Think later in S1 that the involvement of Katrian's covern was mentioned.
So if the stone was there from the outside (even if not explicitly said to be the Philosopher's Stone until now) it's a nice throw back the start of the show.
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Think later in S1 that the involvement of Katrian's covern was mentioned.
So if the stone was there from the outside (even if not explicitly said to be the Philosopher's Stone until now) it's a nice throw back the start of the show.
Well, this was kind of a mixed bag, but I enjoyed it. It was nice to see Sleepy Hollow again and to know that the Archive is still safe. There were a lot of nice little character moments and the supernatural archer was indeed cool-- although I wondered if Crane might have been able to talk him down, being a Founding Father. And, of course, Crane visiting Abbie's grave was very nice.
And Crane trusting Washington's judgment even when Dreyfuss was trying to get under his skin, was nice. As was Diana's compliment that he is a "good soldier." And I was happy to see Banneker again.
But the whole scenario with the supernatural archer was very weird. At least twice, in broad daylight, with cars driving past and random pedestrians walking around, they were fired on by a sniper from the roof of the building and nobody called the cops. Not even when they returned, armed with their own crossbow and blunt instruments did anybody take notice. And what was that on the roof that the archer came out of? A little sarcophagus? And it's been there for 240 years without ever being discovered by maintenance people or cleaning people or anything? Some plot holes there.
I was a bit surprised at the cavalier manner in which they-- especially Jake who pushed the plunger-- blew up Dreyfuss. He wasn't a monster or demon or walking corpse-- he's a real guy, and they basically executed him. Well, they failed, but they tried. It was also odd that nobody seemed to notice that huge explosion any more than they noticed the supernatural sniper. Maybe Sleepy Hollowites are just used to that sort of thing by now.
And some questions remain: Does this all imply that Crane is immortal? And is the Horseman now dead? It was said that he was vulnerable inside the circle, but those bullets caused a very strange reaction-- it looked like he was hit with Greek fire. And what happened to Dreyfuss? Is he immortal or just invulnerable? And how did that happen, if the ceremony failed?
And Crane trusting Washington's judgment even when Dreyfuss was trying to get under his skin, was nice. As was Diana's compliment that he is a "good soldier." And I was happy to see Banneker again.
But the whole scenario with the supernatural archer was very weird. At least twice, in broad daylight, with cars driving past and random pedestrians walking around, they were fired on by a sniper from the roof of the building and nobody called the cops. Not even when they returned, armed with their own crossbow and blunt instruments did anybody take notice. And what was that on the roof that the archer came out of? A little sarcophagus? And it's been there for 240 years without ever being discovered by maintenance people or cleaning people or anything? Some plot holes there.
I was a bit surprised at the cavalier manner in which they-- especially Jake who pushed the plunger-- blew up Dreyfuss. He wasn't a monster or demon or walking corpse-- he's a real guy, and they basically executed him. Well, they failed, but they tried. It was also odd that nobody seemed to notice that huge explosion any more than they noticed the supernatural sniper. Maybe Sleepy Hollowites are just used to that sort of thing by now.
And some questions remain: Does this all imply that Crane is immortal? And is the Horseman now dead? It was said that he was vulnerable inside the circle, but those bullets caused a very strange reaction-- it looked like he was hit with Greek fire. And what happened to Dreyfuss? Is he immortal or just invulnerable? And how did that happen, if the ceremony failed?
Lets see now.
He'd sold his soul to devil.
Was trying to carry out a ceremony that would have made him immortal in order to break his shaitan's deal.
Said ceremony would have killed 1000s in Sleepy Hollow but he didn't care.
Once immortal had plans to dominate.
Wouldn't say they were as much cavalier about it as right to blow the fucker up.
^Agreed. His determination to commit mass murder makes it pretty clear that they had to take his ass out.
I think the demon was just the messenger of whatever evil power Dreyfuss sold his soul to, and he was bound to serve Dreyfuss as part of the terms of the contract. Besides, even if Dreyfuss did weasel out of surrendering his soul, the evil and death he inflicted on thousands of others in the course of doing so was probably compensation enough. Plus, even if Dreyfuss managed to prolong his life for centuries or millennia, there would probably eventually come a time when his luck would run out -- some loophole or the actions of his enemies would take away his immortality and then the contract could be fulfilled. Immortal evil entities are nothing if not patient.
It doesn't matter. The clerks are still a couple of young people who were fairly sheltered until Crane came along. It's really not that easy for most people to kill under any circumstances, and most have them have emotional consequences afterwards. And Diana, being FBI, should have had some thoughts about the legality of blowing somebody up without even reading them their Miranda rights. Hopefully there will be some follow up in the next episode.
Why is it that the archives on this show always happen to have exactly the right book to reveal exactly the right information they need about the past, and that the characters are always able to track it down in, like, five seconds? Well, at least Ichabod isn't flashing back to Betsy Ross spy missions anymore.
Gee, what a coincidence that Molly is wearing a red hoodie when the Big Bad Wolf is chasing her through the woods.
