There's a rumor that part of the Xander thing was Nick Brendan's alcohol problem ... there's also a rumor that Joss just got tired of him. And then there's the thing about Marti Noxon and her seeming problem with male characters which went unchecked when Joss was busy/distracted with first AtS and then Firefly. I don't know *shrug* I don't pay enough attention to behind the scenes stuff. I only know what I do know about it (basically, what's listed above without any details) because my flist had/has a lot of behind-the-scenes info junkies.
I'm glad you have something positive to say about this Angelus incident, since your responses to other comments here started sounding more than a bit worrisome and grim. Certainly the Angelus issue needs to be considered by anyone having a relationship (of any kind) with Angel *nod-nod* and Angel himself needs to do more than just have a reflexive piss'n'moan about how much he deserves to suffer.
Xander and Cordy - I think I got this storyline mixed up with a WIP (or twelve) I'm reading over on Twisting the Hellmouth (I have an unholy love of crossovers). Now that I think about it, it was another story, one that's supposed to turn out as Xander/Faith in the end. It's just that the breakup of X/C was handled with surprising grace, especially for a TtH testosterone-fic (especially one of the "kill Spike early and, hopefully, often" variety - some fanboys never forgave Spike for being a vampire, cooler than them, and especially the so-called "rape" from Seeing Red).
Oz and Willow ... we all know about my massive issues with Willow. Sooner Oz gets clear of her and into the arms of someone who actually appreciates him, the better.
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I'm glad you have something positive to say about this Angelus incident, since your responses to other comments here started sounding more than a bit worrisome and grim. Certainly the Angelus issue needs to be considered by anyone having a relationship (of any kind) with Angel *nod-nod* and Angel himself needs to do more than just have a reflexive piss'n'moan about how much he deserves to suffer.
Xander and Cordy - I think I got this storyline mixed up with a WIP (or twelve) I'm reading over on Twisting the Hellmouth (I have an unholy love of crossovers). Now that I think about it, it was another story, one that's supposed to turn out as Xander/Faith in the end. It's just that the breakup of X/C was handled with surprising grace, especially for a TtH testosterone-fic (especially one of the "kill Spike early and, hopefully, often" variety - some fanboys never forgave Spike for being a vampire, cooler than them, and especially the so-called "rape" from Seeing Red).
Oz and Willow ... we all know about my massive issues with Willow. Sooner Oz gets clear of her and into the arms of someone who actually appreciates him, the better.