Buffy S2 E8: "When HE Was Bad"

About this episode

The episode discusses Giles' past and various humorous and shocking moments related to ethical vampires and personal interactions.

This week we are learning about our mentor’s seedy past while we discuss “The Dark Age”! We’re talking how messed up it is to target ethical vampires, Giles not enjoying being teased about first-edition books at all, how shocking it is for Giles to have a little tipple after work, Ethan and Buffy awkwardly going to the tattoo removal place together, and the glossy 8x10 photo that Giles keeps of himself. We talk about the importance of Sunnydale coroners checking that the bodies are still ther...

Topics covered

• Giles' past
• ethical vampires
• tattoo removal
• Sunnydale coroner
• first-edition books

Keywords

• Buffy
• Giles
• Ethan
• ethical vampires
• tattoo removal
• Sunnydale

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