Blog 23

In the pieced together scenes of the interviews, Joss Whedon is examining numerous reactions to scientific developments. During the interviews, looks of disgust, interest, and desire arose. What was interesting, but not abnormal, was that most of the reactions given by the participants were only half serious. Some answered the question like it was a “what would you do if you had a million dollars” question and most answered it as a “what would you do if you could have a doll” question. The reporter simply asked what they thought about the operation as a general idea, but the participants took it in different ways. The phrasing of questions can create for totally different results. The scholarly expectations for these opinions should be quite low due to the fact that the participants had no earlier knowledge about the Dollhouse. From this scene, the main argument is how the reactions cannot be viewed as credible analyses. The only interview that should be taken into consideration is the scientist because he would be more educated on scientific developments than the random citizens roaming the streets.  Even his opinion cannot be thoroughly be considered plausible because, although he is a scientist, he is not familiar with the Dollhouse operation. Joss Whedon put this character at the very end of the scene because it allows for a deeper inspection by the audience. Opposite of the others interviewed, the scientist says that the Dollhouse will lead to the human race being inferior to the technologically perfected people.