I've found myself actually giving it some thought lately, and I sort of think that in the right circumstances Giles and Joyce could have been a decent couple. They both like art and history and once the secrets are out they could help each other deal with it. But in the circumstances they're in, it doesn't work. Because Buffy ends up being the things that most draws them together, and neither of them (but I think particularly Giles) would put Buffy in the situation of how a Giles/Joyce relationship effects her.
I mean, from Joyce's view in s1, it would be single mom dates daughter's favorite teacher (who isn't even one who grades her). He seems a good influence on Buffy, so she knows they'll get along, and this Giles guy seems like a good catch. And if they break up, no real harm or deep foul, the relationships can probably go back to status quo as she sees it. I think it's different in the later seasons, but I kind of think Joyce might sometimes think it makes sense for her and Giles to work as a unit to help/support/etc. Buffy.
But for Giles, he's there to be on Team Buffy. We see with Jenny that romantic interests are not as important as Buffy. So it really wouldn't work to put any of the three of them in a position where Giles has to choose between Buffy and Joyce, or Buffy has to choose between Giles and Joyce. And seeing as he would still be sending Buffy out to fight all the goolies, the chance of some big fights and disagreements would be pretty high.
Also I realize this doesn't fit particularly well with shipping Giles/Buffy, though :P
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Date: 2022-03-05 05:07 am (UTC)I mean, from Joyce's view in s1, it would be single mom dates daughter's favorite teacher (who isn't even one who grades her). He seems a good influence on Buffy, so she knows they'll get along, and this Giles guy seems like a good catch. And if they break up, no real harm or deep foul, the relationships can probably go back to status quo as she sees it. I think it's different in the later seasons, but I kind of think Joyce might sometimes think it makes sense for her and Giles to work as a unit to help/support/etc. Buffy.
But for Giles, he's there to be on Team Buffy. We see with Jenny that romantic interests are not as important as Buffy. So it really wouldn't work to put any of the three of them in a position where Giles has to choose between Buffy and Joyce, or Buffy has to choose between Giles and Joyce. And seeing as he would still be sending Buffy out to fight all the goolies, the chance of some big fights and disagreements would be pretty high.
Also
I realize this doesn't fit particularly well with shipping Giles/Buffy, though :P
This is very true.