Why Buffy's The Gentlemen Were Better Villains Than Every Vampire
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 4 memorable monsters the Gentlemen were better villains than every vampire in the show. The now infamous season 4 episode “Hush” is often considered one of the best episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and garnered the show an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.” This is due to its clever monster of the week, the Gentlemen, whose appearance and abilities are not only fuel for nightmares but also drive the plot forward to such an extent that the characters’ lives are changed forever.
The entire population of Sunnydale loses their voice after the Gentlemen come to town. Panic strikes, and not only because people have lost the ability to speak but because a string of horribly calculated murders have happened – a few students and a teenage girl have all had their hearts surgically removed. It’s up to Buffy and the gang to figure out what is happening and how to stop it, but their inability to verbalize their thoughts means the process is slow-going. Thankfully, Rupert Giles and his trusty books come to the rescue, and it turns out the Gentlemen are creatures from a fairy tale, and the only way to kill them is a scream from a real human voice.
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Though the Gentlemen’s methods are clear, their motives are less so. According to the fairy tale, they only steal seven hearts at a time. The fact that their motivations are never fully explained only makes their presence that much more ominous. They’ve rendered an entire town speechless. Any town without a Slayer wouldn’t stand a chance, so they would likely be able to steal as many hearts as they wanted. This mystery only adds to what makes the Gentlemen so
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