theashigaru wrote:I would also have to agree with Graham on the ending. While it was immediately apparent to me that the satanists were, in fact, satanists; I don't think that someone who hasn't seen Door to Door would have been as clear on what was going down without the last line. It didn't really detract from the comedy of the end either IMO.
This is where Graham and I disagreed on this one. I felt that the last line was unneccessary, because I was of the opinion that anyone should be smart enough to figure out what's going on simply by the one satanist making it obvious that he's making a play on words:
"we didn't want you to LEAVE us at the ALTAR. Ha Ha Ha"
that, coupled with the fact, that Jer shows up at a dungeoney looking church door, after dark, and meets up with two guys, dressed in red and black, one of whom is brandishing a sword, and poking Jer with it wihile talking about it being his big day, should be enough to clue anyone into what's going on, irrelevent of the previously established door to door satanists context. I feel that the last line is simply spoon-feeding the joke, and I do think it waters the ending down a bit.
As noted in one of my previous posts, Rapidfire has a history of long buildups to bad puns, and the punchline typically punctuates the end of the video. In this case that punctuation is lost, and in my opinion, much of the impct of the pun went with it.
Graham felt the video was stronger with the line, and he kept it, and I respect that - after all, it's his call to make - and I totally get why he did it. I just thought I'd add my thoughts on the matter.
-m