Sleepy Hollow "Pittura Infamante": Mr and Mrs Crane

For a show that was just so good in the first season to be hanging in the balance in the second is very sad. Sleepy Hollow has been having this problem and I honestly don't know who is at fault here. Is it Fox for expanding and mishandling Sleepy Hollow? The writers for dropping the ball at some point? Or the fans with high expectations for what they want and hate about Sleepy Hollow? We saw recently that Fox admitted that something went wrong with Sleepy Hollow (no really) and have said they plan on changing from procedural, to episodic. So was that the case with Pittura Infamate? Was this the turning point the producers were talking about?

This morning I went on tumblr to see what posts people had on Pittura Infamate, and almost half of them were complaining about Katrina and how she should just die. I do admit that Sleepy Hollow has not given Katrina the best story lines and I personally am not a fans of broken marriages, and love triangles. Drama meant to create a story basically. Now I don't hate Katrina, but I don't care for her either. To me she is just Crane's wife. I think this hatred stems from the fact people want Ichabbie to happen. Well that, and Katrina's character is kinda all over the place right about now. In Pittura Infamate, it seems that writers have decided to put the Crane drama aside and put them on a date together at a historical society dinner. Naturally someone is murdered and the Cranes have to solve it. That made an interesting crime solving duo and something different from the usual Ichabod and Abbie. At least Katrina was not completely useless this week right? And Abbie did save the day in the end.

On the other side of the episode, Frank Irving returns to the station, where Abbie learns that he is now back. Oh let's be honest, the fact that his character was not used well and the fact he wasn't taken out of the credits was a big hint that he was coming back. That and Orlando Jones was still doing interviews on the set for Sleepy Hollow. Not a big shocker Sleepy Hollow wanted it to be. I do respect though that Sleepy Hollow made Abbie be cautious around Irving due to the issue of his soul being owned by Henry (whom I'm pretty sure is pulling strings from somewhere).

So let's get to the important bits of Pittura Infamate that we should really look at. Well first of all, it basically side lined that silly "I wanna save the horseman" storyline. Like that would work. He would probably just end up murdered or a psychopath. So sending Katrina and Ichabod on a case of solving the murdering painting was a nice adventure. I am also glad that Pittura Infamate didn't drag out figuring out who was the murderer, in addition this time not looking to Ichabod's past but rather Katrina's. Although they did seem a bit convenient. I mean, aren't the Cranes the most networked people ever (considering how many famous people they knew). As for Abbie, serious respect for arming herself just in case Irving does turn out to be a monster. She is not letting her friend become a monster and hurting people despite her personal feelings. She is probably right since there is like an 80% chance Irving is going to be doing some bad things soon.

So on a scale from Yay to Ugh, Pittura Infamate was a Meh. To it's credit, it is probably the calm before the storm. I hope. I just really hope Sleepy Hollow get's its shit together for it's final 5 episodes of the season. A this rate, I'm not even considering buying season 2 when it comes out on DVD. There is this interesting article on tv.com on how Fox is killing Sleepy Hollow that does bring up some interesting points. So hopefully Fox learns from it's mistakes and fixes it or you might end up losing the fandom. The same can be said for the chances of renewal which is sad and messes up Sleepy Hollow's seven year plan. Also Sleepy Hollow, please fix Ichabod's hair. The bun is a no no, and his hair down is a treat, not something that should be done all the time. This could be just me though.

What did you think of Pittura Infamate? What do you think can fix Sleepy Hollow's problems? What is your favorite hair style for Ichabod?

Sleepy Hollow "The Kindred": Fight Fire With Undead

With the gang reunited, it is only natural they go after Katrina since her capture as of season 1's finale. The Kindred has our heroes plan out how to pull off rescuing Katrina from the clutches of Team Horsemen. I love that Sleepy Hollow knows it's self and it's characters. That these characters are flawed but have strengths as well. In addition to not overcrowding it's central plot with characters by just keeping it simple with Abbie and Ichabod. When The Kindred start I had no doubt in my mind that Katrina would not be joining Team Witness just yet. Sleepy Hollow paints her in the light of the information bearer. It was nice to see Captain Irving this week who is not fairing well in prison. In addition of the new police chief should cause some problems and some insight on Abbie's past. The Kindred certainly kept the ball rolling for season 2 of Sleepy Hollow.

The Kindred starts with Ichabod having a nightmare about the horseman/former friend doing a ritual with Katrina and ending with her beheading. He awakening and Abbie and he discuss what they have found with their research on where the possible hideout for the horseman is holding Katrina. Abbie leaves Ichabod to continue looking things up while she meets with the new sheriff. Captain Reyes lays down the lay on these "gang wars" (if only) and basically tells Abbie she has a no shit policy. Ichabod meets her outside with a location he believes to be the one and they check to see if he's right. True enough, they find the horseman and Katrina. So they begin to hatch a plan instead of jumping in without anything to help them. They stumble across a book that tells them of a way to rival the power of the horseman of death by raising a Kindred. Their plan soon hits a snag when Jenny is arrested, and their odds of surviving are lowered.

The Kindred kept the main arc going as the second season zips off to a good start. By the end of The Kindred, all our characters are in various different roles in the upcoming battles to come. In the end though, it is all about the two witnesses kicking ass and taking names. As for the other characters such as Jenny, Irving, and Katrina, they have small roles to play in the future that doesn't seem forced like some shows do to make you know the characters more. Jenny is like the support, or rather back up when Abbie or Ichabod need her. Irving was their go to man on how to get things done in Sleepy Hollow. Katina is the informant to keep everyone updated on what the big bad is planning this season. Then there is the Kindred which they just raised. Is it friend or foe? I think it will protect them, but might not have judgement on what is right and wrong. Although it was pretty awesome. I like that also Abbie and Ichabod acknowledged their faults and knew they had to do something about it.

So, The Kindred, what is not so good? Once again, the Kindred, is it good or bad? Or another way of handing the horseman back his head. At least on the bright side he wouldn't need a enspelled magic necklace to get his face back. Speaking of magic, the internet has kindly pointed out that Katrina is not using any of this magic we have been hearing about. Unless the super necklace is not letting her. The random flashback weren't cool either. They just seemed really pointless. Flashbacks are meant for things that happened in past seasons or episodes like happened like 5-6 weeks ago.

I really like that Sleepy Hollow is keeping the pace 2 episodes in. The Kindred basically answered any questions lingering from the series premiere. Captain Irving made his appearance and has been basically given not an easy path. Although what happened to him in The Kindred reminds me of that scene in Supernatural when Dean didn't tell Kevin that there was an angel inside Sam. Then Kevin blindly trusted "Sam", and something bad happened. This is very similar to Irving's situation. This week's Ichabod verses modern day is the very obvious Ichabod verses the bank. You know he does make a good point despite all his fancy words and confusion. Oh Ichabod how I have missed you during the hiatus. See you sleepy heads later.

What did you think of The Kindred? Do you think the Kindred will return?

Sleepy Hollow "This Is War": Getting The Band Back Together

Woohooo Sleepy Hollow is back! I honestly don't know what to say. It has been a while since I sat down and watched Sleepy Hollow on television. This Is War was a very busy episode and a lot kinda happened. With such a strong first season, This Is War was charged with keeping the ball rolling. It had to sort out our heroes in their situations that season 1 finale had left them. Captain Irving was not in this week's episode, but I expect we might see him next week. Let it not be said that Sleepy Hollow didn't hit the floor running. It is not an easy task to deal with so many story lines and make a smooth transition, This Is War managed to pull it off in a unique way making the viewer watching intensely for clues. Let the madness begin.

This Is War began with a brief summary of season 1, like most season premieres do. Then it brings us to a scene of Abbie giving Ichabod a cupcake for his birthday, much to his confusion. This scene tells the audience of a time jump since we had last saw them. Then they get a call about someone wanting to meet them urgently with important information. When they arrive, they find the Horseman waiting for them, but they manage to find a file. A file written by Benjamin Franklin, whom Ichabod had studied under. Unable to figure out why the horseman wants it, they visit Henry who gives them no answers. They soon realize that something isn't right and events don't add up. They realize they are where they always were; in purgatory, and buried. They need to move fast so Henry doesn't allow Muloch's army to come to Sleepy Hollow.

