Re: when did it all begin?

["ebailey140" <ebailey140@xxxxxxx>]

--- In buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "zorro625"
<epostadressami@h...> wrote:
> > > > Y'know, I've never really gotten how it's OK for Xander to be
> > > > involved with a woman over 1000, and Buffy to date guys past
> > > the
> > > > century mark, but not someone in his 40s. 
> > > 
> > > For me it's not so much the "incest" idea. It's the
> > > authority-figure issue.
> > 
> > When did she ever see him as an authority figure?  :)
> > 
> > Mentor figure, sure.
> > 
> > E
>
> To put in my 2 cents here, Giles was a authority figure for buffy in 
> the first 2, possibly 3 seasons. Most in season 1, diminishing from 
> thereon out. She didnt want to be the slayer, she didnt want to be 
> training to be the slayer, she certainly didnt want to patrolling 
> every night and ruining her social life and having her mother mad at 
> her all the time.  Yet she did it, and that was mainly due to Giles 
> pushing her. If that doesnt cover as a authorithy figure, then i dont 
> know what does. Buffy never did act all respectful towards him(like 
> Kendra did), but nonetheless, she followed his orders, did what he 
> said(albeit grudgeingly).  I think thats what makes people(me 
> included) go ick at that relationship aswell. 

She followed orders?  When?  She made decisions to help people, but
those were decisions she made on her own.  She didn't go after the
vamp that took Willow to the crypt because Giles ordered her to, but
because there was this vamp taking Willow to a crypt.  Giles figured
out she wasn't going to take an order right after their first
conversation.  

Having a sense of responsibility and letting a mentor teach and help
isn't following orders or being subservient.  If anything, she ordered
him around.  "Get your books, look stuff up".

E



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