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The Worst Episodes of Dollhouse

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The Worst Episodes of Dollhouse

Echo is a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals whose personalities have been wiped clean so they can be imprinted with...

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  1. Background image for The Target
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #1 - The Target

    S1:E2

    Echo becomes the female counterpart to an outdoorsman; Agent Ballard is encouraged when he receives a clue to Echo's true identity.

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  2. Background image for Stage Fright
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Stage Fright

    S1:E3

    Echo becomes a backup singer to watch out for a female singing sensation with a very overzealous fan. Agent Ballard's investigation takes a turn for the worse.

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  3. Background image for Gray Hour
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Gray Hour

    S1:E4

    Echo becomes an expert safe-cracker, and an invaluable piece of art is stolen from her on the engagement, forcing Sierra to take on a familiar persona. Agent Ballard gives Lubov an ultimatum, and Adelle confides shocking information to Topher.

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  4. Background image for True Believer
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #4 - True Believer

    S1:E5

    Imprinted as a visually impaired woman, Echo must infiltrate a heavily guarded cult in order to rescue a woman held against her will.

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  5. Background image for Instinct
    7.2/10(759 votes)

    #5 - Instinct

    S2:E2

    Echo is imprinted with the personality of a mother with a newborn baby. Complications arise when, thanks to Topher's programming, Echo takes too strongly to motherhood. Perrin ramps up his investigation into Rossum and DeWitt pays November a visit.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Ghost
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Ghost

    S1:E1

    Echo is one of the "Actives" in the elite and illegal Dollhouse. Through different personality downloads, she plays the role of a lovestruck girl on a romantic weekend, and then a ruthlessly efficient kidnapping negotiator. FBI Agent Paul Ballard is struggling with his assignment to uncover information on the Dollhouse.

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    Director:Joss Whedon
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  8. Background image for Vows
    7.6/10(882 votes)

    #7 - Vows

    S2:E1

    It has been several months since Alpha's reign of terror and Echo, who is now randomly picking up flashes of past engagements, weds a British businessman who has ties to one of Ballard's open FBI cases. Topher becomes the target of Dr. Saunder's aggression after she finds out that she is actually a doll named Whiskey. Boyd takes on a risky venture and mixes business with pleasure, while DeWitt makes Ballard an irresistible offer.

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    Director:Joss Whedon
  9. Background image for Briar Rose
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Briar Rose

    S1:E11

    Ballard’s investigation leads him to the agoraphobic designer of the Dollhouse (guest star Alan Tudyk), 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.

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  10. Background image for Belle Chose
    7.7/10(767 votes)

    #9 - Belle Chose

    S2:E3

    Echo and Victor’s imprints collide when Echo is sent on an assignment as a fun-loving, seductive college student and Victor is imprinted as the psychotic nephew of a Dollhouse shareholder.

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    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Tim Minear
  11. Background image for Meet Jane Doe
    7.9/10(684 votes)

    #10 - Meet Jane Doe

    S2:E7

    After her entanglements with Senator Perrin and the DC Dollhouse, Echo finds herself out in the world-at-large as she struggles to control her multiple memory downloads. Topher discovers the dangers of science that will have devastating effects on the future, while Adelle engages in a power struggle with Harding.

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  12. Background image for Stop-Loss
    7.9/10(688 votes)

    #11 - Stop-Loss

    S2:E9

    As his contract with the Dollhouse expires, Victor is released back into the world, where his military past threatens his future with Sierra. Meanwhile, Echo is deemed too dangerous and is sent into her worst nightmare.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Echoes

    S1:E7

    A deadly virus outbreak on a college campus sends Echo back to school where pieces of her past come into focus.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Needs
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Needs

    S1:E8

    When Echo, Sierra and Victor awaken in the Dollhouse with most of their original personalities and memories intact, Echo leads the charge to free the Actives from their apparent captivity and escape the Dollhouse forever. Meanwhile, Ballard discovers the Dollhouse is closer than he thinks.

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for A Spy in the House of Love
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - A Spy in the House of Love

    S1:E9

    When a traitor is discovered inside the Dollhouse, Echo and Sierra are programmed as spy hunters to uncover the culprit. Meanwhile, Ballard receives surprising news from Mellie, and Adelle harbors a secret.

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    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Haunted
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Haunted

    S1:E10

    When Adelle’s wealthy friend is murdered, Adelle imprints Echo with the woman’s memories and personality to solve the case. Ballard looks into Mellie’s past, and Topher secretly programs Sierra for an engagement.

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  17. Background image for The Public Eye (1)
    8.2/10(722 votes)

    #16 - The Public Eye (1)

    S2:E5

    When Senator Perrin makes his stand against the Rossum Corporation, Echo attempts to stop his expose. Adelle, and Topher begin to see what they are up against in the rival of Washington DC.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Omega

    S1:E12

    Alpha’s reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline’s survival. 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.

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    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear
  19. Background image for The Left Hand (2)
    8.4/10(755 votes)

    #18 - The Left Hand (2)

    S2:E6

    Echo and Bennett have a shocking meeting as Adelle goes head-to-head with the ruthless head of the DC Dollhouse. Topher sees double when he must involve Victor in his espionage. Perrin finds a surprising witness to testify against the Rossum Corporation, but find he may be living in a house of cards.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Love Supreme
    8.4/10(704 votes)

    #19 - A Love Supreme

    S2:E8

    When 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Hollow Men
    8.5/10(724 votes)

    #20 - The Hollow Men

    S2:E12

    Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation's mainframe.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Man on the Street
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Man on the Street

    S1:E6

    Echo becomes the perfect wife for a lonely internet mogul, and Sierra's attacker is revealed. Meanwhile, Mellie's life is in danger and Agent Ballard's investigation takes a surprising turn when he comes face-to-face and goes fist-to-fist with Echo for the first very time.

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  23. Background image for Belonging
    8.7/10(890 votes)

    #22 - Belonging

    S2:E4

    Sierra is forced to face her past as her connection to the Rossum Corporation leads to obsession and murder.

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  24. Background image for Getting Closer
    8.8/10(754 votes)

    #23 - Getting Closer

    S2:E11

    Topher races to reconstruct Echo's original personality and memories when Adelle realizes they are the key to averting a devastating future. Meanwhile, Echo and Bennett's shared past and the identity of The Rossum Corporation's mysterious leader are revealed.

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    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear
  25. Background image for Epitaph Two: Return
    8.8/10(953 votes)

    #24 - Epitaph Two: Return

    S2:E13

    In the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.

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  26. Background image for The Attic
    9.0/10(848 votes)

    #25 - The Attic

    S2:E10

    When Adelle, Boyd, and the rest of the Dollhouse fear that Echo's uncontrollable mind imprints are making her a danger to their goals, they send her to "the Attic" where Echo is forced to face her worst nightmare in order to survive.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Target" is the worst rated episode of "Dollhouse". It scored 6.4/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight and written by Steven S. DeKnight, it aired on 2/20/2009. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stage Fright".