"SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE"
 FUNDAMENTALS
| Episode Number: 9
| Season: 1
| Original Air Date: April 10th, 2009
| Writer:Andrew Chambliss
| Director: David Solomon
| | Special Guests:( Amy Acker) Dr. Claire Saunders; (Reed Diamond) Laurence Dominic; (Miracle Laurie) Mellie; (Valerie Cruz) Ramirez; (Liza Lapira) Ivy; (Tim Chiou) Nikoden. | Synopsis: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. | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | 
psss don't tell them
I'm the spy | | | | |
INSIDE THE DOLLHOUSE
This episode's reveals...
| New findings on the inner workings of the Dollhouse: | | New location(s):
| | New character(s): | | New behavior(s): Echo is now self-motivated even in blank slate mode. | Agent Smith's progress: Ballard knows Mellie is a doll.
| | | Revelations about her past: | | | New memories: | | Clues to self-awareness: She knew to ask Topher to imprint her, told Dominic that she was not broken (while realizing that she really was an imprint), understood that Adelle had made a mistake. | | New relationships:Adelle/Roger, last tryst--so bitter-sweet
| | | | TRACKING THE DOLLS 
ACTIVE: ECHO
Handler:
Boyd
| PERSONALITY IMPRINT: spy catcher
| CLIENT: could be Topher, but really herself as self-preservation against Dominic
| MISSION: catch the NSA spy in the Dollhouse
| | GLITCHES: none, she completed her mission, protected the Dollhouse from NSA and Rossum interference, and lived to fight another day. | | |
 ACTIVE: November
Handler: none, sleeper Doll | | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: Mellie | CLIENT: Paul Ballard (unwittingly, before this ep.
| MISSION: Distract Ballard and obtain intelligence (this fact is unknown to the imprint), inform Ballard of the aforementioned facts, this secondary mission supplied by those trying to fight Dollhouse
| | GLITCHES: none | | |
 ACTIVE: Victor
Handler: Ramirez | | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: "Lonely Hearts Club" guy | CLIENT: Catherine (Adelle)
| MISSION: secret lover of Adelle
| | GLITCHES: none | | |
 ACTIVE:Sierra
Handler: | | PERSONALITY IMPRINT: ex-NSA super-agent | CLIENT: Dominic
| MISSION: obtain evidence of the spy in the Dollhouse
| | GLITCHES: her mission was an entire setup, but she performed well, only missing the second tag on the transparency film, which required emergency extraction | | | | | |
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
- Is the fact that Sierra's choice of cover is an Asian woman named Sato and her room is Labeled "SCIF" (or "SciF", or by extension "SciFi") a reference to Hoshi Sato, an Asian woman on a science fiction show (namely Star Trek: Enterprise)?
- Dr. Saunders tells Topher that she has warned against repeatedly imprinting Actives with the same personality. What is she concerned will happen?
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BEST MOMENTS
| BEST QUOTES
- "I trust you with my life," spoken to Boyd while the new handler was trying to bond with her.
- "Nothing I can't live without," said by DeWitt in response to Dr. Saunders' noting that Adelle had suffered a loss. She spoke as she gazed out at Victor walking by.
- "Somebody's a grumpeteer today,.
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TRIVIA
| EPISODE SHOCKERS
- Adelle/Victor tryst/love affair
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EPISODE PICTURES
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Love the spy baby |
On Guard Sweetheart |
which one of you said I was the spy? | | |
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