(SPOILER)
"Yes, thank you for that grand gesture. Rather touching in a grotesque fashion, but..."
(Spoilers for Buffy Season 8 issue #39) Don't read any further if you don't want to know the details, but we'd love it if you joined our merry wake...
Our day of mourning done, let's celebrate the life and times of Rupert Giles. Post your favourite Giles moments, quotes and other Giles-isms, and tell us why he is (one of) your favourite character(s). Do be poetic, even if it is in a maudlin sort of way.
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jettamesis | December 03, 17:00 CET
Ceribri | December 03, 17:04 CET
basuraboi3 | December 03, 17:05 CET
Znachki | December 03, 17:06 CET
zeitgeist | December 03, 17:09 CET
"Bloody Hell!"
Kean | December 03, 17:11 CET
We will miss you, oh favorite Watcher of the Whedonverse.
Tumnus | December 03, 17:11 CET
but "I'd like to test that theory" (Two to Go) was a stand up and cheer moment.
Maeve | December 03, 17:16 CET
Sidebar: This being the Buffyverse and the comics having resurrected several "dead" characters this season...how permanent is any of this, really?
Xantastic1316 | December 03, 17:17 CET
zeitgeist | December 03, 17:18 CET
I thought ASH was dead, and haunted several places where I'd expect to find the news. Fortunately, I did not make a fool of myself for posting questions anywhere, risking setting off some sort of panic...Hours later, I try W'esque again and find this.
The medication makes alcohol consumption risky, so I'll raise a glass of something safer, thxsomuch.
FloralBonnet | December 03, 17:18 CET
zeitgeist | December 03, 17:18 CET
He'll never whip off his glasses in consternation or thought. We won't ever see that again. He was hers and he died as such. It's not like Buffy's watcher could ever have a destiny of living off into old age, but that doesn't make it any less upsetting. I loved Giles and will miss his presence so much.
amestes | December 03, 17:20 CET
But I began to love him unreservedly for this Atticus Finch moment in "Innocence":
GILES: "Do you want me to wag my finger at you and tell you, you acted rashly? You did, and I can. But I know you loved him, and he has proven more than once that he loved you. You couldn't have known what would happen. The coming months are going to be very hard - I suspect on all of us. But if you're looking for guilt, Buffy, I'm not your man. All you will have from me is my support... and my respect."
(Who is the "grand gesture" quote from - is it you, Caroline? And BTW, all, Giles ain't dead for me...)
QuoterGal | December 03, 17:20 CET
Caroline | December 03, 17:21 CET
Xantastic1316 | December 03, 17:21 CET
zeitgeist | December 03, 17:22 CET
Watching the outpour on Twitter all day was phenomenal.
Caroline | December 03, 17:24 CET
Tumnus | December 03, 17:42 CET
Holding Buffy in The Body.
The line sung awesomely in Restless: "I've got to warn Buffy"
Every other example of Giles singing
And clearly the best:
Passion.
The entire episode as a Giles moment, as THE Giles moment.
I'm still in shock, I just read 8.39
manreaction | December 03, 17:44 CET
; > "Hark! I hear the canon's [sic] roar!"
It's actually sorta somewhere in between, in a way, though that wouldn't be my scale, exactly.
(D'oh, Caroline. *slaps forehead* If you just added *polishes eyeglasses* to it, it would be spot-on.)
QuoterGal | December 03, 17:59 CET
Ethan: "Hello Ripper."
I aim to misbehave | December 03, 18:04 CET
NotaViking | December 03, 18:07 CET
Or they could really just have Anthony Stewart Head play some haunted character that doesn't necessarily have to go by the name Giles. (I'm still not really clear on the reported plot details.)
