Blog 23

This scene demonstrated the idea that Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer did not conform to their stereotypes.  Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible were supposed the typical hero and villain, but they did not act accordingly.  A typical hero is supposed to be brave, unselfish, and valiant.  On the other hand, villains are supposed to be mad and mundane.  Throughout the entire episode, we start to see that both of these characters start to act in a way contradictory to what we would have initially thought.  At the end of this episode, Captain Hammer uses the press conference to explain to everyone how good he is and to brag about himself.  This is not the typical way a hero will act.  Also at the end of the episode, he ran away when he was hurt and felt pain for the first time.  These series of events show how Captain Hammer was actually a selfish person who only cared about himself and was a coward.  This final scene also shows a different side of Dr. Horrible.  At the end of the episode Dr. Horrible is grief stricken and depressed over the loss of Penny.  He cared about Penny and he did not want to do anything to hurt her.  Even though he was supposed to be a villain, he seemed to be hesitant to do anything evil.  Throughout the episode, Dr. Horrible shows that it is possible for a villain to actually be good at heart and not completely immoral.  These examples demonstrate how stereotypes are not always true.  Both Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible acted in an unpredictable way and they both  had a unique personality.