I think it's because I've always found the Giles-Buffy relationship to be very poignant and as Buffy came to view him as a father figure, so did I. So seeing his lover killed or him having to kill a man...it just gets to me in a way that few of the other characters do.
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Date: 2010-05-18 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-18 01:48 am (UTC)I think it's because I've always found the Giles-Buffy relationship to be very poignant and as Buffy came to view him as a father figure, so did I. So seeing his lover killed or him having to kill a man...it just gets to me in a way that few of the other characters do.
I totally just fanwanked myself.