Fun poll! I mostly went with the crowd, though after seeing the results I sort of wished I'd voted for "The Replacement" instead of "The Zeppo", because I actually think the former is the better episode, especially in terms of character development. "The Zeppo" is just so damn funny, though.
Similarly, I went with "A New Man" for Giles not because I think it's his best character episode, but because two moments from it make me laugh as hard as just about anything else on the show:
- When Fyarl!Giles starts talking about "snapping necks until everyone is dead." - When Fyarl!Giles chased Maggie Walsh! I think I had to stop the DVD the first time I saw that, I was laughing so hard.
Interestingly, the "Giles" episodes don't stand out for me as having his best character moments, in comparison to, say, "The Gift". Oh, wait! I realized you left off "Helpless" -- not a Giles episode per se (but then again neither is "Passion", IMO), but a really important one for his character nonetheless.
"Doppelgangland", "Fool for Love", and "Selfless" are among my favorite episodes, so those were easy choices. No great ones for Cordy, IMO, though she got some good development in little moments throughout.
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Similarly, I went with "A New Man" for Giles not because I think it's his best character episode, but because two moments from it make me laugh as hard as just about anything else on the show:
- When Fyarl!Giles starts talking about "snapping necks until everyone is dead."
- When Fyarl!Giles chased Maggie Walsh! I think I had to stop the DVD the first time I saw that, I was laughing so hard.
Interestingly, the "Giles" episodes don't stand out for me as having his best character moments, in comparison to, say, "The Gift". Oh, wait! I realized you left off "Helpless" -- not a Giles episode per se (but then again neither is "Passion", IMO), but a really important one for his character nonetheless.
"Doppelgangland", "Fool for Love", and "Selfless" are among my favorite episodes, so those were easy choices. No great ones for Cordy, IMO, though she got some good development in little moments throughout.