For me, it's always seemed as if the writers were interested in breaking stuff down, in blowing up the relationships, in these dramatic moments where the characters were having drama... but not interested at all in building the relationships back up / dealing with the fallout.
So I don't know if I agree with the analysis. IMO, it's just as possible that they simply weren't interested in the story of Xander dealing with what he did. Same as they weren't interested in stories about Buffy's financial situation (and they weren't, not really), or about her relationship to her father, or about any number of other things they weren't interested in.
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Date: 2013-06-19 04:51 pm (UTC)So I don't know if I agree with the analysis. IMO, it's just as possible that they simply weren't interested in the story of Xander dealing with what he did. Same as they weren't interested in stories about Buffy's financial situation (and they weren't, not really), or about her relationship to her father, or about any number of other things they weren't interested in.
Speedy recovery for your foot.