"Hush" Gets Into Your Head

The one thing that completely stuck with me about this episode was the immense horror I felt at a seemingly mundane loss- the inability to communicate. It is something we all generally take advantage of. We can open our mouths at any second and express how we feel clearly and concisely. While watching the episode in class, I felt as if I couldn't speak. I was on the edge of my seat, very close to mouthing everything, as opposed to actually speaking. I felt trapped in a silent hell with the characters. This horror that we feel stems from a lack of control. For some, the body is the only thing one can be completely in control of. An example of this type of lack of control is cancer. For those who experience it, the degenerative effect of cancer can be the most horrific experience of one's life. I watched my father degrade before my eyes and before he passed away, he completely lost the ability to communicate. It is very difficult now for me to take my ability to communicate for granted. This emotion is clearly evoked in those who have watched "Hush".