Jul
IGN.Com Review
Travis Fickett, in a review on IGN.com, maintains that:
“The final installment proves just how damaged Joss Whedon really is…
…Dr. Horrible seemed to be a light and breezy affair. Goofy and silly, with tongue firmly in cheek and all that. And then it heads into straight up tragedy and we remember – with a literal hand-slap to the forehead – that this is a Whedon production. There will be oceans of pain – there will be loss, there will be sadness and tragedy. He will give the audience “not what they want, but what they need.” Part of me wonders if Whedon keeps a John Doe style composition book in which he writes the names down of all of the characters he’s killed off…
See the full article by following the link below (contains spoilers).
External Link: IGN.Com
Poor guy. He obviously lives in the Happy-land-of-happy-ever-after (sponsored by Walt Disney TM). Then how can he understand that what marks Joss as great creator is his ability to imitate life, in all its funnyness and tragedy, and even get beyond imitation thanks to great stereotypes turned inside out.
I guess the man never got over “Titanic” and is still sure that “Romeo & Juliet” would be a much better play if they didn’t die in the end.
Joss & team, thanks for for this ending. It was hard, but it was logical and emotionnal and perfectly fitted the rest of the story.
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July 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pmSolamenn, did you actually read the review? It’s quite positive. The writer is merely reflecting on the perceived change in tone (as a good thing). No need for the hysterics.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:43 am