penny_lane_42, I hadn't actually read all the other comments when I posted this. I didn't realize the context, so I just wanted to say that I hope you don't take this as me having been offended by the post. You asked for reasons why people like Xander if they like him and so I obliged. It's always hard to hear criticism about your favourite characters, but I can certainly see why someone could hate him. Plus you've always been gracious and mature when I've criticized Spike. So yeah, no hard feelings whatsoever on my side.

Random commment: I suddenly realized that I am not sure of your first name. Is it Lizarel or am I making this up? I feel terrible that I'm not sure, when we've been LJ friends for years now.