Wow everyone is so anti Riley.. I kinda liked him, he had his place, and I liked seeing how the Slayer overcame the government, like little girl vs army, and the girl won, it puts strength to a higher power, not to the one with the bigger guns. I thought it was an interesting plot. And I think Buffy needed Riley at the time, he did good for her, even if they weren't soul mates like Angel and Buffy. Anyways as for annoying I will say Connor, I just found him really annoying. Even more annoying than Dawn, and that is a lot annoying.