vampire slayer tenth episode fourth season supernatural drama television series written directed series creator originally aired united_states december reading critical response series dialogue praised successful aspect set write episode completely devoid speech minutes dialogue presented entire minutes group fairy tale named gentlemen come town steal voices leaving unable scream gentlemen cut hearts friends communicate try discover speak find murdering townspeople find ways express feelings control town descends chaos episode highly praised aired episode entire series nominated outstanding writing drama series received nomination single camera series addresses limits assets language communication disruption society communication breaks gentlemen counted series frightening villains episode frequently included lists best vampire slayer plot college lecture discussing difference language communication dream riley kisses interrupted young girl holding distinctive box singing cryptic rhyme gentlemen riley speak class kiss unable stop talking leave awkward calls tell dream details little girl rhyme apartment argue trying tell means unable answer willow attends meeting campus group hoping meet share interest studying disappointed talk sales willow raises subject spells stereotype performing magic shy woman group starts speak support willow suggestion falls silent attention turns night sleeps white float person mouth settle box dream skeletal figures metal toothed black suits look morning willow discover unable speak visibly distressed soon discover everybody unable speak group news reporting suffering epidemic riley concerned chaos find attempting order streets time sees riley paramilitary role agent initiative turn unaware slayer exchange look kiss parting continue efforts night leave float town accompanied deformed knock door student opens aroused sleeping hold heart tries vain scream apartment visiting girlfriend olivia frightened gentlemen outside window following morning campus classroom uses series overhead explain gentlemen steal townspeople voices scream gather hearts need folklore indicates princess thing kill live human voice evening falls asleep spike takes blood enters apartment spike mouth wet blood bends pick dropped sleeps spike bit drank wakes stops excited fought defend gestures sex finds spell help town voices goes willow way willow trips turns sees gentlemen floating willow knocks doors open gentlemen steadily pursue willow hears panicked knocking hall exits room sending lock laundry room try door machine heavy willow injured sits moving machine fails sees hands machine moves swiftly room blocking door patrol riley notices shadows goes investigate finds gentlemen kills runs riley fights way crashes window fighting turns attack finds face face fights sees recognizes box dream wildly riley destroy stolen voices escape screams heads gentlemen explode day tells willow special significant power riley comes visit room sit facing saying production writing impetus create reaction hearing primary reason success dialogue felt director turning hack making formulaic episodes tended concentrate visual aspects series production fox executives earlier seasons writing producing depended solely visuals dialogue prospect found terrifying worried viewers find episode boring like fourth season finale restless consisted entirely dream sequences sixth season musical feeling certain fail attempting present novel way initially episode riley sex took comfort plan knew people mind silence ultimately decided early characters sleep scrapped idea gentlemen called villains series writer inspired nightmare child specifically bed approached floating monster fashioned gentlemen fairy tale intending frightening children monsters people hearts smiling burns simpsons served physical models gentlemen victorian costume demeanor found grace especially unsettling metallic teeth inspired intersection victorian culture height industrial age era considers creepy studies scholar gentlemen wearing representative class gentlemen victorian suits accomplish set called dirty work actors played gentlemen previous experience performing monsters professional gave elegant grace especially hand movements floating effect accomplished cranes wires digitally removed post production pulling cast found actors costume terrifying broad daylight impressed physical movements gentlemen admitted dvd commentary mocking general went episode filmed newcomers girlfriend olivia inexperienced monsters brought express real terror willow seasons grown considerably confident having found intellectual emotional niche college longer terror shy unsure experiences served fill gap willow created according olivia fear sense vulnerability scenes frightening said favorite shots episode olivia frightened reaction gentlemen floating window regularly recurring character fourth fifth sixth seasons eventually willow girlfriend long term lesbian relationship television writers decided replace played willow boyfriend announced leaving early fourth season unaware time relationship willow romantic performance demeanor minds according writers wanted scene willow machine working sensual powerful empowering statement love people accomplish considers scene romantic images film course series chemistry impressive episodes willow friendship took actors aside informed relationship turning romantic episode tribute silent films played theaters musical accompaniment minutes entirely dialogue free types music express said music acts narrator overhead presentation plays recorded version saint riley love theme presented time kiss episode composition composed scores regularly pleased angel love theme considered riley theme adult bit strange blue angel theme prediction relationship riley themes language explores issues relating limits benefits language communication act episode characters presented overwhelmed language white noise employed means avoiding truth conversations characters seemingly insignificant episode plot overall history deal way aspects forms communication stated unaware inevitably coherent theme script completed riley unable act attraction stop primarily true identities concealed avoid closer emotionally