From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   Despite their closeness, Buffy and Giles' relationship is far from perfect,   
   and both have done each other wrong more than once.   
      
   BY JENNIFER LIND-WESTBROOK   
   DEC 14, 2019   
      
   From least worst to absolute worst   
      
      
   On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it takes a village to raise a good Slayer and   
   keep her alive. Buffy's besties comprise her "Scooby Gang," and they're led   
   by wise Watcher, Giles. It's the sometimes stodgy, stuffed shirt who trains   
   Buffy and helps her navigate some difficult moral quandaries.   
      
   With Buffy's biological dad MIA, Giles fills in as the father figure in   
   Buffy's life. Even though their relationship is supposed to be all business,   
   time and again, this twosome proves their relationship is very personal.   
   Despite their closeness, Buffy and Giles' relationship is far from perfect,   
   and both have done each other wrong more than once. Here are the five worst   
   things Giles did to Buffy, and five times she did Giles wrong.   
      
      
   10   
   Buffy: Lies About Attending A Fraternity Party   
      
   Feeling the constant pressure of being the Slayer and getting the brush-off   
   from boyfriend-non-boyfriend Angel pushes Buffy a little over the edge on   
   season 2's "Reptile Boy." Charmed by a handsome fraternity member with a   
   pulse, Buffy lies to Giles -- something she's never done before -- so she   
   can attend a frat party with... Cordelia.   
      
   But being the Slayer means never getting a night off, especially when girls   
   keep going missing, and the suspects include Buffy's party hosts. Buffy and   
   Cordy are set to become ritual sacrifices which seems like an excessive   
   punishment for telling a white lie. Buffy's life or death run-in with a   
   demon snake doesn't diminish Giles' disappointment in his charge.   
      
   9   
   Giles: Sleeps With Buffy's Mom   
      
   When it's time for the Mayor to pay tribute to the demon Lurconis, he   
   enlists the help of Ethan Rayne, Mr. Trick, Principal Snyder and the kids of   
   Sunnydale High on season 3's "Band Candy." Forced to sell chocolate bars   
   that cause all adults to revert back to teenagers, Buffy is forced to   
   babysit her defiant mother who finds bad boy Giles irresistible.   
      
   Trying to rein in "Ripper Giles" is tough enough, but keeping his from   
   making out with Joyce and preventing the death of cute babies is a lot for   
   one Slayer to handle. Buffy is relieved to come to the rescue before things   
   between her mom and Giles go beyond heavy petting but later finds out the   
   two went all the way, twice. Giles would have taken this secret to the   
   grave, but he couldn't foresee Buffy getting short-term psychic powers.   
   Sure, the candy is somewhat to blame, but when it comes to the Slayer's mom,   
   hands-off.   
      
      
   8   
   Buffy: Hides Faith's Murder   
      
   Buffy goes through a very brief bad girl phase, partying, slaying and   
   committing robbery with Faith. But the fun comes to a screeching halt when   
   Faith accidentally kills Deputy Mayor Finch. Buffy's all about Slayer   
   bonding and not throwing Faith to the wolves, but she's also eager to do the   
   right thing.   
      
   Buffy's hesitancy to tell Giles is just bad judgment, especially when Faith   
   shows no remorse for her actions and attempts to make Buffy do the time for   
   her crime. Buffy's in over her head on this one, and all the lying just   
   makes a bad situation worse.   
      
      
      
   7   
   Giles: Takes Away Buffy's Powers   
      
   For her 18th birthday, Buffy gets a special present: she loses her powers   
   and must face off against a serial-killer-turned vampire on season 3's   
   "Helpless." It's a Slayer rite of passage, and it's up to Giles to inject   
   Buffy with a concoction to weaken her. Buffy freaks at the thought of being   
   a run-of-the-mill damsel in distress, but Giles has to keep this sadistic   
   exercise designed by the Watchers Council a secret.   
      
   When Giles finally comes clean, Buffy feels betrayed that the father figure   
   in her life isn't much better than the real thing. He sees her suffering,   
   questioning her destiny and says nothing. Not only does she have to fight a   
   monster, but she also has to survive plain old Sunnydale.   
      
               [I think this should be #3 or #1]   
      
      
   6   
   Buffy: Runs Away From Home   
      
   After being forced to kill Angel just as he gets his soul back on the season   
   2 finale "Becoming," Buffy runs away from Sunnydale and her mother, friends,   
   and Watcher have no idea where she's gone. While Buffy's waiting tables in   
   L.A. and dealing with demons and alternate dimensions, Giles is exhausting   
   every conceivable lead trying to track her down.   
      
   Buffy flees because her entire world collapses, and her mother finally   
   learns about her daughter's secret superhero identify, but Buffy could at   
   least drop Giles a postcard.   
      
      
   5   
   Giles: Leaves Town After Buffy Returns From The Dead   
      
   During season 6, Buffy has troubles reacclimating to the harsh reality of   
   being alive after finally being at peace. Her mother is gone, and she's got   
   a little sister depending on her. A miserable Buffy keeps dropping the ball,   
   expecting Giles to pick up the slack. He chooses a terrible time to decide   
   to go back to England on "Tabula Rasa."   
      
   Giles fears Buffy will never live up to her full potential and become   
   independent as long as he's around but leaving Buffy high and dry right   
   after learning her friends ripped her from some heavenly dimension shows the   
   worst kind of timing.   
      
      
   4   
   Buffy: Keeps Angel's Return A Secret   
      
   When Angel loses his soul during season 2, it's arguable that Giles suffers   
   most of all. Angel kills Giles' girlfriend, Jenny Calendar, and leaves her   
   dead body in Giles' bed. Angel also kidnaps and tortures Giles to get   
   information on how to wake the demon Acathla and unleash hell on earth --   
   typical Angelus hijinks.   
      
   So when Angel returns from a hell dimension, Buffy isn't forthcoming with   
   her friends or her Watcher. Buffy's secret shows a huge lack of respect for   
   Giles, and it doesn't inspire confidence that she is 100 percent sure Angel   
   won't go all homicidal again. Buffy-Angel shippers aside, Buffy's loyalty to   
   her boyfriend over Giles just isn't cool.   
      
      
   3   
   Giles: Fails To Share His "Ripper" Past   
      
   Giles' past comes back to haunt him and everyone he cares about on season   
   2's "The Dark Age." It turns out back in the day, Giles aka "Ripper," liked   
   to dabble in black magic with his bet pals summoned a demon named Eyghon who   
   killed one of them and returns to Sunnydale to finish the job.   
      
   Giles goes on a bender and when Buffy tries to intervene, he tells her in no   
   uncertain terms to butt out. Ripper's lucky this is one time Buffy refuses   
      
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