For the final paper, I would like to look into and study how Whedon’s time jumps or foreshadowing plays out in his works, particularly revolving around Dollhouse. The fact that there are 2 episodes inter mixed with the current timeline, it works in an odd fashion of following the story and twists. Plot lines, twists, and other elements into mingle between the two time frames in interesting ways and can lead down a rabbit hole of how Whedon as a director, writer, and show runner was able to envision two drastically different worlds stemming from the same main event. Other elements of Foreshadowing or time lapses can be found in other elements of his work from Buffy to Firefly and examining how these function within the theory of Whedon as a sole author can build some interesting arguments about Whedon as a whole. We get hints at Dawn’s appearance beginning with Season 3 and Faith, we get hints to major events several times in Buffy and Firefly and Dollhouse.

Expanding on this, I would like to also examine how these time gaps also function to interact with fans and the creative outlets they create within the diegesis. How the stories are confined, blown open or expanded based on hints or future events that you know happen based off of the literal time jumps within Dollhouse.