Rupert Giles had an apartment as his home in Sunnydale, in an apartment complex at number 4616.[1]
History[]
After the destruction of Sunnydale High School and its library,[2] Giles' apartment was pressed into service as the Scooby Gang's primary headquarters.[3][4][5][6][1] The newly neutered vampire Spike also briefly lived there as captive,[7] before moving to the Harris residence's basement.[3]
After Giles purchased the Magic Box, the shop took the apartment's place as the Scoobies' headquarters for the next two years.[8][9]
Giles moved from his apartment to England sometime after Buffy's death.[10] When he returned, he was a resident into the Summers household[11] and remained there whenever he was in town[12][13] until the destruction of Sunnydale.[14]
Design[]
The apartment was a two-story building. It had an antique design with green, rectangular tiles fitted on the ground, as well as several plants and a built-in pond.[15]
In the first floor, a large living room contained a large carpet and a wooden desk, along with a couch facing from the entrance to a television and a fireplace.[3] A balcony had a view to the kitchen, accessible by the first door. The second door led to a bathroom.[16]
The apartment was lighted by several light fixtures built into the walls and one hanging from the ceiling over the stairs. To the right to the entrance, the stairs included a basin and a mirror. The second floor were Giles's bedroom.[17][18]
Prominent events[]
1997[]
- Eyghon the Sleepwalker, having possessed Jennifer Calendar, attempted to seduce and attack Giles.[17]
1998[]
- Giles found Jenny's dead body in his bed after Angel decorated the apartment with rose petals.[19]
- Whistler encountered Buffy on the way to stopping Acathla.[20]
- Under the influence of the cursed Milkbar chocolate, Giles and Joyce Summers drank wine and listened to his music albums.[21]
- In an alternative universe, Rupert Giles invoked Anyanka and broke her talisman, reversing the reality to the main one.[22]
- During Christmas 1998, Angel visited Giles to obtain information about his return on Earth. However, Angel left after being harassed by the First Evil in Jenny's form.[23]
1999[]
- Giles' girlfriend Olivia Williams visited him twice from England.[24][3]
- Xander and Oz attempt to keep a partially soulless Buffy tied to a chair.[15]
- Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Anya spent Thanksgiving 1999 together in this apartment. While preparing the dinner, they were attacked by the avenging spirits of Chumash warriors.[7]
- After a behavior-modification circuitry was implanted in his brain, Spike was a temporary resident here.[7][16][3]
- Under Willow's "My Will Be Done" spell, Giles became blind and Buffy became engaged to Spike.[16]
- Olivia learned about the existence of the supernatural when she was surprised by one of the Gentlemen passing by the window.[3]
2000[]
- Giles was attacked by three Vahrall demons coming for the Word of Valios.[25]
- Giles wake up as a Fyarl demon.[18]
- While Willow tried to decrypt disks from the Initiative, Spike talked to her in his attempt to separate the Scoobies.[26]
- The Scooby came up with the idea to use the enjoining spell to defeat Adam.[6]
- The Scooby Gang discussed Dracula.[1]
Gallery[]
Behind the scenes[]
- While the interior was a set, the establishing shots of the apartment were from El Pueblo Apartments, at 4616 Greenwood Place in Los Angeles.
Appearances[]
Canonical[]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2 | |||||||||||
"When She Was Bad" Absent |
"Some Assembly Required" Absent |
"School Hard" Absent |
"Inca Mummy Girl" Absent |
"Reptile Boy" Absent |
"Halloween" Absent |
"Lie to Me" Absent |
"The Dark Age" Appears |
"What's My Line? Part One" Absent |
"What's My Line? Part Two" Absent |
"Ted" Absent | |
"Bad Eggs" Absent |
"Surprise" Absent |
"Innocence" Absent |
"Phases" Absent |
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Absent |
"Passion" Appears |
"Killed by Death" Absent |
"I Only Have Eyes for You" Absent |
"Go Fish" Absent |
"Becoming, Part One" Absent |
"Becoming, Part Two" Appears |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 | |||||||||||
"Anne" Absent |
"Dead Man's Party" Appears |
"Faith, Hope & Trick" Absent |
"Beauty and the Beasts" Absent |
"Homecoming" Absent |
"Band Candy" Appears |
"Revelations" Appears |
"Lovers Walk" Absent |
"The Wish" Appears |
"Amends" Appears |
"Gingerbread" Mention | |
"Helpless" Absent |
"The Zeppo" Absent |
"Bad Girls" Absent |
"Consequences" Absent |
"Doppelgängland" Absent |
"Enemies" Absent |
"Earshot" Absent |
"Choices" Absent |
"The Prom" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part One" Absent |
"Graduation Day, Part Two" Absent |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4 | |||||||||||
"The Freshman" Appears |
"Living Conditions" Appears |
"The Harsh Light of Day" Appears |
"Fear, Itself" Appears |
"Beer Bad" Absent |
"Wild at Heart" Appears |
"The Initiative" Appears |
"Pangs" Appears |
"Something Blue" Appears |
"Hush" Appears |
"Doomed" Appears | |
"A New Man" Appears |
"The I in Team" Appears |
"Goodbye Iowa" Appears |
"This Year's Girl" Appears |
"Who Are You?" Appears |
"Superstar" Appears |
"Where the Wild Things Are" Absent |
"New Moon Rising" Appears |
"The Yoko Factor" Appears |
"Primeval" Appears |
"Restless" Vision |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5 | |||||||||||
"Buffy vs. Dracula" Appears |
"Real Me" Mention |
"The Replacement" Appears |
"Out of My Mind" Absent |
"No Place Like Home" Absent |
"Family" Absent |
"Fool for Love" Absent |
"Shadow" Absent |
"Listening to Fear" Absent |
"Into the Woods" Absent |
"Triangle" Absent | |
"Checkpoint" Absent |
"Blood Ties" Absent |
"Crush" Absent |
"I Was Made to Love You" Absent |
"The Body" Absent |
"Forever" Appears |
"Intervention" Absent |
"Tough Love" Absent |
"Spiral" Absent |
"The Weight of the World" Absent |
"The Gift" Absent |
Other[]
References[]
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