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Post by redbrain on Mar 28, 2012 9:06:01 GMT
Good call, naming your son Xander. Quite apart from the Buffy connection, there's something very cool about names beginning with an X. Would Xena have been as much of a hit, if they'd named her Zena? Thanks (and he does have a lot heart)! One thing we've discovered is that people who hear the name tend to spell it Zander (which is a legitimate spelling, but misses the coolness of the X). Also, people who read it sometimes try to pronounce it Eks-ander. We've talked about naming a daughter Xena if we have one but have decided that would probably be pushing the theme too far. Yes, Xander does have a lot of heart. I'm not sure whether this is supported by the show, but I always had the feeling that Xander was a contraction of (Ale)xander. Taking the ale out of Alexander... hmmm... well, we all know Beer Bad, don't we? I've seen Beer Bad rated as the worst episode of Buffy -- but I've watched it more than once, and enjoyed it on each occasion. Naming a daughter (if you have one) Xena? Yeah, that might be going a bit far. And, while it would be good for your daughter to emulate Xena in some ways, Xena has a bit too much dark past for comfort. If you were to stick with Buffy in naming a daughter, Willow would have seemed the obvious female counterpart to Xander in the early seasons. But I don't think that a loving parent could name a child after the magic junkie world imperiling Willow of Season Six. That said, although less cool than Xander, Willow is rather a lovely name. Several of my novels include a pair of sisters called Willow and Hazel. Xander has a lot of heart, and a cool name, but I notice that a surprisingly large number of male Buffy characters have names that no responsible parent would give to their son. I think of Angel, Spike, Oz and Rupert (Giles). If you named a son Rupert, you might as well put him in yellow checked trousers, with scarf to match, and a red jersey. |
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Mar 28, 2012 11:16:36 GMT
I'm not sure whether this is supported by the show, but I always had the feeling that Xander was a contraction of (Ale)xander. Taking the ale out of Alexander... hmmm... well, we all know Beer Bad, don't we? I've seen Beer Bad rated as the worst episode of Buffy -- but I've watched it more than once, and enjoyed it on each occasion. Naming a daughter (if you have one) Xena? Yeah, that might be going a bit far. And, while it would be good for your daughter to emulate Xena in some ways, Xena has a bit too much dark past for comfort. If you were to stick with Buffy in naming a daughter, Willow would have seemed the obvious female counterpart to Xander in the early seasons. But I don't think that a loving parent could name a child after the magic junkie world imperiling Willow of Season Six. That said, although less cool than Xander, Willow is rather a lovely name. Several of my novels include a pair of sisters called Willow and Hazel. Xander has a lot of heart, and a cool name, but I notice that a surprisingly large number of male Buffy characters have names that no responsible parent would give to their son. I think of Angel, Spike, Oz and Rupert (Giles). If you named a son Rupert, you might as well put him in yellow checked trousers, with scarf to match, and a red jersey. You're right, in the series Xander's full name is Alexander Harris. Spike's and Oz's real names, William and Daniel, aren't so bad. Angel's isn't so bad, either (it's Liam). Any American who named a son Rupert, however, would really be asking for it. I like the name Willow (my wife, on the other hand, would prefer Anya among the female Buffy names). I wouldn't mind the world-imperiling connotations, but the overly literal "magic junkie" metaphor in Season Six made me grit my teeth--for me, it marred what was otherwise a great storyline idea. As for "Beer Bad," I don't have fond memories of it. It's one of the few that I've never rewatched, however, so maybe I would like it better the second time around. |
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Post by andydecker on Mar 28, 2012 16:15:07 GMT
but the overly literal "magic junkie" metaphor in Season Six made me grit my teeth--for me, it marred what was otherwise a great storyline idea. Yeah, this was terrible.The way they handled this it didn´t made sense and became painful to watch over the time. I also skip Beer Bad in re-runs. But I guess everyone has its favorites - or hates. I love Into the woods which a lot of people hate. Also I thought most of season 7 a waste of time. |
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Post by stuyoung on Mar 29, 2012 16:04:03 GMT
I like season 7. It was about as close as a return to the feel of the early seasons as they could get given the changes that had been wrought over the years. If nothing else it was more fun than season 6.
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