(Tabula Rasa, in general, was an episode that I thought should've been either angstier or funnier than it actually was; parts of it were a lot of fun, and the comedy potential was through the roof, but in general I remember being vaguely disappointed that they didn't use all the potential to better effect, either to explore the characters or just to do flat-out hilarity. On the other hand, Spike thinking he's Giles' son from the accents is probably worth the price of admission all by itself. *g*)

A big YES to all of this. Especially including "Randy Giles"'s accent, and the assumed familial connection...HEE. Spike & Giles is one of my favorite things in the entire show (I loved the whole s4 bit where Spike was rooming at Giles's house for no particular reason except that he knew they were the good guys and morally obliged not to stake a helpless vampire...)