Reasons Why Erin Loves the Whedonverse #15.5: Dr. Horrible/Loki
Originally this was just a link tacked on to the previous post. I did this because I was a) lazy and b) stupid. Although not an official post in her list, this one is just as interesting as any of the rest, and thus deserving of it's own spotlight.
I think Erin has a pretty interesting idea here, as there certainly are similarities between the two characters. I'm not as convinced as she is, as I think they might be so similar because Whedon likes creating characters like that. Perhaps he drew inspiration for Loki from Dr. Horrible, but I just don't see a direct connection. I do agree it would be kind of great if there was a direct connection, though.
I'm kind of surprised she didn't also bring up the parallels between Captain Hammer and Thor. I guess Thor's noble nature makes him less likely to talk about his genitalia, something Captain Hammer doesn't seem to mind doing. Still, they can both be at times a bit oblivious and, well, dumb.
SPOILERS FOR THE AVENGERS AND DOCTOR HORRIBLE CAN BE FOUND BELOW. OKAY, ONLY REALLY SPOILERS IF YOU'VE SEEN ONE OF THEM. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
So who's Penny in The Avengers? Agent Coulson? Actually, I kind of like that parallel. Although I doubt Loki enjoyed eating frozen yogurt with Coulson.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Reasons Why Erin Loves the Whedonverse #15
Reasons Why Erin Loves the Whedonverse: Dances of Pylea
For humans, the hell dimension of Pylea is not a great place to be. At best you are worked to death as livestock, unless you have visions, then you are well-fed livestock puppets of the ruling religious leaders. For the other residents, however, it's just there home and place to live. Not necessarily a great place, but a place nonetheless. There's no music, but there is dancing. As long as you are not human and like a world of moral absolutes, Pylea isn't so bad. In other words, Angel loved it, at least until he realized that he'd involuntarily turn into a full-fledged vampire demon thing.
I mean, Lorne's cousin seems to enjoy adventuring in a world of clear cut morality. And his brother Numfar (the Mose Schrute of the Deathwok clan)* seems to enjoy his life as the family's dancing fool. Had Lorne not developed the ability to sing and appreciate music, he probably would have been content with the simple life of Pylea. Of course, that isn't how it went, so it was fortunate for him he got sent to our dimension, where cocktails and music are plentiful.
The visit to Pylea for the Angel gang was important for many reasons. It introduced Winifred "Fred" Burkle, the Groosalugg, and fleshed out Lorne's backstory a bit. In addition, it conveyed the idea that demons weren't necessarily actively evil. It had been hinted before on Buffy and Angel, but would become far more prevalent as time went on.
Still, as important that series of episodes were, they are still favorites of mine because they are pretty damn funny. And of course, the funniest part of those episodes were the dances. So dance on, Numfar, do the dance of Honored Thanks for our accolades, as I will join in with the Dance of Joviality.
ALSO: Check out Erin's "bonus" reason, #15.5: Dr. Horrible/Loki.
*Interestingly, Numfar was played by Joss Whedon, while Mose is played by Michael Schur. I like how these two favorite show creators/writers of mine played small, yet hilarious, bit parts on their shows.
For humans, the hell dimension of Pylea is not a great place to be. At best you are worked to death as livestock, unless you have visions, then you are well-fed livestock puppets of the ruling religious leaders. For the other residents, however, it's just there home and place to live. Not necessarily a great place, but a place nonetheless. There's no music, but there is dancing. As long as you are not human and like a world of moral absolutes, Pylea isn't so bad. In other words, Angel loved it, at least until he realized that he'd involuntarily turn into a full-fledged vampire demon thing.
I mean, Lorne's cousin seems to enjoy adventuring in a world of clear cut morality. And his brother Numfar (the Mose Schrute of the Deathwok clan)* seems to enjoy his life as the family's dancing fool. Had Lorne not developed the ability to sing and appreciate music, he probably would have been content with the simple life of Pylea. Of course, that isn't how it went, so it was fortunate for him he got sent to our dimension, where cocktails and music are plentiful.
The visit to Pylea for the Angel gang was important for many reasons. It introduced Winifred "Fred" Burkle, the Groosalugg, and fleshed out Lorne's backstory a bit. In addition, it conveyed the idea that demons weren't necessarily actively evil. It had been hinted before on Buffy and Angel, but would become far more prevalent as time went on.
Still, as important that series of episodes were, they are still favorites of mine because they are pretty damn funny. And of course, the funniest part of those episodes were the dances. So dance on, Numfar, do the dance of Honored Thanks for our accolades, as I will join in with the Dance of Joviality.
ALSO: Check out Erin's "bonus" reason, #15.5: Dr. Horrible/Loki.
*Interestingly, Numfar was played by Joss Whedon, while Mose is played by Michael Schur. I like how these two favorite show creators/writers of mine played small, yet hilarious, bit parts on their shows.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Reasons Why Erin Loves the Whedonverse #13
Reasons Why I Love the Whedonverse #13: "Shindig"
I have a soft spot for the engineers and mechanics of the sci-fi world. Geordi LaForge, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Chief Miles O'Brien are all favorite characters of mine. So Kaylee already is in the running for my favorite character before I even watch a second of the show. The fact that she is adorable, competent, and well rounded just clinches that distinction. As such, I have to concur with Erin that "Shindig" is a great episode (perhaps the greatest) of the late, lamented Firefly. We should all be so lucky to get as much joy from anything as Kaylee got from eating those strawberries.
And that is all I have to say about that. Go read Erin's post for actual content.
I have a soft spot for the engineers and mechanics of the sci-fi world. Geordi LaForge, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Chief Miles O'Brien are all favorite characters of mine. So Kaylee already is in the running for my favorite character before I even watch a second of the show. The fact that she is adorable, competent, and well rounded just clinches that distinction. As such, I have to concur with Erin that "Shindig" is a great episode (perhaps the greatest) of the late, lamented Firefly. We should all be so lucky to get as much joy from anything as Kaylee got from eating those strawberries.
And that is all I have to say about that. Go read Erin's post for actual content.
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