Other people are more articulate than I am

[laceblade]

Dr. Horrible analysis! I love when the Internet gets analytical about the narratives I love. I could read this shit all day.

So, first, takumashii. Her entire post (and you should read it) is here.

Feminists do analyze masculinity! KTHX.


And then there was highandrandom's post, which I also adore. You can find it in its entirety here.

Comments

[seaya.livejournal.com]

http://troubleinchina.livejournal.com/317790.html

That is what I think about it.

They could have at least given her more agency.

[snowystingray.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for the link -- that's kind of how I felt, too. :/

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks for the links. I watched this all in one sitting today, so the end wasn't quite as awful for me; I didn't spend time in between thinking things over and building up expectations. The story seems to me to be, the making of a super villain. Probably every super villain in that room has a similar story, a turning point where the good part in them was crushed. I didn't much like Penny or her portrayal, but dang, Neil Patrcik Harris was cute in this!

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

P.S. I love these analyses too, almost more than I love the source material. I'm posting a link roundup.

[highandrandom.livejournal.com]

I agree. It's an origin story, and it has some similarities to that of Wolverine (I know - he's a hero - but he does inadvertently kill the love of his life).