Echo (Dollhouse episode)

Infobox Television episode


Caption="Dollhouse" logo.
Title=Echo
Series=Dollhouse
Season=1
Episode=2
Airdate=2009
Production=DOLL102
Writer=Joss Whedon
Director=Joss Whedon
Guests=Maya Waterman
(Elder Active) (See guest stars below)
Episode list=List of "Dollhouse" episodes
Prev=Ghost
Next=The Target

:"For other information, see Echo (disambiguation)".

"Echo" is the 2nd episode of "Dollhouse". The episode was written and directed by Joss Whedoncite web |url=http://www.tv.com/dollhouse//episode/1223934/summary.html?tag=episode_tabs;next|title=TV.com: Dollhouse: Episode Guide: Season 1: "Echo"|last=|first=|author=|date=September 21, 2008|publisher=TV.com] cite web|url=http://whedonesque.com/comments/17005 |last=Whedon |first=Joss |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2008-07-22 |publisher=whedonesque.com | title=Welcome (back) to the Dollhouse |authorlink=Joss Whedon] cite journal|title=Is Dollhouse in Trouble? |publisher=TV Guide |url=http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/09/latest-tv-guide-scans.html |date=2008-09-23 |accessdate=2008-09-23] . It was originally intended to be the first episode (for more information see production below).

Plot snyposis

Agent Ballard's investigation into the Dollhouse gains momentum when he gets a photo of Echo. Meanwhile Echo and some of the other Actives start to show signs of self-awareness, making Adelle and the handlers nervous.

Acting

Main Cast

* Eliza Dushku as Echo
* Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt
* Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard
* Fran Kranz as Topher Brink
* Dichen Lachman as Sierra
* Enver Gjokaj as Victor
* Harry J. Lennix as Boyd Langton

Guest stars

* Maya Waterman as Elder Active
* Jenni Fontana as Friend
* Giovanni Lopes as Thug
* Stacey Scowley as Bride
* Aisha Hinds as Loomis
* Reed Diamond as Laurence Dominic
* Clayton Rohner as Marc Dreyfuss
* Raphael Sbarge as Richard
* Haley Pullos as Davina Crestejo
* Maury Sterling as Eddie

Production

Production of "Echo" began on April 23, 2008.

Fox has decided to forgo the pilot episode of the series, opting to put funds towards the construction of the elaborate set and cultural context of the television series. It has been described as a "life-size Dollhouse".cite news |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120692540745275735.html |title=Post-Strike, Networks Revamp Pilot Season |accessdate=2008-04-01 |author= |last=Dana |first=Rebecca |date=2008-03-31 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] On July 22nd, 2008 Joss Whedon announced that the first episode shot, "Echo", will be pushed to be the second, while a new episode will become first, saying that this "idea to do a new first episode wasn’t the network’s. It was mine." The reason Whedon did it because, after test audiences found it too confusing and dark Whedon decided to shoot a new pilot, "Ghost", to better introduce the story and characters to the viewing audience.

On May 15th 2008 a trailer containing parts of "Echo" was shown at the Fox-Upfronts and was later leaked on the Internet.

References

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/dollhouse//episode/1223934/summary.html "Echo"] at [http://www.tv.com TV.com]
* [http://dollhouse.wikia.com/wiki/Echo_%28episode%29 "Echo"] at [http://dollhouse.wikia.com/wiki/Dollhouse_Wiki Dollhouse Wiki]