Dollhouse - Topher's Breakdown - S01E13 Epitaph One

Topher's breakdown in the unaired episode of Dollhouse. Quite a sad scene.

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• Dollhouse
• FOX
• Fran Kranz
• Topher
• Topher Brink
• Joss Whendon
• Eliza Dushku
• Olivia Williams
• Adelle DeWitt
• Amy Acker
• Claire Saunders

[SpoofzRus]

"If I want to figure things out, is that curiosity or arrogance?" that line gets me every time... the tears just roll

[IxadminxI]

@SpoofzRus

The line is "If I think I can figure things out, is that curiosity or arrogance?"

But I agree; it's one of the most powerful lines of the scene.

[nashrules13]

Oh, man..."Why didn't I think of that? Did I think of that?" THAT is where my heart seriously breaks. The acting there is phenomenal. He delivered that perfectly. And then he has the full-blown breakdown...Oh, man! The whole scene was just so upsetting. And it wasn't just Topher that did a fantastic job. I thought Adelle was simply perfect throughout the whole thing -- she showed a real love for Topher. This scene was so amazing and heart wrenching...I love it and hate it at the same time.

[0732jamie]

Poor Topher.  This scene makes me cry every time. Adelle is truly amazing once you strip away the ice. She really loves the people she works with.

[Serene1Psychosis]

I can't imagine what Einstein felt when the US started on the Manhattan Project.

[magz21dec]

Oh Topher... You poor soul....I wish Adelle could protect him from himself. i love her so much in this. She reminds me of a mother. i guess in a way she is the mother in the doll house. I love her caring side. i haven't seen the second season so i'm terribly lost. I am very sad to hear that the series was cancelled. It was very very interesting.

[Vamphaery]

*Watches this again for the first time since cancellation*

...

Fuck. *Rages at Fox again*

[Shadowkatze16]

Poor Topher! :'(

[countmall]

@nashrules13 "...love it and hate it at the same time" pretty much sums up the entire series.

[LuNaRiSiNgHiGh]

This is prolly my second favorite scene of Topher, my 1st favorite being the scene between him & Claire Saunders in 'Vows' SO2E01.

2:20 I love how the camera doesn't cut away during;

"Why didn't I think of that? ... Did I think of that?"

Throughout the show it became apparent/interesting to me how the Dolls are more fulfilled when compared to employers @ Dollhouse. DeWitt & Topher in particular, seem to gain acceptance vicariously.

[Browncoatt22]

@TheDianaJC I liked him, he was a proper crazy.

[TheDianaJC]

@Browncoatt22 Wow I loved Topher and Victor, but Alpha seriously he was awful!

[Browncoatt22]

@RettaMac13 People hate Topher? He was my favourite character from the word go. I also liked Victor and Alpha.

[LittleLanya]

@solidarity7 I really don't think Topher was ever a horrible person. He was just excited that he could have fun and do so much. The Dollhouse, to him, was like a Wonka's Chocolate factory to a child. He couldn't restrain himself. He had no one holding him back. And, bonus, he got to do all sorts of things that no one else could. If anything, a lack of self-control combined with the oppertunity to over-indulge is all he's guilty of. Honestly, he's a child at heart. At least, that's my take.