Sidenote, that tribute was way too tempting for me to have to check out before I could make it to a comic book store.
orangewaxlion | December 03, 18:11 CET
QG - cold!
zeitgeist | December 03, 18:11 CET
It's still hard to imagine that he's actually died. I know he's only a fictional character but it's going to be really odd having the Buffyverse continue without him. I'll miss him :(
vampmogs | December 03, 18:13 CET
hellkitty | December 03, 18:13 CET
But if you guys (for no particular reason as far as I am concerned) want to talk about favorite Giles moments, I'll play. Almost impossible to choose, but based on my reaction to the moment in question, I have to go with "I'd like to test that theory." It was the only time in the history of me watching television that I got up and started running around the house shrieking "Giles is back!"
Alpert | December 03, 18:15 CET
So I have a thing for smart and/or talented and/or world weary and/or authoratative and/or middle aged and/or dark and/or complex and/or tragic men. Rupert Giles (and ASH breathing exquisite life into the character) hit all those kinks, in some way or another.
I stumbled onto 'The Pack' channel flipping and was amused and intrigued by a bunch of cute American high school kids playing hyenas in a rather disturbing way. Hooked in an instant. But I stayed for the long haul for the Watcher - a little bit closer to my own age and - European - background.
I'm never quite sure whether I want to 'be' the character, or - you know - just drool over them. But Giles, the Watcher, connects with me on another level, because I play that kind of role for someone in my life. I watch over them in a particularly stalwart way, undying loyalty and all that... and they go out and slay their demons. So yeah - Rupert Giles is my role model. A rather sexy role model. It's, um, complicated.
So there I was, all choked up, lump in throat, blink blink blink over the 'death' of a fictional character from a tv series that ended 7 years ago, continued in a comic book series I find very hard to read and understand. I shouldn't care that much anymore. But I do. Good Lord!
My favourite bits? All those scenes where the mild-mannered librarian turned on a dime: Thrashing Ethan Rayne. Threatening Snyder. Going after Angel in 'Passion', confronting him in 'Amends'. And most of all grabbing Spike by the lapels in 'I was made to love you' - one of ASH's finest moments.
So anyway, here's to you, Rupert Giles. And yes *polishes eye glasses*, but there's something in my eye.
Caroline | December 03, 18:22 CET
If this was Twitter, and there were hashtags, that would probably be followed by: #win.
wordnerd | December 03, 18:28 CET
And Giles laughing at Xander's "moon pie" joke.
I aim to misbehave | December 03, 18:29 CET
"I'd like to test that theory."
Band Candy. 'Nuf said.
Hush. Chainsaw. Awesome.
Elphaba | December 03, 18:34 CET
Giles: You mean life?
Buffy: Yeah. Does it get easy?
Giles: What do you want me to say?
Buffy: Lie to me.
Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Buffy: Liar.
Tumnus | December 03, 18:36 CET
But I'll add this just for fun -
Giles: I've a friend whose coming to town and I'd like us to be alone.
Anya: Oh, you mean an orgasm friend?
Giles: Yes, that's exactly the most appalling thing you could have said.
KariAri | December 03, 18:39 CET
Just about any time he was on screen he was portrayed as such an epic figure. We all talk about the sacrifices that everyone else made, between the lack of sleep the man got and the distance he would travel for those kids, he also made them heroes by inspiring them through his dedication, this man was a full blown hero in ways the others could only hope to achieve.
I may have connected with that character a tad too much...I'm really gonna miss him. Now to wipe my lenses in Giles appreciation...
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BlueSkies | December 03, 18:41 CET
ActualSize | December 03, 18:43 CET
I've raised my glass. To Giles!
Also, I'll admit to moist eyes whilst reading. Buffy' and Xander's pain was so brilliantly drawn.
Guestage Drew | December 03, 18:44 CET
Caroline | December 03, 18:45 CET
Buffy: I *know* you meant gross and disturbing.
Giles: Yes, yes, terrible thing, must put a stop to it. Dammit.
I aim to misbehave | December 03, 18:52 CET
I think that was the one that was nagging at the back of my head when I posted mine...
