Epitaph One/Unaired pilot Dollhouse

[Deckard]

Will the next "Epitaph" part be available only after the next season?

Well it's clear from S1 (without looking at Epitaph) that someone higher up has a plan.

I agree with DawnAZ. Given, Whedon's history with Fox, I'm guessing the "Epitaph" set is meant as a back-up plan. If it had been cancelled, this story offers the fans an ending of sorts.

It also suggests there is a larger arc. There are moments in this episode that foreshadow ("backshadow"?) yet-unseen stories we expect to see in seasons 2 and beyond. A teaser for the network deciders.

There's lots of room to expand on the Dollhouse universe in the coming one or two seasons. Interactions with the other (at least 10) dollhouses...the further adventures of Omega...Dewitt's moral quandaries...

...more Whiskey, please.

[Solai]

I just finished Epitaph One and I have to say I was blown away. Leave it to Joss in one hour to take the world and turn it upside, redefine it, give us an entirely new universe with new language and meaning and take everything you know and turn it inside out.

This is the Joss I know (granted, it was written by Jed and Maurissa, but Joss has final say).

Seriously, this was a beautifully constructed story. If I had to do it all over again I would watch this as the pilot as then start walking through the series.

[Sithwitch]

I for one stopped watching the show around 3-4ish. But I really enjoyed Epitaph One so I'll probably go back and watch the rest of the first season soonish

I stopped watching at 5 when it was running because I was also watching The Clone Wars and I kept getting annoyed at only seeing half the episode and never getting the chance to catch up during the week, but I've been marathoning my DVDs this past week and HOLY CRAP. I think I cried at least once per episode from episode 6 onward (...I might be a little emotional lately, I also cried when I finished "The Beatles: Rockband" and when I heard a song about Star Wars) and I absolutely loved Epitaph One. I can't wait for S2 to be on so I can start picking out how things are going to flow into that scenario.