It was pretty good. It will be interesting how the little girl plays in all this. Our millionaire bad guy doesn't impress me at all.
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This was definitely a step up from last week. The sidekick characters are working out well, especially the guy, who is a lovable nerd-- he's so psyched about Crane being a time traveler. And I love how they confirmed Crane is from another time by analyzing a strand of his hair. But I hope Agent Thomas quickly realizes that her daughter's status as a Witness is beyond her and everybody else's control and that it must be dealt with-- her anger and resentment toward Crane is irrational and won't work over the long term. And this show doesn't really have a long term.
The hidden street was a nice idea, quite consistent with the secret-history-of-America theme, although they were a bit sloppy trapping Headless in an open-ended tunnel. You'd think they would have hired someone to brick up the other end. Come to think of it, was it sunny at the other end of that tunnel when it was supposed to be nighttime? I'll have to go back and re-watch that. In any case, I'm not too happy with Headless's new shape-shifting abilities. I hope there's a good reason why he's back and why he has these new powers and abilities.
Crane's Kung Fu-like flashbacks to the Revolution are always welcome. His encounter with Benjamin Banneker in his hermitage was both amusing and consistent with the Steampunkish version of history we've seen. What would you call fantastically advanced science of that era, anyway? Enlightenmentpunk doesn't really have a ring to it. Horse-drawnpunk? Yankeepunk? Colonial Punk sounds like an insurance company. Anyway, hopefully that wasn't Crane's only encounter with Banneker. I wonder if we'll see any more appearances by familiar Colonial-Era characters this year, like Betsy Ross or Grace Dixon.
I'm still not too crazy about the idea of the new Witness being a kid. It's not too dramatically appealing and it raises a lot of questions about how the whole Witness thing got started and how they are assigned and so forth. I'm reminded of how weird things got on Buffy when they finally revealed the origins of the Slayer powers-- that didn't really go so well.
The hidden street was a nice idea, quite consistent with the secret-history-of-America theme, although they were a bit sloppy trapping Headless in an open-ended tunnel. You'd think they would have hired someone to brick up the other end. Come to think of it, was it sunny at the other end of that tunnel when it was supposed to be nighttime? I'll have to go back and re-watch that. In any case, I'm not too happy with Headless's new shape-shifting abilities. I hope there's a good reason why he's back and why he has these new powers and abilities.
Crane's Kung Fu-like flashbacks to the Revolution are always welcome. His encounter with Benjamin Banneker in his hermitage was both amusing and consistent with the Steampunkish version of history we've seen. What would you call fantastically advanced science of that era, anyway? Enlightenmentpunk doesn't really have a ring to it. Horse-drawnpunk? Yankeepunk? Colonial Punk sounds like an insurance company. Anyway, hopefully that wasn't Crane's only encounter with Banneker. I wonder if we'll see any more appearances by familiar Colonial-Era characters this year, like Betsy Ross or Grace Dixon.
I'm still not too crazy about the idea of the new Witness being a kid. It's not too dramatically appealing and it raises a lot of questions about how the whole Witness thing got started and how they are assigned and so forth. I'm reminded of how weird things got on Buffy when they finally revealed the origins of the Slayer powers-- that didn't really go so well.
Drums and fife?
Until Ben Franklin came along with his hydrocrystalophone and ushered in the era of Colonial New Wave.
WOW...that was a HORRIBLE episode. So cornball and sappy. Yeesh.
I thought it was an okay episode. Maybe a bit of a waste of John Noble, but I liked seeing Jenny and Diana bond, and Jake and Alex are still pretty fun (though it was a gigantic coincidence that they happened to be in the archive just when Dreyfuss's demonic sidekick broke in). And it's cool that they're actually addressing and using all the show's cast changes, acknowledging the emotional impact on Crane.
And it's nice to see Grace Dixon still figuring in the flashbacks. I'll take her over Betsy Ross any day.
And it's nice to see Grace Dixon still figuring in the flashbacks. I'll take her over Betsy Ross any day.
All in all I can say that I really enjoy the new characters and the actress playing Molly is pretty great for her age.
Well, that wasn't the best episode, but it did serve its purpose-- Agent Thomas is now on board and no longer in denial. The courtroom hallucination was a clever way to bring back Henry for an episode, but it was pretty unconvincing and it seems unlikely that Crane could be browbeaten to the brink of suicide so easily.
The Spider-Monster was pretty creepy, as anything spidery is, but it kind of raises more questions about J Street. They said the Founding Fathers used it to trap monsters, but it seemed pretty deserted. And if it does indeed open up on some other dimension where monsters can be their monsterish selves without hurting anyone, how did the two bad guys get there? I wonder if any of this will be addressed before the season (and probably series) comes to an end.
The flashbacks to Valley Forge were appropriately grim-- and the imagery of the hanging men was nightmarish-- but it seems like we should have gotten a better look at what they appropriately called one of the darkest times of the Revolution. I did like that my earlier comment proved a bit prophetic, and we saw Grace Dixon again. I hope it's not the last time we see her, or the last familiar character who turns up.
It was nice to see the Nerdy Duo get in on the action, both skulking around the Smithsonian and taking part in the rescue of Crane with their Colonialpunk welding torches. I wonder exactly what the demon guy was stealing (and wasn't it a coincidence that whatever he needed was in the same room as the torches, and that he showed up just when the Nerds did?).
