Oh my you are all so right...Spike is a tall cool drink of yummy. mmmmmmmmm. Or in the words of Cordelia in the first season "Hello Salty Goodness" (yes, I am a huge Buffy freak!).
I am so glad I am not the only person in the world who LOVES Buffy! I have to get the soundtrack!
As for Riley, I loved him - if only for his name: Riley Finn! Riely is my brother's name, which is also my mother's maiden name + Finn = best name EVER! OK, so we spell Riely "Riely" in my family - same diff.
and I am loving this season so far! But I have to contradict the Buffy/Spike sleeping together issues raised by Silke and Belle above - I loved it when they were sleeping together. It made for more episodes with James Marster being shirtless
As for Willow (red-headed American Pie girl): Spike is to Anne (me) as Willow is to my husband Craig!
have a great day!
Anne