“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.”

All I can say is that it is about time someone made a sympathetic, musical tribute to supervillains. Now I'm wondering, though…the ending is not satisfactory. I want more. Whedon cannot simply stop here with a single 3 part event. I want a weekly series on the internet!

“I guess that means we should actually pay for these episodes, as encouragement.”
PZ Myers