"Michael Ikeda" <mmikeda@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Even
>>> with the return to his senses at the end, he's relegated to
>>> cheerleader as he applauds Buffy's idea while Willow does all
>>> the research and work.
>
> Although Giles has the one onscreen insight from the research.
> Specifically, he realizes the meaning of something that Willow finds
> on the net (a symbol that refers to the axe-thingy) which ultimately
> leads them to information about the temple that Buffy visits later.
>
> (Granted this is before Buffy get's her big idea but it's one of the
> pieces that leads up to it.)
>
> And it should also be pointed out that while the research we see
> onscreen is mostly Willow, Giles also does some of it (note his
> remark that he's going to "dig up" some of his sources).
That's a fair observation. Indeed, Giles is also responsible for first
suggesting that the Scythe might have a function beyond just being a
weapon.
Also, those scenes I believe are intended to show everybody working
together
like old times. A kind of return to the good old days. So I probably
overstated the notion a bit.
I was focused on what I think is the closest Buffy and Giles come to
directly addressing their reconciliation. Buffy tells Giles that she
really
wants his opinion. Of course Giles had already expressed his opinion -
that
Buffy's idea was, "bloody brilliant." So it's not exactly a big
concession
she's making to want that opinion. (I know, I know. It's not the opinion
that matters. It's the implied agreement that they're working together
again. But, gee, couldn't they at least have let Giles give his opinion
after being asked for it?) Anyway, it feels like Willow gets the hard
work
while Giles gets to gush like a fanboy.
I may be reacting to something a little different, however. I'll get to
that in the BtVS S7D6 post.
OBS
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