I agree, I felt like they had more genuine chemistry than Buffy and Riley, if I hadn't been Team Tara, I still feel like Willow and Riley had better chemistry than he and Buffy, and could've made a cute couple.
But, lol, this thread made me feel sad for Buffy. She likes Angel, turns out to be a vampire. She likes Riley, turns out to be a secret government guy. She likes Ben, turns out to be sharing a body with a hellgod that wants to kill her sister. I mean with that track record Spike makes a whole lot of sense as a partner, because at least she
knows what's wrong with him before going into the relationship, lol.
It wouldn't really have fit the narrative they were building, but it would have been cool to have Buffy with Ben if he had been introduced in season 4 and they'd grown closer over time. Like even if she had dated Riley, it would've been cool to have Ben there and then reveal the Glory thing in season 5 as we viewers see Buffy growing to like Ben as more than a friend.
I agree, I felt like they had more genuine chemistry than Buffy and Riley, if I hadn't been Team Tara, I still feel like Willow and Riley had better chemistry than he and Buffy, and could've made a cute couple.
But, lol, this thread made me feel sad for Buffy. She likes Angel, turns out to be a vampire. She likes Riley, turns out to be a secret government guy. She likes Ben, turns out to be sharing a body with a hellgod that wants to kill her sister. I mean with that track record Spike makes a whole lot of sense as a partner, because at least she knows what's wrong with him before going into the relationship, lol.
It wouldn't really have fit the narrative they were building, but it would have been cool to have Buffy with Ben if he had been introduced in season 4 and they'd grown closer over time. Like even if she had dated Riley, it would've been cool to have Ben there and then reveal the Glory thing in season 5 as we viewers see Buffy growing to like Ben as more than a friend.
Ya that would have been an interesting take to have her grow closer to Ben in S5 I think they made a better fit. I loved how she flirted with him in the Bronze, they were so cute together. You are right at least with Spike she knew upfront what she was getting 😂