Actually, I had in the back of mind that Xander and D'Hoffryn were heading for a showdown sooner or later. D'Hoffryn took Xander somewhat seriously ('better hold him back slayer') and I can see Xander blaming D'Hoffyrn for a lot of the pain that Anya went through, and 'making it up' to her by confronting D'Hoffryn.
So I can see Xander coming to Angel (et al) for help to deal with D'Hoffryn, especially since he would think Buffy and Willow needed time to rediscover their own lives in the post-Sunnydale era and were focused on the other Slayers.
This could be his own thing, that he would want to do without them...
Now that Anya's gone, I would absolutely love to see Xander and maybe Andrew(she saved his life) take on D'Hoffryn on Angel. Though the writers would have to come up with a good enough reason for them to come to LA and involve Angel and friends.
D'Hoffryn took Xander somewhat seriously ('better hold him back slayer')
See, I heard an unspoken "because I'd really rather not gruesomely kill him right now" right after that.
See, I heard an unspoken "because I'd really rather not gruesomely kill him right now" right after that.
Me too. I took it as hold him back because if he annoys me I could kill him all too easily. Still I like the idea of a Xander/D'Hoffryn confrontation where D'Hoffryn thinks he is easily going to win and Xander surprises him somehow.
Though the writers would have to come up with a good enough reason for them to come to LA and involve Angel and friends.
Well, there'salso the D'Hoffryn/Cordelia connection (Not like that. Ewww.) although no one quite clearly remembers it. D'Hoffryn has seriously fucked with the women closest to Xander. It wouldn't take much of story mechanism to set them against each other and draw in the MoG.
See, I heard an unspoken "because I'd really rather not gruesomely kill him right now" right after that.
Well, yeah. And he could, but really, I think D'Hoffryn did have a higher opinion of Xander than other baddies did.
Xander was the guy that penis-whipped his star pupil into domesticity, after all. I don't think D'Hoffryn saw him in terms of a tactical threat, I think he saw him as the no-account punk that cost him his surrogate daughter. Xander had already put more of a hurtin' on him than Buffy could ever manage.
Season 5 is the one that gave us "Into the Woods" and "Spiral," after all.
Both of which I liked. (Actually in the case of Spiral more than liked. And yes I know-magic horsies etc. For me it's a perfect Buffy combo of Stagecoach and Beau Geste.)
For me it's a perfect Buffy combo of Stagecoach and Beau Geste
And we know it's one of Joss' favorite themes. After all, he did an entire series based on this. Spiral was just the trial run so he could work out the kinks for Firefly.
Well, there'salso the D'Hoffryn/Cordelia connection
What connection is that? I don't quite clearly remember it.
The only one I can recall is a tenious one, in that Anya was working for him when she granted Cordy's wish.
