This is excellent and thought-provoking. I sort of see Hyena!Xander as the template for Vamp!Xander. There's a lot of feeling in fandom that that since he was possessed, it was all the demon. But it seems to me that there was a lot of Xander's darkest urges coming out — although eating the mascot was probably not one of them. ;-) And yes, the eating of Cordelia is sizzling.
Xander has a lot of alter egos: Hyena, Soldier, Vamp, Competent Guy. I always enjoy it when the characters are NOT themselves, as it ends up emphasizing what it is that makes them authentically themselves. When I see scary!sexy Xander, it makes me appreciate goofy!friendly Xander more. I just rewatched "Never Leave Me" and seeing Andrew and Xander bonding over Wonder Woman, to Xander's horror, it's just the cutest thing!
Um, my comment is not deep...
Oh, and further evidence for a lurking Spike/Xander friendship is their Bronze time in "Triangle". *nods*
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Date: 2012-11-17 08:54 am (UTC)Xander has a lot of alter egos: Hyena, Soldier, Vamp, Competent Guy. I always enjoy it when the characters are NOT themselves, as it ends up emphasizing what it is that makes them authentically themselves. When I see scary!sexy Xander, it makes me appreciate goofy!friendly Xander more. I just rewatched "Never Leave Me" and seeing Andrew and Xander bonding over Wonder Woman, to Xander's horror, it's just the cutest thing!
Um, my comment is not deep...
Oh, and further evidence for a lurking Spike/Xander friendship is their Bronze time in "Triangle". *nods*