My best friend and I made it a Tuesday night thing to watch the show together, and it brought us closer together
I did the same thing with my best friend in middle school! If we couldn't go over to each others house then we'd call each other and watch the show together that way! Everyone in my house knew that Tuesday nights were Buffy nights and that I'd be hogging the big t.v. for an hour!
Oh man, I totally forgot to mention The Mayor. I loved him! And I even loved the whole twisted relationship he had with Faith, even though it totally messed her up.
I know what you mean about Dawn. She got on my nerves so bad at first but by the seventh season I was okay with her. I liked reading Michelle's interviews though because she really is a sweet girl. She just played an annoying character! I read an interview she gave where she said she used to write scripts for the show just so she could be on it. That was obviously before she was hired to play Dawn. I loved reading that because I totally did the same thing. xD