
Dollhouse
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In Dollhouse, Echo is an "Active," a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Hired by the wealthy, powerful and connected, the Actives don't just perform their hired roles; they wholly become - with mind, personality and physiology - whomever the client wants or needs them to be. Whether imprinted to be a lover, an assassin, a corporate negotiator or a best friend, the Actives know no other life than the specific engagements they are in at that time.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Briar RoseBallard's investigation leads him to the agoraphobic designer of the Dollhouse, and the story of "Sleeping Beauty" foreshadows Echo's future, while allowing her to help a young girl deal with her traumatic past. Adelle goes to the attic in search of answers, while Alpha reveals himself and sets his game in motion. - 02
OmegaAlpha's reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline's survival, and Ballard's search for the Dollhouse comes to an end, forcing him to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, one Doll is permanently deactivated while another's shocking past is revealed. - 03
A Love SupremeWhen Echo's past romantic engagements are found murdered, the Dollhouse fears that Alpha has returned to seek his revenge. Adelle grows suspicious of Ballard who hopes to find allies in Boyd and Topher. The Actives turn against their handlers, leaving one member of the house permanently mind-wiped.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
GhostFebruary 13, 2009In the series premiere episode, Echo is hired by a businessman to be the ultimate kidnapping negotiator when his young daughter is abducted. - S01E02
The TargetFebruary 20, 2009Echo is imprinted to be the female counterpart to an avid outdoorsman and quickly learns how the hunter becomes the hunted during her wilder - S01E03
Stage FrightFebruary 27, 2009To protect a volatile pop star from an obsessed fan, Echo goes undercover as her new backup singer. Meanwhile, Agent Ballard is led down a d - S01E04
Gray HourMarch 6, 2009Echo's stint as a midwife doesn't prove as laborious as when she becomes an expert safe-cracker, and more than an invaluable piece of art is - S01E05
True BelieverMarch 13, 2009Imprinted as a visually impaired woman, Echo must infiltrate a heavily guarded cult in order to rescue a woman held against her will. - S01E06
Man on the StreetMarch 20, 2009Echo becomes the perfect wife for a lonely internet mogul, and Sierra's attacker is revealed. Meanwhile, Mellie's life is in danger and Agen - S01E07
EchoesMarch 27, 2009Deadly virus outbreak on a college campus sends Echo back to school where pieces of her past come into focus. - S01E08
NeedsApril 3, 2009When Echo, Sierra and Victor awaken in the Dollhouse with most of their original personalities and memories intact, Echo leads the charge to - S01E09
Spy in the House of LoveApril 10, 2009When a traitor is discovered inside the Dollhouse, Echo and Sierra are programmed as spy hunters to uncover the culprit. Meanwhile, Ballard - S01E10
HauntedApril 24, 2009When Adelle's wealthy friend is murdered, Adelle imprints Echo with the woman's memories and personality to solve the case. Ballard looks in - S01E11
Season's bestBriar RoseMay 1, 2009Ballard's investigation leads him to the agoraphobic designer of the Dollhouse, and the story of "Sleeping Beauty" foreshadows Echo's future - S01E12
OmegaMay 8, 2009Alpha's reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline's survival, and Ballard's search for the Dollhouse comes to - S01E13
Epitaph OneJuly 28, 2009The year is 2019, and the world is broken. A small band of survivors discovers an abandoned Dollhouse and as they explore they begin to unde
Season02
- S02E01
VowsSeptember 25, 2009Picking up a few months after the first season finale, Echo, who now sporadically remembers past "imprints" due to Alpha's machinations, wed - S02E02
InstinctOctober 2, 2009When Echo is imprinted as a mother with a newborn baby, she takes too strongly to motherhood as a result of Topher's modifications. Meanwhil - S02E03
Belle ChoseOctober 9, 2009Echo and Victor's imprints collide when Echo is sent on an assignment as a fun-loving, seductive college student and Victor is imprinted as - S02E04
BelongingOctober 23, 2009Sierra is forced to face her past as her connection to the Rossum Corporation leads to obsession and murder. - S02E05
The Public EyeDecember 4, 2009Echo is sent to stop Senator Daniel Perrin before he can expose the Dollhouse's secrets, and Adelle and Topher travel to the Washington, D.C - S02E06
The Left HandDecember 4, 2009Echo and Bennett have a shocking meeting as Adelle goes head-to-head with the ruthless head of the Washington, D.C. Dollhouse. Meanwhile, To - S02E07
Meet Jane DoeDecember 11, 2009In the aftermath of her entanglements at the D.C. Dollhouse, Echo finds herself out in the world struggling to keep her multiple personaliti - S02E08
Season's bestA Love SupremeDecember 11, 2009When Echo's past romantic engagements are found murdered, the Dollhouse fears that Alpha has returned to seek his revenge. Adelle grows susp - S02E09
Stop-LossDecember 18, 2009As his contract with the Dollhouse expires, Victor is released back into the world, where his military past threatens his future with Sierra - S02E10
The AtticDecember 18, 2009When Adelle, Boyd, and the rest of the Dollhouse fear that Echo's uncontrollable mind imprints are making her a danger to their goals, they - S02E11
Getting CloserJanuary 8, 2010Topher races to reconstruct Echo's original personality and memories when Adelle realizes they are the key to adverting a devastating future - S02E12
The Hollow MenJanuary 15, 2010Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation's mainframe. - S02E13
Epitaph 2: The ReturnJanuary 29, 2010Picking up from the events depicted in "Epitaph One," the "lost" episode of DOLLHOUSE, and set in the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Doll
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