I do think the show's suffering a little from excessive hype and that a lot of people seem to be giving it either the thumbs up or the thumbs down based on the pilot. I generally don't expect pilots to be all that, and usually I'll follow up with a few succeeding episodes if they vaguely interest me, even if they don't make me go OMG YAY YAY YAY.

I'm not particularly bothered by the fact that the pieces of the showverse aren't fitting together seamlessly as of yet, mostly because it's still early goings and also, as long as I have an interesting premise that I can explore and characters that I love, I will be content. (Case in point: still watching Heroes, even though plot-wise it's gone to the dogs.) I was afraid Dollhouse would be too sciencey for me, since I'm really not into scientific elements: can't read sci fi, can't watch space shows - not even Firefly, the only notable exceptions for me were Star Wars and Star Trek: Voyager. I actually fare better with universes where I don't have to get caught up in the whys and hows of their workings, so... uh... what will probably be a massive negative for most people probably won't bother me. <_<

So yeah, I liked it, but I'm one of those simpletons who is entertained by those shows that you say "aren't very good anyway", so my opinions are extremely unlikely to chime with those of viewers who look for deeper meaning. ;) I also watch American Idol! I am one of the unwashed masses, I have no taste, I will go quietly back to my corner nao. <_<