And Now, A Rant.

[sarolynne]

And what will this rant be about? Well, nothing particularly timely or relevant, so if you were hoping for that, I am sorry to disappoint. But I've been telling mildmay that I'd rant about this for a while now, and it really is pretty annoying, so timely or not, why not go with it?

The subject of this diatribe?

Comments

[haeralis]

You know, I never thought of it like this-- mostly because Xander is still not a blip on my radar, I never really cared much about him even when watching the show years ago. That's probably why I didn't notice these things, but reading this definitely brings the show into a different light.

(Tangentially related: this icon.)

[sarolynne]

I overthink this type of thing, possibly.

But that icon is totally beautiful. |D

[mildmay]

BEST ICON

[redbrunja]

I always found Xander dreadfully boring and his popularity vaguely frustrating and now I know why:

It doesn't end there. Xander is a constant fixture of influence in Buffy's love life, moralizing and deciding who really deserves Buffy. Riley? Have some Xander words of advice. Spike or Angel? Protective man type needs to disapprove!

[sarolynne]

It's true that he is also very boring.

[a_white_rain]

There's a reason I like the Xander in my head more than the one in canon. I don't have a whole lot to say here beyond that I agree with you.