I'm fairly well certain that this is nothing but a retelling of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in another setting and with differing parameters. The Watcher's created the Slayer, the Dollhouse and the Handler constantly remake their Dolls/Echo. The demons aren't those which one allegorically encounters as one grows up, but are those who more than likely hire the Dolls in to mimic real-life situations.
The one Dollhouse we see cannot be the full extent of the people/company behind Dollhouse. It may only be a splinter. I don't know how they're going to handle it but Echo has to become covertly subverted, likely by the FBI agent, but possibly lacking in recognition each time she sees him. Breaking free to become on her own, just as Buffy did, that is the path Echo is to be put upon. But how is she left after the Dollhouse falls (in season 4 if it gets that far?). LOL.... ...
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The one Dollhouse we see cannot be the full extent of the people/company behind Dollhouse. It may only be a splinter. I don't know how they're going to handle it but Echo has to become covertly subverted, likely by the FBI agent, but possibly lacking in recognition each time she sees him. Breaking free to become on her own, just as Buffy did, that is the path Echo is to be put upon. But how is she left after the Dollhouse falls (in season 4 if it gets that far?). LOL....
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