This Is War handled bringing season 2 of Sleepy Hollow in very nicely. It seems that the writers of Sleepy Hollow set out to be different and keep things moving. Not to mention how much information they had to get out in a short amount of time. The true strength of This Is War though comes from the chemistry of the entire cast. When Jenny, Abbie, and Ichabod team up, it brings this energy to the screen. This doesn't compare to our main duo of Ichabod and Abbie's chemistry. They have this connection and it makes every scene they are in together enjoyable. Like when she brings him a cupcake for his 251th birthday or teaching him how to fist bump explosion. Not to mention she recognizes him by the way he says her name. Oh how I missed that in these last few months. Also proud of Ichabod for learning how to use a cell phone and putting the car in drive. Henry's War armor is pretty cool too.

So what about This Is War was disappointing? First and foremost, I miss the opening sequence from season 1. In this day and age, opening credits are non existent and replaced with title cards instead. Sometime this works, sometimes it doesn't. There are some opening credits worth watching, like Outlander. Now Sleepy Hollow's wasn't the greatest but it was interesting. Next, I thought it was a bit fast that they all got out of their predicaments. Not that it's a bad thing. It's just that they built the tension up in the finale and then it's almost solved by episode 1. Well unless you're Katrina. I have a feeling they won't make it in time for her and she might become the horseman's slave.

Anyways Sleepy Hollow is back and there will be many more awesome moments to come. This Is War has set the playing field for season 2 and set up our characters for what's to come. Nice fakeout though, This Is War had me worried either the writer or my cable provider messed up. Looking forward to the flashbacks with Benjamin Franklin and Ichabod as his apprentice. Seeing Henry becoming a villain this season should be interesting. This week's Ichabod verses modern day is Ichabod verses the fist bump explosion. Which is the obvious fan choice since Ichabod doesn't understand fist bumps to begin with. Also, I want that kick ass crossbow to come back. Next week, operation save Katrina. Again.

What did you think of This Is War? What are your season 2 predictions?

Sleepy Hollow Season 1 Finale: We All Didn't See It Coming

My god Sleepy Hollow that has to be one of the best well done season finales I have seen in awhile. Not only that, but you managed to actually get the jump on me and surprise me with something I never thought would happen. I love it when shows do that, don't you? From the moment the season finale began, we knew we were in for a good, creepy, and fun time as our gang. The Indispensable Man dealt with our team searching for Washington's secret map to Purgatory in order to stop Moloch's minions from getting it as well as finding a way to bring Katrina back to the world of the living. Bad Blood followed up with Ichabod and Abbie heading out to get Katrina to stop the second horseman from coming. It is great when tv shows like Sleepy Hollow are smart and think things through as one big plan instead of doing whatever. It also proves how strong 13 episode series can be. Sure it's less episodes and more waiting time between seasons (it's not as bad as Sherlock), but it gives the writers time to write quality episode where we can see more of Ichabod verses modern day and bonding with Abbie. It's the little things that count.

 In it's own way, Sleepy Hollow kicked off it's two hour finale with a little nudge in The Indispensable Man as after Abbie listened to Ichabod's cute little voice message on his inbox, she is visited by Andy, her undead fanboy. I think we all can agree that the whole Andy has a crush on Abbie thing is just out of place and weird. I get Sleepy Hollow is trying to explain his deep connection with Abbie, but couldn't it be like deep friendship or something? Anyways he tries to get her to give him the map and blabs out that prophesy on how Ichabod will deliver Abbie's soul to Moloch. Abbie rejects him, and continues to worry about the prophesy the whole time. Where is the trust Abbie? Then again, when it comes to Katrina, Ichabod doesn't see straight which we see later on in the finale. When our duo meet up, Ichabod has informed Abbie he has figured out what the date in Washington's Bible meant and that Washington had made a map to Purgatory. A person who helped Washington achieve this was the priest we saw back in the Pilot who got his head cut off by the headless horseman. I love how Sleepy Hollow links back like that and it makes sense. This brings back everyone's favorite sin eater, Henry Parish.

On the side of everything, Irving is dealing with the aftermath of his daughter's possession as officers come to investigate why two people were murdered at the safe house Irving placed his family in. As for Andy, hurt by Abbie's rejection, he allows Moloch to turn him into ET. No I mean his minion. That is one strange transformation. I feel like Sleepy Hollow is not using John Cho properly, he was fine back in the Pilot, but now it's getting really old. Back with our favorite duo, plus Henry Parish, as they break into a priest's grave and Parish discovers the location of the map. They are however followed by Moloch's minions. Bad Blood brings a vision of the rise of the horseman of War, and the only one who can stop it is Katrina. So Ichabod and Abbie work to get into Purgatory to bring Katrina back. Abbie asks Jenny to look into Corbin's files on the priest for more information. In Purgatory, Ichabod and Abbie must remember their bonds to survive.

The Indispensable Man and Bad Blood were excellent examples of everything Sleepy Hollow is capable of pulling off. At first Sleepy Hollow seemed like this bat shit crazy show that wasn't going to succeed to most people and was the next Zero Hour. Which is a bit insulting cause that show looked stupid. Sleepy Hollow is good at pulling off the creepy, making you laugh, cry, and enjoy the bond between our two heroes as while as bringing you a mystery to unravel. Purgatory was absolutely fantastic as it really sold the creepy vibe. I also love how Ichabod has grown used to his new surroundings as he demands a new phone and uses catch phrases  like "how cool". Not to mention the little pokes back at previous jokes like Yolanda (perhaps the best scene in Sleepy Hollow) and fist bump. Then there was Ichabod discovering emoticons, and re-enactments of the war. But then there were moments that made you feel as you watched the Mills sisters bond and Irving as he protected his daughter. Then there was that ending no one saw coming. Good work Sleepy Hollow. My one complaint is that The Indispensable Man seemed a bit slow. Oh and Andy. Or should we call him ET!Andy?

I personally can't wait for season 2 of Sleepy Hollow to come and how they are going to deal with the crap that was dealt to them in the season 1 finale. Sleepy Hollow season 1 has been fantastic and a great hour of television every Monday night. We saw Abbie come to terms with being a Witness, and making up with her sister, Jenny. We saw Ichabod struggle with modern day. Irving joined Team Witness later on in the season. It was a good ride and we'll start it all over again next fall. You know at one point, I thought it was going to be one character who was lying, but I was wrong which doesn't bother me. See you Sleepyheads in the fall.

See you see that ending coming? If so how? What was your favorite moment of the finale?

Sleepy Hollow "The Vessel": To Protect Those We Love

Why hello there Sleepy Hollow, welcome back and how I have missed you. Sleepy Hollow this week returned in creepy form as the show tackled it's own version of demonic possession. The Vessel by all reasons was Sleepy Hollow's own excorism tale allowed some of it's characters to grow more. Which we should welcome back our second favorite Mills sister, Jenny. In a way it brought Team Witness closer together than before and giving them purpose for their mission. That and a good old ghost story, gotta love those. I have to admit during The Vessel my mind kept going back to Supernatural and what it has taught me about demons and ghosts. I really love how salt is a common to keep demons out, and that despite this similarity Sleepy Hollow has made it's own thing. That is what a good show is supposed to do. Make something it's own and keep the audience entertained. Which makes me sad to see that Sleepy Hollow didn't win a People's Choice Award for best new drama. Is Reign that good of a show? I'm alright with it though since I know Sleepy Hollow is a fantastic show and it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

The Vessel starts Sleepy Hollow off in the new year with Ichabod trying on some new clothes courtesy of Abbie. Much as I kinda didn't want Ichabod to change his look (it suits his character), the new clothes looked fantastic on him and his revelation of how horrifying skinny jeans are was amusing and so true. I honestly don't know how people wear those. Elsewhere, Irving is continuing to investigate the man who gave him a warning about his daughter not being strong enough. In the station the demon arrives and gives Irving a warning, "Washington's Bible or else the demon will come for Macy". So Irving brings this matter to the team and asks them to figure out how to stop the demon. So Ichabod and Abbie look through Corbin's files and discover a case he had dealt with before. A possession case involving Jenny. Jenny Mills returns and the duo ask her about it. Jenny reveals she knew about it, but didn't remember anything about it. Elsewhere, Irving stashes Macy and his ex-wife away for protection not knowing the demon is lingering by.

