I'm really disappointed Jesse never gets mentioned again -in this episode it's obvious how much Xander cares for him and next episode it's like he never even existed. BtVS is filled with flaws like that, and I don't wanna sound like a bitter Xander fan but usually the wasted opportunities and dropped storylines are Xander's.
About Xander/Buffy/Angel: I agree that during S1 Joss was emphasizing Xander's heroism and Angel's cowardice, but I'm not sure the direction was for Buffy to be with Xander in the end. I remember Joss' commentary in Prophecy Girl about Xander being the logical choice –being human, alive, Buffy's age, yet her heart chose Angel- vampire, dead, centuries old. And love isn't about being logical.
Though personally, even when Angel started to be heroic in S2, I found Xander more appealing. Snarky, funny, underdog characters are more interesting than gloomy, big shot characters –and Spike takes Xander's role in the later seasons, except this underdog does get the girl in the end.
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Date: 2010-08-17 10:47 pm (UTC)About Xander/Buffy/Angel: I agree that during S1 Joss was emphasizing Xander's heroism and Angel's cowardice, but I'm not sure the direction was for Buffy to be with Xander in the end. I remember Joss' commentary in Prophecy Girl about Xander being the logical choice –being human, alive, Buffy's age, yet her heart chose Angel- vampire, dead, centuries old. And love isn't about being logical.
Though personally, even when Angel started to be heroic in S2, I found Xander more appealing. Snarky, funny, underdog characters are more interesting than gloomy, big shot characters –and Spike takes Xander's role in the later seasons, except this underdog does get the girl in the end.