Wanted to add to my other Way Too Short Review - While I had such a hard time dealing with Giles and his perspective on the danger Spike was - it's certainly understandable.  I very much liked how you brought back his first experience with the tragic consequences of Buffy's relationship with Angel/Angelus - that was an event that changed the lives of all the Scoobs and how they would relate to Spike.  The shadow of Angel/Angelus was always a huge factor that influenced the dynamics of their relationships with Spike.   

Another good connect using Lilah and Wolfram and Hart as the way to get Giles back in time - I love how he had to resort to using this evil law firm to fix the evil or poor choices that he did to help kill Spike.  

Excellent story. 

Great version of this event - 

I think I praised this on another site, but it's worth praising here, too. It's uncompromising, and true to character. The way the tension lengthens between an unrepentent Giles and Buffy-Dawn just stretches like a rubber band you know can't last forever; and Xander's graciousness forms a strong counterpoint. The foreknowledge that because of this Buffy willl not be able to get back Spike later, after the hellmouth's collapse, is all the most poignant.

Like most of your stuff, it takes a starkly uncompromising situation and follows it through to its grim conclusion. Very well done.

...oh, and comics? I don't do no steenkin' comics. (That's for those who remember The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.) The comics are a travesty of the series, IMO.

Wow Great Story :) can't wait till the next one^_^

  I love the what ifs.  This one was just so dark and affecting.  I loved the hell outta it.  
I love that people write these things because I was in no way satisfied with the direction the comics went in.(After the fall was pretty great.)  The writers of those took a deep and kinda harrowing history and just kinda chucked it out, and pretty much reset the characters.  

  Im about to go on a rant here, so ill just say, the comics took a great, great TV show and turned it into a comicbook in the worst connotations of the word, and it's pretty much an unreadable mess.  Lastly, thank you for a fantastic read.

Nicely done - but I still want to punch Giles!

Excellent way of Giles arriving to see the situation clearly and doing what needed to be done!

A fitting, if brutally painful end to a very painful story.  Buffy was a general, but every general needs a trusted aide and support staff.  When her friends and Giles betrayed her in season 7, it was clear that without Spike she would not have survived and neither would anyone else.  Well done.

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I loved this story. I was alittle aprehensive about reading it because of Spike's death but was so glad I did. I liked Buffy. I hate stories where she kills herself because she can't live without him. You have the perfect blend. She is totally grieving but she does function. I think you nailed Giles character perfectly too.

This made me cry. He saved Buffy at the cost of his own life, too bad Spike still dies.

Great ending to a terrific story. I didn't mind that it was short, I felt you got the whole emotional journey of Giles and Buffy's feelings just right. I felt sad and relieved at the same time at the conclusion, more stories to come I hope.

Fantastic! That was just brilliant.

Really enjoyable fic, loved the plot and great conclusion. Though I wouldn't have minded if it had been longer.

Great story it also drove me nuts that giles kept over ruling her leadership it made it seem like Buffy wasnt able to lead

A chance for Giles to redeem himself and make things different. A good way to end it.

Yes, a satisfying ending.  I missed Spike but the story was still excellent. 

Love the ending.  I wish this is how Giles handled this the first time.  Really enjoyed!

On the show, Giles undermined Buffy at every opportunity in season 7, which I never understood, and accused Buffy of depending upon Spike, when of course he would prefer she was depending upon him, which she had realised she couldn't. Giles is very blinkered where Spike is concerned, and refused to accept that Buffy had genuine feelings for him, so his behaviour is believable here. I'm so glad he accepted that he was at fault and sacrificed himself to put things right. A great story. :-)

Well, I guess Giles did end up doing the right thing afterall. Thank you for "fixing" things!

This story ROCKS. Not once was I bored with this tale, but at the end I have to say... was it always the plan to have Giles go back in time or did you changed it?

I'm glad to see that Giles learned his lesson, although it's a bit sad that now Buffy won't know she loves Spike (at least not until the big battle).
This was interesting, I wasn't expecting a correction in the timeline, but it's certainly one way to make sure Spike and Buffy both stay alive. Oh and Buffy's death scene brought me to tears so points for that :)

Thanks for such an original story!  Loved it and looking forward to your next one.