15 Best Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes
2. Hush (Season 4, Episode 10)
"The Gentlemen are coming by."
Hush beats out Once More with Feeling on this list for one reason: horror. Hush is scary and unsettling. And like OMWF, it's completely ingenious.
After the demon Gentlemen come to town, everyone in Sunnydale loses their voice. The majority of the episode is performed in complete silence, as Buffy and the gang race to figure out what's going on. This is creepy enough, and makes for an interesting series of interactions, but things get way creepier once you get to see the Gentlemen.
Moving by elegantly floating above the ground, their smiles wide and menacing, these demons really are horrifying and chilling. The scene in which they chase Willow and Tara is scary enough, but then there's the moment they start cutting out people's hearts, making everything all the more horrid.
The scariest episode of the show, Hush is a masterclass in how to create a tension out of silence, and will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.