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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reaction 7x21

🕑 Added 2024-02-08 17:00:17 +0000 UTC

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C J

Love the new hair chick. 🥰 I do have to disagree with your viewpoint on Xander in the confrontation episode. This is prob a long one so don't read if your not fussed. 😅 Obviously everyone has their own take on it and I know you were super offended on Buffy's behalf, quite rightly. But the thing with Xander is, he wasn't leading the charge in that confrontation but he did add his own thoughts albeit brief, and in my opinion he was probably the only one out of all of them that was justified in being angry at Buffy in that moment. He has been there in the fight since the beginning. And whether fans downplay his actions or joke around that he just gets in the way, he's the most human of the group I.e no abilities, no higher knowledge, no demonic power, and yet he always jumps in to help for good or bad. He always is one of the first to say 'Buffy needs us? Let's go' even if others are hesitant. With the Vineyard he did the same thing again, even giving the speech to the girls. He was ready to go, to follow his commander. But she went off a hunch that she had, that while it did pan out in the end it didn't in that fight. She went in without thinking of the full consequences and who could get hurt and they, mainly Giles, point blank questioned her on this beforehand. But even then Xander was ready to go, believed in her...and he almost died. Now, you mentioned in that video that he had a choice to do that, of course he did, but if you compare it to a real life battle situation in the army, lets say, where a squad follows the command of their leader, of course they have a choice but they also have put trust and faith in that leader that they have considered all options and that their leader is guiding them in the right directions. Xander did that. He held up his end and he got hurt because Buffy didn't think it through, she wanted an end to it all and she didn't take the advice of her peers. And then after he didn't die but suffered a life altering injury (I mean its crazy nothing has happened up until this point), she abandons him because she can't bear to see the result of her choice. Xander DID have a choice, and that choice was to put his faith in Buffy, his leader, but she let him down and then was asking/demanding to follow her new order into a similar situation. If it was me I would be pissed as well. But he didn't launch a tirade at her, he didn't even make her feel guilty for leaving him while he was in the hospital. That was the first time he spoke up. And then in this episode, after they've all (including Buffy) decided to move past it he's right back again choosing to fight because he believes in her and wants to support her even though he's at a great disadvantage. Faith is also another one who wasn't the loudest voice in that room because she didn't want to be a leader, she didn't want to take anything from Buffy, but she made a valid point 'can you follow'. That was it. Then she was forced into Buffy's shoes just as Buffy was forced out. She made sure to have people check on Buffy and put the girls in check when they mouthed off. She was the one who followed after Buffy to make sure she was OK. They both had a part in hurting Buffy during that episode, but out of all of them they at least have their own valid reasons for what they said. End scene. Lol! 😂😴

Steveo

I always wonder why some reactors get this version that doesn't have the explosion with Faith and the potentials. There is a small scene right before Buffy pulls out the axe that's missing in this version, just to let ya know! Nothing special but it's there.