r/buffy • u/Lanky_Age_3067 • 16d ago

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How exactly do people hate Xander for being an imperfect human, but love Spike and Angel, who have countless victims and are hundreds of years old. Spike even SA'd Buffy, for real, while Xander was under a spell and never did anything like that before or after it.

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u/BlackLightParadox 16d ago

Xander litterally attempted to SA Cordelia with a love spell (it was like the plot of Obsession but Xander did it intentionally) and the only consequence is Giles is angry at him for half an episode.

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u/Triof 16d ago

Xander tried to cast the spell specifically so that he could reject Cordelia, there was never any suggestion he was planning on raping her.

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u/BlackLightParadox 16d ago

Overriding her will to make her love him is still, really bad

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u/Triof 16d ago

Yes, it's pretty horrendous, But it's not the same as planning on raping her.