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White Werewolf Date: 2002-02-02
great fic. seaquel please. xander is great amd i love nighthawk.
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Nathan Date: 2002-02-02
Good fic! It's always nice to see something from back in the good ol' days. I can't wait to see more of your work!
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Danielle Date: 2002-02-01
Good Xander voice. The formatting came out weird (HTML and this site don't mix well all the time) so you probably ought to fix that to make the fic more readable.
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Mims Date: 2002-02-01
I'd love to see a sequel to this, maybe Xander's thoughts when Buffy returns, or even better when he catches Buffy and Angel kissing.
I do have to agree with some of the other reviews, Xander's lie may have not been completely selfless, but I think without it, Angel would have sliced and diced Buffy.
But, it was still a great, great story.
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Pikawhore Date: 2002-02-01
Perfect Xander characterization. He'll do anything to make sure Buffy is safe.
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Cholton Date: 2002-02-01
Nice story, although I believe that if Xander had told Buffy, no one would be happy because everyone would be in Hell. I think that you got Xander's opinion of Angel and vampires down perfectly though.
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lwbush Date: 2002-02-01
Can't help but love a Xander-based story, but this one has more than my favorite Scooby going for it. Nicely written and well thought-out. I think Xander actually came to a more tolerant view of Angel when he returned, but I also think that his reasons behind The Lie were as much about fear for Buffy's life as about jealousy. The knowledge of the restoration spell would have caused her to hold back, and I've often thought that if she had, Angelus would have cheerfully killed her before the spell kicked in. The consequences would have been horrific.
Still, great Xander voice, and I so appreciate your style. Hope to see more from you.
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Wicked Raygun Date: 2002-02-01
"A ridiculous contention of oxymoronical proportions." Damn, Dr. Drew's a genius. And so are you. While I don't completely agree about your assessment of Xanders motive's behind "The Lie," (While I do agree that jealousy played a part, I believe it to be a bit more complex than that.) I truly enjoyed this story. First off, it was excellently written. Anyone who can fit in the word "oxymoron" into a story deserves a few extra brownie points, if you ask me. I do believe that you were right on track about Xander hating Vampires. He's sort of traumatized for the rest of his life about them.
Oh boy, am I rambling, or what? Anyways, this was excellent, and I hope this won't be your last foray into Buffy fiction. And BX themed stories in particular. I'm biased, so sue me.
-Ray
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