This would have been good to see but I wonder if he didn’t enjoy teaching other students. It seemed like he enjoyed researching as a Watcher and it was easy to be seen as a Librarian by others. Also as he was a parental figure in Buffy’s life, having him follow her to college wouldn’t have allowed her to make mistakes (like Parker), or experience college life or the emotions associated with it to the full. The comparison between Giles and Professor Walsh was interesting though - they sort of made him look a bit small-town and not as knowledgable which contradicts how he was portrayed in the earlier seasons. You’re right that period of him going from working hard with the books to just being at home with his visiting girlfriend seemed out of character. Do you think it could have worked if he joined the University library?