Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5.15 — "I Was Made to Love You"
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The really frustrating thing about the scene in Buffy The Vampire Slayer where Xander encourages Buffy to take Riley back is that in theory it's actually a really good character moment for Xander. It should be a very effective sign of character development that he's moved on from Buffy and matured past jealousy to the extent of actually encouraging Buffy to pursue a relationship with someone else. Xander's advice helping him realize that he hasn't properly expressed his love for Anya is also great and the scene where he tells Anya how much he loves her is actually really sweet and well written despite all the problems surrounding it, but everything that makes this plot line work from Xander's perspective is undermined by how in this specific context Xander is giving really shitty advice and Buffy shouldn't actually take Riley back.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 5.08 — "Shadow"
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