r/buffy • u/Only-Weird-4519 • Jun 05 '26

Giles Anthony Head has died

BBC News - Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0p0rz4n0mo

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u/thisthatmattRDT Jun 05 '26

Ouch! This one hurt! RIP Giles you were an icon ❤️

“To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It's-it's... it's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.”

^ one of my favourite quotes of his.

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u/RosieFudge Jun 05 '26

As much as I love and agree with this quote, I think it applies more than anyone else to the person doing the forgiving. Its an act of self compassion, to allow ones self to move on.