someone keeps moving my chair

[reflectedeve]

Everytime someone mentions Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, I get this song by They Might Be Giants stuck in my head. "Mr. Horrible, Mr. Horrible, telephone call for Mr. Horrible . . ."

As for Dr. Horrible, it was generally marvelous, but apparently I forgot what writer I was dealing with. It was all so marvelously silly and upbeat, and then! Joss! >:( Goddammit. Someday you're going to not kill the love interest, just to shock us.

Last night's Avatar, on the other hand . . . oh, the ♥meta.♥ Every time I think it's impossible for me to love that show any more than I already do, it proves me wrong. Everything from mocking their own storytelling, to out-and-out mocking the 'shippers (I do always love it when the canon mocks the 'shippers, I confess). Just beautiful.

It is far too hot; time to abscond to a friendly local cafe with my sketchbooks. (You know, I've drawn porn in public before. It should not be paranoia-inducing to contemplate having my bandom reference sheets with me there.) Not taking my laptop; I think I need some time away from the internet.

Comments

[firstfaerie.livejournal.com]

Comments filled with spoilers!

I totally called the ending, and am both rueful and smug that I was entirely correct. It's true, it's a little hard for him to play the "But I'm working against cliché!" if he works against it in the same way so many times as to... become a cliché.

That said. I think it's brilliant if I think of it as a prequel to a villain story. If Dr. Horrible were a series, then this would have been the cool eye-opening flashback episode at the end of the first season where we find out how he got the swank new coat and got to sit at the same table with Dead Bowie (genius, those supervillains were).

[reflectedeve.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how the ending caught me by surprise, considering how very blatantly it fits with most of Joss' ouvre. I think he did a really good job with holding that cartoony tone: this is a musical! It's funny! It's a predictable subversion (good villain, bad hero), etc. Possibly too good of a job.

*nod* I suspect that my dissatisfaction largely comes from the fact that it isn't a prequel (right?) . . . the ending feels very abrupt, if we're to take those three episodes as a complete unit. Even in tragedy, I'm used to seeing someone walk away with a lesson or something. Or you expect development past the point of disillusionment for the protagonist/villain.

And god, yes, those supervillains were amazing. I had to pause the video to go back and look at them all before continuing to the very end. (Wait, that was David Bowie. Sort of. What?)