The Vessel proved to the another excellent addition to the season as well as developing some of it's characters. I'm talking more specifically Macy and Jenny here. Well mostly Jenny in my opinion. So far Sleepy Hollow has painted her as the troubled sister who is a badass on occasion. She appears when the plot or Abbie needs her and then disappears again. In The Vessel, we learned there was meaning to Jenny's actions and how, after everything, deep she cares for her sister. Sisterly love, its a beautiful thing. Also with her possession, it helps flush her character out more and make Jenny seem more awesome. As for Macy, she didn't seem like a character that was just placed there to fill in space, but rather one that help drive the story and stakes higher. In addition to showing us Irving's devotion to the cause and to his daughter. Now we need to talk the demon possession and how Sleepy Hollow has set it's standards for certain levels of creepiness. With an excellent use of imagery to achieve this goal. Although I can say after Supernatural there is very little creeps me out anymore. Well at that level anyways. Although let's take some time to appreciate Ichabod in modern day clothing and the subtle short joke the writers made with Abbie. Also Ichabod finally learning how to use the pause button. I'm so proud of you my bearded friend.

It is debatable whether or not The Vessel is a filler episode for Sleepy Hollow looking at it an arc point of view. Sure this demon is a part of Moloch's army, but in the end he is just a piece of it like how the second horseman was almost released back in John Doe. Although I do find the filler episodes of Sleepy Hollow to be enjoyable so its not a total waste of time. I do have a question though, where does Jenny do when she is not on screen? Is she staying at Corbin's cabin or living somewhere off in her van?Also what is the point of the ex-wife? Was she there as a distraction or a package deal with Macy? I guess when Irving said "family", he meant her too. Although Irving knew that only Macy was in danger. Oh the details. Anyways I hope that Sleepy Hollow doesn't turn her into a booty call (I support Irving and Jenny).

It's always great to come back to a show on hiatus on a good foot and The Vessel certainly did that. It was an enjoyable hour of television. We already loved Jenny and The Vessel gave us more reason to. Although this does make me realize this could possibly be the calm before the shit storm the 2 hour finale will be. Yes, Sleepy Hollow finishes it's first season next week and we will have to wait until the fall before anything new comes out. At this rate I am going to assume that we are most likely to get a cliff hanger at the end that will shatter our world. I got that vibe, didn't anyone else? Should be fun right? See you all next week and brace your feels.

What is your opinion on skinny jeans? Kidding, do you like Ichabod's brief new look? What did you think of the little bit of Jenny's back story?

Sleepy Hollow "The Golem": Basically Don't Mess With Fate

So Sleepy Hollow is back everyone with The Golem! And now it's off again on hiatus till the new year. Love you too Sleepy Hollow writers. Anyways two weeks after we learned that our beloved Ichabod is actually a father and never knew about it until, well now. Just one of the many secrets Katrina kept from him. Much as I love delving into Ichabod's emotional side, I feel that The Golem didn't really live up expectations. I mean it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't emotional either. I didn't walk away from The Golem screaming at my television and trying to calm my feels down. Instead I was slightly confused and trying to collect my thoughts. It was also nice to see the sin eater, Henry back and joining Team Witness. Can't believe there is only like 3 episode (if you don't count the two hour finale as one episode) to this season.

After the discovery of his son, Ichabod is obviously moping over the fact he was never in his son's life in the beginning of The Golem. Abbie tries to cheer him up and Ichabod tells her he needs to speak to Katrina again and find out what happened to their son. So Ichabod calls up the sin eater, Henry, to help him connect with Katrina. Henry warns Ichabod about the consequences of going to Purgatory, but Ichabod accepts the risks and goes anyways. In Purgatory, Katrina informs Ichabod that she didn't tell him before due to their fleeting moments together and she didn't know she was pregnant until after she buried him. She had to flee coven and when she had their son, Jeremy, she had to give him up for his own safety. When something arrives, Ichabod is ejected from Purgatory and back into reality, unknowingly bringing the creature back with him. Ichabod, Abbie and Henry head out to further look into what happened to Jeremy and soon discover that Katrina's coven is linked to all this.

It is great to have Sleepy Hollow back though, even if it's just one episode and The Golem took us on Ichabod's emotional journey to discover the truth in addition to bringing back the Sin Eater, Henry. Guys, I'm just going to call him Henry from now on. I need to point out how excellent the creature designs have been for the creatures Sleepy Hollow has brought into it's universe. They could have been cheesy as hell, but they have this creepy vibe to them that fits them well into the Sleepy Hollow universe it has built this season. The Golem made me realize this and how a couple well placed angles can do wonders. What really made The Golem worth watching was Ichabod and how he let his emotions do the talking as he searched for his son's fate. In past episodes, we see Ichabod rationally deal with things to help the greater good, unless it doesn't involve Katrina or his son. So seeing him letting loose a bit is interesting. Whether it's him choosing to let the witches die instead of saving them, or choosing to ignore consequences of going to Purgatory. This plot development brought some more answers on how Katrina got to Purgatory in the first place, and the fate of their son. Henry was a nice addition to Team Witness as well, and it great to see him back again. Love the little nudges at Christmas on The Golem and how Sleepy Hollow didn't dive into the season and holiday spirit. I love how Sleepy Hollow deals with holidays.

There was just something about The Golem though that didn't seem to fulfill my expectations of the episode. I thought it would be more emotional and it would send me off into an emotional spiral like Supernatural did last week. The Golem is supposed to be the fall finale of Sleepy Hollow right? The storyline with Jeremy was very brief and I kinda wanted more done with that, but I can't think how. Or maybe I wanted Ichabod's journey to find the truth to be more journeyous. One thing I want to mention, someone pointed out to me that Sleepy Hollow is taking somethings from The Vampire Diaries,  and I don't know much, but seriously, the kid's name is Jeremy? Couldn't it have been something more cooler like his parents' names? Now not to be mean, I find Captian Irving's storyline to be a bit bald, but I can see how it can shape into the main storyline soon. Although I do not appreciate writers of you telling us that the witnesses and their team mates will die after this is all over. They need to live.

So now we all have to wait till January for the remaining episodes to air and finish up season 1 of Sleepy Hollow. I know Ichabod is adorable, and hey, him cutting wood was just so damn sexy. But compared to other episodes, The Golem was okay. In a way, it just felt like it was moving the story forward. As for the best Ichabod verses Modern day, it's a tie between the fun house mirrors and modern language. I know you all will be joking about Ichabod's little vocabulary lesson, and spamming it all over Tumblr. Although the fun house mirrors were entertaining. And the moment after, touching. Merry Christmas Sleepy Heads and I will see you all January. Now where was that promo?

Did you like the Golem? What do you think of Jeremy's story?

Sleepy Hollow "Sanctuary": Nothing Like A Good Old Haunting

You know, if I didn't love Ichabod before, I certainly do now. Sanctuary was a fantastic episode for Sleepy Hollow as we learned a bit more about Ichabod and Katrina and secret not even Ichabod knew. Usually I can't stand episodes that incorporate thanksgiving plot line (see Batb's Guess Whos Coming To Dinner), Sleepy Hollow used the idea of Thanksgiving in it's plot in a way that wasn't annoying, but acceptable. Not to mention Sleepy Hollow's first haunted house with ties to Ichabod's past. We got a little information on Captain Irving this week by meeting his daughter and ex-wife and the implication of something happening in Irving's past. Although I can say now that I'm on board with the Irving/Jenny ship. I can see it happening. Last week guys I posted a poll to name our little group other than calling it Team Free Will (that is Dean, Sam, Castiel and Bobby from Supernatural) and the winner is Team Witness, so from now on I'm going to call our little gang Team Witness.

