Hah, well I wasn't trying to change anyone's mind about it, just expressing my take on those particular episodes.
Yeah, I agree that Storyteller being about Andrew makes it a particular problem if the character irritates you to start with. I thought it was interesting that at WhedonCon Nick Brendon mentioned he hated Xander in S7. He was a little ineloquent as to why, but I gathered it was because Andrew got to be funnier and Xander didn't have that much to do. But perhaps that was also my impression because I've heard it expressed by fans that Andrew got to take the comic relief role from Xander, who had otherwise usually been the one to have a good line or moment to break up tension or drama.
Clearly Whedon really liked Tom Lenk too because he's been in several of his (personal) projects, and playing a very similar character at that. (And I just realized I have no Andrew icons)
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Date: 2017-06-19 07:32 pm (UTC)Yeah, I agree that Storyteller being about Andrew makes it a particular problem if the character irritates you to start with. I thought it was interesting that at WhedonCon Nick Brendon mentioned he hated Xander in S7. He was a little ineloquent as to why, but I gathered it was because Andrew got to be funnier and Xander didn't have that much to do. But perhaps that was also my impression because I've heard it expressed by fans that Andrew got to take the comic relief role from Xander, who had otherwise usually been the one to have a good line or moment to break up tension or drama.
Clearly Whedon really liked Tom Lenk too because he's been in several of his (personal) projects, and playing a very similar character at that. (And I just realized I have no Andrew icons)