It really is interesting to me now that I think about it how often the show stated in Clear, No Uncertain Terms that they were in love- "The Replacement," "Triangle, "The Gift". It kind of feels like up until S6, the writers were pulling for them more than any other couple, including Bangel, Willow/Oz, and Willow/Tara
Yup. This is the big reason I get so mad about Xander/Anya in S6 - because Xander and Anya was the couple that never should have worked, that I really didn't believe in at all, but eventually bought because the writers told me so. For sheer immaturity and apparent personality mismatch, Xander/Anya should have survived S4, but we were told they were the unlikely comedic couple (a la Wash/Zoe), so, okay. Xander/Anya. Fine.
And then the writers changed their minds. On a ship that ought never have worked in the first place.
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Yup. This is the big reason I get so mad about Xander/Anya in S6 - because Xander and Anya was the couple that never should have worked, that I really didn't believe in at all, but eventually bought because the writers told me so. For sheer immaturity and apparent personality mismatch, Xander/Anya should have survived S4, but we were told they were the unlikely comedic couple (a la Wash/Zoe), so, okay. Xander/Anya. Fine.
And then the writers changed their minds. On a ship that ought never have worked in the first place.
Bleah. :P