Some assembly required;
The Good;
We have our first sympathetic monster/villains and the show is all the better for it. Love the grave-digging sequence, the fiery rescue, the kids telling Giles how to date Jenny and the date itself, especially Giles' opinion of American football. The twist that the villains are doing it for Daryl rather than themselves. And if you're a guy or girl-who-likes-girls Cordy in her cheerleader outfit. Giles dealing with Cordy's pain.
The Bad;
Angel wears a hideous tan jacket which makes him look like a used car salesman. Was all his black leather being dry cleaned or something? We thankfully never see it again. Jenny uses the word 'disses' which I normally negatively associate with people who wear their trousers around their knees and regularly stab each other.
Best line;
Buffy; Sorry, I'm an old fashioned girl, men dig up graves and women have the babies
Questions and observations;
Of course this resembles Frankenstein but also the Reanimator series and Wes Craven's horror film Deadly Friend starring the original Buffy Kristy Swanson
Chris and Eric's plan is just creepy in the extreme although a lot more understandable when you meet Daryl, they're doing it for him rather than just creating their own yucky sex toy. Once again Cordy is knocked out and tied up. Jenny again and more and more part of the group.
We have the first example here of the Hellmouth genius, that the supernatural energy of the Hellmouth can make certain people smarter, Chris Epps, Willow, Ted's creator, Warren so despite being in high school they can do things that have eluded scientists for centuries. Despite Willow's complaint in Doomed it actually seems to be Cordy who always seems to be finding the bodies. We see Cordy beginning to come around to Xander's better qualities.
I rather like to think that Chris goes home, pulls back the curtains, switches the TV off and takes his mother to Daryl's grave to say goodbye. As for Eric he has a picture in the Sunnydale High Class of 1999 yearbook where therapy seems to have done him a lot of good. A shame we don't see either of them again but there is only so much room in the show
Good ep; 8/10
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The bodies of several recently deceased teen girls are stolen from their graves, and most of the parts are discovered in a dumpster on school grounds. From the missing pieces, the gang deduces that someone has collected almost enough parts to build their own girl. Now, all they need is a head, and it has to be fresh...moreless
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Anne Summers
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David Boreanaz
Angel
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Nicholas Brendon
Alexander 'Xander' Harris
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ADD TRIVIA- At 32:36 as the cheerleaders cheer at the game, you hear them say "Go, Greenbacks, Go!" The Sunnydale mascot is the Razorback, even the subtitles on the DVD say Greenbacks. Edit
- We learn in this episode that Ms. Calendar's first name is Jenny. Edit
- It seems odd that Angel doesn't react or even seem to notice the vampire sneaking up on Buffy, even though he is looking right at her. Edit
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ADD NOTES- This episode marks the first time that we hear "Close Your Eyes", the Buffy/Angel love theme by Christophe Beck. It is played briefly near the end of the episode. Edit
- Overnight rating: (each half hour) 4.6/7 & 4.4/6. Rank: 6/12 Wb shows. Edit
- The French title for this episode is "Le Puzzle", which translates to English as "The Puzzle". Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Xander: Speaking of love... Willow: We were talking about the reanimation of dead tissue. Xander: Do I deconstruct your segues? Edit
- Giles: (Rehearsing a speech to an empty chair) Uh, what I'm proposing is, um, and I, I don't mean to appear indecorous, is, is, um, a, a social engagement, um, a date if you're amenable... You idiot! Buffy: (Coming up behind him) Boy, I guess we never realized how much you like that chair. Edit
- Chris: (to Willow) You know what the key is? If Dr. Clark doesn't understand your experiment he gives you higher marks so it looks like he understands your experiment. Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Title: "Some Assembly Required" Alludes to a common reference on products or furniture bought in a store that it will come in parts and need to be put together for use. Edit
- Episode The episode has a strong similarity to the 1935 horror classic "Bride of Frankenstein". In the movie, a mate is created for a monster who was reanimated from the dead. Edit
- Eric: (singing) I guess you'll say / What can make me feel this way? / My girl / Talkin' 'bout my girl / My girl... (speaking) How's my baby? Eric is singing a few lines of the 1965 song "My Girl" by The Temptations. Actually released at the very end of 1964, it dominated the charts in '65, becoming The Temptations' first number one hit. Edit
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