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Jul 20, 2008 10:14

I've seen a number of people complaining about the events in the last episode.

Spoilers yay. )

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micheinnz July 21 2008, 05:15:06 UTC
Even my ten-year-old daughter spotted that. "Doesn't SHE get a say about who she goes out with? I'd dump both of them and go out with someone who likes ME!"

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tiger_spot July 21 2008, 05:40:01 UTC
I don't think Penny's less of a character than Captain Hammer is. They're both just there for the story-telling utility.

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lysana July 21 2008, 08:15:12 UTC
Considering how short the piece is and the nature of it, the only fully realized character could ever be Dr Horrible. It's his blog, after all. Capt. Hammer is just as one-dimensional. And with that cast, the Bechdel test is meaningless.

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anansi133 July 20 2008, 19:22:55 UTC
Dr Horrible says some pretty agreeable things at times, things I can't disagree with... and I find myself wondering when "Evil" became a code word for, "smart enough to handle moral ambiguities without outside help ( ... )

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simplysithel July 20 2008, 23:38:17 UTC
This is a totally awesome post.

I've only listened to the set once through due to time and internet connections but I'm going to have to go back over it again and watch more closely after this.

I did not consider the end to be a fantasy and while I'm still on the fence as to it being one or not, it's very neat to have the possibility pointed out.

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tiger_spot July 21 2008, 05:43:02 UTC
Thanks! I don't think it's obviously fantasy, but I find the ambiguity intriguing and thought it was odd that nobody (I saw) pointed it out.

I think it's basically a first-person story with an unreliable narrator. That's confusing enough in books, and nobody's expecting it in a film so it's probably extra-easy to interpret differently.

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