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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: There's a large camp of people who believe Dr. Horrible and Billy are two separate people in one body, as evidenced by some of the trope comments below, even though [[Fanon|this was never revealed in the show]]. |
* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: There's a large camp of people who believe Dr. Horrible and Billy are two separate people in one body, as evidenced by some of the trope comments below, even though [[Fanon|this was never revealed in the show]]. |
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** Also, whether it's a multiple personality or not, is Billy a genuine shy nice guy, or a passive-aggressive Nice Guy (TM) who, while less openly misogynistic than Captain Hammer, is not really any more interested in her as a person? It's a good story either way, but a very different story. |
** Also, whether it's a multiple personality or not, is Billy a genuine shy nice guy, or a passive-aggressive Nice Guy (TM) who, while less openly misogynistic than Captain Hammer, is not really any more interested in her as a person? It's a good story either way, but a very different story. |
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** Is Billy really [[Love At First Sight|in love with Penny]], or just [[In Love |
** Is Billy really [[Love At First Sight|in love with Penny]], or just [[In Love with Love]]? |
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* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: Difficult to pick. |
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: Difficult to pick. |
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** Predictable, as it's a chock-full-of-[[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]] ''musical''! |
** Predictable, as it's a chock-full-of-[[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]] ''musical''! |
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* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Doctor Horrible evolves into this as the story progresses. |
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Doctor Horrible evolves into this as the story progresses. |
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* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "The Hammer is my penis." |
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "The Hammer is my penis." |
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* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: Some people, as highlighted in [http://karjack.livejournal.com/656327.html?format=light this essay], are arguing that a large part of the audience seems to have missed the point especially in the way it tackled the idea of [[Women in Refrigerators]] and of Billy as a [[Dogged Nice Guy|Nice Guy]]. Billy's complete transformation into the Dr. Horrible persona is clearly and unambiguously portrayed as a tragedy; not only because of the loss of Penny, but because it costs him the very humanity that his friend associates with. Some people are still going to prefer the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] Dr. Horrible over the nebbish [[Stalker |
* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: Some people, as highlighted in [http://karjack.livejournal.com/656327.html?format=light this essay], are arguing that a large part of the audience seems to have missed the point especially in the way it tackled the idea of [[Women in Refrigerators]] and of Billy as a [[Dogged Nice Guy|Nice Guy]]. Billy's complete transformation into the Dr. Horrible persona is clearly and unambiguously portrayed as a tragedy; not only because of the loss of Penny, but because it costs him the very humanity that his friend associates with. Some people are still going to prefer the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] Dr. Horrible over the nebbish [[Stalker with a Crush]] Billy. |
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* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Captain Hammer dating and sleeping with Penny ''just'' because he knows it'll hurt Billy/Dr. Horrible. He might be a superhero, but this moment makes it clear he's not in it because he's a good person. |
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Captain Hammer dating and sleeping with Penny ''just'' because he knows it'll hurt Billy/Dr. Horrible. He might be a superhero, but this moment makes it clear he's not in it because he's a good person. |
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* [[Purity Sue]]: Penny. She is goodness taken [[Up to Eleven]]. She's optimistic, active in lending support to the homeless, and is all-around cheerful. Plus, she attracts the attentions of both Billy and Captain Hammer. [[Too Good for This Sinful Earth|And she's doomed, because Joss Whedon doesn't know any other way to handle a plot.]] |
* [[Purity Sue]]: Penny. She is goodness taken [[Up to Eleven]]. She's optimistic, active in lending support to the homeless, and is all-around cheerful. Plus, she attracts the attentions of both Billy and Captain Hammer. [[Too Good for This Sinful Earth|And she's doomed, because Joss Whedon doesn't know any other way to handle a plot.]] |
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