[rossfangirl86]

^ Ditto. They probably had my absolute favorite dynamic on the show. He was like a father to her and she was the daughter he never had.

[OutoftheWoods]

rossfangirl, I love your avatar.

[dancingphalange]

Yeah. He was definitely the father figure for her since her own father left.
I just wanta that dude did not have good parenting skills obviously!
How could you leave BUFFY AND JOYCE!!! HOW!!!??

[Drunk On You]

In s1 it seemed to me or at least they protrayed that Buffy still talked and saw him often. She spent the whole summer with him between 1 and 2.

But now if feels like she barely even have contact with him. Shame on you writers.

[rossfangirl86]

^ I can't remember if that ever gets addressed or not. If not, it's one of the few inconsistencies on the show. Wish I could say the same about other shows I've watched.

Originally Posted by WileyDairyGnome (View Post) rossfangirl, I love your avatar.

Thank you and please call me Nikki. clearthe_area on lj made it. I saved the icon a long time ago so I don't know if that lj is still up and running.

[Drunk On You]

I feel like even if he was in her life more or even if her parents were still together, Buffy and Giles would still have the same bond. There's the part of her life that her parents can't share with her or even understand.

[rossfangirl86]

Oh for sure. Even if her parents knew that she was a slayer from the beginning, they would've never understood what kind of sacrifices she had to make because of it. Giles was also there through a lot of her personal tragedies so he saw a part of her that her parents weren't able to.

[Drunk On You]

Did the show ever go into how a Watcher is chosen for a slayer?

[dancingphalange]

Originally Posted by rossfangirl86 (View Post) ^ I can't remember if that ever gets addressed or not. If not, it's one of the few inconsistencies on the show. Wish I could say the same about other shows I've watched. Thank you and please call me Nikki. clearthe_area on lj made it. I saved the icon a long time ago so I don't know if that lj is still up and running.

we have the same name.


I don't think they ever did go into how a watcher is chosen.
I guess they just wait in line

[Drunk On You]

I would say maybe they are chosen by location of the Slayer? But in the pilot they said that Giles just came to the school not long before.

Also it seemed like Giles is kind of an outcast Watcher?

[rossfangirl86]

I don't think they ever delved into that either. I just know that Watchers are trained for years. And Giles became an outcast in s3 when he chose Buffy over the job. He was kind of punished for having a father's love for Buffy. Then Wesley came around and Buffy ignored him. So Giles wasn't technically her watcher since the middle of s3 but she still came to him for advice/guidance.

Originally Posted by dancingphalange (View Post) we have the same name.

It's a small world after all. At least we'll be able to remember each other's names.

[Drunk On You]

So Giles wasn't technically her watcher since the middle of s3 but she still came to him for advice/guidance.

I'm at the part now that he was fired. I always assumed he got reinstated or something.

[OutoftheWoods]

Originally Posted by rossfangirl86 (View Post) Thank you and please call me Nikki. clearthe_area on lj made it. I saved the icon a long time ago so I don't know if that lj is still up and running.

Hi Nikki, I'm Chris.

I really feel the need to wear another Buffy icon. It's been too long.

Anyway, last night I got to "A New Man" in my rewatch, and I love that Buffy knew it was Giles because of his eyes.

[rossfangirl86]

Nice to meet you Chris! And you can't go wrong with a Buffy icon.

Aw yeah that was great, she just knew him so well.

April, I'm pretty sure he never gets officially reinstated, but I could be wrong. I haven't watched s4 in a long time.

[Drunk On You]

I'm almost on s4, so I guess I will have my answer.