It's so cool when Joss is in the driver's seat!

Madhatter | April 11, 13:24 CET

How much, if at all, can good reviews influence Fox when they decide on renewal?

jighooligan101 | April 11, 13:51 CET

I would have thought not much but that Alpha Airlock article the other day (for whatever it's worth) suggested that the good reviews for recent episodes were having some impact

Let Down | April 11, 13:57 CET

Good reviews may have played a part in getting Arrested Development a second and third season from what I recall. I could be wrong though.

Simon | April 11, 14:00 CET

I'd say it's pretty much impossible to know how much they help, but I'm certain that they do make a difference, however small it may be.

Racoon Boy | April 11, 14:04 CET

and the reviewer for the "joke" newspaper, with comment on the "twitstorm" not even a primary purpose of his recap, still outdoes WaPo and etc for clear, accurate summation of said twitfest, using no more information than was available to (not to keep flogging the same hack or anything) the WaPo. Although hardly a story of geopolitical import, one more reason why so many in the U.S. of A. end up trusting Jon Steward and The Onion more than some of the "newspapers of record."

ETA: most insightful comment from the three reviews posted to this link at this time comes from the IFMagazine review:

"One thing the series has already proved, something that seemed an impossibility at the outset, is that it can indeed keep us engaged in and sympathetic to the adventures and troubles of people with shifting identities."

[ edited by doubtful guest on 2009-04-11 14:22 ]

doubtful guest | April 11, 14:18 CET

Alan Sepinwall loved it: "When Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku and everyone else associated with "Dollhouse" were busy talking up episode six as The Greatest Story Ever Told, why couldn't they have slipped in a mention that episode nine would be pretty awesome, too? If anything, this is the episode that feels like it could cure my lumbago, pay my mortgage and cook me a Spanish omelet, it was that good."
Yes, it was!

Maeve | April 11, 14:29 CET

Agreed, Maeve. The episode 6 was actually a bit disappointing, because of all the hype. It was good, but not that good. This one was.

Eerikki | April 11, 14:52 CET

Indeed. The show just keeps getting better and better. Between last night's marvelous Dollhouse and Wednesday's mind blowing episode of Lost, this has been one hell of a week of TV.

Vague That Up | April 11, 15:57 CET

l agree with jghooligan 101 fox execs should take notice of these reviews and give dollhouse the benefit of the doubt

zee | April 11, 16:16 CET

This was definitely my favorite ep so far.

swanjun | April 11, 16:17 CET

Thanks for Alan's review, I've added that one and Ken Tucker's review to the entry.

Simon | April 11, 16:27 CET

When do the ratings come out?

Squishy | April 11, 16:28 CET

Within the next hour. Several posters are hitting the f5 key on a couple of sites as we speak.

Simon | April 11, 16:29 CET

Good reviews may have played a part in getting Arrested Development a second and third season from what I recall. I could be wrong though.

You're not, although it also helped that several FOX execs were gigantic fans of the show, as I recall.

I have to say, I'm not as angry about AD's cancellation as some. I mean, 2.5 seasons? With enough warning to wrap up the series? Not so shabby. But then again, I guess my standards for success might be lower than most.

Jobo | April 11, 20:01 CET

I just hope that this love from critics that Dollhouse is finally getting will maybe get its way to the PTB at Fox.

SteppeMerc | April 11, 21:29 CET

With out a doubt the best ep to date..come on Fox bend a little to keep a winner.

rehabber | April 11, 22:04 CET