unable unwilling express means new interacting humans uses blunt rude language distances characters desperately wants stop talking willow considers women group later complaining talk talk moon power know couple sessions hoping real pseudo conversations refer acts language formed meaning engage listener finally faced loss speech characters readily express feel riley series movements simply questions able kiss spontaneously actions clearly directed protecting spike likewise matter moments doubts feels disappeared instantly overcome speaking meeting easily expresses courage touching willow willow realizes finally found understands shares seeking speech resort gestures writing humorous arise example driving stake killing vampire close causing think suggesting rid town gentlemen riley fighting gentlemen indicates riley smash box dream breaks looks awaiting approval characters direct contrast grace gentlemen communicate easily gestures visual signals communication simple direct head hand movements achieve exactly want confused accomplish opposite intend rendered silent rendered useless unsure fight gentlemen according horror stemming arrival gentlemen silence makes people helpless easy victims stuart assert loss speech communication transformed acts ideas conveyed instant meaning action scream destroy gentlemen severe implications real meaning writing willow room number going thinking willow wishes find act confirms audience interested willow community long familiar demons monsters inhabited town fed residents episode conventions societal functions disrupted unexplained silence significant chaos results warrant riley going patrol order willow walk familiar street arm arm easily bank closed patrons running liquor store obviously open breakdown order causes sudden religious group people gathered street read bible revelation written allusion seven angels seven seven gentlemen according author capitalist results man selling dry boards community notes citing consists institutions language religion economics institution disappears residents begin depend heavily individuals isolated silence find bonds shaken unable use witty marked group far extended actors silent scene entire cast attempted gathering apartment following discovery lost voices took rehearsals scene came actors having trouble playing use verbal cues common language fall forced depend shared history help recover able action resolution isolation speaking restoring voices people shade states episode gives political writes silence imposed gentlemen metaphor evil spreads dissent people fail tell truth distracted concerns things hand authority figures series school principal mayor office repeatedly town endemic evil choose hear apartment listen reporting authorities town attribute silence flu gone causing mass writes times power maintain silence evil proceeds surprising gentlemen wear suggests insanity behavior killing accepted matter course fairy tales episodes canon based elements fairy tales killed death sick children demon away lives demon takes forms create moral panic compared episodes contain similar elements intended gentlemen brothers like monsters playing role wise man princess little girl wandering woods incarnation princess scream saves town instead distress hero breaking boarded window grabbing rope swinging room kill gentlemen smashing feet chest episodes understanding evil appeared important knowing fight reasons gentlemen arrival need seven human hearts explicit simply according overhead appear town scholars assert sexual element similar presented classic fairy tales evident dreams dream sees gentlemen sees flash face riley touches shoulder sexually intimate twice vampire angel cost soul riley notably different anxiety intimate according scholars calls gentlemen represented gentlemen murder cutting open removing hearts acts dream riley says kiss sun instantly night crossed threshold riley kiss creates physical emotional intimacy mental intuitive knowledge episode learns riley secret role member initiative threshold imagery willow block door combined efforts shutting gentlemen reception episode originally broadcast united_states december received nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode episode placed fifth timeslot broadcast television week december watched program night second watched program week trailing 7th heaven highly praised aired presenting viewers extended silence frightening qualities gentlemen usa_today comments medium producers tend grow bored creations taking increasingly bizarre directions continues find new ways entertaining series richer compelling words treasure writes wondered enormously entertaining cult favourite lose favourite little slayer moved college happily continues win way genres comedy horror romance recent silent episode brilliant alan_sepinwall star calls daring episode explaining hat makes particularly brave failing click dramatically year able witty dialogue absent scenes finds ways cast members particularly scholarly nervous witch willow proving wonderfully expressive silent likewise new_york_daily_news states episode true tour force inventive triumph vastly series brian australia sunday age agrees writes written brightly directed best independent writes vampire slayer weeks funniest programme reached new heights calls episode unlike score genuinely disturbing imagery seen episode included films television shows justified states like dreams try scream everybody way eerie quiet feel experience privately episode entire series nominated writing drama series category received nomination following series finale continued receive praise los_angeles_times states episode terrifying hours counted television episodes inspire creativity squad named best episode series writing seen asked episode hooked named fourth frightening episode television history new_york_post listed scene gentlemen humorous characters best moments especially praising comedic acting author bite writes mind blowing best hours television studies scholar primary reason successful acting strengths central cast willow favorite episode series considers frightening series writer stated episode episode television
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