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Couldn't pass through Sunny Cal without looking up old Ripper.
―Olivia[src]

Olivia was an old friend and romantic interest of Rupert Giles. She apparently had known Giles during his Ripper phase as she was familiar with his nickname.

Biography

Olivia visited Giles in Sunnydale on at least two occasions.[1][2] Olivia showed artistic talent by drawing an accurate portrait of a Gentleman. She seemed comfortable with Giles' role in battling the forces of evil.

Giles dreamed about Olivia when the First Slayer tried to kill him in his dream.[3]

Behind the Scenes

  • All three episodes in which Olivia appears were directed by Joss Whedon.
  • Olivia is mentioned by name in "Who Are You".
  • Olivia also appears in the novels The Lost Slayer, where Giles's occupation in helping Buffy find information about a vampire cult led by the Aztec God of Bats distracts him from paying proper attention to Olivia during a visit, and Blood and Fog, where Olivia leaves Giles after he spends his time with her- during the period when he has returned to England in Season Six- carrying out long-distance research to help Buffy identify a demon that had once acted as Jack the Ripper.

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