Word, to all of this. This episode was just...wow. Spot on. I love how it never took the easy route -- like you mentioned, it could've made the confrontation cathartic, or shied away from the consequences, but it hit every raw, painful note perfectly.

I wish the show had been a little bit clearer about why she returned to the Dollhouse.
See, I think it did. That conversation between Topher and Boyd during the clean-up -- "She was never meant for the Dollhouse."

"She is now."

Consequences. This is why people need to disappear into the Dollhouse.

SUCH a good episode.