2. Joss Whedon has a mixed reputation when it comes to writing women, which begs the question: does Penny have agency? I

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2. Joss Whedon has a mixed reputation when it comes towriting women, which begs the question: does Penny have agency? Isher role simply to serve as a plot device for the two malecharacters to conflict over, or is there greater depths to hercharacter? Is Penny a positive example of a female characterin a piece of superhero media?
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog released the same yearas Iron Man and The DarkKnight, and played a role in Joss Whedon being hiredfor The Avengers four years later. Howdoes the quippy nature of the writing her reflect the state ofmodern superhero films? Do superheroes need a mix of bothcomedy and tragedy? Will we ever get the complete "Rogers:The Musical" as seen in Hawkeye?