QuoterGal | December 03, 18:52 CET
Plus that episode really mirrored his death scene in #39 so...
second choice: "I'd like to test that theory." It feels so unreal that he's gone. It was like a physical blow when i read it. I don't care if others didn't feel anything, i did. the synopsis for that issue was all wrong it should have read: "And there will be casualties NEVER forgotten." Wow the Buffyverse is not a good place for British Watchers they all manage to die somehow
Nathan | December 03, 18:59 CET
Giles: "Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books."
And his admission to having Jonathan's new calendar.
Ceribri | December 03, 19:00 CET
In any case. Ahem:
Father figure, your tweed hid a rowdy past. You combined love and gentleness and gave it to a girl who needed you and you gained a daughter. But you had steel in you too, and you did what was necessary when you had to.
So,
Giles walking into a tree after Buffy calls him on sleeping with her mother (Earshot).
Fyarl demon Giles in the car with Spike - I nearly peed I laughed so hard.
The WC telling Giles he could no longer be Buffy's watcher because he had "a father's love for the child". Well, duh.
Passion, all of it. His relationship with Jenny, the loss.
Then later on, when Olivia walks out of the bedroom (I think in The Freshman and I realized Giles was really a swinger! (kidding!) But it was nice to see he was in a place where he could be with someone else.
The first time we see him sing and play a guitar (I think it's the first time) doing Behind Blue Eyes, as already mentioned here.
Giles insulting Wesley in The Prom (always a good time): For God's sake, man, she's eighteen. And you have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone. Just have at it, would you, and stop fluttering about.
You're not ready for the world outside... But you made her ready, whether you think so or not.
This is what I'm remembering right now. Tomorrow, a million more memories will flood in.
I'll never forget you.
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Tonya J | December 03, 19:02 CET
"Burst."
Maggie | December 03, 19:04 CET
HA! I completley forgot about that one and the one about Xander speaking Latin to the books.
Two of his funniest moments for sure
Nathan | December 03, 19:06 CET
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Buffyfantic | December 03, 19:07 CET
It was a moment of pride, I tell you, when my 7 year old daughter said "Hey! Isn't that Giles, mommy?" while watching the Doctor Who episode 'School Reunion'.
And for the record, I don't let her watch Buffy without heavy, heavy editing on my part. No, really! Put the phone down!
KariAri | December 03, 19:07 CET
Beat.
Beat.
Giles: *removes hat*
Also, in 'Band Candy'- something to the effect of "Look, you're my slayer, and you'll do what I tell you. Now, hit him!"
RIP Giles. I hope you and Jenny Calendar find each other in the great beyond...
MirandaGhost | December 03, 19:10 CET
Shapenew | December 03, 19:28 CET
Giles: "Let me get this straight: you think I'm evil if I take a group of teenage girls on a camping trip and I DON'T touch them?"
Nathan | December 03, 19:30 CET
Biff Turkle | December 03, 19:30 CET
-'Band Candy'
-"I Wish I Could Stay" in 'OMWF'
~right about here in constructing my list, I burst into tears...again~
-In 'Who Are You' when Buffy-in-Faith's-body bursts through his door and he is holding like 3 mugs. "If you are Buffy, then you'll let me tie you up... without killing me... until we find out whether you're telling the truth."
-"I like mushy peas!" -'Pangs'
- "Oh, good show, Giles. At least you didn't get knocked out for a change." and "I was not making time, I was just about to kill those loathsome creatures when Riley interrupted me." - 'Buffy vs Dracula'
I'll miss him so.
Thanks for being the best, most cool librarian/watcher/guardian/cool-uncle-type I never had. RIP Giles.
Linnea1928 | December 03, 19:39 CET
"Burst."
Oh hell yes! That was a terrific moment. That whole scene was wonderful, especially when Giles pops up from behind Roden and buries the guard sheers into his back. I LOVE Faith's grin when she sees him.
Oh... poor Faith. I wonder if she’ll blame herself for his death because she agreed to hand over the scythe :(
vampmogs | December 03, 19:45 CET
Kaan | December 03, 19:46 CET
cheryl | December 03, 19:47 CET
Sunfire | December 03, 20:10 CET
I also love the look on Giles face in Tabula Rasa right after Anya says "There is a ruggedly handsome resemblance".
