I would add that the very interesting thing about Xander is *WHY* almost without exception super-strong and evil/sorta-evil women are attracted to HIM.
And not just them. The girl in the bar in "Seeing Red". His realtor in "The Replacement", who just about slipped Xander her number in front of Anya. The bar girl in "Beer Bad". The frathouse girls in "Reptile Boy". Car girl in "The Zeppo". Ladies Love Cool Xander. Even beyond "BB&B", it is canon.
Interesting analysis about Xander/Anya, but I think ultimately, the joking was him hiding his emotion. That's something he does. He thinks nobody cares or it's better bottled up, and so, when he's angry or frustrated or sad, he swallows it and make jokes (extreme example being the other end of the Anya relationship, when he makes Mr Hand jokes in "The Prom") or just goes off and deals with it himself (like in "Prophecy Girl" or most of the time between "Hell's Bells" and "Grave"). Xander making jokes about a death that hurts him, even if he knows the relationship is doomed, is very much him.
I don't think the deal with Faith is as much vamps as Buffy's guys. Remember how "Bad Girls" starts with Faith asking Buffy about Xander? She wants "The Zeppo" to be about her taking one of Buffy's guys. Her Angel relationship grew to be something different, but "Dirty Girls" showed that Buffy certainly saw it as the same pattern. That Wood fits that pattern without Faith knowing it could be the reason for the end of their relationship.
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Re: Interesting
Date: 2004-09-01 10:23 am (UTC)And not just them. The girl in the bar in "Seeing Red". His realtor in "The Replacement", who just about slipped Xander her number in front of Anya. The bar girl in "Beer Bad". The frathouse girls in "Reptile Boy". Car girl in "The Zeppo". Ladies Love Cool Xander. Even beyond "BB&B", it is canon.
Interesting analysis about Xander/Anya, but I think ultimately, the joking was him hiding his emotion. That's something he does. He thinks nobody cares or it's better bottled up, and so, when he's angry or frustrated or sad, he swallows it and make jokes (extreme example being the other end of the Anya relationship, when he makes Mr Hand jokes in "The Prom") or just goes off and deals with it himself (like in "Prophecy Girl" or most of the time between "Hell's Bells" and "Grave"). Xander making jokes about a death that hurts him, even if he knows the relationship is doomed, is very much him.
I don't think the deal with Faith is as much vamps as Buffy's guys. Remember how "Bad Girls" starts with Faith asking Buffy about Xander? She wants "The Zeppo" to be about her taking one of Buffy's guys. Her Angel relationship grew to be something different, but "Dirty Girls" showed that Buffy certainly saw it as the same pattern. That Wood fits that pattern without Faith knowing it could be the reason for the end of their relationship.
But that's a lot to think about. Thanks.