So Sanctuary starts off with our case of the week when a socialite, Lena Gilbert, comes to Sleepy Hollow to restore her ancestral home. Despite the spooky look and her bodyguard's warnings, Lena runs into the house only to awaken a evil force laying dormant. A few days later, Ichabod and Abbie walk into the station talking about Thanksgiving and obviously Ichabod has some issues since everyone he knew is dead or trapped in Purgatory. Irving calls the duo in about the missing socialite, and shows them a note that has Katrina's name on it circled. With some research on the magical internet, they learn that Lena is a decedent of Lachlan Fredericks, a man Ichabod and Katrina once visited. When our duo visits the house, they soon find themselves trapped inside and unable to contact for help. Abbie does begin seeing a ghost of a black woman in a white Colonial dress walking around and talking to her. They soon find Lena, trapped in a closet by vines and freeing awakens the scarecrow. The gang needs to find a way out of the house while avoiding the scarecrow hunting for them.

Much as Sanctuary a filler episode from the main story line if Sleepy Hollow, it really was a breath of fresh air from all the drama. Well just a little bit since Sleepy Hollow delved into Katrina's past and the secret she kept from Ichabod. I really like how Sleepy Hollow didn't depend on the Thanksgiving plot to sell Sanctuary, but rather used it to sell the idea of holding on the moment and finding family and friends. Like Ichabod being thrown out of his time and having nothing really to celebrate, but Abbie points out that he needs to find something to hold onto and be thankful for that. Then they drink his favorite rum. Now that friendship is beautiful. Also with Irving and Jenny, there is literacy sparks flying their eyes looking at each other. One is the law, and the other law bender. It also helps they have fantastic chemistry that is comparable to Ichabod and Abbie (friendship wise people). Also love the little tease into Irving past, and I'm a bit curious about that. Now we need to seriously need to talk about that haunted house and how spooky it was. This was thanks to excellent use of shaky cam and dismal lighting. That freaking scarecrow was just creepy and awesome as well. Which make it even more awesome when Ichabod fought against the scarecrow with a freaking axe. Yes, embrace the rage.

Now this is part of the review where I take a look at what was not so hot about Sanctuary. Much as I love the whole Irving and Jenny thing, this was where Sanctuary was a bit slow verses it's haunted house storyline. The same can be said for the little nudge with Irving's background as it was a little hint, but not enough to get me excited verses the Ichabod/Katrina storyline. Also Sleepy Hollow, why did Jenny even appear this week? Don't get me wrong, I love her, but she had no real purpose to be there other than flirting with Irving and didn't help drive the story along other than Thanksgiving dinner. There was also no mention of the previous episodes either, making Sanctuary a stand alone episode. The whole secret Katrina was keeping is something I'm not sure is a pro or con storyline or personal wise.

Sanctuary really did help develop Team Witness' relationship and the histories behind each one. Too bad Sleepy Hollow is going on hiatus for two weeks again (at least it wasn't as long as the last one). Loved the haunted house and the scarecrow though. I love how that even filler episodes of Sleepy Hollow are decent and fit in somehow. They are not out of place within the whole arc. Some serious props to Tom Mison this week and his acting skills, cause Ichabod was just fantastic. Even though McDonalds confuses him. Don't worry Ichabod, the food itself is confusing and questionable. Tumblr has pointed out though that Ichabod does this hand thing and I wonder if it's on purpose or in character? See you Sleepy Heads in two weeks.

What did you think of Sanctuary? Do you ship Irving/Jenny? Have you noticed the hand thing?

Sleepy Hollow "Necromancer": Connection Deeper Than Blood

With Sleepy Hollow, I feel like every week I am professing my love for it every week. This week with Necromancer is no different. It was just fantastic as Necromancer keep you on edge as it took you along for the ride, with some twists you didn't see coming in earlier episodes. More specifically the connection between Ichabod and the Horseman whose tie is deeper than blood. Who would have thought right? Not to mention how it all ties up to why Katrina is trapped. Heres a hint, its not because shes a witch. I guess Sleepy Hollow's true success lies in the fact of its 13 episode season as the show can focus on hinting the main arc more than filler episodes. Much as we, the audience, don't like this, the fact is that we don't like fillers any better. Necromancer is Sleepy Hollow's way of hitting it's main arc head on in the right way by adding comedic, and mysterious elements to it. It even has created it's own version of Team Freewill, which we need to give a name since team freewill belongs to Supernatural.

So it all began with a fist bump this week with Necromancer. No seriously, Abbie taught Ichabod how to fist bump to celebrate the capture of the horseman. Although the fist bump confused Ichabod since it really made no sense (to him). Irving walks in wondering what to do now, and Ichabod suggests they interrogate the horseman for answers. So how do you get a man who has no head to talk? Find your friendly underground, undead cop, Andy Brooks (yes John Cho is back everyone). So while Irving goes to look for Jenny Mills, the duo begins searching the tunnels for signs of Andy. So when they find his hideout/home, Andy shows up, wanting them to leave since it's dangerous. Abbie asks Andy to help them by being the mouthpiece for the horseman since Andy is his necromancer. Andy refuses says they don't know what they are up against, but finally gives into Ichabod and Abbie. After finding the right tunnel (ha), they begin the interrogation of the horseman and this is when Ichabod discovers a necklace that belongs to Katrina that the horseman has. The history of the necklace takes us back to the early days when Ichabod was spying for the British, and Katrina was betrothed to his best friend Abraham. Questions will be answered, and Ichabod won't like them.

As I mentioned above, Necromancer was just another fantastic episode of Sleepy Hollow for many reasons. But I'm just gonna have to pick a few to talk about it. There is the obvious things that confuse Ichabod and things he does that make us laugh. Like the fist bump thing is just so awesome and gif-able. Then Ichabod doing and then was like "I still don't understand". What really took the cake was Ichabod leading the gang one way and then returning with "sorry, wrong way". Such an old gag, but I love it. Only Ichabod could pull it off. In fact, the whole team (which to be named) was fantastic. Loving how Irving is just easing into all this and helping out when he can. Excellent team addition to the team don't you think? Let's not forget Jenny who didn't do much this week, but was still a bad ass. Now I love how Necromancer really tied the mythology up this week with the Horseman, Ichabod, and Katrina. I honestly did not see that coming. It does explain a lot though as to why the Horseman never left Sleepy Hollow, and why he hunts for Ichabod. Let's not forget the true reason why Katrina is trapped in Purgatory. Now much as I love Ichabod, it was really cool to see him lose control a bit, giving him a flaw in a way. I mean the guy is tall, British, can remember everything, and is sexy, so he needs something to make him feel more human. Cause no one is that perfect.

Now there were somethings about Necromancer that I couldn't wrap my head around. My main issue is Katrina's backstory that we are slowly learning. In The Sin Eater we learned that she was a Quaker and Ichabod fell in love with her on sight and she was part of a revolution. Necromancer now tells us she was engaged to his best friend. So did he know her before or after he met her as a Quaker rep? Is this all taking place in the British colony or Britain? Ugh, Sleepy Hollow writers, please clarify. Also, how dense was Abraham since he could not tell that Ichabod was in love with Katrina since they were making goo goo eyes at each other. It could be attributed to Abraham's pride that he didn't see it until silly Ichabod told him. Oh Ichabod. Now, Andy, it is a wonder our heroes haven't caught you with all your wandering in the tunnels. Seriously.

