Hush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

‘’Hush’’ is an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season four. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon.

Plot

A group of silent pale demons known as the Gentlemen have taken the voices of everyone at Sunnydale in a box. Once the Scooby Gang woke up, they learned that they can’t speak. Giles does a slideshow explaining who the Gentlemen are and that they kill people who lost their voice. They had stolen the voices so they won’t get killed by someone screaming.

Production

Joss Whedon was aware the dialogue in the show worked and decided to write an episode where there is mostly none. Buffy’s scream at the end of the episode wasn’t done by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Reception

Hush is considered one of the best Buffy episodes of all time. It got nominated an Emmy Award for Best Writing.