The episode was written by Andrew Chambliss and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá.
The episode begins with Adelle, aka Miss Lonely Hearts, having a night with Victor.
Boyd tells Echo to say goodbye to Victor and he will speak with Adelle about Ballard.
Echo tells Victor that he won't be coming back and to say goodbye to Sierra.
Topher imprints Victor with his original self, Anthony Ceccoli as his five years of service to the Dollhouse is up.
Anthony goes back to the suite, and subsequently sleeps in the bathtub instead of the bed.
Boyd believes it was an inside job as they knew to disable the bio-links and GPS.
Priya is angry at Topher for not erasing Nolan's murder from her mind as he has promised.
Echo and Priya are able to infiltrate the base, but Anthony finds them and attempts to kill them.
Echo plugs herself into "Mind Whisper" and is able to tell the soldiers to stand down and go home.
The unconscious dolls are attached to tables and covered with a clear plastic-like sheet.
Rachel Reitsleff from iF Magazine said "Stop-Loss" was "good from a story standpoint, but because so much has to happen in such a short time frame, there are fewer grace notes than usual, and they are missed.
"[1] Eric Goldman from IGN said the episode, "suffered from a few issues – mainly feeling very rushed – but overall was a fun, exciting and interesting installment that ranks among the best Dollhouse has offered.