Necromancer was a good fun of a episode as our heroes made some leg way on the mystery of the Horseman and Katrina. We also saw Sleepy Hollow's version of Team Free Will in action. We seriously need to think of a name for team instead of ripping Supernatural off (which in this case is alright). How about Team Revolution? Team Free World? Team Ichabod's Beard (jokes)? Team Witness? Vote below for the one you like best, or if you have a suggestion, comment below. The winner I will use in all my reviews from now on. After Necromancer I think I kinda ship Irving and Jenny together. There was chemistry there and you all know you saw it. Also, I believe this episode was previously titled "Into Darkness", which is funny since the writers of Star Trek Into Darkness created Sleepy Hollow. See you next week Sleepy Heads.

What should we name the team?

Team Revolution

Team Free World

Team Witness

Team Ichabod's Beard

Other

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What did you think of Necromancer? What was your favorite moment of the episode?

Sleepy Hollow "The Midnight Ride": Oh My Ichabod

Sleepy Hollow's The Midnight Ride was just the most fantastic episode ever. We saw the return of the horseman, Captain Ivring become a believer, and many things that confuse Ichabod. Did I mention Ichabod gets outraged and confused about a lot of things in The Midnight Ride? The Midnight Ride was just the right amount of everything for Sleepy Hollow as things were beginning to unfold. They had the stuff that was gory, stuff that made you emotional, and stuff that just made you laugh. In a way, that's Sleepy Hollow in a nutshell. Crazy fun for everyone. You have to love it when a show can balance everything everything easily, making the episode itself enjoyable the whole time. What was also interesting was that we saw Ichabod dealing with loss of friends in another war and the emotions he was going through. I think we can expect to see more of that later on. The Midnight Ride has to be one of the best episodes of the season. Still don't ship Ichabbie since I'm still betting on the strength of their partnership.

It all begins in a flashback as The Midnight Ride picks up with the word of the "Regulars" are coming and the original midnight ride (or so Sleepy Hollow has told me) and how the horseman showed up to eliminate them all. Back in modern day, Abbie is stocking supplies to use later and ready themselves for the horseman's return. After his outrage about water, Ichabod plans to meet up with the freemasons and Abbie points out that she wishes she could go, but there is a no female rule. So Abbie decides to go out and get Corbin's shotgun and this is when Luke comes around trying to reconnect with Abbie. On his way to the freemason, Ichabod leaves a vocal letter (no seriously) on Abbie's phone that she should come after all and tells her the location. Upon arrival though, they realize they are too late as the horseman has already arrived and taken their heads. Ichabod soon realizes though that the horseman was looking for his head and the freemasons had figured something out. So Ichabod and Abbie has Captain Irving for the head back (it was submitted as evidence apparently) so they can destroy it.  Using families as guilt trip, Captain Irving is convinced to get the head where he too runs into the horseman, but manages to get away. The next task at hand is to figure out what the freemasons wanted to tell Ichabod before the horseman got to them. Find out if there is a way to trap Death.

A round of a applause for Sleepy Hollow's writers this week with The Midnight Ride and how fantastic it was. Such a amazing episode. There is just so much right in it that I can't get to all of it, but I can try. The main arc that The Midnight Ride dealt with didn't feel like it was heavy at all. Usually when a show goes into it's main arc it feels like it's trying to stuff information into your head and you have to watch closely. The Midnight Ride was carefully woven and placed light moments along the way that didn't seem out of place. Not only that, but it kept you on your toes and was not predictable. The most important element of The Midnight Ride is all the confusion poor Ichabod had to deal with this week, and god I love it. You watch him get angry about the fact that you have to pay for water (The Outage!), and local historian getting history wrong and Ichabod trying to correct him. Trust me there is so much this week that just confuses him that I just can't pick one to point out (although the porn site one is funny). What was even more sweeter was when Irving and Abbie putting Ichabod in place about history. Just when he told he had something over everyone else, haha. That montage of Ichabod and Abbie trying to destroy the skull was pretty amusing as well. Oh ya, Captain Irving is now apart of the team now, which should make somethings easier. In addition to adding more to his character. It is also nice to see Andy (John Cho's character whose name I finally learned) and the headless horseman back to cause trouble. And considering how long it's been since we last saw them.

So now about about The Midnight Ride can I pick on? There was clearly nothing wrong with the episode, but it was just little things I could find. First, I still find the character of Luke annoying, but this is mostly because he is messing is the dynamic and I don't know where he fits into Sleepy Hollow. Seriously, do the writers have a plan for him? My next question is, where did the horse Ichabod rode come from? It just came out of nowhere. The writers probably didn't want to explain it. Like how they didn't keep the freemasons around for long. On the bright side they were used as stepping stones for the plot. Same can be said for Katrina since she appears like every other episode, although news sources say we're going to find out more about her and why shes in Purgatory. My final point of the evening is, how did they make that many skulls in the tie period they had? Did they buy the excess Halloween decorations or something? Just little things to think about since The Midnight Ride is such a well done episode.

The Midnight Ride makes you wonder why all tv shows aren't like this? Sleepy Hollow, why do you keep knocking it out of the park? Ichabod, why do make me love you even more? Why do you keep using things from Supernatural? Although I am madly in love with Supernatural, so it's alright. Now my question is how will this all affect Ichabod? I am interest to see how Irving changes the dynamic of the team and I'm glad my prediction was wrong. I thought he was going to die since things were looking at way, but hey I was wrong and I'm glad I was. This makes me glad that I was right about Sleepy Hollow being a real treat from the beginning. Sleepy Hollow was my choice pilot to watch. This week's winner though of Ichabod verses modern day is Ichabod verses porn, I don't even need to explain why. See you sleepy heads next week.

What Ichabod vs. Modern day was your favorite? What was your favorite part of The Midnight Ride?

Sleepy Hollow "The Sin Eater": Forgiveness Is The Key

Guys Sleepy Hollow is back! I can't believe I survived that long without it. Sleepy Hollow doesn't waste anytime with The Sin Eater has the episode was given the task of finding a way to break the connection between Ichabod and the Headless horseman. We all knew this was coming at some point since our duo needs to defeat the horseman eventually without Ichabod dying. Ichabod dying is bad remember. The Sin Eater also showed us how Ichabod turned to the revolutionary side and first met Katrina. You have to admit you were a bit curious, even though you had to watch Ichabod have that awful hair do, wig thing. Is it a wig? Probably. The Sin Eater also showed me why there are so many fans vying for Ichabbie (I said that right, right?) and the two to get together. There is a strong connection between the two, but there is still a small part of me that is like "they are really good friends" and leaning towards Katrina and Ichabod. I'm sorry! I just feel like Sleepy Hollow should just play off the friendship, not the relationship. In short, The Sin Eater dealt with a whole bunch of mythology and back story this week.

After a much needed recap of Sleepy Hollow so far, The Sin Eater brings us back to our favorite duo watching a little league game where Abbie teaches Ichabod about baseball. She told him that baseball basically represented freedom that the founding fathers fought for. Although, I have think that scene is mostly for the World Series that just concluded. Back to The Sin Eater, after the game Ichabod and Abbie go their separate ways and Ichabod goes to visit his wife's "not" grave. There a mysterious group tranks him and drags Ichabod away to a secret location. Suddenly now night (did they stop Daylight Saving Time too?) Abbie is driving home, or somewhere when Katrina contacts her via a dream (which is not a good idea since it means Abbie fell asleep at the wheel) telling her that Ichabod has been captured and she needs to find the sin eater to save him. So Abbie gets reinforcements with the return of Jenny Mills and they work together to find the sin eater.  Elsewhere in a super secret location, Ichabod wakes up to find himself among Freemasons, who are there to confirm his identity as Ichabod Crane. In flashbacks, we see Ichabod (awful wig intact) as a red coat interrogating a freed slave, Arthur Bernard, about Cicero, and there is where he and Katrina first meet. She is angry that they have injured Arthur, until she finds out that Ichabod still has a conscience and some good still left in him.

