19 Jul 08 Pharyngula: Dr Horrible

“But, happenstance has been a major theme for Whedon for awhile now, and he goes the distance to make his characters suffer. I think people unsatisfied with the end might be missing its subtlety; it wasn't Horrible's attempt to kill Hammer that caused Penny's death, it was his hesitation to kill. That's got to be one monumentally bitter pill to swallow.”