Riley Finn is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Marc Blucas, and is a regular in Season Four and the first part of Season Five.
A native of Huxley, Iowa, Riley was Buffy Summers' boyfriend for parts of Seasons Four and Five. Even though he led a double life as part of a secret government organization known as the Initiative, Buffy found some normality in ...
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Riley Finn is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Marc Blucas, and is a regular in Season Four and the first part of Season Five.
A native of Huxley, Iowa, Riley was Buffy Summers' boyfriend for parts of Seasons Four and Five. Even though he led a double life as part of a secret government organization known as the Initiative, Buffy found some normality in Riley as a regular college guy and someone to whom she could relate. Initially, each kept the other from knowing their respective secret lives, but the truth came out during the events in the Emmy-nominated episode "Hush".
Buffy and Riley fought demons together and continued saving each other's lives and the world, although Riley was never quite let into Buffy's inner circle. The Initiative was destroyed at the end of Season Four, and Riley was relieved of his military standing. He was left at loose ends, and his behavior became reckless....
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