The Spider-Monster was pretty creepy, as anything spidery is, but it kind of raises more questions about J Street. They said the Founding Fathers used it to trap monsters, but it seemed pretty deserted. And if it does indeed open up on some other dimension where monsters can be their monsterish selves without hurting anyone, how did the two bad guys get there? I wonder if any of this will be addressed before the season (and probably series) comes to an end.
The flashbacks to Valley Forge were appropriately grim-- and the imagery of the hanging men was nightmarish-- but it seems like we should have gotten a better look at what they appropriately called one of the darkest times of the Revolution. I did like that my earlier comment proved a bit prophetic, and we saw Grace Dixon again. I hope it's not the last time we see her, or the last familiar character who turns up.
It was nice to see the Nerdy Duo get in on the action, both skulking around the Smithsonian and taking part in the rescue of Crane with their Colonialpunk welding torches. I wonder exactly what the demon guy was stealing (and wasn't it a coincidence that whatever he needed was in the same room as the torches, and that he showed up just when the Nerds did?).
Well, Sleepy Hollow has drifted to page two. That's not a good sign.
This was a better episode than last week-- better than the last two weeks, as a matter of fact. It had a lot going on and a real old-movie feel to it.
It was nice to see the cocky Dreyfuss on the defensive and scared out of his wits for a change, and I'm glad we got to see his backstory. So he's really just kind of a wimp who was jealous that his photogenic friend got all of the attention. All he wants to do is live forever-- as many do, but he is particularly motivated, since death means Hell for him. Since his company had acquired the contract to renovate the Lincoln Memorial, it seems that he wanted to acquire the Philosopher's Stone without trouble or violence. But I wonder why his "agent" has been helping him. There must be more to the Philosopher's Stone than we yet know.
It's too bad Ansel was killed off so quickly. His sigil tattoos were an interesting weapon and he certainly had a powerful motivation. But I loved the scene where Agent Thomas caught the vial of Greek Fire just before it hit the floor-- very dramatic and old school.
I love the interactions between Crane and Jenny and the Archive nerds. The poor guy got thrown under the bus by his cynical colleague, but Jenny seemed a little touched by his efforts this time-- maybe she is softening.
And the scene where Diana told Molly that she is a Witness was very well done. I liked the "chosen for a special mission" approach, making the connection between her own job and Crane and then Molly. One of the things I've always liked about this show is that the protagonists are decent people who want to do good things, not dark and gritty anti-heroes-- Jenny is the closest character they have to edgy, and she's pretty benign.
And now they must return to Sleepy Hollow. Good move.
This was a better episode than last week-- better than the last two weeks, as a matter of fact. It had a lot going on and a real old-movie feel to it.
It was nice to see the cocky Dreyfuss on the defensive and scared out of his wits for a change, and I'm glad we got to see his backstory. So he's really just kind of a wimp who was jealous that his photogenic friend got all of the attention. All he wants to do is live forever-- as many do, but he is particularly motivated, since death means Hell for him. Since his company had acquired the contract to renovate the Lincoln Memorial, it seems that he wanted to acquire the Philosopher's Stone without trouble or violence. But I wonder why his "agent" has been helping him. There must be more to the Philosopher's Stone than we yet know.
It's too bad Ansel was killed off so quickly. His sigil tattoos were an interesting weapon and he certainly had a powerful motivation. But I loved the scene where Agent Thomas caught the vial of Greek Fire just before it hit the floor-- very dramatic and old school.
I love the interactions between Crane and Jenny and the Archive nerds. The poor guy got thrown under the bus by his cynical colleague, but Jenny seemed a little touched by his efforts this time-- maybe she is softening.
And the scene where Diana told Molly that she is a Witness was very well done. I liked the "chosen for a special mission" approach, making the connection between her own job and Crane and then Molly. One of the things I've always liked about this show is that the protagonists are decent people who want to do good things, not dark and gritty anti-heroes-- Jenny is the closest character they have to edgy, and she's pretty benign.
And now they must return to Sleepy Hollow. Good move.
This episode is the best they've had in awhile. Actually character development--imagine that!
I'm glad to see they're going back home. It seems wrong to a show called "Sleepy Hollow" not actually set in Sleepy Hollow.
I like Molly; I hope we get to see more of her. Her mother is a bit annoying, though.
I'm glad to see they're going back home. It seems wrong to a show called "Sleepy Hollow" not actually set in Sleepy Hollow.
I like Molly; I hope we get to see more of her. Her mother is a bit annoying, though.
It can join the club along with the last few seasons of Smallville and series 6 & 7 of Red Dwarf. (Of course there are tons of other things with Artifact Titles, but not that many that are place names.)
Yes, she is pretty good.Yay, back to SH!
Still impressed by the Molly actress.
I like her. The actress played one of my favorite characters on True Blood.
can anyone remember which episode the fight between Crane and the Horseman in 18th century was shown? I'm wondering how much of the involvement in events the philosopher's stone was and how retconning has gone on after last weeks episode.
I'm pretty sure their blood mingling after they killed each other was shown way back when but then again I could be completely wrong.
I'm pretty sure their blood mingling after they killed each other was shown way back when but then again I could be completely wrong.
I'm 99% sure it was in the pilot episode.
I'm sure it was in the very first episode; it was never explained---just "some magic" on a stone, blood mingling, and then *poof* Crane returns and the Horseman shows up in modern day Sleepy Hollow.
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