Marc's character on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Riley Finn, dated Buffy starting in in the fourth season and then left her in the fifth. He was viewed by many as a replacement for
David Boreanaz' character, Angel, who had moved to his own series,
Angel. This made him very unpopular with a vocal portion of the viewing audience, a fact which may have helped to cause his departure from the show in the next season.