ShellRoth | December 03, 20:19 CET
First, to Mr. Anthony Stewart Head: Thank you so very much for playing this role. At every point, you brought depth, subtlety, and intensity. Giles is one of the only characters on television I can recall whom I believed at all times throughout a show's life. Thank you, Sir.
Next, thank you to all the writers for Giles. Not just The Joss, but all who penned him. He doesn't quite fit, even with his "family." He's not-quite-teacher, not-quite-father, almost-friend-though-he's-a-little-too-old... I don't know anyone who hasn't felt alone like that sometime. I was gratified to see his growing partnership with Faith, also. (Props to Mr. Vaughan, plus twenty points for the "Avengers" reference.)
Finally, best quote:
"Forgiveness... it's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it." --"I Only Have Eyes for You"
BubulAmir | December 03, 20:26 CET
BlueSkies | December 03, 20:27 CET
I love Fear Itself.... Giles in the sombrero and poncho, and him turning on the skeleton thing "It's alive!", and Buffy's response. Just a hilarious scene.
Aw Giles :(
cazador | December 03, 20:33 CET
Prophesy Girl, talking to Angel about Buffy going to die. That entire scene with all three of them was one of the first times that the show displayed it's true potential...
Tumnus | December 03, 21:15 CET
"It only hurts when I answer pointless questions."
"Xander, just because this is never gonna work is no need to be negative."
"Now, wait a minute, you thought - you think I'm evil if I bring a group of girls on a camping trip and *don't* touch them?"
and of course "I'd like to test that theory"
I love Giles' reaction to the events he missed in Season 6. All this insanity has gone on and Giles bursts out laughing at the absurdity of it all.
I think Willow had it backwards in Season 7 when she said Giles "went all Dumbledore on me". If anything, Dumbledore went all Giles on Harry and company.
Feels like I lost a dear friend... :(
SeniorPartner | December 03, 21:38 CET
Makes sense that he go down swinging.
streetartist | December 03, 22:18 CET
skyroom80 | December 03, 22:25 CET
I always thought this quote was so perfect. In Joss' worlds, this lie becomes so poignant with the unexpected deaths and the constant search for a moral compass. Giles was always there to pull us back to a place of comfort and security. The Buffyverse is filled with strife and uncertainty... and today it's a little bit darker.
NFA110 | December 03, 22:43 CET
"To be worthy. . . you must perform the ritual. . . in a tutu. Pillock."
Great moment.
Kaan | December 03, 22:51 CET
anythingbutgrief | December 03, 22:56 CET
"I'd like to test that theory" was definitely the most epic moment, particularly after a long season of Giles' absence.
ASH's incredible comic timing for both the dress up scenes in 'Fear Itself' and at the Magic Box in S5.
The moment in 'Halloween' when Willow walks through the wall. Giles' reaction was priceless.
"...and you have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone!"
The hokey pokey dance in 'Intervention' - "...and that's what it's all about."
"Unbelievable. 'Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead.' Americans!"
The scene in 'Hush' when he's explaining the situation with the projector - loved the graphic images and non-verbal communication.
Giles' badass sword fighting in 'Bad Girls' and general badass moments towards the tail end of S6.
Everything Giles in 'A New Man'.
'Passion' - when he finally collapses in Buffy's arms under the weight of his grief.
"But if it's guilt you're looking for, Buffy, I'm not your man. All you will get from me is my support. And my respect." - 'Innocence'.
Oh Giles.
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cardea | December 03, 23:02 CET
It seems familiar somehow...
Of course...
The spell we cast with Buffy must have released some primal evil that's come back seeking...I'm not sure what.
Willow, look through the Chronicles for some reference to a warrior beast.
I've got to warn Buffy; there's every chance she might be next.
Xander, help Willow,
And try not to bleed on my couch; I've just had it steam-cleaned.
No, wait..."
unDeadhead | December 03, 23:49 CET
"look, it's Giles! with a chainsaw!"
