I like to imagine that the shopkeeper (mis?)took Giles for a new ager
To mangle a quote from a much later season, what Giles is into magic-wise isn't new age, it's very old age. I expect Giles just thought the Orb was pretty - I can't really see someone thinking he was new age, not in those tweed suits.
The "Jenny" excuse would be more convincing if Giles didn't think the opposite - he knew Jenny wanted to restore Angel's soul.
Ex-actly. Xander wants vengeance, pure and simple, and he's pretending it's about justice. And as we know from Jenny's uncle, they aren't the same thing at all. What the rest of the characters want is more complicated - I think Giles and Willow want to do the right thing by Buffy and Jenny both and I suspect Giles appreciates the tactical aspect. I also think Buffy is more conflicted about it than Xander gives her credit for. She's not exactly jumping for joy when they find the curse and she doesn't decide they should try it until the Acathla situation blows up.
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Date: 2008-05-15 09:03 pm (UTC)To mangle a quote from a much later season, what Giles is into magic-wise isn't new age, it's very old age. I expect Giles just thought the Orb was pretty - I can't really see someone thinking he was new age, not in those tweed suits.
The "Jenny" excuse would be more convincing if Giles didn't think the opposite - he knew Jenny wanted to restore Angel's soul.
Ex-actly. Xander wants vengeance, pure and simple, and he's pretending it's about justice. And as we know from Jenny's uncle, they aren't the same thing at all. What the rest of the characters want is more complicated - I think Giles and Willow want to do the right thing by Buffy and Jenny both and I suspect Giles appreciates the tactical aspect. I also think Buffy is more conflicted about it than Xander gives her credit for. She's not exactly jumping for joy when they find the curse and she doesn't decide they should try it until the Acathla situation blows up.