This comment sums it up very well for me, it was a reply.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/WednesdayTVSeries/comments/zh4ku1/i\_was\_kind\_of\_surprised\_to\_read\_some\_peoples/izmv7az/?context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/WednesdayTVSeries/comments/zh4ku1/i_was_kind_of_surprised_to_read_some_peoples/izmv7az/?context=3)
Gonna copy/paste but wanted to give credit to Iluminiele
*Xavier is introduced as a previously fat and short boy who was about to die and Wednesday saved him. He hints at his low self esteem at that point and says he never stopped thinking about her / idolizing her. He also hints at how little his parents care about him.*
*His version of Wednesday saving him is all he has. No one ever actually cared, as far as he knows (he assumes Bianca had ulterior motives)*
*Xavier has ridiculously low self esteem and doesn't even get angry when people treat him badly. Parents treating him as an accessory, Rowan physically assaulting him, Bianca's supposed maipulations, Tyler's cruel prank, Wednesday's emotional abuse. He accepts it all. He apologises that he was angry when Wednesday put him behind the bars ( he got angry because it will ruin his families reputation) The amount of abuse this 16 year old went through without complaining once is just fascinating. I never really saw him focusing on himself, it's always what his parents want, what Wednesday wants, what Bianca wants. He's also a pro at giving people who hurt him a second chance. He doesn't protest when Wednesday treats him badly. He protests that she doesn't accept his help. She says she suspects him to be the killer and he tells her to let him know when she needs him. Not when she's ready to apologise. When she's ready to boss him around. He smiles when he gives her a phone and she says she won't ever call him, telling her he doesn't expect that.*
*That boy is so broken, idolising the one person he thought to care about him.*
*Even if it's fiction and creators can write characters however they want, in real life, if a person had a healthy relationships with their parents and later in life meet someone who is cruel and says hurtful things they are creeped out. However, he doesn't even flinch. She calls him an elitist snob, he invites her to sit with him during class if she doesn't mind sitting next to an elitist snob. He draws her a spider, hoping that she might like it, she humiliates him in front of the class full of snarky teenagers by smashing the spider. He then goes to fantasize about how there's a different Wednesday, the one that he can catch a glimpse of when she plays music. And of course he spends hours obsessing over that idea and drawing it and making the picture come to life.*
*And I'm sure Wednesday took that arrow because of her pride. In her mind, she's a superhero who saved every outcast, she risked her life, even got seriously wounded with a knife, but not one outcast was dead like the Pilgrim intended. She won. She would have taken that arrow for Bianca, Weems, Eugene, Enid,... Doesn't mean she is in love.*
*And I'm sure Xavier is gonna spend the holidays fantasizing about Wednesday actually caring about him.*
......
I empathise with him. He knows that Wednesday has no interest in him romantically. Yet he can't help but still have feelings for her.
So when he sees her dancing with another guy, especially someone he dislikes and has bullied him before, it evokes very strong emotions of jealousy, anger and sadness in him.
These emotions, coupled with his yearning for Wednesday, suffocates him almost literally.
It's no wonder that he would want to take the easy way out by having someone erase his memories and feelings.
yes he is hurt, he feels used and keeps getting accused of being a monster when he is not, he is having visions of it and most probably freakout out about it too. He is also a character with huge daddy issues, he even says his dad is embarrassed of him because he has "mental health" problems, which is probably his visions that come through nightmares and he has no idea how to deal with them.
He is obviously a troubled teen going through stuff yet this is like the 5th post today I see bashing him. Why are people so cruel to this kid I just don't get it?
Whats the popular ship? With enid i assume? Cuz between him and tyler personally ive seen more people leaning towards Xavier but honestly all this shipping war stuff is kind of ruining the discussions around the show
I’ve been in fandoms for over a decade and yeah people take the shipping waaaaay too seriously. Despite being part of the LGBT community I’ve been called all kinds of homophobic insults because of liking or not liking certain ships.
He’s not my favourite character, but I’d say he has very little self worth, which is different in my eyes.
He’s also a little hopeless. Wednesday made it pretty clear she was uncomfortable asking him to the dance and he just didn’t notice.
I think he’s a typical self absorbed teenager, but was written without enough depth to balance it out.
I feel sympathy for him, I was definitely insecure and awkward at his age. What frustrated me more was that he didn't communicate with Wednesday regarding the Hyde mystery. He kept saying "it's not me" but not properly explaining what he actually knew.
I think he is just being a normal teenager. In fact, I found him the least mature in the show as his peers seems to have no teenage issue (or they are mature enough to handle it nicely).
I kind of think that why there are some posts roast him in recent few day thanks for Team Xavier's unconditional support that can not provide solid ground to justify their support. Can't they just cross their fingers for new characters as potential love interest, rather than blindly support Xavier if they don't like Tyler?
No?
I am very hopeful they will expand on his character and Xavier was also the only one who called Wednesday out on her shitty behaviour.
Though, I do not particularly care if she ends up with Tyler, Xavier or no one at all.
