‘Buffy’s’ Xander Grows Up
HOUSE OF THE RISING XANDER: After several seasons of being abused, possessed, beaten up and generally treated as a bit of joke, Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) of the WB’s Tuesday-night staple “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” has finally come into his own. In the wake of being turned into a simpering minion by Dracula (Rudolf Martin) in the season opener, Xander — a founding member of Buffy’s (Sarah Michelle Gellar) demon-hunting “Scooby Gang” — declared a new era in his life.