Is it disturbing to find the mentor father scenes so touching and also admit he was the one I had the crush on for the first 2 seasons at least, maybe 3?
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aphasia | December 03, 23:53 CET
aphasia | December 04, 00:03 CET
mjwilson | December 04, 00:25 CET
AnonymousAnimus | December 04, 00:43 CET
Giles: Loch Ness Monster?
I aim to misbehave | December 04, 00:45 CET
One of Giles best episodes was "Band Candy" in my opinion:
[GILES to BUFFY]: "No you listen to me, I'm your watcher so you do what I tell you. Now, sod off!” XD
Looooooooooool
NathanJB | December 04, 01:23 CET
That said, top five Giles moments:
1. "I'd like to test that theory."
2. "Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after."
3. "You couldn't have known what would happen. The coming months a-are gonna, are gonna be hard... I, I suspect on all of us, but... if it's guilt you're looking for, Buffy, I'm, I'm not your man. All you will get from me is, is my support. And my respect."
4. "I think it's bloody brilliant!"
5. Wizard's hat.
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Caroline | December 04, 01:52 CET
windmillchaser | December 04, 01:56 CET
Killing Ben.
Attacking Angelus.
Singing.
Comforting Buffy after Angel turned Angelus.
Fighting and guarding Willow.
Giving the overhead projector presentation about the Gentlemen.
Being more than friends with Joyce, after that being embarrassed, running in a tree when debunked by Buffy.
Driving his old car, showing off his new car.
Being handled like an old man on Buffy's birthday party and getting grumpy.
Taking the umbrella from Buffy.
Bickering with Anya.
"We few, we happy few."
cleveland | December 04, 02:37 CET
A lot of really good Giles moment have been mentioned here, I would also like to throw in the moment where he mourns Joyce, listening to the record they listened to in Band Candy. And the moment where he can no longer can leave his slayer to do it alone, and comes chasing after her, weapons flying, in The Freshman. Also, I love him in Pangs. :) And how, when Anya says "I colored my hair!" he pulls her into a hug. He nearly always seemed willing and able to give people what they needed... I am so crushed it's pathetic.
Carnelionne | December 04, 02:43 CET
anca | December 04, 02:48 CET
Fred_Sonja | December 04, 02:49 CET
"I'd like to test that theory"
The end of Innocence, in the car with Buffy.
His little speech at the end of Lie To Me.
"I used to be a highly respected watcher, and now I'm a wounded dwarf with the mystical strength of a doily."
"...and you have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone!"
"Unbelievable. 'Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead.' Americans!"
Walking into a tree in Earshot.
Attacking Angelus.
"Is that why you're always cleaning your glasses?" "Tell no one"
The wizard hat/The mexican outfit.
I miss Giles :(
emmy | December 04, 02:52 CET
nyrk | December 04, 03:20 CET
Performing an exposition with an overhead display and Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre.
"And try not to bleed on my couch I've just had it steam cleaned..."
Turning his back on Travers.
"You trusting fool! How do you know the world will be any better "It has to be."
"I'd like to test that theory." Of course.
"Because it's a killer demon snot monster from outer space... I did not just say that."
"...She said 'get out'."
And above all:
"But this is all my fault."
"No. I don't believe it is. Do you want me to wag my finger at you and tell you that you acted rashly? You did. A-and I can. I know that you loved him. And... he... has proven more than once that he loved you. You couldn't have known what would happen. The coming months a-are gonna - are gonna be hard... I-I suspect on all of us, but... if it's guilt you're looking for, Buffy, I'm-I'm not your man. All you will get from me is-is my support. And my respect."
Craig Oxbrow | December 04, 04:19 CET
cdm22 | December 04, 04:59 CET
Buffy: Were you thrilled beyond all measure?
Giles: No, I had very definite plans about my future. I was going to be a fighter pilot. Or possibly a grocer. Well, uh... My father gave me a very tiresome speech about, uh, responsibility and sacrifice.
Buffy: Sacrifice, huh?
