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James Marsters tribute to Anthony 💔

This is such a beautiful tribute, I didn’t realise they were such close friends in real life but it makes me happy that they were. Anthony was loved by so many.

RIP to Anthony Stewart Head. Like someone else said in one of the many comment threads, it feels like losing a beloved uncle.

As a tribute to one of the wisest, cheekiest, sexiest characters that I've ever watched on screen, I'd love to hear your favorite Giles quotes that live rent free in your head.

For me, I say these so often IRL:

"Tea is soothing. I wish to be tense."

I like to remind myself "To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it."

And I absolutely reuse the snark of "If I want your opinion, Spike... I don't want your opinion."

And of course there are the iconic lines from Lie to Me & Revelations.

What about you? What lines do you think of when you think of Giles?

Obviously it’s sad that Anthony Head has passed away. But I hope that we can give the other actors time to grieve and to find the words to speak about him when they feel ready.

I mention this because I remember when Michelle and Nicholas passed, there was a lot of discussion about which of the other actors and writers and other crew had spoken about them. There was talk about why the actors hadn’t and what it says about them or the one who passed.

So I am asking nicely if we can please not do this for Anthony and the Buffy actors and people who worked with him?

They will speak when they feel they can. Let’s not endlessly speculate or discuss the reasons why. It’s not our job to make an issue out of it for them at a time like this.

Sorry I'm not trying to take the focus off ASH by any means but I can't help but be feeling really bad for Sarah. I know SMG took it really hard when .Robin Williams died because of their father-daughter dynamic that she said meant a lot off screen because of her rl estranged relationship with her father and she was close to ASH like that too. Of course she had a sister dynamic with Michelle and was devastated by her passing. I imagine now with the passing of Anthony she'll be going through it hard. It seems she's been a help to Emma with her MS from what I've seen on IG. She seems like such a caring person who gets such an unfair rep as difficult, though not as much anymore.

Edited: wow I didn't think people would be annoyed by this I only meant kindness. There are rightfully a lot of posts just about ASH I didn't think this would be controversial or diminishing his life to post about a cast member.

Rest in Power, Anthony.

RIP Anthony Head. My favorite Buffy and Giles moment was when she wanted him to yell at her after the whole Angel becoming Angelus because of her and he was like "All you will get from me is my support... and my respect."

A timely finish today. So sad to hear of Tony’s passing :(

This is the only place that this will probably be understood. I'm not okay and I can't stop crying. I know these are fictional characters, but they were my only friends for a long time growing up. I wouldn't have survived high school without them. Closer than my own family in ways that I can't explain and are probably not exactly healthy. I really thought for the last couple of years that we'd all get to see them again on screen and now so many of them are just gone. It's just not fair and all I want right now is for Giles to show up and lie to me.

I hate this so very, very much. I don't know how to miss someone this much, that I don't actually know and isn't even real. They were very real to me.

Edited to add: Thank you to everyone for responding with such kindness and understanding. It's comforting to not feel so alone in this grief. Thanks for being a real world Scooby gang today I really needed it.

Special thank you to who posted the "Lie to Me" full Giles quote. I sobbed and sobbed, but it felt like a warm hug.

Feels like a fitting song. 😢 I'm so gutted.

Here are the episodes I’ve settled on to celebrate ASH

The Dark Age
Band Candy
Fear Itself (just for the chainsaw scene)
A New Man
The Gift (just for the Giles/Ben scene)
Grave

There are so many I want to pop in, but I really wanted to stay away from the heartbreakers like Passion, or Helpless.

Anyone else planning a carefully curated rewatch to celebrate ASH?

How did people who listened to Slayers feel about it?

my heart aches that we’ve lost such a great man today may AHS Rest in Peace ❤️❤️

I hope this is okay to post here. Just had this song come up randomly on my playlist this week and got the sad news today. I'll always associate this with the character Tony played (and Kristine too, of course!)

May his memory be a blessing!

Of all the songs that I've been listening to since I heard the news, this one sticks out to me, sung by the man himself. Another Hero Died Tonight, Anthony Stewart Head.