ext_29998 ([identity profile] sparrow2000.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] aadler 2020-07-30 09:18 pm (UTC)

As always you provide a believable and unexpected scenario for these characters we know so well. I really enjoyed Giles being every inch the Watcher is his analytical consideration of his past relationships and how those experiences might inform his decision on a future relationship

I especially liked his grief about Deirdre being ‘buried in steel bands of ‘respectability’. (nice phrasing), and sees the parallel with his own transition from Ripper back to Giles. I also really liked the thought that Joyce had chosen to be ordinary to provide Buffy with a have from being Chosen.

Lovely reveal of Anya as The Gorgon. Anya/Giles is a very appealing couple and in this scenario they see each other very clearly which works for both their natures. And I appreciated Giles being objective about what Patricia could bring to a relationship and what she’d expect from him.

If I could offer one small Brit pick - Anya aspiring to a ‘flakiness in the crust that continued to elude her'. I’m assuming you are talking about pastry? Shepherd’s pie is traditionally made with a mashed potato topping, not a pastry topping. Of course Anya could be doing her own version, but I suspect Giles would be a traditionalist re the mashed potato.

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