"The"THE Target"TARGET"  FUNDAMENTALS
| Episode Number: 2
| Season: 1
| Original Air Date: February 20th, 2009
| | Writer: Steven S. DeKnight | Director: Steven S. DeKnight
| | Special Guests:Amy Acker (Claire Saunders); Reed Diamond (Laurence Dominic); Matt Keeslar (Richard Connell); Miracle Laurie (Mellie); Erin Cummings (Attendant); Rico E. Anderson (Agent); Omar Adam (Male active); Tim Conlon (Shaw); Rich McDonald (Park Ranger in truck); Alla Greene (Russian girl); Mark A. Sheppard (Tanaka); Kevin Sizemore (Driver) | Synopsis:
Echo is imprinted to be the female counterpart to an avid outdoorsman and quickly learns how the hunter becomes the hunted during her wilderness adventure.
Agent Ballard receives a clue to Echo's real identity, encouraging him to continue his investigation, while flashbacks reveal the tragic events at the Dollhouse that led to Boyd's arrival and Dr. Saunders' scars. [Fox] | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | 
...and that's how it's done | |
NEW! Read a transcript of "The Target" here! | |
NSIDE THE DOLLHOUSE
This episode's reveals...
New findings on the inner workings of the Dollhouse:
- There is a rogue Active named Alpha
- There are superiors to the Dollhouse
- Clearing up of Boyd Langdon's origin
- Flashback to Alpha's running amok.
-The Aftermath from Alpha's running amok hits - Scars on Dr. Saunders, cleaning up.
- The Dollhouse is doing backgroundchecks on their customers.
- Handlers/Dollhouse Tech Staff are not fully informed about the precise missions of the
Actives.
- Handlers use cover stories when on assignment.
- Actives get a Handler-imprint to always trust and know their handlers.
| | New location(s): The Woods
| | New character(s): Richard Connell, Mellie | | New behavior(s): She continues to use the "Shoulder to the Wheel" gesture even after getting mindwiped | Agent Ballard's progress:
- Finds Echo's glasses from previous assignment
- Gets mysterious manila envelope with picture of Caroline/Echo in it and the cryptic message "Keep looking." and "Caroline" written on the back
The little girl that was kidnapped on the previous episode tells him "the pretty lady came and saved her."
| | Revelations about her past:
- Real Name: Caroline
| | New memories:
- Hallucinates the video-message of herself in college for the video yearbook after being drugged by Richard.
- After almost drowning, she remembers the night of Alpha's rampage, including seeing the other actives dead in the shower around her, and telling Laurence Dominick "They won't wake up.", she also remembers seeing Alpha standing there with a knife but she can't see his face.
| Clues to self-awareness:
-After drinking poisoned water, Echo begins to have hallucinations of her former mission's personas, her real self, and herself in the mind-wiped state. And the night of Alpha's killing spree.
-Echo does the "Shoulder to the Wheel" gesture in her mind-wiped state.
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| | New relationships:
- Echo/Langdon get their Active/Handler imprint
Boyd starts to show concern and affection towards Echo by the end of the episode instead of seeing her as an empty vase.
| | | | TRACKING THE DOLLS | | | ACTIVE: ECHO
Handler: Boyd Langdon
| PERSONALITY IMPRINT: Jenny: Adventure/Outdoor/Extremesports Girl
| CLIENT: Richard Connell
| | MISSION: Be the perfect date / lover, outdoorsy | GLITCHES: She continues to do the "Shoulder to the Wheel" gesture after being mindwiped, she doesn't respond to the handler safety fail imprint when Boyd says "Everything is gonna be okay."
| | | | ACTIVE: ALPHA
Handler: None | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: Defaulted with fighting skills.
| CLIENT: Nobody
| MISSION: None
| GLITCHES: Runs amok, kills Actives, Handlers and other Dollhouse Staff
| | | | | ACTIVE: Sierra
Handler: Laurence Dominick | | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: Rescue Op | CLIENT: Adelle DeWitt
| MISSION: Rescue Echo, from whatever happened, that caused her vitals to skyrocket, and what happened to Boyd after he reported a man with a gun to his head before losing contact
| | GLITCHES:none | | | | ACTIVE:
Handler: | | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: | CLIENT:
| MISSION:
| | GLITCHES: | | | | | |
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
- Who are the Dollhouse's superiors?
- What does Alpha want with Echo?
- Did Alpha send Agent Ballard the manilla envelope? If so Why?
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BEST MOMENTS
- End of episode shoulder slap by the supposedly "blank slate" Echo when hassled by the Laurence Dominick. Put HER in the attic, will you? Maybe you should watch YOUR back.
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| | BEST QUOTES
- Can't...shouldn't...did." Spoken by Topher after questioned how Alpha could have composited and gone postal.
- Topher:"Okay retasking satellite 7115. It's going minutes to move into alignment." Boyd: "Thanks". Topher: " Anything for you. Because I love you. Deep, deep man love."
- Adelle: "If you're amenable to the terms of your contract, you will be assigned to Echo, one of our most requested Actives." Boyd: "What happened to her last handler?" Dr. Saunders:" You're standing in him."
- Topher: "Uh hey, I think we have a situation. The kind you need to shoot at."
- Boyd: (handing Echo a gun) " Do you know how to use this?" Echo: "Four Brothers, none of them Democrats."
- Richard: "Is this the best date ever, of what?" directed to Echo while he's aiming a crossbow at her and she's pointing a gun at him, and he's been trying to kill her for the past hour.
- Richard: "You know what they say about looking down?" Echo: "Don't? Richard: "Really. Don't."
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TRIVIA
- The Client's name, Richard Connell, is the name of the author who wrote the short story 'The Most Dangerous Game, a story that, like this episode, one person being hunted by another.
| | EPISODE SHOCKERS
- Richard Connell: "Prove that you're not just an echo!"
- When after they have sex he gets up and non-chalantly suggests she hurries up and leaves now, that he'll give her a 5 minute headstart, it's like, What, seriously?!?!
- When the park ranger shoots Boyd's driver.
- When Echo didn't respond to the Handler/active identifier imprint the second time Boyd says "Everything's gonna be okay.", instead she says. "No, it's not. He's not gonna stop unless I kill him first."
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EPISODE PICTURES
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You hold it just like this |
You having a good time |
This will teach you to tell me I've a big butt | | |
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