Yet, here's the thing - being familiar with Whedon's other works - the added jokes, quips, and demeaning content - is boiler-plate Whedon.
Indeed. These days I can pick a Whedon quip a mile away. I think it can work – in contexts where it fits the characters – but as a rule I think Whedon actually does better at things that he can't make light-hearted (like The Body), because otherwise he gets so smug about being "clever" that he forgets to make "clever" quips actually fit the scene.
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Date: 2021-03-28 10:05 pm (UTC)Indeed. These days I can pick a Whedon quip a mile away. I think it can work – in contexts where it fits the characters – but as a rule I think Whedon actually does better at things that he can't make light-hearted (like The Body), because otherwise he gets so smug about being "clever" that he forgets to make "clever" quips actually fit the scene.