Giles: Seems like a nice lad.
Buffy: Yeah. But he wants to be danger man. You, Xander, Willow, you guys... you guys know the score, you're careful. Two days in my world and Owen really *would* get himself killed. Or I'd get him killed. Or someone else.
Giles: I, I went to the funeral home of my own free will.
Buffy: And I should've been there.
Giles: Buffy...
Buffy: I blew it!
Giles: I have volumes of lore, of prophecies, of predictions. But I don't have an instruction manual. We feel our way as we go along. And, I must say, as a Slayer, you're, you're doing... pretty well.
Could they not have this very conversation right after 8.39 had Giles lived? I think they could have.
Wow, looking that up and remembering it has had me tear up at his death for the first time.
KingofCretins | December 04, 05:00 CET
archon | December 04, 05:06 CET
baxter | December 04, 05:06 CET
buffyfreak4ever | December 04, 05:07 CET
Like so many, Giles coming back, showing up at the Magic Shop to confront Willow was one of my favourite moments on TV, ever.
I hadn't realized how much I missed Giles until he was there again.
Giles always had a life outside his job as a Watcher. He fell in love, he had a interesting past, he loved music, having, according to Oz, a great record collection. The terrible stuffy Giles we first meet never quite matched his Ripper background but it made for some lovely moments.
Lioness | December 04, 05:40 CET
While there are a hundred great Giles moments, I think the arch that resonated most for me is Giles' quest in Season 4 to reestablish his own identity as a person — if he's not a Watcher any longer, then who is he, and what is his role? I think we all go through that process at some point in our adult lives, and Giles' search to redefine/reestablish his life's purpose was fascinating to watch.
Thanks to you all for sharing your fondest moments. I couldn't even begin to list them all, though ever since "The Body" I can never listen to "Tales of Brave Ulysses" without shedding tears, — now even more so.
(I always wondered what other treasures were in that record collection...)
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Caroline | December 04, 06:10 CET
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emmy | December 04, 06:21 CET
CowboyWitch | December 04, 08:14 CET
"You're a very stupid girl."
"...you are lucky to be alive, you rank, arrogant amateur!"
NotaViking | December 04, 08:27 CET
CowboyWitch | December 04, 08:30 CET
I felt that Giles had yet another layer to his character -- the fanboy.
hann23 | December 04, 09:15 CET
Many a times while watching him I said "I want one of that, please". A teacher, a father figure, a friend, a guide, a librarian ('cause I never could find my way around a library without getting lost and sidetracked) - a full-fledged bad-boy nerd in glasses and tweed.
I have more to say, but I will save it for when I feel - something *pokes numb chest*, I leave you with the quirky side of Giles that is overlooked most of the time:
"Magic? Magic's all balderdash and chicanery. I'm afraid we don't know a bloody thing. Except I seem to be British, don't I? And a man. With glasses. Well, that narrows it down considerably."
(re: Xander) "He kept poking me with his hook. I sent him over to charmed objects. With any luck, he'll poke the wrong one and end up in an alternative dimension inhabited by a 50-foot Giles that squishes annoying, teeny pirates."
"You two, sit. Be quiet. We have to catch the Buffy rat."
"Ethan Rayne. You have no idea how much thrashing you is going to improve my day."
"Yes, well, if anything calamitous should happen, history suggests it will happen to one of us."
I will miss you, Rupert Giles. *slinks away waiting for the grief to set in*
Mirage | December 04, 09:17 CET
GILES: ... I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
JENNY: Is this your normal strategy for a first date? Dissing my country's national pastime?
GILES: Did you just say 'date'?
JENNY: You noticed that, huh?
Ah, happy days.
silvius | December 04, 09:33 CET
GILES: Yes, well, the uh, the problem is after a final battle, it, uh, gets difficult to get any, uh, well, the Slayer's not -- she's rather, uh ...
BUFFY: It's okay to use the "D" word, Giles.
GILES: Dead, and hence, not very forthcoming.
