And yes, maybe there's a second epiphany, of a very different sort, when Todd realizes what he has done with his last murder, and this causes him to finally realize that "to seek revenge may lead to hell."
I unfortunately never got to see Len Cariou do the role, but I've been told that when Tobias went to slit his throat, he actually lifted his head a bit as if to welcome death, tacitly acknowledging his guilt.
(And of course there was originally a lyric in "Epiphany" that was changed - "We all deserve to die / Even you, Mrs. Lovett, even I." Maybe too much foreshadowing?) |
