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Gunn did it all for Fred, to spare her the pain of killing the professor herself, Fred became really unlikeable with the way she treated him afterwards  |
They were another victim of the Season 4 dip in quality
Joss went from writing Fred/Gunn as a healthy couple (Waiting in the Wings) to having Gunn fraught with insecurities and at war with Wesley over her (Spin The Bottle).
I think they were trying to rush Wesley back into the group by making him the romantic hero for her and replacing Gunn with him.
I hated Gunn's "I'm still the muscle" speech.
It was forced, for sure. He looked after Fred and Connor during the summer when everyone else had disappeared.