Cordelia ,'Potential'
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
I don't remember whether I yelled or what I yelled, but I can vividly recall watching that moment for the first time in my dorm room.
I remember watching it on my friend Chip's massive plasma TV when I visited him after the Chicago F2F. He had never seen Buffy before but gamely watched it with me, and I had to explain why I just yelled, "Giles!"
It's fun reading that thread because it's about 14 people in a row posing, "GILES!!1!"
I watched that episode with the Boston-area Buffistas -- the first time I'd met most of them -- and we ALL yelled "GILES!!!!!!" Still one of my favorite experiences of communal fannish glee.
I watched that episode with the Boston-area Buffistas -- the first time I'd met most of them -- and we ALL yelled "GILES!!!!!!" Still one of my favorite experiences of communal fannish glee.
Even better than that was when my BIL's cell phone rang right after the fade to commercial--he's a complete non-geek who had spent the day grilling a geeky co-worker for details about Buffy so he'd be prepared for the evening. We all screamed "GILES!!!!!!!", fade to black, his phone rings, and it's his co-worker saying, "I just realized that I forgot to update you on one very important thing, so I'm calling to explain to you why everyone around you just screamed GILES!!!!!!"
Where was that? Tom & Noras?
It was at EllenS's place, I believe. And I *think* Tom and I had just recently got together, too.
I can't remember if I was spoiled or not - I can't imagine I wasn't, because S6-7 was the height of my massive spoiler whoredom. But even knowing ASH would return by the end of the season couldn't take anything away from that moment. GILES!!!
(BTW, the librarian at Dylan's kindergarten? Last name is Giles. So I figure there's a good chance he has a Slayer in his class.)
JZ, I love that story!
Nora, I think that's right. I miss Ellen! Anyone know how she's doing these days?
She's still living in Somerville (not in the same place though), working for an investment firm, and trotting off to Italy when she can. (and other places.)
She's doing well!
I'm glad to hear Ellen is doing well. I haven't seen her in ages.
I must have just missed that finale party because I think I became a buffista shortly after that.
Mark got to "Sleep Tight":
Yeah, even for a Buffyverse show, I have to say that this episode is immensely fucked up.
And also:
But I do know that Angel is going to be a wreck in the coming episodes, and that frightens me. How is he going to treat Wesley?
Man, he's not ready for the pillow.