"Billy, is that you?"

"Are you alright?"

"It's okay, it's okay…"

"Captain Hammer will save us."

hera2511 said:

Thelopes said:

“Captain Hammer will save us.

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I just had the most interesting thought…what if Penny was being…sarcastic?

Whoa. My head just…whoa.

I think Penny recognized Billy was Dr. H. and saw Captain H. shoot him and that's why she asked if he was ok. I'm hoping the 'Captain H will save us' line was her attempt at humor, to lighten a bad situation.

JazzyFizzle said:

I just kinda figured that Penny went her whole life (or at least the last year or so, depending on how long Captain Hammer has been around) believing in the myth of how fantastic Captain Hammer is, and only realized he is a douche about 3 days ago… so in the final moments of her life, she reverted to a more child-like belief in the hero who is going to save the day, no matter what.

I don't know about that. I think it was written that way to give us a glimpse into Penny's personality. I mean Penny knew Dr. Horrible was Billy because she saw him from behind the chair, and again when she stood up, and it even look like she mouthed his name when she heard her name. She may not have been 100% sure but she might have suspected it at that point. In fact, they go out of their way to show us Penny several times during "Slipping". I think it speaks volumes to Penny's personality and character that at the end of her life she still trusted, hoped, and put her faith in people. Especially if her past was as dark/deep as she had indicated it might be when she was talking with Billy.

Penny saw the good in Billy/Dr. Horrible, and despite Captain Hammer being an insufferable prick she believed that ultimately he was good inside.

I rewatched it like 6 times just now and can say she definately says "will save us."

trumpetcrazy said:

After reading what you guys were saying about the Closed captioning saying that Penny says "Captain Hammer would say that" when she's dying, I did a little exploring… In the second act Penny ends her solo song singing "Head up Billy buddy" and saying that Captain Hammer says that.  Now when Dr. Horrible is singing in the third act about using his death ray, he sings "Head up Billy buddy, there's no time for mercy" The camera cuts to Penny behind the chairs and she mouths what he had just sang.  Her comment while dying, if it is indeed "Captain Hammer would say that," seems to be referring to this.  Not sure if this is exactly true, but may make some sense…

Wrong… on several levels… Penny says something like: "Captain Hammer always says that…" but before she can finish her sentence Billy interuprts and says "Oh right, Cheesey-on-the-Outside", and changes the subject. The end of the song ("Keep you're head up, Billy Buddy") and her next sentence about Captain Hammer are completely unrelated… Penny calls Billy, Billy Buddy… it's her thing… if I am understanding you right, you seem to be implying that Captain Hammer is always saying to "Keep your head up"… but that is completely against his character, even when he's around Penny. I think Penny was going to regale us with something that Captain Hammer says that we would reckognize as being very vain and self-centered, but Penny wouldn't notice that.

I could just be misunderstanding you though.. if I am.. sorry.