Goodness, look at my wrist. I must be going.

[cyrano]

I enjoyed the first two parts of Doctor Horrible's SingAlong Blog. However, I must say I'm disappointed by the conclusion.
For somebody with the strong feminist credits Joss Whedon has, why does the sole female character in this drama essentially serve as a piece of turf for the two men to fight over, or as an abstract motivator for the Doctor? When I saw her reactions to Hammer's speech, I thought "Oh! This will be an interesting development!" But no, it had no bearing on the plot because all she was needed for at that point was to be the martyr.
And... the ending wasn't satisfying, except as the end of a prelude or a chapter one.
There may be more thoughts later. Please feel free to comment.

EDIT:
SarahOfTheDead has pointed me toward her essay on Why Penny Matters which covers a lot of what I'm thinking. Thank you, Sarah, for saving me the emotional work up neccessary for a proper rant.

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[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

And, up through the second episode, I thought she had potential and I waited for the twist where she would be revealed to be Bad Horse or something cool like that.
Alas.