And though Xander did have legitimate reason to hate Angelus, I think it's clear that he Xander understands that Angel isn't responsible for Angelus's actions, but hates him anyway (even after Angel has helped the Scoobies substantially).
I'm not sure I agree that this convo indicates that Xander thinks they're two entirely different people. He hates the curse, i.e. he hates the fact that Angel is artificially constructed to be something he's inherently not and that Angel consequently gets to be the hero/get the girl etc. He knows that Angel is "different" from Angelus, but I doubt he sees the black-and-white distinction as much as Buffy. *shrugs* Or maybe I'm projecting 'cause we fans know there isn't such a b-a-w distinction. In any case, I still think Xander's hatred is justifiable (if not laudable).
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Date: 2011-05-18 08:22 am (UTC)I'm not sure I agree that this convo indicates that Xander thinks they're two entirely different people. He hates the curse, i.e. he hates the fact that Angel is artificially constructed to be something he's inherently not and that Angel consequently gets to be the hero/get the girl etc. He knows that Angel is "different" from Angelus, but I doubt he sees the black-and-white distinction as much as Buffy. *shrugs* Or maybe I'm projecting 'cause we fans know there isn't such a b-a-w distinction. In any case, I still think Xander's hatred is justifiable (if not laudable).