Hehe, I thought someone would complain about that one. Poll on possible answers, some of which I may not agree with myself:
The idea of the poll is for people to pick the one who fits the description and single out the one who didn't. Well spotted, sir.
Captain Hammer is a deliberate subversion of the good hero role which the others play straight (or doubly subverted in the Middleman's case). Thus, his inclusion is intended to cast doubt on the trope itself.
Considering Dr Horrible's stated purpose of being evil, and his subsequent success, trying to stop him might be considered by some to be a redeeming feature. Hammer is clumsy, reckless, doesn't care about others... but is he evil? Deep down in places we don't talk about at parties, don't we want him on that wall? Don't we need him on that wall?
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Date: 2009-01-17 10:15 am (UTC)
- The idea of the poll is for people to pick the one who fits the description and single out the one who didn't. Well spotted, sir.
- Captain Hammer is a deliberate subversion of the good hero role which the others play straight (or doubly subverted in the Middleman's case). Thus, his inclusion is intended to cast doubt on the trope itself.
- Considering Dr Horrible's stated purpose of being evil, and his subsequent success, trying to stop him might be considered by some to be a redeeming feature. Hammer is clumsy, reckless, doesn't care about others... but is he evil? Deep down in places we don't talk about at parties, don't we want him on that wall? Don't we need him on that wall?
- Nooooo! He's just misunderstood!1!!eleven!
- What do you have against Lucky Luke?
:-)