HUSH-mike

“Hush” was the second episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that I have watched. I was impressed overall with the episode. It was entertaining and kept my attention. I would like to focus on one scene in particular though that relates to my research paper. It has to deal with people giving into peer pressure. The scene is the one where Willow is at her witch meeting. At the meeting, all of the members are trying to decide on an activity that they can all do to spread the word about witches. Willow does not like the idea of a bake sale, so she suggests that they practice with potions and spells. The rest of the members of the group, with the exception of Tara, are offended by the idea and say that casting spells and practicing potions would just make them be stereotypical witches. Tara likes Willow’s idea and begins to tell the group how she feels when she is inturrupted by the “leader” of the group. The leader makes Tara feel uncomfortable and as if her opinion is not welcomed. Tara feels intimidated and ends up not speaking her mind and stating her opinion. This is just another prime example of a teenager/young adult feeling intimidated by others and not acting in a certain way for the fear of being rejected.