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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Some Assembly Required (1997)
Some Imagination Required
Season 2 has a lot of adaptations of classic horror monsters: mummy, werewolf, creature from the black lagoon, body snatchers, and in this episode Frankenstein's monster.
This is one of the better ones. It's does a good job of balancing the horror with campiness we expect from a BtVS, the supporting characters are well established and have depth.
What prevents this episode from standing out is that it doesn't have the same level of imagination that BtVS' greatest episodes have.
Best moment: Buffy is back to being quirky. Something which was lacking from its previous episode.
Worst moment: Cordelia not caring that she was almost kidnapped.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: When She Was Bad (1997)
When She Was Less Badass than in "Prophecy Girl"
I will start off by saying that season 2 is the best and most consistent season of BtVS.
This episode is good but not great for the following reasons:
- Buffy acting like bitch of the year feels contrived. After she dies and comes back to life in "Prophecy Girl", she is confident and unafraid of taking on the Master. Here she acts as if the Master returning would be the end of the world. And why is she being a bitch to everyone anyway?
- Buffy crying at the end was a bit too mushy for my tastes.
- The Anointed One proves once again that he is nothing special.
- Lacks humour and creativity
Best moment: Buffy torturing a vampire by putting a cross in its mouth. Worst moment: Buffy provoking Angel.