I thought it was pretty ridiculous in their storytelling that they had Xander run out on the wedding then in the next episode have him assume that he and Anya were still girlfriend/boyfriend. Um... what about the public humiliation part, Xander?
Then again, I never understood why Carrie Bradshaw ever forgave Mr. Big for leaving her at the alter either.
The primary problem with the Xander abandons Anya at the altar was that at that point it was straight-up overkill. Everyone and everything was mired in uniform misery. The ratings plummeted after that episode. I remember all sorts of people leaving fandom because they said that there was nothing at all positive left in the show. There was no hope. The ratings never did recover (though they fell even lower with Seeing Red).
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Date: 2010-12-06 04:19 pm (UTC)Then again, I never understood why Carrie Bradshaw ever forgave Mr. Big for leaving her at the alter either.
The primary problem with the Xander abandons Anya at the altar was that at that point it was straight-up overkill. Everyone and everything was mired in uniform misery. The ratings plummeted after that episode. I remember all sorts of people leaving fandom because they said that there was nothing at all positive left in the show. There was no hope. The ratings never did recover (though they fell even lower with Seeing Red).