Interesting all the fans I've read are the opposite. They all think it is Xander, and can't be Riley. That it would be completely counter to Riley's character and require too much retconning. They can't imagine Riley being "smart" enough to be Twilight or "evil" enough to be Twilight. (Personally I think people are giving Twilight too much credit and Riley too little credit, but what do I know?)
Riley was one of my pet theories or initial theories for a while - because the build of Twilight reminds me a great deal of Riley as does the whole military bit. As well as some of the lingo. I like Riley and find the idea interesting - both for it's psychological implications and the overall theme. But, a couple of people convinced me that it doesn't quite track and would undue some of Riley's arc and be a bit redundant - ie, yet another one of Buffy's lovers jumping from good to evil or vice versa? (Not that I can't see Whedon doing that - he has a tendency to repeat certain storylines..but, I think its a mislead.)
No, your Harth suggestion sounds about right. You've been spot on regarding your predictions on the villians in this series. I think you were the one who predicted Warren was Amy's boyfriend?
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Date: 2008-08-10 08:27 pm (UTC)Riley was one of my pet theories or initial theories for a while - because the build of Twilight reminds me a great deal of Riley as does the whole military bit. As well as some of the lingo. I like Riley and find the idea interesting - both for it's psychological implications and the overall theme. But, a couple of people convinced me that it doesn't quite track and would undue some of Riley's arc and be a bit redundant - ie, yet another one of Buffy's lovers jumping from good to evil or vice versa? (Not that I can't see Whedon doing that - he has a tendency to repeat certain storylines..but, I think its a mislead.)
No, your Harth suggestion sounds about right.
You've been spot on regarding your predictions on the villians in this series.
I think you were the one who predicted Warren was Amy's boyfriend?