He thought he was being so smart, but really he was just being stupid like he always is. He’s not an action hero. He’s one of the scaredy-cat guys who are too weak to fight back and have to be saved by the action hero along with whatever woman is around.
Poor, poor guy. So lost, so scared, and he has no idea what's going on.

The voices in his head are obviously the real Xander coming through. Once again: poor Alex. (Poor Xander, too, by the way)

It's a very intriguing premise. Absolutely fascinating.