Well, to me at least, season five had a very family feel to it, and season six was more that family gradually growing apart and falling apart. Which I think would have regressed Xander because his childhood was made up of this toxic family surrounding him constantly, and season six was the contrastingly safe clique turning into that, not to mention his own return to family-issues-that-he-can't-talk-about, just this time with his trusted friends, his makeshift family that replaced his family before that.
But, like I said, I do get what you're saying, and it does make sense. I never felt put-off or taken out of the story by his regression, but I can see the argument you're making.
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Date: 2012-04-30 03:18 am (UTC)But, like I said, I do get what you're saying, and it does make sense. I never felt put-off or taken out of the story by his regression, but I can see the argument you're making.