Dollhouse Review and Summary of Epitaph One
On January 22, 2010, the last and final episode of the Dollhouse aired. It was dubbed “Epitaph Two: Return,” and mimics the unaired season 1 finale, Epitaph One.
The problem with the fact that Epitaph Two takes off immediately after Epitaph One, is that the first episode was never aired on television. This means anyone who didn’t look online, buy the DVD set, or go to ComicCon never saw this episode. Several people were confused. We have Epitaph One available for viewing, but I can’t help but wish that it aired on TV right before the last episode of Dollhouse.
In Season 1, Dollhouse lightly delved into the complexities of wiping a person’s mind, with mini-plots compacted into a single episode. In Season 2, it took on the dilemma on a deeper level, struggling with the concept of humanity and the dangers of technology, a huge sci-fi theme. Mainly this happened to lead up to the apocalyptic episode Epitaph One.
The world of Epitaph One was a place where there were no longer any Actual humans left, just Dolls. A handful of Actuals are introduced and they are searching for Safe Haven, a place founded by Caroline (Echo) that is supposed to be Tech Free. They discover the Los Angeles Dollhouse, where a Dr Sanders (Whiskey) is found to be in permanent Doll-mode. She installs a hard drive onto a child the Actuals traveled with, which turned the child into Caroline. She begins to show the Actuals the way to Safe Haven when the episode ends.
