
| Amy Acker | ... | Dr. Claire Saunders | |
| Philip Casnoff | ... | Clive Ambrose | |
| Reed Diamond | ... | Laurence Dominic | |
| Summer Glau | ... | Bennett Halverson | |
| Liza Lapira | ... | Ivy | |
| Miracle Laurie | ... | November / Mellie | |
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Jay Malone | ... | Clyde Randolph |
| Rick Otto | ... | Gabe | |
With the Rossum conspiracy now fully revealed, Echo and her allies must now make their stand to stop the it from enslaving the free world with their newest remote mind-wipe technology. Topher meets up with Bennett Halverson when she is forcibly taken from the DC Dollhouse and brought to Los Angeles to help restore Caroline's past memory, as she is the only one who can identify the two Rossum corporate heads. Echo will finally face herself as Caroline, even as Ballard struggles with the facts of his new existence as an Active, while he also brings former active November/Millie back into the fold. The background story between Caroline and Bennett from three years earlier is revealed during Caroline's status as a student in Arizona. As Adelle tries to prepare an evacuation of the Dollhouse, Rossum soldiers invade it, just as Whiskey/Dr. Claire Saunders finally returns to the Dollhouse at the request of Boyd with some info for all involved--and a few surprises as well. Written by matt-282
Having the discoveries Echo made in The Attic it is time for the members of the LA Dollhouse to move against the Rossum Corporation... there is something they need to do first; access Caroline's memories as she is the only person who has met the director. Unfortunately the wedge with her personality and memories has disappeared; there is just a damaged copy. Fixing it is beyond Topher's abilities but he has an idea who might be able to fix it. That person is brought to the LA House and they set about fixing the wedge. Intertwined with this we see Caroline, before she became Echo, as she befriends Bennett Halverson. Together they infiltrate Rossum intent on destroying the corporation. Bennett is injured and Caroline captured... finally she meets the people at the head of the corporation.
This was a really great episode; we get so many revelations and surprises that make it hard to describe in much detail while avoiding spoilers. It is a real treat that we get to see many characters who haven't appeared for a while; this is done in a way that feels natural not just an excuse to please the fans. Both storylines provide real surprises most notably a tragic event that came very suddenly and left me stunned and the identity of one of the heads of Rossum right at the end of the episode. The cast was one really fine form; I especially enjoyed guest star Summer Glau's performance as Bennett, Amy Acker's return as Dr Saunders and Fran Kranz as Topher. Overall a really impressive episode... it is just a pity that the series is nearly over now.