Buffy's Buddy

TV Guide
January 17, 1998

Asked to describe his character, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's pal Xander, Nicholas Brendon cracks wise: "Awkwardly ugly. Is ugly, so he has to use a sense of humor."

After getting fired as a production assistant on Dave's World ("I was just too damn attractive; they were threatened by me"), the 26-year-old actor has quickly made his mark on Buffy, which moves from Mondays to Tuesdays with this week's two-part episode (WB, January 19-20). But will Xander and Buffy ever be more than just pals?

"Things are changing," Brendon hints. "We'll see what happens in terms of relationships." For now, he's enjoying Xander's flirtation with catty Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter). Unlike his character, he says, "I just don't have a crush on Sarah Michelle Gellar."