Sleepy Hollow 4.03: Heads of State
M. Raven Metzner
Kellie Cyrus
In an unexpected move for the series, the next
threat is the President of the United States.
Madam President is targeted by none other than the Headless Horseman,
and this catches the attention of Ichabod, as one would certainly expect it to
do. Especially since “heads of state”,
literally, are supposedly full of mystical power, and Headless would very much
like one.
This leads to the discovery of mystical
protective barriers throughout Washington, and Ichabod recalls conversations he
once had with Benjamin Banneker, the Revolutionary civil right activist that
helped to design the layout of Washington (more or less). This, in turn, reveals to Joe that Ichabod is
in fact a “man out of time” and his identity as a Witness is revealed. As is the connection to Molly and her
apparent Witness status, which makes Diana rather less than pleased.
It’s hard to argue with her reaction to the
situation, because what parent would want to have their child involved in
apocalyptic events? Especially as Diana
gets more and more experience with the kind of world Ichabod and his new Team
Witness has to manage. I like that she
tries, at least for a little while, to walk away with the intention of staying
out of the madness. It will of course
not be so easy, but it makes sense for her to attempt it.
It turns out that the key to dealing with
Headless, at least for now, is in the hands of Dreyfuss. Since the audience already knows that
Dreyfuss is the architect of a lot of the recent badness, it’s interesting to
see how they all bounce of each other.
It’s fairly clear that Dreyfuss was willing to help them trap Headless
so that he could make a deal, but the endgame is still unclear. Jeremy Davies is clearly having fun, but hopefully
the character will get some defined motivations soon.
This is probably the strongest episode of the
season, and not only because Headless is involved. It feels like the writers are moving past the
initial awkwardness of the shift in locale and premise, and the new cast is
slowly but surely finding its rhythm. I
have no expectations for what the future may hold for Sleepy Hollow beyond this season, so all I want is a solid story
arc and plenty of fun Ichabod-isms in the meantime.
- Headless is always a fun villain!
- The cast feels like it is finally starting to gel again
- Joe hitting on Miss Jenny…just give up already, dude