Sarah Michelle Gellar Pays Tribute To ‘Buffy’ Co-Star Nicholas Brendon: “I Saw You Nicky”

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As Buffy fans mourn the loss of Nicholas Alexander, Sarah Michelle Gellar has paid tribute to her fellow “Scooby gang” alum.

Following the actor’s death at age 54, the Golden Globe-nominated star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reacted to the news with one of Xander’s memorable lines from the WB series.

“‘They’ll never know how tough it is to be the one who isn’t chosen. To live so near to the spotlight, and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes, because nobody’s watching me,’” wrote Gellar on Instagram. “I saw you Nicky. I know you are at peace, in that big rocking chair in the sky.”

Gellar quoted a Season 7 scene between Xander and Dawn, portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg, who died at age 39 last February.

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