The Sin Eater was a good welcome back to Sleepy Hollow's return and an excellent addition to the growing mythology of the show. More importantly The Sin Eater was charged with dealing with the blood link that Sleepy Hollow has kinda pushed to the side for about 5 episodes and it was something that had to be dealt with. Though that solution was simple, it was kinda cool too. Although this means that horseman is free now. That's a problem for later. What was also cool about The Sin Eater was the little bit of Ichabod's history of how he changed sides. It also makes me laugh how evil they portray the redcoats, but I'm unconcerned about that. History tells us that Ichabod was never truly deep into what he was doing for the redcoats and had a slight doubt about what he was doing. In addition to him already being one of the witnesses at that point. It was cute to see Ichabod fall for Katrina the moment he saw her, and she saw the goodness in him that he didn't. Back to present day, I love the baseball scene with Ichabod and Abbie and how Ichabod just jumped up and gave it a try at yelling at the umpire. Oh Ichabod, how I love you. The Sin Eater did an excellent contrast with Abbie this week too by telling Irving the horseman is coming back without a doubt. Compare this to Pilot Abbie who was unsure of what she saw. This is what lead her to working with her sister Jenny. The most heartbreaking moment of The Sin Eater has to go to when Ichabod called her Abbie when he usually calls her Ms. Mills. My feels man. My feels for the deep friendship they share.

Now there are somethings about The Sin Eater that did bog it down slightly. Or we'll call it things I have issues with cause no episode is perfect. Despite all the mythology dealt with this week and Ichabod's past, I have to say for some reason The Sin Eater was not my favorite episode of the bunch. I don't know why exactly, but it isn't. Although if I had to put words to it, I would say that Sleepy Hollow sacrificed some of the elements I liked for all that information they dealt with. Like there was no fights with the duo fighting off evil, although Ichabod did stab someone in the flashback. Which for some reason they are still using that lens effect I complained about earlier. You know Sleepy Hollow, other shows use colouring to show flashbacks, not effects that distort the image. Finally, the whole sin eater thing was a bit obvious. Not going to say more so I don't spoil it.

I am glad Sleepy Hollow is back on the air and The Sin Eater answered some questions that have been left open for a bit like the blood tie and why Ichabod changed sides. And you know what, it wasn't lame and was reasonable. We saw Ichabod hesitate and treat Arthur with respect. Ichabod is a good person. Now he is free from the horseman (SPOILER ALERT) and the horseman from Ichabod. And he's back to cause problems next week. Sounds fun. Did anyone notice they shortened the opening sequence this week. Is is permanent? See you sleepy heads next week.

What do you think of Ichabbie? Did you like how The Sin Eater handled Ichabod's past?

Sleepy Hollow "John Doe": The Beauty of Teamwork

Wasn't John Doe such a juicy episode of Sleepy Hollow? I really love how Sleepy Hollow has woven this world around it's two main characters of Abbie and Ichabod, and how their partnership defines the show. If you look into any good television show, you would see that a strong partnership with excellent chemistry goes a long way and tends to have the loudest fanbase. An excellent example (and my personal favorite), the Supernatural fandom and the relationship between the brothers. Not only does Sleepy Hollow have this chemistry, but it has a great premise and mythology behind it to back it up. This week's case was a example of this with a sudden outbreak of an illness with black vein thingys. If you are a Supernatural fan, you have an idea by now which horseman creature caused this.

John Doe begins in the woods with a young girl picking flowers in the woods and coaxing a young boy to play with her. No seriously, they were playing tag you dirty people. Soon the boy finds himself chased by a man on a horse and soon out in the middle of the road. Elsewhere, Ichabod and Abbie return to Carbin's cabin where Ichabod has decided to stay rather than the motel. Ichabod claims to feel more at home here than elsewhere. He also considers some changes to fit in (not the beard and hair please). Then Abbie gets a call about a strange boy collapsing somewhere. Upon the scene, Abbie gets the report of what happened and this is when the boy wakes up and begins speaking middle English (no not middle earth) which Ichabod can speak. Oh and yes, Ichabod is basically perfect. They soon discover that the boy is infected and cannot be found in any missing child database. Ichabod informs Abbie that the boy could have come from the first village settled by the British that went missing years ago. Abbie shoots this down, but then the EMT who helped the boy falls ill and the duo begins looking for answers by retracing Thomas's steps.

You have to love it when a tv show knows how to play it's strengths and John Doe really showed us this week a little bit of both, but more on chemistry. When I say chemistry, I mean how our two main characters connect with each other and how natural it is. I love the partnership between Ichabod and Abbie and how well they work together. Each of them bring something to the partnership that makes them work so well. Which it was so strong when Abbie was distressed for Ichabod when he fell ill. She didn't know what to do, and was on her own since usually Ichabod helped her out. Then she figured something out and went with it and made me cheer for her. If I had to choose my favorite female character, it would be Abbie Mills. What was good, but I wasn't happy about, was the storyline with Abbie's ex looking into Ichabod. In a way, he represents the saner part of TV with the whole not believing Ichabod's story about being an Oxford professor and why exactly Ichabod was working with the police department. We, on the other side, we just believe what we're told and go along for the ride (which is not wrong). Looking forward to seeing how that plays out. Although we did learn there is something else at play here with LINE OF SPOILERS. Finally, we got to learn a bit more about where Katrina is trapped, which is apparently SPOILER. Oh how I love those two crazy kids (Ichabod and Katrina for those who are confused).

Now let's not let how pretty Ichabod was this week blind us, cause there are some things about John Doe that need addressing. Mythology wise, it did take a step back this week, but not too much as another horseman was introduced (and he had a head). I think we all knew which horseman it was and that it was a horseman. If this was supposed to be a secret, it was terrible hidden. Also, if you're a Supernatural fan and you see a illness plus a horseman, you know what it is. Are the writers of Sleepy Hollow fans of Supernatural? I'm not complaining since Supernatural is awesome. How many of you thought it was weird that this middle English thing was brought in? How many of you knew there was a middle English? I didn't know, and I think it was a convenient plot point to need Ichabod's help. They could have used some English accents right? Sorry middle English just makes my brain connect to Middle Earth. As for a continuity error, did anyone notice how Ichabod's wet hair became suddenly dry? Opps.

I think at this point, I am becoming slightly biased with Sleepy Hollow as I am just going along for the ride. John Doe showed us the strength of Abbie and Ichabod's partnership and how well works. The answer is no though. I do not ship them. Strong of shipper as I am, I like the friendship between the two and would like it to stay that way. No need to complicate it right? For this week's winner of Ichabod verses modern day is Ichabod verses plastic. Watching Ichabod trying to open that package was quite funny, although that type of plastic is hard to open. I feel your pain Ichabod! In case you guys didn't know, Sleepy Hollow is going on a three week hiatus but will return with the headless horseman and John Cho. See you all in three weeks.

What did you think of this week's case? Whats your opinion of Ichabod and Abbie's partnership?

Sleepy Hollow "The Lesser Key of Solomon": Ichabod and the Mills Sisters

After the first three episodes, it looks like the training wheels are off with The Lesser Key of Solomon. This week Sleepy Hollow taps into it's mythology as it pushes aside the case of the week formula for the season arc instead. In a way, the first three first were set so we could get comfortable with the characters and understand them. With The Lesser Key of Solomon, Sleepy Hollow gives evil a face (sorry the headless horseman and John Cho are still at an evil convention) and the characters a taste of what they were up against. So there was no need for side plots as the main storyline stood front stage as Ichabod and the Mills sisters face the forces of evil. Well a sleeper cell of it anyway. The thing is with Sleepy Hollow, once you get into it, theres no getting out. Both for the characters and for the audience.

