If this is the vision Joss Whedon had all along, I salute him. The sixth episode of Dollhouse, “Man On the Street,” delivers in a big way. For the first time all season, the show brings its awesome backstory to the forefront as Agent Paul Ballard and Echo come face to face, or more accurately fist to fist.

Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix and Brian Bloom provide arguably the most entertaining — and certainly the highest level of acting talent — seen on an episode of “Dollhouse” thus far. While I thoroughly enjoyed the thrill-a-minute second episode, “True Believer” bests that episode in almost every way. That’s great news considering all the pre-season hype centered around Episode 6, next week’s episode.

The fourth episode of “Dollhouse” teases us with one terrific back story, but “Gray Hour” only partially delivers due to plot holes in the main story line. That being said, the back story centering around the rogue doll Alpha continues to make “Dollhouse” work and keep viewers entertained.

The third episode of Dollhouse is disappointing and falls terribly flat after last week’s phenomenal thrill ride. Despite strong performances from Dichen Lachman as Sierra and Harry Lennix once again as Boyd Langton, even they could not pull together a shaky plot that left “Stage Fright” limping along. Thankfully the backstory and fight scenes involving Agent Paul Ballard (Tahmoh Penikett) dotted the show and kept most Dollhouse fans entertained.

The second episode of Dollhouse was a twist-a-minute thrill ride from start to finish, one that reveals enough about the characters to keep you interested, but not too much to overload the brain. At the end, you’re still left wishing for more as the credits roll — just the way I like it.

Joss Whedon is back! Those simple four words were enough to keep thousands of fans across the country home on a ghoulish February Friday, but Dollhouse executives hope more than just Whedonites will continue to tune in.

A number of reviews are already in about Fox’s new TV show “Dollhouse.” The only thing safe to say now is beauty is in the eye of the beholder because the reviews are mostly a mixed bag. To give you a broad view of the reviews, I have posted a positive review, a review that liked the future episodes and thought the show was intriguing but did not like the pilot as much, and one review that did not like the show at all.