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• Saturday, May 9, 2009 09:20 AM

  Of course Echo is always the same personality

  "Whether she's the hostage negotiator or the dream girl or the youth outreach volunteer, Dushku walks, talks and acts exactly the same."

  Is Joss too subtle for you? Not only are Echo's imprints all basically like each other -- they are all basically like Caroline. We've seen in earlier episodes how Echo's various personalities intermix in ways the Dollhouse doesn't think is possible. In the season finale, Joss made it pretty explicit: with 38 personalities, she wasn't schizo like Alpha -- she still saw the world the way Caroline did, except more clearly and maturely. Perhaps what Caroline could grow into, like the child counselor?

  Most dolls aren't like that, as we see explicitly in their wild changes with different imprints (though Sierra does tend to usually be smart, talkative investigatory personalities). The other place we see this (though less clearly) is in Alpha. His original personality (nascent serial killer) also influenced his imprints, though not as strongly as Echo's.

  So what is the true basis of personality? Is it really independent of the physical body? And was anyone listening when Echo told the little girl that when you can't rescue yourself, you can create an alternate personality to do it for you? What does that say about Caroline? I hope we get a second season to explore this further (and have fun watching it happen), but well, it's Fox.

  PS: I also love the Sarah Connor Chronicles, which also has its young hotties and nude scenes. Keep in mind that Joss said that he was under direct orders from Fox to have as much sex as possible and to always cut to the chase -- oh yes, and make sure that there's a chase you can cut to. So please don't blame Joss for what Fox demands.

  —Aranfell Read Aranfell's other letters
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