BUFFY: Why didn't the Watchers keep fuller accounts of it? The journals just stop.
GILES: I suppose if they're anything like me, they just found the whole subject too ...
BUFFY: Unseemly? Damn. Love ya, but you Watchers are such prigs sometimes.
GILES: ... Painful, I was gonna say.
CowboyWitch | December 04, 09:48 CET
GILES: Oh, bloody hell. The inscription!
BUFFY: What's the matter?
GILES: I should have translated the Gaelic inscription under the illustration of Gachnar.
BUFFY: What's it say?
GILES: Actual size.
eddy | December 04, 10:59 CET
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harveyp93 | December 04, 12:44 CET
redders | December 04, 13:23 CET
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Ashley | December 04, 13:57 CET
Willow: How can you tell?
Giles: Well, it's so shiny...
discordia | December 04, 14:01 CET
because people deserve it. It's done because they need it." (One of my favourites)
But after what's happened, I wonder if this will hold with many fans!
Oh God! Giles!
I agree with everything everyone has said. Can't add any more at the moment. I'm too upset.
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Shep | December 04, 14:09 CET
Scoffing at Gravity | December 04, 14:56 CET
All of my most favorite Giles lines have been listed, but one that I always chuckle at is:
"If I want your opinion, Spike, I'll... I'll never want your opinion."
palehorse | December 04, 15:30 CET
Giles: "It's traditional among... um, people."
JP | December 04, 16:10 CET
"Damn it, man, we *have* to get inside! Our, um, uh... Our families are-are-are in there. Our, uh, mothers and-and, tiny, tiny babies!"
And also the episode in season 5 where he's standing in the Magic Shop with his qizard hat on with the most adorable smile on his face and buffy looks at him for a while before he takes it off.
And in Passion where he cries into Buffy's arms after trying to go after Angel himself after he killed Jenny. I remember Buffy being angry at him and saying
"I can't lose you too!"
Ahh. Poor Giles, I'm really going to miss him. D: Not only that, the aftermath of his death is going to evoke some major reactions out of Willow, Xander and Buffy. obviously that's going to be hard to watch.
Slayin Days | December 04, 16:27 CET
And yes it had BETTER evoke some major reactions. My fear is that since there's so much going on, it'll only get a couple pages. When really, it deserves an entire issue (as someone said up there, somewhere, a funeral). Even just burying him atop the hellmouth. I wanna see me some serious emotional carnage from Buffy, Xander, Willow, Dawn and Faith!
Caaaaarnage.
As sadistic as that sounds.
manreaction | December 04, 19:47 CET
Beloved friend, father (figure) and librarian
Everyone has already mentioned the best Giles moments and it made me cry to realize one of my favorite BTVS characters is gone.
You will be missed Giles.
Ladyluck523 | December 04, 22:58 CET
Oh, I did not see anyone mention, "Could it possibly get uglier? I used to be a highly respected Watcher. Now I'm a wounded dwarf with the mystical strength of a doily." Chosen
I stopped reading the comics years ago because I really did not like them in a multitude of ways. Everything I have heard since has reinforced my earlier opinion. Will they bring him back? Why not? Everybody comes back.
newcj | December 05, 00:36 CET
he will be remembered.
R.I.P.
Rupert giles
Aedan | December 05, 03:43 CET
I can't possibly pick one moment!
RIP
Glitch_Doll | December 05, 08:48 CET
Here's one of my favorite comic moments that I don't think anyone has mentioned: "We must find Buffy, something terrible has happened!...Just kidding. Thought I'd give you a scare."
I need to reread the Retreat arc from Season 8. His minimalist but warm reunion with Buffy, their quick return to discussing strategy and ethics, his cranky face when Andrew keeps waking him up, and the baby that keeps going for his glasses.
Gah. If there's one Whedon character who was universally loved by the entire fanbase and deserved it...
