In
sussing out my top five imprints for Sierra, I realized how few of her imprints
have actual names. While we see Sierra
get imprinted about as often as
Victor, the show only tends to show brief glimpses – coming back from a
romantic engagement, for example, or doing some work in-house. I don’t think I’d ever really noticed that
before. It means that Dichen Lachman
still makes a good impact, even with characters we barely see.
Audra
This is
Sierra’s first major imprinted role.
There mainly as back-up in case Echo needs it (I’m guessing she has some
subliminal parameters that kick in with fight skills if things go south?),
Sierra is delightfully fun as Audra, the “number one fan” of the pop star Echo
is protecting. Audra is sweet, bubbly,
and pitch-perfect as a nervous super-fan meeting her idol.
Taffy
When
Echo’s safecracker imprint is disrupted mid-engagement, the Dollhouse tries to
bring it home by giving Sierra the same imprint and having her talk Echo
through the heist over the phone (I know, right?) It’s the first time we see two people playing
the same character, and Lachman carries it off well. Her Taffy is bursting with confidence and
cool under pressure, and she’s not above letting things get down to the wire
while she waits for her payout to arrive.
Topher’s Friend
I love
this character, the unnamed geeky friend Topher creates to hang out with him on
his birthday. To be honest, I’m not
quite sure if this imprint is specifically designed to be a woman, or if Topher
uses the same imprint every year and just sticks it into whatever Active he can
get. Lachman’s vibe in the role isn’t
definitively female; I’ll just say “they.”
Anyway, I love this whole side plot, with Topher and his friend playing
video games/laser tag and listing all their favorite Classic Sci-Fi Errors, and
I also like that they’re not designed in such a way that Topher always
wins. If anything, they have the
edge. I like that Topher did that.
Naughty Posh Woman
Brief
but very fun. We only get a minute or
two of this imprint, what looks to be a British society lady from the
1950s. We learn that she’s “not
comfortable with Orientals” (good thing she doesn’t have a mirror,) and she has
very clear ideas about how she should be punished when she’s been bad.
Noir Woman
Another
glimpse from a romantic engagement, sort of – that’s what she’s designed for, but
the client actually has ulterior motives.
I get a kick out of this imprint, which is straight out of a noir satire.
The line “I’ve been done wrong ten ways to Sunday and it’s Tuesday”
tells you pretty much everything you need to know. So short, but so good!
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