From the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comes an interesting look at human interaction. "Dollhouse" is about a group of people or "dolls" or an "active" who receives different personalities in order to accomplish engagements for very wealthy clients. This can be anything from being a sex partner programmed to be the perfect person in love with the client, to being imprinted with the persona of a deceased woman who wishes to solve her own murder. All dolls are given codenames. Our main character is given the name "Echo".

We don't just see the fantasy world these "dolls" live in; but also the different situations they are put into. We also see the relationship they form with others - their handlers, clients, other "dolls" and others.

The "Dollhouse" is considered an urban legend, but of course, there is a determined FBI agent who is trying to pull the entire operation down.

I first heard about this show a year or so ago, and thought it was an interesting idea. A bunch of people who can live out any fantasy, without much effort (since they are programmed to do practically anything) for a price. But like most things, there is a cost to pay. Through Echo, we see she doesn't 'wipe' (her memory being erased) completely i.e. she is not a blank slate. As she is 'wiped', certain pieces of her previous persona remains creating a mosiac of memories, seemingly intertwined.

The show does have its issues, Eliza Dushku who plays Echo isn't the strongest of actors, except when she kicks butt but she does a decent job, considering she has to be completely blank some of the time. But there is a good supporting cast, from Harry Lennix to Tahmoh Penikett (from one of my favorite series Battlestar Gallactica), to add some weight to the show.