Jane Espenson Stands Up For Riley Finn

Wowsa. Jane Espenson - who admittedly has something of a personal stake in the matter - defends the man Buffy fans loves to hate, Riley. Don't know if I agree with all of her points, but I admire her willingness to take a stand.

But again - she kinda has a conflict of interest here, as the writer of the recent Riley one-shot (which I actually quite enjoyed, title character notwithstanding). Still, it's hard not to love Espenson's writing - be it comics, teleplays or blog posts in defense of lame ex-Buffy boytoys - and you gotta admire her for sticking up for the underdog.

You can read her piece at the Dark Horse Blog