Here are the ten most insane, amazing, terrifying moments of the second episode of Sleepy Hollow:
1. Ichabod’s Weekly Lesson on Modern Times
For a show that’s so constantly horrifying with guts, gore, and tons of decapitations, Sleepy Hollow is one of the most consistently hilarious shows on TV. Ichabod’s attempts to become acclimated to the modern world are always worth a laugh. This week Ichabod learns about Martha Stewart and the ever-growing wedding industry. When he and Abbie go to the bank, he has a bit of a meltdown over the existence of credit cards and pens chained to the desk. He puts it perfectly, “These people entrust you with their fortune and yet you cannot trust them with a simple ink well.”
2. Decapitation Count 2.02
In the opening scene, Ichabod has one of his fancy witness-dreams of Katrina being turned into a headless witch during a ritual. While it wasn’t real, it was some sort of premonition. It seems that Henry and Abraham plan to “sanctify” her bond with Abraham by turning him into a creature like him. Luckily, Katrina manages to convince him to let her keep her head right on her shoulders for the time being, but Katrina’s future doesn’t look too bright.
Although the only decapitation was dreamed up, there’s bonus points for Ichabod and Abbie lugging around Abraham’s severed head around Sleepy Hollow.
3. Sheriff Reyes
A replacement for the dearly departed (and decapitated!) Sheriff Corbin has finally been named. Sheriff Reyes has taken control of the Sleepy Hollow police force now that Captain Irving is in prison. She used to work with border control, fighting the cartel on drug issues, so she’s no stranger to danger. (But how comfortable is she around headless corpses, eh?)
Whether she’s an ally or an enemy remains to be seen. She seems fond of Abbie in a rough take-no-shit sort of way, but she also rebuff’s Ichabod’s connection to the police force and arrests Jenny. She’s pretty menacing in her scene with Irving, but as she believes he’s a murderer, she could just be a good person who doesn’t know the extent of Sleepy Hollow’s issues. She says, “We’re gonna bring some sanity back to this town.” Good luck with that, Sheriff.
4. Abraham as a Shipper
Abraham may be a crazy, headless horseman of the apocalypse, but he has some good insight on the Katrina/Ichabod/Abbie triangle. When Katrina is certain that Ichabod will save her, he says: “Did he search the ends of the earth to find his beloved wife? No. He rescued another woman. Abagail Mills. Couldn’t stand to see her trapped in purgatory mere hours. And yet how long did he leave you to rot there? Ichabod once claimed to care about me too but he moved on. And now he has moved on again.” Abraham might be a bigger Abbie/Ichabod shipper than most fans of the show.
5. Irving Goes Insane
Prison isn’t exactly the best place for a cop to spend his days. When Abbie goes to visit Irving, she notices he’s a little worn for the wear, sporting a brand new black eye. They brilliantly decide that the truth is the best option. Irving plans to reveal that he didn’t kill anyone; demons did. It’ll be enough to get him sent to a mental hospital. It’ll be easier to visit him and consult him on future demonic activity. Unfortunately, Reyes is on to the plan and warns Irving that she’ll ensure that he’s put on psych meds and treated to electroshock therapy if he takes this route.
6. Franklin, Frankenstein, and His Monster
The case of the week involves The Kindred, a Frankenstein’s monster type creature created by Ichabod’s favorite person, Mr. Blowhard himself, Benjamin Franklin. Franklin only has a few minutes of screen time but he’s thoroughly creepy, winking at women and sewing the severed remains of soldiers together. Ichabod’s hatred of him continues to be amazing.
The Kindred is said to be the one creature that can truly fight the Horsemen, but Franklin was unable to finish it because he needed a part of the headless horseman to complete it. Luckily, Abbie’s been storing Abraham’s head in a safety deposit box for months. They complete the monster, it fights Abraham for a few minutes, and then disappears into the night. It’s sure to pop up at the worst possible moment in the episodes to come.
7. Hints About Abbie’s Mother
There have been plenty of theories about Abbie’s family and their relationship to the apocalypse. Tonight, we got a couple of hints about her mother. Reyes claims to have known her. Abbie also says her mother was “a little bit totally crazy.”
Since the first two horsemen of the apocalypse are connected to Ichabod, could the last two be connected to Abbie? Especially since they’re both witnesses. Her mother could end being one of the next to be introduced. No matter what her deal is, the woman who raised those two badass women is sure to be fascinating.
8. Katrina, Ichabod, and Abbie as Weaknesses
Ichabod is dead set on freeing Katrina from Abraham’s grasp, even though Abbie is more focused on stopping the apocalypse. He claims that she’s a powerful witch (has anybody seen proof of this yet?) so it’s important to ensure that she’s on their side. “I have not forgotten our duty as witnesses. But I do have another duty to my wife. I intend to honor them both,” he says.
Abbie tells him about her time in purgatory. Even though she was only there for a few hours (as opposed to Katrina’s centuries of imprisonment) it was so unbearable that she almost gave up, until he showed up. “I’ve never been so happy to see someone in my life…My faith in you is my greatest weakness.” His weakness, she says, is Katrina and Henry.
9. Katrina the Spy
Ichabod gets to Willow Point in time to stop Abraham from beheaded Katrina and sanctifying their bond, but she refuses to go with him. Instead she convinces Abraham to give her time to fall in love with him before taking the plunge (and her head.) This way she can gather information on what he and Henry are planning. Katrina’s role as the inside man holds a lot more storytelling potential than being a love interest with mysterious powers that only manifest for plot purposes.
10. Henry’s New Profession
Whoops. Somebody forgot to tell Irving that Henry was the Horseman of War. Now he’s masquerading as Irving’s lawyer. Good news: Henry has stopped Reyes from giving him drugs and electroshock therapy. Bad news: Irving has now signed a contract in his own blood. That’s not promising.
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