Originally posted by ana8
I don't think that Fred/Wes could be ever like Buffy/Xander...
Perhaps not, but Fred and Wes are better off as friends, instead of lovers. In some ways, they're too alike and in other ways, I doubt very much that they really understand each other.
Also, there is something about Fred's romance patterns that I find disturbing. In the past, she seemed to have this habit of falling for men she considered "heroic" or champion-like. Remember her infatuation of Angel back in early Season 3? She had practically fawned over him, because he had saved her life back in Pylea. This infatuation lasted, until she saw him (or that old man in Angel's body) and Lilah making whoopie on Angel's desk. And when Angel made it clear that he wasn't interested in her, her romantic dreams disappeared . . . until a few months later, when she developed an interest in Charles.
It was apparent that she saw him as some kind of knight-in-shining armor, who could do no wrong . . . until he did two things. One, he took away her vengeful decision to send Professor Siedel to Pylea, and two . . . he killed Siedel, himself. Apparently, Fred could not deal with the fact that someone she was romantically involved with, was capable of such darkness. Because of this, she began distancing herself away from Charles, but it was he who broke up the romance.
But it didn't end there. Wes decided to step into the picture. I strongly suspect that his reason he decided to help Fred get revenge over Siedel was purely selfish. This was a way for him to get closer to her. Other than this incident, Wes had (and still does) a bad habit of idealizing her. And Fred, rather unwisely, believed that he understood her more than anyone else, and began to idealize Wes. Even Angelus, in "Calvary", managed to correctly guess the true reason behind Fred's sudden interest in Wes and immediately burst her bubble, by revealing Wes' affair with Lilah. Again, Fred found herself disappointed. She almost came close to renewing her relationship with Charles in "Release" with a kiss, but it didn't work out.
Now, Fred seemed to be involved with Knox. Granted, he's boring, but she doesn't seemed to view him as some kind of "hero" or "champion". At least I hope not. She is aware of Wes' interest in her again, but I don't know how this will turn out. Judging from her reaction to Wes' shooting of RogerBot in "Destiny", instinct tells me that a romance between the two of them will only end in failure. I noticed how she tried to dismiss the shooting by pointing out that Roger Wyndham-Pryce was a cyborg imposter. But Wes knew better. When he shot RogerBot NINE TIMES, he thought he was shooting his father.
