Followed by..."The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it." I truly thought Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog would be a brilliantly comedic performance, strictly sht to entertain die-hard Joss Whedon fans. But I sould have known better...Whedon has that way of sneaking in unexpected endings mixed with unexpected emotions that make him a pure genius. Of course the comedy was spot on but as the story progressed, the humor became darker. The tagline of nerd loves girl, nerd loses girl to cooler guy, then someone inevitably dies tragically was there, but seemed to be worked in differently to make the plot more interesting.
Overall, I found it very entertaining, another fantastic brain-child of Joss Whedon that I'm glad I watched. However, I love/hated the ending. I think I can honestly say this for the first time regarding a work of Joss Whedon's. Why does the girl have to die?! Seriously, it's almost as if Whedon flipped his original premise of Buffy and kicked it until it was dead. I honestly wanted Penny to come out as the strongest character and reveal herself as a closet superhero, hit Captain Hammer with a permanent freeze ray, save the day, then marry Dr. Horrible and have a lawn-mower and some babies.
On the other hand, I felt the audience got a taste of why the character is called Dr. Horrible because in the end, he becomes evil. Neil Patrick Harris is so great for being able to successfully pull off so many different eclectic roles as an actor. The transformation Dr. Horrible goes through is incredible fast for a short film, but he pulled it off perfectly. He wasn't bad to listen to either; the musical aspect of it wasn't too bad. I actually liked this musical a lot better than "Once More, With Feeling," so hats off to the cast. :)
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Love the picture and quote, it really goes well with your idea that the ending proves he really IS horrible.
Thanks! I thought the quote fit pretty well...it seemed to sum up the ending of his character.
"Have a lawn-mower and some babies" made me laugh. As a truly kick-ass woman, would Penny be the one who mows the lawn? Or, as a sort of shout-out to third wave feminists, would she feel empowered enough in her femininity to reject the idea that it's her job to challenge societal notions of gender and let Dr. Horrible take care of the lawn?
Ha.
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