Buffy: "Hush"

I feel kinda torn about this episode of Buffy. I think that this particular episode was directed superbly; you really felt like you were in Sunnydale, and as if you too had lost your voice. However, I felt like the silence became almost deafening by the end of the episode. I think it crossed the line where it wasn't intersting or entertaining anymore, but rather, it just frustrated the audiance. If this was the effect the director was going for, he or she hit a grandslam. But otherwise, I felt like the silent treatment was a bit much. As far as the characters, I was really interesting in Tara. Even from the beginning of the episode, when she was too shy to speak at the Wikken meeting, I was inexplicably intrigued by her. She sorta seemed like one of those people that knows something everyone else doesn't know. I do have my suspicions, however, because she seemed a little too fascinated by Willow at the end of the episode. Add to that her little jibe about her 'powerful' mother, who also happened to be a witch; very suspicious. Finally, it was kinda interesting to see what a prominent role sex played in the episode. I'm not sure if the writers were trying to target a certain audiance or what, but I felt like the innuendos got a little out of hand. To me, the sex didn't really contribute to the episode. It just made the show look a little desperate for attention. All in all though, I felt like it was a pretty good episode.