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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 3 - Stage Fright
    7.0/10(1130 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Directors:David Solomon, Rod Hardy
    Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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  2. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 5 - True Believer
    7.2/10(982 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Directors:David Solomon, Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Tim Minear, Joss Whedon

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  3. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 2 - Instinct
    7.2/10(766 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 1 - Ghost
    7.3/10(1405 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  5. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 4 - Gray Hour
    7.6/10(1052 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Directors:David Solomon, Rod Hardy
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 10 - Haunted
    7.7/10(975 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Directors:David Solomon, Elodie Keene
    Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jane Espenson, Jed Whedon

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  7. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 1 - Vows
    7.7/10(890 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.

    Director:Joss Whedon
    Writer:Joss Whedon

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  8. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 3 - Belle Chose
    7.7/10(774 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  9. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 2 - The Target
    7.8/10(1219 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Steven S. DeKnight
    Writer:Steven S. DeKnight

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  10. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 7 - Echoes
    7.8/10(1022 votes)

    #10 - Echoes

    S1:E7

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

    Director:James A. Contner
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 7 - Meet Jane Doe
    7.9/10(694 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Andrew Chambliss, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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  12. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 9 - Stop-Loss
    7.9/10(698 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Andrew Chambliss

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  13. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 8 - Needs
    8.2/10(1001 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.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 5 - The Public Eye (1)
    8.2/10(732 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Andrew Chambliss

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  15. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 6 - The Left Hand (2)
    8.4/10(765 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 8 - A Love Supreme
    8.4/10(714 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 6 - Man on the Street
    8.5/10(1143 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Tim Minear, Joss Whedon

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  18. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 12 - Omega
    8.5/10(992 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  19. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 12 - The Hollow Men
    8.5/10(734 votes)

    #19 - The Hollow Men

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 9 - A Spy in the House of Love
    8.6/10(984 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dollhouse Season 1 Episode 11 - Briar Rose
    8.6/10(1013 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writer:Jane Espenson

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  22. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 4 - Belonging
    8.8/10(900 votes)

    #22 - Belonging

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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  23. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 11 - Getting Closer
    8.8/10(766 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.

    Director:Tim Minear
    Writer:Tim Minear

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  24. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 13 - Epitaph Two: Return
    8.8/10(963 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.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writers:Andrew Chambliss, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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  25. Dollhouse Season 2 Episode 10 - The Attic
    9.0/10(858 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.

    Director:John Cassaday
    Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Stage Fright" is the worst rated episode of "Dollhouse". It scored 7/10 based on 1130 votes. Directed by David Solomon, Rod Hardy and written by Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, it aired on 2/27/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "True Believer".