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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu7YlK1fSk this clip sums Spander up]
* It's pretty much considered <s> c</s>fanon that Giles and Ethan were involved in one way or another pre-series. [[Word of God|Writer Jane Espenson]] has said that she thought the two of them had a past involvement romantically.
** It certainly helps that nearly their every encounter comes across not as "Why did you turn away from the dark side, Ripper?" so much as "What happened to ''us'', Ripper?" Either that, or it's a noticeably more serious case of [[Go
** Ethan: "Oh, we go back - we go ''way'' back."
*** Parodied in "A New Man" when Giles thinks Ethan is drunkenly hitting on him when he's really hitting on the waitress.
*** Also in "A New Man", Ethan describes them as 'a couple of old mystics' in about the same tone of voice he'd use to call them 'a couple of old queens' (maybe more of a British thing), and after Ethan tells him that 'the night is still [their] time, the time of magic,' the scene immediately cuts to Willow and Tara sharing one of their most obvious 'MAGIC IS HOMOSEXUALITY' moments. Yeah, Joss was not subtle about that one.
*** Following the 'old mystics' line, it cuts to Giles and you hear Ethan say, 'You know, I find you very attractive. Maybe you could give me a call some time.' Cut back to Ethan hitting on a waitress.
* The comics bring us Satsu, a Japanese Slayer who wakes Buffy with a [[True Love Kiss]]. Buffy is touched but tries to invoke [[
* Buffy and Willow have a very developed relationship that strongly rivals the more prominently known Buffy/Faith Les Yay. This is more noticeable in Seasons 1, 2, and 3 despite their romantic interests. It still appears from time to time in the final three seasons, specifically in Season 7's episode Same Time, Same Place. They link arms several times in the presence of others in school or at school related events (Inca Mummy Girl, and Bad Eggs). They hold hands several times as well in other episodes (The Pack and Some Assembly Required). They hug constantly throughout the series run (Dead Man's Party their hug is treated as a big step towards them making up with one another after Buffy returns). That is just the physical touches, ignoring the incredibly close emotional and supportive bond they have for each other including constantly sharing looks at the same time and mimicking each other's actions (Teacher's Pet).
** Further explained in this [http://dh523.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/a-buffy-and-willow-manifesto/ ten reason manifesto]
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* It's heavily implied that there was something, even if we're not sure exactly what, between [[Complete Monster|Warren]] and [[Ambiguously Gay|Andrew]] during season 6. Andrew was pretty obviously in love with him.
** Ehm...
{{quote| '''Andrew:''' ''(Crying)'' He left me. He flew away and left me. How could he do this to me? He promised we'd be together, but he was just using me. He never really loved... [[Last
* Honestly, ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' fans are second only to ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'' fans with their ability to see gay subtext between ''anyone''. But Joss isn't exactly Mr. Anti-Subtext.
** The show is considered a landmark in the portrayal of homosexuals on television, particularly lesbians. At least half the cases on this list were probably intentional. A decent part of it is [[Word of God|Joss]] basically saying that fans can bring their own subtext to the show. Several characters (Xander and Willow) were set up as possibly being gay in future seasons. Several other characters have been hinted as having or shown to have same sex encounters (Giles with Ethan Rayne, Angel and Spike, Buffy with Satsu, Buffy with Faith). That isn't even going into the canon Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual characters on the show such as Larry, Tara, Vampire Willow, and Kennedy, or the admitted subtext between Buffy and Dawn.
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