I understand why other people hate him, but to me he's a flawed character, not an irredeemable one. He has good qualities and he does good things and he grows into a better person.
I think the only person I have a deep and abiding hatred for is WARREN FUCKING MEARS. I can get my hate on for THAT GUY.
For most of the early seasons, I was either annoyed with Xander, angry with him, grateful he was there for Buffy or laughing at something silly he'd done/said. And by Season 7, I think the bad qualities had mostly petered away where there's just me liking him. He's not my favorite character by any stretch of the imagination and I mostly don't have much use for him except for the good he does for Buffy and the comic relief, but yeah. Xander's okay.
Re: I don't have it in me to be a hater today (maybe ever, but definitely not today)
I think the only person I have a deep and abiding hatred for is WARREN FUCKING MEARS. I can get my hate on for THAT GUY.
For most of the early seasons, I was either annoyed with Xander, angry with him, grateful he was there for Buffy or laughing at something silly he'd done/said. And by Season 7, I think the bad qualities had mostly petered away where there's just me liking him. He's not my favorite character by any stretch of the imagination and I mostly don't have much use for him except for the good he does for Buffy and the comic relief, but yeah. Xander's okay.