Except Sweeny Todd had the wonderful and complicated Mrs. Lovett...

Anyhow, it is nice to know that my suspicion that Whedon was once again doing a bit on the evil male gaze has been confirmed. Whether intentional or not, remains questionable. This isn't exactly new for Whedon, unfortunately. We've visited this theme numerous times before. Say what you will about Whedon, at least he remains consistent.

I don't know if it is necessarily obvious? While it felt obvious to me on the first viewing...I'm not sure that means it was obvious. Apparently a lot of people did not interpret it that way...