A lot of interesting points here, ones I hadn't really thought about before. I think when I watched the episode I always just kind of assumed it was all about Xander's ego because on some subconscious level he was choosing to make it that way. As long as he focused on his bruised pride and getting revenge, he wouldn't have to deal with the genuine hurt he felt because he really liked Cordelia and she dumped him because her friends thought he was a dork. It would fit in with a larger pattern of avoidance of his emotional issues on Xander's part.
For some reason the writers seemed to feel that Giles yelling at Xander about being careless with magic, and Willow being mad at him because of her crush on him, were adequate consequences for that?
I like to think being chased by a veritable horde of women (including Drusilla!) all intent on killing him could be considered a karmic comeuppance.
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I hadn't really thought about before. I think when I watched the episode I always just kind of assumed it was all about Xander's ego because on some subconscious level he was choosing to make it that way. As long as he focused on his bruised pride and getting revenge, he wouldn't have to deal with the genuine hurt he felt because he really liked Cordelia and she dumped him because her friends thought he was a dork. It would fit in with a larger pattern of avoidance of his emotional issues on Xander's part.
For some reason the writers seemed to feel that Giles yelling at Xander about being careless with magic, and Willow being mad at him because of her crush on him, were adequate consequences for that?
I like to think being chased by a veritable horde of women (including Drusilla!) all intent on killing him could be considered a karmic comeuppance.