Hush
- Episode aired Dec 14, 1999
- TV-PG
- 43m
When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.When everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice, the Scooby Gang must silently solve the mystery of the monsters who stole their ability to speak.
- Rupert Giles
- (as Anthony Stewart Head)
- Anya
- (as Emma Caulfield)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Buffy objects to Giles' drawing of her with its wide hips was apparently improvised by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
- GoofsCharacters do not have voices, yet are able to gasp audibly and make some noises. EXPLANATION: Voiceless sounds are those in which the vocal folds do not vibrate. Vowels are always voiced; some consonants are voiced, but many are not. Voiceless consonants ("t", "p", "k", etc) do not use the voice. They are percussive and use hard sounds. These sounds can be made by a person even if their vocal folds were removed or damaged; thus, a gasp or sigh (sharp in- or exhalation of air) can also be made without using voice.
- Quotes
[no one can speak; all written or mimed]
Rupert Giles: Who are the Gentlemen? They are fairy tale monsters. What do they want?
[Willow points at her chest]
Xander Harris: [cups hands at his chest and mouths] Boobies?
Rupert Giles: Hearts. They come to a town. They steal all the voices so no one can scream. Then...
[Giles shows drawings of Gentlemen ripping out the heart from a person in bed]
Rupert Giles: They need seven. They have at least two.
Xander Harris: How do we kill them?
[Buffy mimes stabbing, but looks more like masturbating; Giles, Willow and Xander look at Buffy with disturbed faces; Buffy mimes again with a stake; they all look relieved]
Rupert Giles: In the tales, no sword can kill them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)
- SoundtracksDanse Macabre
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Both of them are why I am a BUFFY fan today. He was right - I was hooked immediately. I have never seen a show with the guts to dare try an episode that has next to no dialogue, and nothing else could've pulled it off with the panache and the pure creativity of BUFFY. I think X FILES might've gotten away with it if they'd thought of it first, but I'm glad that BUFFY did it instead.
It is a credit to everyone involved that you are riveted for the entire hour, sometimes hanging onto the edge of your seat. And when it was all over, I craved to know more about every character. So I went out and bought the Season One boxed set. And the rest is history...
I guarantee you that if you've never seen it, either, you'll want to see more if you make this episode your first.
The only reason I'm not giving it 10 out of 10 is because I'm reserving that score for "Once More..."
- cchase
- May 11, 2008
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- Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Sunnydale Clock Tower)
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