Last night, Joss Whedon's latest attempt at television, the eerie sci-fi series Dollhouse, premiered on FOX. And eerie it was. The show tells about Echo (Eliza Dushku), who is a a so-called Active who has her memory and personality erased and replaced for client's pleasures and needs. In the series premiere, Echo recieves the personality of a cold, experienced kidnapping negotiator, even though in reality, she is not. The show's setting, the titular Doll House, resembles a spa more than a laboratory for illegal scientific experiments.

Although last night's episode was a little dry, and filled with stock characters in minor roles, the series offers a lot of potential, and Dushku appears to be just warming up. hopefully Whedon decides to explore the ethics of the Doll House and Echo in future episodes. After all, the show is as blank a slate as Echo's mind is.