Also, I'm personally predisposed to like any character played by Michelle Trachtenberg because she was Harriet the Spy (I saw the movie before I read the book, which has since become my favorite book of all time), but I'll admit that Dawn can seem quite annoying.

But that's because, when we meet her, we mostly see her through Buffy's eyes. And Buffy sees her as the irritating little sister that she is.

So I feel bad when people watch the first few episodes of season five and decide to just hate her forever.