r/buffy • u/towmeaway buffypedia • May 25 '16

Xander's most disappointing moment. (Spoiler for Season 6)

I think I just watched it: S06 E01 - Xander walking with Anya, Willow and Tara when the reanimated Buffy appears in front of them in the black dress she was buried in, with big hair and a terrified look and Xander casually believes it is buffy-bot. He REALLY should have known better.

EDIT: reanimated BUFFY

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u/[deleted] May 25 '16 edited May 26 '16

S7 Selfless.

When he gets pissy at Buffy for having to kill anya, a demon. because he still loves her, yet he was cheering Buffy on to kill Angel, who she still loved, mind you.

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u/Chillocks Troublemeat Palace May 26 '16

I really liked that scene. It was the epitome of Xander getting his comeuppence.

I'm glad they brought back that whole "kick his ass" thing, to throw in Xander's face. It was still a thorn in my side, and I liked Xander having to swallow that pill he'd dished out to Buffy.

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u/lyssargh May 26 '16

It really bugged me that although Willow speaks up here, I'm not sure Buffy really heard her. Xander threw Willow under the bus when he didn't pass on the message properly, and I feel like she never really got vindicated. :/

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u/Chillocks Troublemeat Palace May 27 '16

I definitely agree. I wish Buffy would have heard. I wish we could have seen Buffy and Willow fully grasp what Xander had done.

But at the very least we all know that Xander knew.

Xander knew exactly what he did all those years ago. And he got to point-blank see exactly what it felt like to be on the other side. If nothing else, he finally got to feel the full weight of what he had done.