‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Did Willow and Xander’s Relationship Dirty

One of the biggest driving forces of Buffy the Vampire Slayer — aside from the titular vampire slaying, of course — was the friendship between the Scooby Gang members. While Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) may have been the slayer, and done most of the dirty work herself, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Xander (Nicholas Brendon) were always there to lend a hand. Whether it be through research, distraction tactics, or assisting Buffy in cornering the creatures of the night. The friendship between them all was one of the greatest parts of the show because it helped to break up a lot of the doom and gloom that sometimes came with an episode — after all, they did fight off the apocalypse quite a few times. But they also brought their own dramas from time to time, and one of the biggest ones was the love triangle between Buffy, Xander, and Willow. Though, I suppose calling it a love triangle is a bit of a stretch since it was all very one-sided. Xander had a crush on Buffy from the moment he met her, but she didn’t share his feelings. Meanwhile, Willow has had a crush on Xander for years that he’s completely blind to. While Xander and Buffy may not have explored a relationship — unless you count the time he accidentally conjured a love spell — Willow and Xander did explore their feelings later on, and that wouldn’t have been a bad thing, if it weren’t for how the show went about doing it.