I think my point here, though, is that Riley and Spike are basically saying the same thing. So why is one an empty reassurance and one is the greatest romantic connection ever? Is it the wording? The delivery? The circumstances? It seems like people (Spike/Spuffy fans) are very quick to criticize Riley in this ep, but what he does is pretty similar to what Spike does later on. And it seems to have the right effect - Buffy takes the first step in fixing all the things that are screwed up in her life by ending her destructive relationship with Spike - so she clearly didn't see it as empty.
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I think my point here, though, is that Riley and Spike are basically saying the same thing. So why is one an empty reassurance and one is the greatest romantic connection ever? Is it the wording? The delivery? The circumstances? It seems like people (Spike/Spuffy fans) are very quick to criticize Riley in this ep, but what he does is pretty similar to what Spike does later on. And it seems to have the right effect - Buffy takes the first step in fixing all the things that are screwed up in her life by ending her destructive relationship with Spike - so she clearly didn't see it as empty.