On Eliza's acting - I remember reading a thread in another journal where the commentators were stating that their difficulty with Dollhouse was Eliza was a one-trick poney - she could only play Faith convincingly - no one else. But they adored to pieces Jennifer Garner in Alias.
When I read that, I realized acting like most art forms is deeply subjective. Someone's performance either resonates with you or it simply does not. Eliza's performance as Faith resonated, her performances as Tru in Tru Calling and as Echo in Dollhouse - do not. It's true with James Marsters as well - the only performance he's done that resonated for me was as Spike - while he was good as Brianiac, he wasn't in much else. And he didn't resonate for me as Brianiac. Same deal with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anthony Stewart Head (only Vr5, Chess, those commericials, and Giles - nothing else, including Merlin and Manchild (which I disliked quite a bit).)
I don't dislike Dusku, any more than I dislike Marsters or Boreanze. Her performance in this particular role just doesn't resonate for me. Garner - though - didn't resonate for me at all, which is why I eventually gave up on Alias.
Re: Active vs. Passive
Jennifer Garner in Alias.
When I read that, I realized acting like most art forms is deeply subjective. Someone's performance either resonates with you or it simply does not.
Eliza's performance as Faith resonated, her performances as Tru in Tru Calling and as Echo in Dollhouse - do not. It's true with James Marsters as well - the only performance he's done that resonated for me was as Spike - while he was good as Brianiac, he wasn't in much else. And he didn't resonate for me as Brianiac. Same deal with Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Anthony Stewart Head (only Vr5, Chess, those commericials, and Giles - nothing else, including Merlin and Manchild (which I disliked quite a bit).)
I don't dislike Dusku, any more than I dislike Marsters or Boreanze. Her performance in this particular role just doesn't resonate for me. Garner - though - didn't resonate for me at all, which is why I eventually gave up on Alias.