Act 2 of Joss “ Firefly ” Whedon ’s online supervillain musicalDr . atrocious ’s Sing - Along Blogarrived on the innerwebs yesterday , and it was a groovy moment in immorality . We get a lot more mugging from Captain Hammer ( Nathan Fillion ) , as he begins date Penny , the love of Dr. Horrible ’s life . In this time , Hammer drops by the laundromat where Horrible and Penny hang out — and engages in some pretty awesome smack - talk . Including maybe the best member jest ever .
This panorama leads into what is probably the most metal - esque moment in the show so far , with Dr. Horrible tattle about how he ’s totally sure he ’s going to become an evil orca now that Hammer has taunted him to the point of mania . Plus , he has Bad Horse to please — the leader of the Evil League of Evil wants Horrible to prove himself to gain ingress to the League .
As ever , the show marrow on Dr. Horrible ’s videoblog , which he has now discovered is so popular that the constabulary follow it , as well as Captain Hammer . Which makes it severe for him to take out of heists he ’s talk about a lot in the former entrance . ( The Freeze Ray did n’t work out so well , because Hammer was waiting for him at the “ secret demonstration ” and throw a auto at his head .
So far Dr. Horrible ’s Sing - Along Blog has succeeded in toying with the on-line medium in a way that few online serial have deliver for perhaps Homestar Runner . Homestar ’s Strong Bad Email segments always cue you that what you ’re learn is on the internet rather than boob tube . This is sort of the opposite approach of most on-line television , which loosely endeavor to be as secretive to TV as possible . This show is unapologetically a blog , however , and it ’s exciting to see television creators paying tribute to a internet medium for once , rather than the other way of life around .
If online video is ever lead to become a medium that challenges connection TV , that challenge is going to begin with shows like Dr. Horrible . Shows that are n’t afraid to be what they are . You know , blogs . Where masses sing and wear pencil eraser mitt and take over the world .
look on the new segmentfree hereor bribe it on iTunes . Get quick ! The final sequence airs Saturday , and then Sunday at midnight it will no longer be available until the DVD arrive .
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