Some Assembly Required
After Buffy slays a newly minted vampire in the graveyard, she and Angel find that a body has been dug up and removed from its grave. The body belonged to a student from another school-a girl who was killed in a car crash with two fellow cheerleaders. The gang digs up one of the other graves to find that body missing as well. Meanwhile, Angel, while looking for Buffy, sees Cordelia in the parking lot, and they both stumble across body parts that turn out to belong to the three dead girls-but not enough parts for three whole girls. And all three heads are present! It turns out that Chris Epps-the Science Club's prize student-and his friend Eric are trying to pull a Victor Frankenstein and create life from lifelessness. A disgusted Buffy tries to stop them ans soon learns that Frankenstein analogy is closer to the mark than she thought: Chris had already brought his football-kock brother Daryl back from the dead, albeit in hideous form, and has now promised to give him a companion. But they need a freshly killed head to complete the body, and so they went after Cordelia. Angel and Buffy argue in the teaser, with Buffy accusing Angel of being jealous of Xander-which Angel admits at the end of the episode. Giles is found working on a pickup line for Jenny in the library, prompting both ribbing and advice from Xander and Buffy. His attempts to use it later are hesitant and befuddled, prompting Jenny to ask him out instead, to the football game. The first real seeds of the Cordelia/Xander pairing are shown here, as Xander saves Cordelia from a fire while Buffy is fighting with Daryl. The gang survived as Daryl was defeated and the two young scientists were caught.
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