Joss Whedon's Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Act III review

Wow.

Um. I'm kind of lost for words. That really wasn't what I was expecting the ending to be. At all. I guess it just shows how long it's been since Buffy finished, that I've somehow forgotten just how much Joss loves to break up happy couples and thwart expectations, but... wow.

Maybe I'm just being petulent, but I really didn't enjoy that. Obviously, it was great to finally see Bad Horse, but under the circumstances it doesn't seem like a good thing that Dr Horrible got into the Evil League of Evil, and Captain Hammer's "everyone can be a hero" song went on for way too long. (I love Nathan, but that went on for too long.)

And then there's Penny. I really thought we'd get to see a different side to her; I thought there'd be some kind of twist, that she wouldn't really be this shy, cute, overly perky adorable girl the boys were fighting over. Because ultimately she was just a trophy, wasn't she? It's just that no-one got to win her. Joss essentially put her in the fridge. And that she died with her faith in Captain Hammer intact is a bit galling, too - surely she's not that blind?

Urgh. I don't know. I'm just feeling a bit disappointed, I guess.

Watch Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at Dr Horrible.com, or download the episodes from iTunes. Or, for more Whedon-related reviews, check out our reviews of Buffy season 7.