And if the Big Bad Wolf had been buried under Plymouth Rock all this time, how did it know enough about Molly's father to impersonate him so exactly? And how did it know about Scooby and Shaggy? Although I realized afterward that having him mention Scooby-Doo was foreshadowing that he'd turn out to be an impostor, albeit a monster disguised as a human instead of the other way around. (And he would've gotten away with it, too, if not for that meddling Witness.)
Turns out that Sleepy Hollow actually is pretty much directly on a straight-line path between Plymouth and Washington, DC. So they don't fail geography -- at least not this week.
Gee, what a coincidence that Molly is wearing a red hoodie when the Big Bad Wolf is chasing her through the woods.
And if the Big Bad Wolf had been buried under Plymouth Rock all this time, how did it know enough about Molly's father to impersonate him so exactly? And how did it know about Scooby and Shaggy? Although I realized afterward that having him mention Scooby-Doo was foreshadowing that he'd turn out to be an impostor, albeit a monster disguised as a human instead of the other way around. (And he would've gotten away with it, too, if not for that meddling Witness.)
Turns out that Sleepy Hollow actually is pretty much directly on a straight-line path between Plymouth and Washington, DC. So they don't fail geography -- at least not this week.
Kind of a Werewolf episode. Groovy. I loved how they tied the monster into the Grimm Fairy Tale, and the bit with Molly as Little Red Riding Hoody was hilarious. This was actually a very good Molly episode and I wish they had played it up more. The kid is not yet eleven and she did all this Crane-worthy research on her own, and figured out that her father was an imposter, even testing him the birthday bike comment. Smart kid.
I'm glad Jenny went back for a little recon at the site of the explosion, but it kind of emphasizes one of the problems I had with the last episode. They really should have done that right away, all of them together, not just walked away, and then have one of them go back later. And apparently the authorities have never been there, so that huge explosion was never noticed. Good thing Jenny got there just in time to get Joe into the holding cell before the little demon lantern failed-- another skin-of-the-teeth moment. And I got a kick out of how Joe emerged naked, but had somehow acquired a pair of khakis or something in the next scene.
I wonder if releasing Joe will ultimately prove to be a smart move or not.
It's too bad Jake and Alex were missing this week. I was really hoping for a follow-up to last week's climax. They should be experiencing a bit more trauma over that than we've seen.
I'm glad Jenny went back for a little recon at the site of the explosion, but it kind of emphasizes one of the problems I had with the last episode. They really should have done that right away, all of them together, not just walked away, and then have one of them go back later. And apparently the authorities have never been there, so that huge explosion was never noticed. Good thing Jenny got there just in time to get Joe into the holding cell before the little demon lantern failed-- another skin-of-the-teeth moment. And I got a kick out of how Joe emerged naked, but had somehow acquired a pair of khakis or something in the next scene.
I wonder if releasing Joe will ultimately prove to be a smart move or not.
It's too bad Jake and Alex were missing this week. I was really hoping for a follow-up to last week's climax. They should be experiencing a bit more trauma over that than we've seen.
I loved the wolf creature. Sleepy Hollow has always been kind of B-movie, which is one of the things I like about it. Drive-In movies and the American Revolution. It doesn't get much better than that.
Yeah, I did wonder "Just how long ago did his tour end?"
Agreed. Of course Miss Abbie is, and will always be, dearly missed but the writing this season is surprisingly strong.
I miss the character, but we gained a few new interesting ones. Has anyone heard any reason that makes sense about why Nicole Beharie left? She doesn't appear to have much going on. One movie in post that is due out later this year, but that seems to be it.
Holy heck. A team of historical action heroes including Uncle Sam, Davy Crockett, Paul Jennings, and Sacagawea??? It's like the show is deliberately parodying itself. And I can't decide whether it's awesomely ludicrous and over-the-top, like the first season, or just trying too hard, like the third season. But I'm leaning toward the former.
Although that "painting" of Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (oops, sorry, that team name's taken) was obviously a photograph put through a "paint" filter. Also, the cylindrical structures in that "server farm" didn't look like any servers I've ever seen pictures of. Was that pure fantasy, or am I behind the times?
Although that "painting" of Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (oops, sorry, that team name's taken) was obviously a photograph put through a "paint" filter. Also, the cylindrical structures in that "server farm" didn't look like any servers I've ever seen pictures of. Was that pure fantasy, or am I behind the times?
Could be current generation Mac Pros.
Some sort of league of the extraordinary, me thinks.
I loved the Avengers of 1812. That's a series I would definitely watch. I hope we at least get some more flashbacks to that bunch.
I also loved how Jake dug out that painting and declared proudly that they are the occupational descendants of those heroes. One thing I've always loved about this show is how (genuinely) patriotic it is in an age dominated by two divisive and anti-American ideologies. Which is probably one reason that it's not more popular.
