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Women of a Certain Age

Publication

May 23, 2012

Length

32 pages

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"Women of a Certain Age" is the tenth issue of the Angel & Faith comic book series.

Synopsis

Angel and Faith are forced into battle, less by choice and more by circumstance, when two mysterious women from Giles’s past call on the unlikely duo for help. But that’s only the beginning of Angel and Faith’s troubles as the ladies settle in for the night!

Continuity

The story is set after "Daddy Issues" but before "Family Reunion".

This issue marked the very first appearance of Giles' great aunts. It was also the first time Edna Giles was ever seen in the main series.
Sophie blamed Angel for magic ending so it was his obligation to assist them. He tiredly claimed this to be false, as ultimately Buffy was the one who ended magic on Earth in Last Gleaming, Part Four.
Lavinia mentioned absently that Giles had originally wanted to have been a fighter pilot; this is correct. Giles had once admitted this to Buffy in "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date".
In the flashback, Lavina snapped at an eight-year old Giles for almost ripping her dress with his toy; Sophronia stated that he should've been named "Ripper". Ironically, Giles would later adopt this nickname once delving into dark magics in his late teens/early 20s.
After accidently containting the light demon, Giles' fate to become a watcher was ultimately decided quite swiftly by Mr. Giles. This event permenantly created tension and strain on their relationship, seen in Daddy Issues, Part One.
When an irritated Angel threatened to snap the neck of whoever was behind the door, Willow glibly retorted "Kinda your wheelhouse, huh?" This was barbed reference to Angel's murder of Giles in Last Gleaming, Part Four and possibly the death of Jenny Calendar in "Passion" .

Appearances

Individuals

Angel
Faith Lehane
Lavinia Fairweather Template:FBA
Sophronia Fairweather Template:FBA
Rupert Giles (Only in flashbacks)
Edna Giles (Only in flashbacks)
Mr. Giles (Only in flashbacks)
Willow Rosenberg

Organizations and Titles

Species

Events

Locations

London

Weapons and Objects

Death Count

Behind the Scenes

The two mysterious ladies in Women of a Certain Age were characters Joss Whedon originally planned to use in the now defunct Ripper TV show.

Collections

Daddy Issues

Pop Culture References

Quotes

Angel: "I ... appreciate that. But it's not as simple as being possessed. I made choices--"

Sophronia: "Dear boy, when you live by magic, you are likely to die by it. Rupert knew that and had made peace with it. If you must be guilty about something, there's always your hair. "

Faith: "Did Giles hate you as much as I do?"

Lavina: " Oh, rather more, I should think."

Angel: "Um, well, there's only one guest room. Kind of small. You could share the master bedroom ... Faith, you can have mine."

Faith: "Y'know, I missed the part where Giles left this place to you."

Lavinia: "I'm so glad we finally have a moment alone together."

Angel: "Uh ... I'm kind of ... Well, not seeing anyone, exactly. It's more that I'm ... freaked out by you. "

Lavinia: "Oh, that's adorable. My dear Angel, if I wanted to shag a corpse, I'd have gotten married."

Sophronia: "How awkward. I just realized this must be the place where you and Rupert used to ... well."

Faith: "What? I wasn't sleeping with him!"

Sophronia: "No, of course not. Middle-aged men leave everything they own to young ladies out of fatherly affection. But that's beside the point. There's something important I need to discuss with you. This plan of Angel's ... he means well. But I don't have to tell you, he's playing with damp dynamite. You're clearly the level-headed one. Let him play the 'Tortured Soul Seeking Redemption' if he likes. But if it looks as though he's going to make a dog's breakfast of things ... it's down to you to stop him, my dear, whatever it takes."

Lavinia: "Oh, Rupert. I can feel you scowling at me. Come now, love. We held our noses and let you get old. But I'll be buggered if we'll permit our nephew to die like some commoner who slips in the bath. Not without a fight. If there's a way to bring you back, Angel will find it. We'll see to that."

(Cuts to Sophronia in her room)

Sophronia: "And if he must be stopped before he does something horried to you, or the world I suppose, we'll see he is, courtesy of Faith. I know what you'd say. That after all these years we're still using people. But all we're doing is helping them play the roles they so desperately want. You watched over people long enough, dear boy. It's time to let your aunties watch over you. "

Angel: "Listen, pal. I've had a long day and I don't have the patience to mess around with you. If you're still when I open this door, I'm just going to snap your neck like a ... (sees who's at the door) toothpick ... "

Willow: "Uh-huh. Kinda your wheelhouse, isn't it?"

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 The story is set after "[[Daddy Issues]]" but before "[[Family Reunion]]".
 *This issue marked the very first appearance of Giles' great aunts. It was also the first time [[Edna Giles]] was ever seen in the main series.
-*Sophie blamed Angel for magic ending so it was his obligation to assist them. He tiredly claimed this to be false, as ultimately [[Buffy]] was the one who ended magic on [[Earth]] in ''[[Last Gleaming, Part Four|Last&nbsp;Gleaming, Part Four]].''
+*Sophie blamed Angel for magic ending so it was his obligation to assist them. He tiredly claimed this to be false, as ultimately [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] was the one who ended magic on [[Earth]] in ''[[Last Gleaming, Part Four]].''
 *Lavinia mentioned absently that Giles had originally wanted to have been a fighter pilot; this is correct. Giles had once admitted this to Buffy in "[[Never Kill a Boy on the First Date]]".
 *In the flashback, Lavina snapped at an eight-year old Giles for almost ripping her dress with his toy; Sophronia stated that he should've been named "Ripper". Ironically, Giles would later adopt this nickname once delving into dark magics in his late teens/early 20s.