Hmmm...well, there's obviously some parallels set up between Spike and Riley. In S5, Spike is jealous of what Riley has, as noted in his comment in Into the Woods
To be that close to her and not have her... To be all alone even when you're holding her, feeling her, feeling her beneath you, surrounding you, the scent of -- no, you've got the better deal.
Oddly enough, Spike finds himself in a very similar position with Buffy in S6, and I think he might have adjusted his thinking.
So it is appropriate, in a way, to have Riley return and say that to Buffy a year after he left. Then to have Spike say something similar to her a year after his relationship with her.
Also, both speeches serve similar functions. Buffy's in a dark place and is ready to give up. The speech is something of a pep talk (More romantic than Xander's "you're my hero" speech to her in The Freshman).
I think both speeches also serve to show the effect that Buffy has on these men. That after she's been out of a sexual/romantic relationship with them for a while, they come to the conclusion that she's still "the one". After all, I wonder if Angel might say something similar if given the chance.
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To be that close to her and not have her... To be all alone even when you're holding her, feeling her, feeling her beneath you, surrounding you, the scent of -- no, you've got the better deal.
Oddly enough, Spike finds himself in a very similar position with Buffy in S6, and I think he might have adjusted his thinking.
So it is appropriate, in a way, to have Riley return and say that to Buffy a year after he left. Then to have Spike say something similar to her a year after his relationship with her.
Also, both speeches serve similar functions. Buffy's in a dark place and is ready to give up. The speech is something of a pep talk (More romantic than Xander's "you're my hero" speech to her in The Freshman).
I think both speeches also serve to show the effect that Buffy has on these men. That after she's been out of a sexual/romantic relationship with them for a while, they come to the conclusion that she's still "the one". After all, I wonder if Angel might say something similar if given the chance.