AlsExGal
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Buffy dreams a prophetic dream in class about a little girl singing about "The Gentlemen". It ends when the face of one flashes across the screen.
Later that night the actual Gentlemen come to town. They steal the voices of all of the townspeople. Nobody knows why this is happening, but then the next night the Gentlemen go forth with jars and scalpels and cut the hearts right out of two people, who cannot call for help because the Gentlemen have their voice. They need seven hearts, but what they are doing with them is unclear. Complications ensue.
Hush" is a candidate for best BtVS episode ever. Joss was inspired to write a mostly dialog-free episode because people said his success depended on witty repartee and he wanted to show that he could do well without that. It worked brilliantly not only because of how creepy it was but because of the theme that talking can get in the way of communication. Buffy and Riley shared more when they couldn't talk than when they did. For that matter so did Xander and Anya and Willow and Tara. Though Willow and Tara did start to open up more after the crisis.
The Gentlemen are particularly scary because they don't talk either and they take on a distinctly human form. They appear as recently embalmed morticians. They don't walk they float through the air searching the night for human hearts.
This episode also has one of the show's funniest scenes. Giles has determined who the Gentlemen are and has made a slide presentation - complete with music ( The Dance Macabre) The misunderstandings as they try to get their points across and the facial expressions are hilarious.
Later that night the actual Gentlemen come to town. They steal the voices of all of the townspeople. Nobody knows why this is happening, but then the next night the Gentlemen go forth with jars and scalpels and cut the hearts right out of two people, who cannot call for help because the Gentlemen have their voice. They need seven hearts, but what they are doing with them is unclear. Complications ensue.
Hush" is a candidate for best BtVS episode ever. Joss was inspired to write a mostly dialog-free episode because people said his success depended on witty repartee and he wanted to show that he could do well without that. It worked brilliantly not only because of how creepy it was but because of the theme that talking can get in the way of communication. Buffy and Riley shared more when they couldn't talk than when they did. For that matter so did Xander and Anya and Willow and Tara. Though Willow and Tara did start to open up more after the crisis.
The Gentlemen are particularly scary because they don't talk either and they take on a distinctly human form. They appear as recently embalmed morticians. They don't walk they float through the air searching the night for human hearts.
This episode also has one of the show's funniest scenes. Giles has determined who the Gentlemen are and has made a slide presentation - complete with music ( The Dance Macabre) The misunderstandings as they try to get their points across and the facial expressions are hilarious.
