It has begun...for real this time...I think
One year after the events of the last season finale, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) and Abigail Mills (Nicole Beharie) celebrate Ichabod's birthday. However Abigail's attempt of teaching Ichabod the modern way to celebrate one's birthday gets cut short when they discover the Headless Horseman is looking for a key. The key of Benjamin Franklin. In order to find out what he wants with the key, they must consult the captured Horseman of War: Ichabod's son, Jeremy Crane (John Noble).
Okay. That is not really what happens in this episode. But it was a brilliant way to start off. The show notorious for being outrageously ridiculous with plenty of "what the f%#^" moments and "just go with it" moments pulls a big "what the f#%@" opening. The time jump scared me a little. It probably scared everyone. But as we all know. It can't be as simple as that. There is no way they would expect the fans to accept that they decided to skip one year later to a time where Katrina (Katia Winter) and Jennifer (Lyndie Greenwood) are dead. However it is this time jump fake out that makes this show special, and it was smart of them not to have the entire episode dedicated to this fake out.
The time jump was an illusion created by Ichabod's son, the now revealed evil Jeremy Crane played menacingly by John Noble. After the HOLY SHIT reveal of him being Ichabod's son, because honestly the only thing fans would've seen coming is him being a horseman, it is nice to know that John Noble is here to stay. And he makes his stay known by pulling off this grand illusion on not just Ichabod and Abbie but on the viewing audience. That act immediately lets us know what kind of monster the Horseman of War is, and it definitely is a welcoming villain seeing as how the Headless Horseman could've gotten tiring as the solo villain. But it is clear that Jeremy is a definite threat, because with that act he now knows the location to a key. The key used by Benjamin Franklin in his famous experiment involving a kite. And since this is Sleepy Hollow, that experiment was not in the name of science.
No, as Ichabod knows, being Franklin's reluctant student, the key was meant for something else. But in order to stop his demonic son from getting the key, he must first get out of his predicament. Mainly being buried six feet under inside a makeshift coffin with vines restraining him. How he's able to do so is rather comical. Especially a moment when he uses his cellphone to record a final message just in case his plan fails. It has to be seen to be accepted. Because if I were to write about it, it would sound stupid. So trust me. Crazy things happen. I'll let you the viewer see for yourself.
Jenny wakes up as Jeremy's captive and uses her to find the location of this key. Luckily for all of them, even though she has a clue to where it is, she doesn't know the exact place. Luckily, again, for her, Ichabod is able to come to the rescue, after she takes out most of the Hessian guards working for Jeremy. The two of them team up in order to find the key. The key that could be the only thing that can get Abbie Mills out of where she was last seen: in purgatory.
Meanwhile Katrina is not doing so good. Once again she's a captive, but this time not one who can roam about freely like she did in purgatory. No, this time she's tied to a chair in a cabin somewhere. And in that cabin is the Headless Horseman. Also known as Bram Van Brunt, her former fiancé. Her situation in purgatory seemed more pleasant than being tied up to a chair with her headless former fiancé creepily trying to court her once again. Of course she tries to get away, but I feel bad for her having to be a real damsel in distress once again.
This episode has everything that Sleepy Hollow fans want: Incredible action, Off the wall moments, Lovable characters and Brilliant Ichabod moments. This was a brilliant, intense, and funny way to start off the season. This show continues to grow better and better. It'll be interesting to see how this season can possibly top the last. But I'll let you know right now. I'm definitely in for the ride. Especially with that final moment of revealing War's True Form. Consider me in!
SCORE: 9/10 - The craziest way to start the season. And let's hope it stays crazy.
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