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The wonder of finishing a marathon of the entirety of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on Netflix at 2 a.m. is something indescribably odd. Of course, after finishing a show, Netflix recommends more shows, because more all-night marathons are totally necessary. Why stop at one show when you can watch 10?

I tend to ignore those shows, often clicking through categories rather than recommendations. However, I saw the face of Eliza Dushku, Faith in “Buffy,” on the cover of the show Dollhouse, created by Joss Whedon who also has created/directed things such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Avengers. I clicked on it out of curiosity and somehow managed to become engulfed in yet another Netflix marathon.

Dollhouse is a short show, lasting only two seasons a total of 27 episodes. It kicks off when Caroline, Dushku’s character, is offered a contract with the LA dollhouse for five years of service as a doll in exchange for a clean slate after she gets in legal trouble.

The show follows Caroline through her life as a doll who is assigned the name Echo. These “dolls”, often called “actives” by the dollhouse owners, are humans who have had their minds scientifically wiped and are imprinted with different personalities to help wealthy clients with their specific problems. These personalities are tailored to each client to insure their needs are met.

The main problem in the series is that Echo is beginning to remember her assignments even after her mind has been wiped. Echo and the dollhouse workers also begin to question the company running the dollhouses, Rossum, and the true intentions for the technology used on the dolls.

Season 1 goes through and answers the main questions everyone has and still keeps the audience in suspense. The episodes range from showing basic assignments, including everything from using dolls as negotiators in kidnappings to being lent out to individual for romantic outings, to intense situations featuring the main Season 1 villain, Alpha. Alpha is a former doll who was obsessed with Echo and went rogue. He makes occasional appearances throughout Season 2 as well.

Warning: Season one’s finale makes essentially no sense. The episode drops you in the year 2019 where the world is in chaos, and there is no explanation of basically anything. The Season 2 finale does clear up the confusion from the Season 1 finale, which is a great way to get people to continue watching. So good on you, Joss Whedon and Fox. Great way to get viewers.

Season 2 focuses on building up to the epic end of the series. This season features a significant drop in the amount of basic assignments and a huge increase in the amount of plot heavy episodes or ones with important series wide plot developments. This season focuses on the dolls and dollhouse heads finding out secrets that the main corporation, Rossum, have been hiding about their plans for use of the dollhouse technology.

The show features many actors the you may know from other Joss Whedon productions. First there is obviously Eliza Dushku who also played Faith on “BTVS,” then there is Amy Acker who is also in “Angel,” and Alan Tudyk as Alpha, who played the role of Wash on “Firefly.” This follows the trend Whedon has for reusing actors in his various shows.

Overall, the show follows similar themes of other Joss Whedon shows, very dark with little bits of humor tossed in here and there. Each character was surprisingly complex for how short a time the show was on air, and I felt like I could relate to almost all of them in at least one way. They felt like real human beings, not fictitious characters.

Dollhouse really makes the viewer think. It caused me to question the morals behind many scientific advances and how sane we all really are as well as what it mean to truly be you. The show is definitely unique in many ways, but brings in some personal aspects that draw in the viewers and leaves them wanting more.