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Date Posted: 16:48:12 07/15/02 Mon
Author: UHC
Subject: I still have difficulty understanding the situation
In reply to: Shell 's message, "I dont think I got my point across very well" on 09:35:02 07/15/02 Mon

I know and understand what your talking about here with Xander usually being the icebreaker. He usually can't stand by and just let an uncomfortable situation pass without making a comedic responce, but the problem with that was that this was basically all Xander did was make jokes and fill in comedic spots. He of course had other roles before season 3 but as of Season 4 he became just the joke guy. And this is the role he has handled since then. Now finally they have given Xander a storyline again that requires he does something other than tell jokes. And there are alot of fans who have either begun with season 4-6 or they have just become overwhelmed with the whole Spike in your face promotion campaign. And they have begun to care little for anything other than him. (this isn't the whole audience) But the Willow Tara fans have been pandered to for about 2 seasons. The Spike fans have gotten storyline on top of storyline. Buffy of course being the star of the show is the storyline. Dawn had hers in season 5 but then has been almost forgotten this season. but from season 4 - mid season 6 Xander had next to nothing. The wedding planning which was really really drawn out, and really compared little to the other things going on with Willow and the rest. Especially when you consider just straight screen time. Mid Season 6 people began to wonder if Xander had been killed or something he had so little screen time.

And like you said people have become accustomed to XAnder really not having any affect on the ongoing storylines but rather him just being there to be funny or be made fun of and thats about it. Now that he is intricately woven into the whole B and S and Anya storyline people are a bit unaccustomed to it. And since Spike and Xander are on opposite sides the fans feel the need to pick sides too.

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[> [> [> [> ooo! Shell, I comletely agree! -- Glory, 18:02:47 07/15/02 Mon [1]

Just wanted to say that, that's all. :)


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