- "You can hire someone else. Give them my fee. But I'm the one best qualified to save your daughter. I've been doing this my whole life -- just this. You want people to feel comforted? We're past that.These men are stone professionals. They took her from your house. Not... on the way home from school, or in the park, they came inside your house, your seriously fortified house, in order to tell you that they could."
- ―Echo
| "Ghost" | |
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| Series Dollhouse Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | February 13th, 2009 |
| Writers | Joss Whedon |
| Director | Joss Whedon |
| Producers | Joss Whedon; David Solomon; Elizabeth Craft; Sarah Fain; Kelly A. Manners; Eliza Dushku; Tim Minear; Steven S. DeKnight |
| Starring | Eliza Dushku; Harry Lennix; Fran Kranz; Tahmoh Penikett; Enver Gjokaj; Dichen Lachman; Olivia Williams |
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"Ghost" is the first episode of season one of the television series Dollhouse. It was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon and premiered on the Fox Network on Friday, February 13th, 2009. Echo is a young woman who is a particpant of a secretive and illegal program known as Dollhouse. The architects of the Dollhouse use brainwashing techniques to repurpose the mind and personality of their active agents, "Dolls", creating completely brand new identities for them, for which they in turn, hire out to clients for a variety of purposes. Following an assignment which involved partying and motorcycle racing through L.A., one of the Dolls, Echo, is treated and prepped for her next assignment. She becomes Eleanor Penn, an expert on hostage negotiations that is hired to save the life of kidnap victim Davina Crestejo.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Amy Acker | Claire Saunders |
| Reed Diamond | Laurence Dominic |
| Kurt Caceres | Gabriel Crestejo |
| Brett Claywell | Matt Cargill |
| David Doty | Sam Zimmerman |
| Tim Kelleher | Detmer |
| Vincent Laresca | Mister Sunshine |
| Haley Alexis Pullos | Davina Crestejo |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Greg Collins | Older man |
| Bryan Costanich | Friend |
| Jonny Lee | Deerskin |
| Christian Meoli | Thug #1 |
| Oscar Torre | Chui |
| Becky Wu | Assistant |
| Frederick Keith Johnson | NSA employee |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Production code number: 1APK01
- Echo's aliases: Caroline Farrell; Eleanor Penn
- Although this is the first official episode of the series, it was actually preceded by an unaired pilot episode entitled "Echo".
- Gabriel Crestejo makes reference to actor Edward James Olmos in this episode. Edward James Olmos starred in the 2003 relaunch of Battlestar Galactica, which also starred Dollhouse supporting cast member Tahmoh Penikett.
What else have they done?[]
- Creator Joss Whedon is best known for developing the popular supernatural teen action series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as its spin-off series Angel. In the sci-fi genre, Whedon created the short-lived, but much-loved Firefly.
See also[]
External Links[]
- "Ghost" at IMDB
- "Ghost" at the TV IV
- "Ghost" at TV.com guide
- "Ghost" at TV Rage.com
- "Ghost" at the Dollhouse Wiki