The Lesser Key of Solomon starts off in a flashback of Ichabod in what history knows as the Boston Tea Party. This slides into Ichabod telling his love story of him and his wife, Katria, which at first I thought was going to be a cheesy opening. It was later revealed that Ichabod was telling his story to the NorthStar lady and reassuring her that her husband still loved her. Oh Ichabod, you big stuffie. Anyways, Abbie comes out from the mental hospital informing Ichabod that Jenny has escaped. At the station, Abbie asks Captain Irving for some time to find Jenny because pasting her face every where. Irving agrees and give Abbie 12 hours to find Jenny. Elsewhere, the bad guys (I can't remember the group name sorry) begin to move and start their search for Jenny Mills. Back with our heroes, Ichabod and Abbie get a lead on where Jenny might be and head out to a cabin near a lake. They soon discover that the cabin used to belong to the late Sheriff and used to know Jenny. Jenny appears and the sisters fight until Ichabod intervenes. They soon discover what Jenny was up to and the enemy moves in to take what Jenny was entrusted to protect.

Jumping into the main arc of a season is always rewarding as they are usually interesting to watch and The Lesser Key of Solomon took a good step forward. If Sleepy Hollow was just about the horseman, it wouldn't be interesting at all. When I first saw the trailer for Sleepy Hollow, I could feel the mythology behind it and that it was going to be so much more. The Lesser Key of Solomon was the first real take at the mythology behind everything. It was more than undead witches, and dream monsters. Which is one of the reasons I enjoy watching Sleepy Hollow other than Ichabod (although its a plus he is easy on the eyes). Sleepy Hollow even shows this balance with the Mills sisters on both end on the scale. One, Jenny, accepted everything she saw and believed and took action. The other, Abbie, didn't outright believe what she saw, and tried to use logic to justify what happened. It is like the two sides of Sleepy Hollow. It was amusing to see Ichabod having to deal with the two sisters and put a stop to their bickering. Also was funny how Abbie summed everything in 5 seconds. It's a gift I think that all fans wished they had when explaining a show to someone else. We just want to explain everything cause it's awesome. The best scene of the night has to go to Ichabod and the NorthStar lady, with their little heart to heart. Oh Ichabod how I love you so.

Now there was very little about The Lesser Key of Solomon that was an issue. The one thing I did not like though was the camera style, or lens that was used in the beginning flashback that opened the episode. Was there a reason for it? I personally don't feel that look was appropriate for the scene and a normal shot with some effects (video editing junkie here) would have had given the feeling that it was a flashback if the period clothing wasn't a big enough clue. What they used wasn't very clear and distracting. Luckily, they fixed this error later on in the next flashback. For those of you looking for the horseman or John Cho, once again, they didn't appear this week. Sorry.

Well this was a good week of Sleepy Hollow with The Lesser Key of Solomon. We got to learn more about the Mills sisters and see them finally forgive each other. We also learned that Jenny Mills is basically a bad ass. There was unfortunately no Ichabod vs. modern day this week, but we got to see Ichabod's shooting pose, which very much suited him. You'll know it when you see it. We learned of the season's big bad that Ichabod and Abbie will have to take on. Yup, The Lesser Key of Solomon was a big episode and important stepping stone. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a look at all the gifs from the episode. See you next week.

What did you think of The Lesser Key of Solomon? What did you think of Jenny Mills? Can you describe Sleepy Hollow in 5 seconds?

Sleepy Hollow "For the Triumph of Evil": Sister Issues

I have to say at this point in the series I am officially hooked and along for the ride with Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow knows itself and what to deliver. It's like SuperWhoLock in a way. The main character is a sexy British guy, with an amazing voice, as well as the music for the series has reminiscent tones of the music from Sherlock. Ichabod is also in a way a time traveler from the past thrown into the future, with in For the Triumph of Evil, fights things that look like the Silence from Doctor Who. Then there is the whole case of the week thing with a supernatural element to it with a supernatural, crime fighting duo that is similar to Supernatural. Not to mention have a hideout with everything supernatural inside it like the Men of Letters hideout. For the Triumph of Evil takes the audience into Abbie's history and bringing her around to the idea that there is something out there, which Ichabod has been saying for a while now. Admitting that there is such a thing as the supernatural is the first step to dealing with the coming apocalypse.

It starts this week with Abbie having a dream of watching Ichabod interview a younger version of herself about the events of the incident that Abbie experienced as a young girl. She is awaken by a call as she is needed at a scene with a jumper. When she arrives Ichabod is there, for some apparent reason, and she is told that the jumper will only talk to Abbie. Abbie is unable to talk the jumper down, but the jumper had said that she knew her patient wasn't crazy but still had her committed. They soon realize that the jumper was the doctor for Abbie's sister, Jenny. So they look into what was going on and this leads them to visit Jenny and see her connection in all this. Jenny refuses to see Abbie, but Ichabod goes on ahead to visit to Jenny and speaks with her. Jenny tells Ichabod she can't help and makes a comment about Abbie. Ichabod confronts Abbie about this and she reveals she had lied about what she'd seen because she was afaird. The duo soon discover that the creature is hunting the people related to Abbie's childhood incident in their dreams.

At this point in the series I have to say at this point, I have come to expect these kind of episodes from Sleepy Hollow and For the Triumph of Evil fit right in. In a way it didn't feel out of place when Sleepy Hollow took a peak at Abbie Mills' past and letting the audience met her sister Jenny Mills who is played by the lovely Lyndie Greenwood (might know her from the underwatched show Nikita). Gotta say it was strange to hear her speak without the British accent she uses in Nikita, but I love her all the same (seriously when is Nikita coming back?). I am also going to assume at this point that we are going to be using a lot flashbacks to the civil war with Ichabod. I would have never guessed watching this series that there was going to be flashbacks involved, but then again, I should have known. What impressed me though about For the Triumph of Evil is the attention respect that the show gave Indians Aboriginals about the wrongs that were done back in history. That is what is great about Ichabod's character since he was from a time where they were making the alliances and actually sat with the first nations people, he grew a great for them. Sleepy Hollow, so far, has done a great job of not following the cliches and establishing strong characters. This episode's winner of Ichabod verses modern day is Ichabod verses the energy drink. His reaction to it was so funny and I kinda hoped that he might become a little jittery and hyped up. Although it was amusing he preferred a potion over the energy drink. Love you Ichabod my adorable little misplaced time traveler.

 Now For the Triumph of Evil was within Sleepy Hollow's general theme for an episode, there were some things that just fell through. Similar to last week's episode, it built up a storyline that in the end had a quick little solve at the end. Don't build something up to only have a simple solution. Have the characters struggle a bit and grow through that experience, or something like that. As for Abbie, you would think Abbie would have learned her lesson. For those of you looking for the headless horsemen or John Cho, both were absent this week. There was apparently a #TeamEvil meeting. Another thought, its kinda funny no one has noticed the hole Ichabod made in the wall at the station. I mean someone is bound to find it right? Right? Or is it just going to be pushed off to the side?

Overall I enjoyed For the Triumph of Evil and the storyline it's setting up with the Mills sisters. It's nice to see that Ichabod and Abbie have this level of trust and have each other's backs (And no I do not ship them. Am I the only one who likes them as partners?) My favorite line of the night has to go to Ichabod with, "No scorpions. Ever." On Ichabod. Speaking of which, he seems kinda of perfect other than being a pre-civil war man stuck in 2013. So is his fault being stuck out of time? I'm pretty sure Sleepy Hollow will explain it later, right? Good start to series Sleepy Hollow. See you next week!

What did you think of this week's creature? Does this remind you also of SuperWhoLock?

Sleepy Hollow "Blood Moon": Things Are Getting Witchy

I have to say that I'm quite happy with the turn out of Sleepy Hollow and the tone it has set with the first two episodes. Unlike the Pilot, Blood Moon is charged with building some back story on our two main leads of Abbie and Ichabod. Blood Moon took Sleepy Hollow this week away from the obvious headless horseman plot line and moved into the whole "there is a bigger supernatural conspiracy" thing that they touched on early on in the plot. Let's not forget some couple Ichabod vs. Modern day challenges that I think is a bit of the charm of Sleepy Hollow. Blood Moon was certainly interesting with a couple lucky coincidences that moved the story along. Let us not forget though, that Blood Moon did grab our attention and firmly hold it throughout the episode. Although the promo did fib a bit by missing a couple scenes.

