Out of all the BtVS seasons, this particular season is my least favorite. I never liked the Dawn character at all. It always seems like she is either whining or complaining about something!!!! From season 5 through the end, she is just a pathetic cry baby who thinks her life is somehow more important that Buffy's. Anyway enough about that. I also don't think that Buffy really gave Riley much of a chance after everything that happened with Joyce. I know that she has always been the one to take care of everyone else, but it would have been nice for her to let her guard down and have someone take care of her for a change (but I guess that's why she is the slayer). That was something that Riley just couldn't accept. He was definitely the type of person that needed to be the strong one, physically and emotionally. I do, however, think that Season 5 did really show the characters (other that Dawn) grow up and become young adults.
Review of Buffy vs. Dracula
