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Dollhouse on Fox

2009, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Omega (Original Airdate May 8, 2009)
- Briar Rose (Original Airdate May 1, 2009)
- Haunted (Original Airdate Apr 24, 2009)
- A Spy in the House of Love (Original Airdate Apr 10, 2009)
- Needs (Original Airdate Apr 3, 2009)
- Echoes (Original Airdate Mar 27, 2009)
- Man on the Street (Original Airdate Mar 20, 2009)
- True Believer (Original Airdate Mar 13, 2009)
- Grey Hour (Original Airdate Mar 6, 2009)
- Stage Fright (Original Airdate Feb 27, 2009)
- Target (Original Airdate Feb 20, 2009)
- Ghost (Original Airdate Feb 13, 2009)
2
- The Hollow Man (Original Airdate Jan 15, 2010)
- Getting Closer (Original Airdate Jan 8, 2010)
- The Attic (Original Airdate Dec 18, 2009)
- Stop-Loss (Original Airdate Dec 18, 2009)
- A Love Supreme (Original Airdate Dec 11, 2009)
- Meet Jane Doe (Original Airdate Dec 11, 2009)
- The Left Hand (Original Airdate Dec 4, 2009)
- The Public Eye (Original Airdate Dec 4, 2009)
- Belonging (Original Airdate Oct 23, 2009)
- Belle Chose (Original Airdate Oct 9, 2009)
- Instinct (Original Airdate Oct 2, 2009)
- Vows (Original Airdate Sep 25, 2009)

Dollhouse Episode: "True Believer"

Season 1, Episode 5

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Episode Synopsis: Echo infiltrates a dangerous cult in order to save a woman who's being held against her will, but the mission may be complicated by the imprint given her: that of a visually impaired woman. Original Air Date: Mar 13, 2009

Dollhouse Episode Recap: "True Believer"

Mar 15, 2009 08:43 AM ET
by Dan Aughey
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In this week's Tim Minear-scripted episode of Dollhouse, Echo's imprinted with the personality of Esther Carpenter, a blind religious zealot led by the Lord to a religious compound in Arizona. Unbeknownst to Esther, the Lord who sent her on this pilgrimage is Topher and she's only blind due to the fact that her eyes are being used as cameras in an ATF investigation.

Besides being one of the show's strongest episodes yet, "True Believer" was also extremely topical. No, I don't think it's 1993 and we're in the wake of the Waco siege. I'm talking about the eye cameras. You may have read about San Francisco artist Tanya Vlach. Tanya lost her eye in a car accident four years ago and ... read more

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Premiered: February 13, 2009, on Fox

Rating: TV-14

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Premise: A sci-fi drama about a woman named Echo and other 'Actives' who are controlled by a shadowy group. Each week, they're programmed with specific personalities in order to service the needs of the wealthy, ranging from hostage negotiation to providing comfort to securing the Dollhouse itself. When finished with the jobs, their minds are wiped clean. Yet, for some, memories linger, and for Echo they become a driving force that she shields from her handlers.

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