Blood Moon started this week off in a dream as Ichabod is running from the assembled horsemen when he is dragged underground, where is his wife is. Katria uses this opportunity to give Ichabod a warning that another witch will rise followed by the forces of darkness. Ichabod wakes up and gets ready (with the help of a bunch of stickies) and wait for Abbie to return to tell her the news. When Abbie does return, she shoots this theory down and they head to the funeral for the chief. Elsewhere, some bad CGI reveals SPOILER's revival. Soon SPOILER is off to no good and brings the witch back to begin killing off people and stuff like that. Abbie and Ichabod get word and head out. When Ichabod sees the scene, he realizes he had seen it before in his civil war days and tells Abbie about the witch that did it. They soon work to figure out who her next target is and put a stop to her witchcraft.

Most shows seem to have problems after the Pilot and seem to lack the edge that it had, but Blood Moon felt like it belonged after the Pilot. Blood Moon introduced us to another side of the Sleepy Hollow universe and beginning to set it up for episodes to come. This week it was witches and how they work in the Sleepy Hollow world. We also got a little peak into the back stories of our two leads. We learned how Katria and Ichabod met and how Abbie got into some drugs. The best moment though was when Ichabod discovered the tax on the donuts and went on a full on rant about them. It was also amusing to see stickies everywhere in his motel room telling him how things worked and then experiencing them. Although curious who wrote those for him, but I'm pretty sure it was Abbie. Now we need to talk about the opening sequences, for Blood Moon, Sleepy Hollow unveiled a new opening sequence which recent television shows (Supernatural, Arrow, Beauty and the Beast) have decided to replace with a title card instead. I found it personally very cool as it kept with the theme of Sleepy Hollow and nicely showcased it's cast. I'm sorry, I like pretty things.

Now some things in Blood Moon were a bit on the "what the hell" or not so believable side. There is the whole SPOILER revival and how that happened. I guess the powers for evil must really like him. Although the CGI on the neck area was laughable and I'm not sure if we were supposed to believe that it was realistic. Cause seriously, it was not. Then there is the witch, how much of a villain she was this week. She was supposed to be a bad ass, but all it took was a bunch of gun powder exploding to stop her? Sorry, was expecting something really bad ass to stop her. This leads me to the convenient tunnel under the station, Ichabod remembered ( at least they explained why he remembered) that just happened to connect the station to the storage area. Oh well, I'll just look the other way with this one. The last thing is how easy Sleepy Hollow wants the police department to sweep everything under the rug and not admit there are supernatural things out there. Its like Sleepy Hollow wants to use to purposely to create drama.

Blood Moon was a decent episode and an excellent addition to the series. Let's hope that Sleepy Hollow can keep this up. I am already hooked at this point and will keep watching. I wonder how they are going to keep using SPOILER and if he will ever be discovered. I also hope that they give Ichabod and Abbie an ally sometime in the series. If you're thinking Abbie's boss, we don't know what the hell he is up to. For the winner of Ichabod vs. Modern day, it goes to Ichabod and the Donut tax. But then again no one, no matter what time, likes taxes. We're two episodes in, and Sleepy Hollow is still interesting.

What did you think of Blood Moon? Do you think that witch died that easily? What's your donut tax?

Sleepy Hollow "Pilot": Bring On The Headless Horseman

Sleepy Hollow, at first seemed like a knock off of it's predecessors, but after watching the trailer I was hooked and early awaited the Pilot. To me, it looked like Sleepy Hollow was going to be a man out of time story, tied in with a mystery solving plot with a touch of the supernatural. Sleepy Hollow's Pilot was all this and more. It was a pair of people, who had supernatural experiences thrown together, in an situation of that could very mark the beginning of the apocalypse. Although the Pilot was not without it's faults as there were times where I was wondering what was going on and why some characters were doing these things. Although lucky for me, Sleepy Hollow explained most of it within the Pilot. There are some questions unanswered though, but hey, Sleepy Hollow has the rest of the season to explain it. Or that little 7 year plan they pointed out to us.

So Sleepy Hollow wasted no time in diving into Pilot with kicking off with Ichabod on the battlefield where he runs into a red coat wearing a mask. Seeing the bow scar on the man's hand, Ichabod engages him only to be mortally wounded. Ichabod uses his final effort to cut off the man's head. Moving to present day, Ichabod wakes up from his "nap", "rest", or whatever you call you it, in a strange cave. When Ichabod emerges from the cave, to find himself on a roadway and almost hit by a truck and a car. Nothing says "welcome" like getting hit by a truck or car. Anyways in another part of town, Abby and the sheriff are at a dinner discussing Abby's departure to the FBI (it needs to seem like shes doing something with her life right?). As they are leaving the diner they get a call about some horse trouble, and they go to check it out. When they arrive on scene, Abby finds a headless body and calls in and moments later, the headless horseman shows his, no face, and chops the sheriff's head off. Abby calls in the sheriff's death and this is when in another part of town, Andy (John Cho's character), almost hits Ichabod and decides to arrest Ichabod for the murder. At the station, Abbie meets Ichabod and he asks her about the killer. The police eventually decide that Ichabod is crazy with his whole, I used to fight on the American side of the civil war and was there blurp and decide to ship him off to a mental institution. Abbie believes there is more to this and decides to talk to Ichabod some more and do some investigating.

Sleepy Hollow does seem a bit crazy on the outside, but there is some good things about it that help the crazy make sense. Pilot doesn't waste any time as it has a lot to get through and keep it at a good pace. This way it doesn't seem like the Pilot is forcing everything down your throat. I like how Sleepy Hollow quickly explained why a British dude was on the American side and didn't simply just push that to the side and hope the viewer didn't notice. I also love the use of John Cho's character in the Pilot. What is going to be fun to watch is the situation with Ichabod being stuck in present day and discovering new things. My favorite Ichabod verses Modern day is Ichabod's fascination with the car window. Someone really needs to gif that moment. But there is more than Ichabod's discovery of modern day, there is snappy come backs, and little jokes that keeps Sleepy Hollow alive. There is also the mythology that the Pilot sets up in the beginning that explains why Ichabod is alive and whats happening. What is also great is that the main character of Abby is no damsel in distress as the Pilot showed her kicking SPOILER's butt and getting the upper hand. Finally to tie it all together is the headless horseman and how Sleepy Hollow is not just about him, but created a disaster coming around him.

Now Sleepy Hollow's Pilot was by all means interesting, there are some things that were confusing and weird. Sure a lot of it was explained like Abby's willingness to believe Ichabod about being transported to the future and the headless horseman. Although when Ichabod was in jail, I wonder why she didn't check his hand for the tattoo if she wasn't sure by the fact that Ichabod still had his head. I am going to believe though that there has been some other strange things happening in Sleepy Hollow that made her do these things. With the Ichabod character I am beginning to wonder how open he is to magic. On one hand Ichabod is open to it, but on the other, he seems to dislike it slightly which we saw when he discovered his wife was a witch. Next I would like to point out is how much guns that one house that the headless horseman broke in to had. Seriously, how much guns do you need? Also really wondering how Ichabod knew how to get back to the cave, but then again he could have remembered landmarks.

I really enjoyed watching the Pilot of Sleepy Hollow and will defiantly be tuning in next week. Sure it might be a little crazy, but its a fun kind that we all can jump into. We have two interesting characters with Ichabod and Abby as they are thrown together against the beginnings of the possible apocalypse. Does help that Ichabod Crane is easy on the eyes too. What I found funny though was at the end of the Pilot, Sleepy Hollow took the chance of telling us that it plans to be around for 7 years. Is this a 7 year plan I'm smelling? Is it going to be something like Eric Kripke's plan for Supernatural? Does this mean the writers have an end goal in mind in order to play ball with FOX? I look forward to seeing if the series can pull it off.

What did you think of the Pilot? What was your favorite Ichabod verses modern day thing?