Analysis Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episode 'Hush'

The episode “Hush” is one of the most critically acclaimed episodes in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. This episode from the fourth season of the series lacked an in-depth dialogue but rather used imagery and other literary elements for support. This lack of dialogue conveys a symbolic meaning throughout the episode through the interactions between the main characters. The interactions between Tara and Willow, Riley and Buffy, and Xander and Anya all have a symbolic meaning which supports the theme of the episode. The episode “Hush” symbolizes that, ironically, expressing feelings can be more readily done without forced communication. In the episode “Hush” the character Willow is introduced through her interactions with Tara. The characters are only seen …show more content…
They argue over communication issues between each other until both their voices are lost and they are able to demonstrate their affection for eachother once again. The beginning of the episode shows Anya arguing with Xander about him not caring about her enough but after their voices are lost, Xander saves Anya from Spike and she is able to see that Xander does care about her. They are only able to argue over whether Xander cares about Anya when they have their voices. After their voices are lost, Anya is able to know that Xander does really care about her. This demonstrates how their arguments due to communication issues can be easily resolved when they lose their voices. This conflict also demonstrates that views can quickly change once constant communication is at its minimum. Anya and Xander losing their voices shows that expressing feeling of care for someone is easily done once it is shown instead of being forced out through constant communication and argument. All of these conflicts between characters symbolize how expressing feelings is more readily done when communication cannot be done as