Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog Act II went live tonight. I've now watched it a few times. I love the creativity in the music and the dialog is great. This act had one line that lacked the subtlety I tend to look for in good innuendo and double-entendre. If you watched it I'm sure you know to what line I refer. There used to be a time (and it really wasn't that long ago) that the humor was even funnier if there was a possibility that someone might not have gotten the joke. I know the intent here was to show Captain Hammer is a tad slow in the thought department. I got the humor; I just didn't find it as funny as I might have had he, say, tried to explain what he meant without actually coming out and saying it.
There is so much subtle humor happening in Dr. Horrible's sing-along blog, (watch the server in the soup kitchen for an example) that one line seemed almost out of place. I'm not what anyone would call a prude. My mind is usually the first to identify the "alternate meaning" of many conversational phrases; it's required years of training to keep them from being blurted out. When I do say something, I try to make it subtle so that the person who said the phrase has to think about why I would say such a thing in response. Usually something above the ever popular "That's what she said." I guess that's probably the reason why that one line just stood out to me; it was like using a pile-driver when an ordinary hammer would do.
Edit note: The videos of Act I, II, and III are no longer available to watch for free on-line. That was a temporary convenience for fans. You can download it from iTunes or wait for the DVD to come out.
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