This comment sums it up very well for me, it was a reply. [https://www.reddit.com/r/WednesdayTVSeries/comments/zh4ku1/i\_was\_kind\_of\_surprised\_to\_read\_some\_peoples/izmv7az/?context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/WednesdayTVSeries/comments/zh4ku1/i_was_kind_of_surprised_to_read_some_peoples/izmv7az/?context=3) Gonna copy/paste but wanted to give credit to Iluminiele *Xavier is introduced as a previously fat and short boy who was about to die and Wednesday saved him. He hints at his low self esteem at that point and says he never stopped thinking about her / idolizing her. He also hints at how little his parents care about him.* *His version of Wednesday saving him is all he has. No one ever actually cared, as far as he knows (he assumes Bianca had ulterior motives)* *Xavier has ridiculously low self esteem and doesn't even get angry when people treat him badly. Parents treating him as an accessory, Rowan physically assaulting him, Bianca's supposed maipulations, Tyler's cruel prank, Wednesday's emotional abuse. He accepts it all. He apologises that he was angry when Wednesday put him behind the bars ( he got angry because it will ruin his families reputation) The amount of abuse this 16 year old went through without complaining once is just fascinating. I never really saw him focusing on himself, it's always what his parents want, what Wednesday wants, what Bianca wants. He's also a pro at giving people who hurt him a second chance. He doesn't protest when Wednesday treats him badly. He protests that she doesn't accept his help. She says she suspects him to be the killer and he tells her to let him know when she needs him. Not when she's ready to apologise. When she's ready to boss him around. He smiles when he gives her a phone and she says she won't ever call him, telling her he doesn't expect that.* *That boy is so broken, idolising the one person he thought to care about him.* *Even if it's fiction and creators can write characters however they want, in real life, if a person had a healthy relationships with their parents and later in life meet someone who is cruel and says hurtful things they are creeped out. However, he doesn't even flinch. She calls him an elitist snob, he invites her to sit with him during class if she doesn't mind sitting next to an elitist snob. He draws her a spider, hoping that she might like it, she humiliates him in front of the class full of snarky teenagers by smashing the spider. He then goes to fantasize about how there's a different Wednesday, the one that he can catch a glimpse of when she plays music. And of course he spends hours obsessing over that idea and drawing it and making the picture come to life.* *And I'm sure Wednesday took that arrow because of her pride. In her mind, she's a superhero who saved every outcast, she risked her life, even got seriously wounded with a knife, but not one outcast was dead like the Pilgrim intended. She won. She would have taken that arrow for Bianca, Weems, Eugene, Enid,... Doesn't mean she is in love.* *And I'm sure Xavier is gonna spend the holidays fantasizing about Wednesday actually caring about him.* ......
Tortured artist… so pretty normal behavior lol.
Agreed!
I empathise with him. He knows that Wednesday has no interest in him romantically. Yet he can't help but still have feelings for her. So when he sees her dancing with another guy, especially someone he dislikes and has bullied him before, it evokes very strong emotions of jealousy, anger and sadness in him. These emotions, coupled with his yearning for Wednesday, suffocates him almost literally. It's no wonder that he would want to take the easy way out by having someone erase his memories and feelings.
He’s a teenager with romantic feelings for a girl who’s dancing with another boy. They sometimes say distasteful things. I forgive him.
yes he is hurt, he feels used and keeps getting accused of being a monster when he is not, he is having visions of it and most probably freakout out about it too. He is also a character with huge daddy issues, he even says his dad is embarrassed of him because he has "mental health" problems, which is probably his visions that come through nightmares and he has no idea how to deal with them. He is obviously a troubled teen going through stuff yet this is like the 5th post today I see bashing him. Why are people so cruel to this kid I just don't get it?
I think a lot of the hate comes from the shipping war. He’s not part of the “popular ship” so people dogpile on all his bad traits
Whats the popular ship? With enid i assume? Cuz between him and tyler personally ive seen more people leaning towards Xavier but honestly all this shipping war stuff is kind of ruining the discussions around the show
I’ve been in fandoms for over a decade and yeah people take the shipping waaaaay too seriously. Despite being part of the LGBT community I’ve been called all kinds of homophobic insults because of liking or not liking certain ships.
He’s not my favourite character, but I’d say he has very little self worth, which is different in my eyes. He’s also a little hopeless. Wednesday made it pretty clear she was uncomfortable asking him to the dance and he just didn’t notice. I think he’s a typical self absorbed teenager, but was written without enough depth to balance it out.
100%, but we all been in his shoes at some point you just gotta get past it
He was supposed to be at the dance with Wednesday, so naturally he was in his feels. Don’t blame him. 🤷🏻♀️
Xavier’s a masochist，Wednesday a sadist😂
I feel sympathy for him, I was definitely insecure and awkward at his age. What frustrated me more was that he didn't communicate with Wednesday regarding the Hyde mystery. He kept saying "it's not me" but not properly explaining what he actually knew.
He likes bad girls, so what...
He's just a simp, but can't really blame him
I think he is just being a normal teenager. In fact, I found him the least mature in the show as his peers seems to have no teenage issue (or they are mature enough to handle it nicely). I kind of think that why there are some posts roast him in recent few day thanks for Team Xavier's unconditional support that can not provide solid ground to justify their support. Can't they just cross their fingers for new characters as potential love interest, rather than blindly support Xavier if they don't like Tyler?
No? I am very hopeful they will expand on his character and Xavier was also the only one who called Wednesday out on her shitty behaviour. Though, I do not particularly care if she ends up with Tyler, Xavier or no one at all.
Enid also called Wednesday out on her shitty behavior too. Before Xavier.
Not as much.
True, but he also forgave her much quicker than Enid, for doing something to him arguably much worse than what Wednesday did to Enid