The actual plot in this episode was kind of weak and the antagonist completely undeveloped, but it did provide the framework for some great character moments and plot foreshadowing (and a nice flashback to a seldom-seen era of American history). Jake's and Alex's devotion to each other was really the focus on the story, especially Jake's sacrifice and unrelenting determination that Alex be saved somehow. It was also nice to see Alex get a little more range. I think it's interesting that the whole thing began with them on a double hookup, with Jake being stood up and Alex getting stuck with a loser, and I wonder if that was intentional. Perhaps we're going to see that they have both been overlooking something that's right under their noses.
And then there's Molly's presaging vision of an elderly and enslaved Crane in a future dominated by fascism (complete with redesigned flag). Since these episodes must have been filmed months ago, the producers could not have known how timely that plot would become. In any case, it was very dramatic and B5-ish, and I hope it is resolved before the end of the season, since we are unlikely to see any more Sleepy Hollow after this.
That's a series I would definitely watch. I hope we at least get some more flashbacks to that bunch. I also loved how Jake dug out that painting and declared proudly that they are the occupational descendants of those heroes. One thing I've always loved about this show is how (genuinely) patriotic it is in an age dominated by two divisive and anti-American ideologies. Which is probably one reason that it's not more popular.
The actual plot in this episode was kind of weak and the antagonist completely undeveloped, but it did provide the framework for some great character moments and plot foreshadowing (and a nice flashback to a seldom-seen era of American history). Jake's and Alex's devotion to each other was really the focus on the story, especially Jake's sacrifice and unrelenting determination that Alex be saved somehow. It was also nice to see Alex get a little more range. I think it's interesting that the whole thing began with them on a double hookup, with Jake being stood up and Alex getting stuck with a loser, and I wonder if that was intentional. Perhaps we're going to see that they have both been overlooking something that's right under their noses.
And then there's Molly's presaging vision of an elderly and enslaved Crane in a future dominated by fascism (complete with redesigned flag). Since these episodes must have been filmed months ago, the producers could not have known how timely that plot would become. In any case, it was very dramatic and B5-ish, and I hope it is resolved before the end of the season, since we are unlikely to see any more Sleepy Hollow after this.
That was actually pretty interesting. There was a lot of stuff going on. I'm wondering if those are actually visions of the future or just a dreamscape-- Dreyfuss's wishful thinking.
We learned a bit more about Washington's Archives in this story. It had actually been abandoned for a while, before Jake and Alex were assigned there, because the previous operative turned into Grace Slick after something happened to her partner. I'm assuming-- or at least hoping-- that we'll learn the details of this story before the show comes to an end. It's obvious that Alex is seeing herself and Jake as new versions of Claudia and Michael, so presumably that story will have a bearing on their relationship. I'm still thinking that they will end up together. And if the Archives were abandoned and forgotten for ten years, who decided that they needed to be restaffed, and why-- and who picked Jake and Alex, and why?
The plot itself was kind of repetitive, but consistent with the universe as we know it in Sleepy Hollow. But it existed only to further the development of Diana and Mollie, and their relationship, so that's fine (and it wasn't about the teacher being secretly abusive, as I first feared, so that was a nice change of pace). We also got some nice interactions between Mollie and Crane, as well as Mollie and the nerds.
Lots of atmosphere in this one, too. From the sealed up Archives, to the tunnels, to the run-down house with the mummified corpse, to the abandoned amusement park-- lots of great settings. No flashbacks, though, which was disappointing, but I was happy that they continued the theme of this group being the operative descendants of Davey Crockett and Sacajawea, et al (and that coonskin cap is actually Wendigo ).
And I guess the residents of the Washington DC suburbs are just as jaded as Sleepy Hollow-- both Jenny and Diana emptied their automatic pistols at the monster on her front porch and nobody called the police or anything.
We learned a bit more about Washington's Archives in this story. It had actually been abandoned for a while, before Jake and Alex were assigned there, because the previous operative turned into Grace Slick after something happened to her partner. I'm assuming-- or at least hoping-- that we'll learn the details of this story before the show comes to an end. It's obvious that Alex is seeing herself and Jake as new versions of Claudia and Michael, so presumably that story will have a bearing on their relationship. I'm still thinking that they will end up together. And if the Archives were abandoned and forgotten for ten years, who decided that they needed to be restaffed, and why-- and who picked Jake and Alex, and why?
The plot itself was kind of repetitive, but consistent with the universe as we know it in Sleepy Hollow. But it existed only to further the development of Diana and Mollie, and their relationship, so that's fine (and it wasn't about the teacher being secretly abusive, as I first feared, so that was a nice change of pace). We also got some nice interactions between Mollie and Crane, as well as Mollie and the nerds.
Lots of atmosphere in this one, too. From the sealed up Archives, to the tunnels, to the run-down house with the mummified corpse, to the abandoned amusement park-- lots of great settings. No flashbacks, though, which was disappointing, but I was happy that they continued the theme of this group being the operative descendants of Davey Crockett and Sacajawea, et al (and that coonskin cap is actually Wendigo
).And I guess the residents of the Washington DC suburbs are just as jaded as Sleepy Hollow-- both Jenny and Diana emptied their automatic pistols at the monster on her front porch and nobody called the police or anything.
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