Kairos | December 05, 11:02 CET
Intrepid Reporter | December 05, 12:19 CET
Buffy just lost her father. :'(
7lovelyangel | December 05, 12:40 CET
I need a brain squeegee or a mental scrub.
luv4whedon | December 05, 13:46 CET
Here.
racheltng | December 05, 15:23 CET
Sunfire | December 05, 16:11 CET
"You've enslaved yourself to this, this... cult?"
Kaan | December 05, 17:03 CET
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Xane | December 05, 17:06 CET
Giles: Like werewolves, zombies, succubi, incubi ... everything you ever dreaded was under your bed and told yourself couldn't be by the light of day. They're all real!
Buffy: What, did you send away for the Time Life Series?
Giles: Uh ... yes.
Buffy: Did you get the phone?
Giles: The calendar.
Sunfire | December 05, 17:07 CET
[ edited by Caroline on 2010-12-06 10:46 ]
Highlander | December 05, 18:32 CET
[ edited by Caroline on 2010-12-06 10:45 ]
luv4whedon | December 05, 22:43 CET
Sorry to disappoint you, but Caprica has been officially canceled.
No one has yet mentioned one of my fave Giles moments. In Dead Man's Party, when telling Snyder to allow Buffy to come back to school, Snyder says, "Sorry, I'm not convinced." And Giles slams him against the wall and says, "Do you want me to convince you?" So many things ASH (and therefore Giles) was able to convey in that simple line reading. Very, very cool.
guidedby | December 05, 23:08 CET
[ edited by Caroline on 2010-12-06 10:46 ]
Shey | December 06, 00:59 CET
Caroline | December 06, 01:44 CET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgyDmWjbOXU&feature=related
I miss Giles :'(
warmdeliciouscookieme | December 06, 02:18 CET
"That's why you're always cleaning your glasses? So you can't see what we're doing?"
"Tell no-one."
"Because it is your destiny. And because I just bought twenty coco-rific candy bars."
"If it's guilt you're looking for, Buffy, I'm not your man. All you will get from me is my support. And my respect."
"I trust I gave good squirm..."
"You're in a magic shop and you can't think what to buy for Tara. I believe you're all profoundly stupid."
"We don't want to get her a crystal ball."
"You'd bloody well better not - I just got mine wrapped."
"Wait a minute, you think I'm evil because I took a group of girls on a camping trip and didn't touch them?!"
"There was no spell, Willow."
[ edited by 171Oak on 2010-12-06 12:57 ]
171Oak | December 06, 03:53 CET
Oh, and I realise that, guidedby. Caprica's fairly obviously not coming back. Just more denial of a loss that should never have happened. ;)
Anyway, back to the celebrating! Anyone for a nice cup of tea? :)
Highlander | December 06, 03:56 CET
The world is spinning. Again.
Should I take it as a sign?
The call, a flailing vision.
My hard refuge, the passing forced.
Here is the shitful ending;
Undone, unsaid, untimed. I-
I loved you... Watcher mine.
“Watcher Mine” © 2010
ETA: Buffy's POV
[ edited by BreathesStory on 2010-12-06 21:01 ]
BreathesStory | December 06, 04:57 CET
luv4whedon | December 06, 09:33 CET
Giles laughing at Xander's horrible moon pie joke.
"Damn it, man, we HAVE to get inside! Our, um, uh... Our families are-are-are in there. Our, uh, mothers and-and, tiny, tiny babies!" The way he says "tiny, tiny babies" has never not made me laugh out loud.
"I'd like to test that theory."
And, in one of the most beautiful lines of dialogue in the whole series. From Innocence:
"Do you want me to wag my finger at you and tell you, you acted rashly? You did, and I can. But I know you loved him, and he has proven more than once that he loved you. You couldn't have known what would happen. The coming months are going to be very hard - I suspect on all of us. But if you're looking for guilt, Buffy, I'm not your man. All you will have from me is my support... and my respect."
God. Just reading that makes me tear up. He was such a great man. He will be missed.
RIP Rupert
Giles_314 | December 06, 10:18 CET
Giles: Every now and then...
RIPper, dear Giles.
Willowy | December 06, 10:23 CET