Yeah, he really doesn't have a clue how much more Joss will make Giles suffer and Buffy as well.

I didn't really realize until now what a genius move it is on Whedon's part.

"Oh, Giles and Jenny are so cute! I hope nothing happens to them!"
"Mwahahaha, I will KILL JENNY RIGHT NOW!"
"Noooooo, you wouldn't!"
"Okay, you're right, I wouldn't."
"Whew."
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"SUCKERS!!!!!!"

Passion will kill him dead. I know it did kill me. I'm a ghost, can't you tell?

issues with Xander

I don't think he knows how to deal with feeling sympathy for a guy who (apparently) has so many characteristics that he hates.

edit: So looking forward to "Zeppo"

Was anyone else kind of grossed out by the demon thinking so poorly of Giles respecting Jenny’s consent?

He gets demons, right? And evil? He's at least read about evil?

He gets demons, right? And evil? He's at least read about evil?

I didn't know what to make of that either.

He has the most curious expectations of humanity. His idealism is sweet, but odd.

I wonder how he's going to take Warren.

Actually I always did have an issue with the whole Spike is good because he has a soul issue with Warren being a normal human doing his horrible stuff. But then, I wanted to see something more complex, like Spike deciding to do evil because he had a choice.

Spike wasn't good because he had a soul, was he? I mean, he wasn't driven to be evil, but I see that as different. He could have been evil with a soul, but he got the soul so he didn't have to be evil anymore.

And he was kinda not-as-evil there at the end. It was more of an exercise of will to stay on the straight and narrow, and his will was just not up to it (ergo Seeing Red, etc).

It's more my own feelings about Spike. Although I haven't rewatched those episodes in a long time. I just remember feeling frustrated because it felt like Spike was retreading Angel's storyline and wanting Spike from the early seasons, which would have been limited growth.

I agree with you. 100%.