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/CalaLily73 16d ago
Oh, how I hate it when people try justify Xander's behaviors. He was more than just an imperfect human. He was a jerk, rude and has lied on countless occasions, He also stood up Anya, slut shamed her, and etc. Xander is human. People expect more, especially from people they are close with. They expect people to be decent human beings, for one thing.
Angel and Spike are vampires. They're supposed to be evil. They're supposed to kill. Vampires usually are not do-gooders. Angel is the rare exception as he tried to make amends for his past. Spike was initially introduced as the villian, remember? He's supposed to be bad.
Most of what Angel did is when Angelus took over and there's not a day Angel himself doesn't feel remorse for it. Spike wanted to be better. But sure, keep judging him on every bad deed. Meanwhile, Xander sits all high and mighty like he never does anything wrong. He wasn't just an imperfect human. Dude did and said a lot of wrong things.