So…the ‘Sleepy Hollow’ writers for 2 and a bit seasons have been selling the show on the basis of the relationship and connection between Ichabod and Abbie and their destiny and duty as witnesses, even going as far as to bait fans with romantic “Ichabbie” just to reduce Abbie’s character to a prop to help Ichabod along on HIS journey????
Well done to the writers for reducing a character down to nothing and for the implication that this was Ichabod’s story all along even though you have built the show up as being about both of them prior to the season 3 finale.
Anyway, we all know ‘Sleepy Hollow’ fell apart under the weight of following up its excellent first season and the only reason people were still watching even though it was nowhere near as good as in its first season, was because of their investment in Ichabod and Abbie’s partnership/relationship so good luck to the people over at FOX
They’ve lost a viewer- and many others I imagine. (I am lowkey happy that I’ll now have less shows to try and keep up with though and Nicole Beharie can have the chance to do more fulfilling work where she’s happier)
6 Problems ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Desperately Needs to Fix
Sleepy Hollow, FOX’s crazy and delightful supernatural drama, just aired the show’s mid-season finale. Last season, the show was a breakout hit, juggling an amazingly talented and diverse cast with humor, action, and hilariously re-imagined historical facts.
What if the headless horseman from the original Sleepy Hollow myth was really one of the horsemen of the apocalypse? What if George Washington had a bible that was actually a map to prevent the end of the world? What if you woke up hundreds of years out of time, and found yourself learning about skinny jeans and motorcycles?
The show was wacky and whimsical, and it quickly amassed a huge fan following of “sleepyheads” who loved the way the show balanced all of these outlandish ingredients.
Flash-forward to season two, and the ingredients which once made Sleepy Hollow so addictive are now out of proportion. Shows like Sleepy Hollow walk an incredibly difficult tightrope, making it likely that at some point they’ll stumble. And after watching the second season’s first 11 hours, it feels like the creative team has run into some problems.
Getting rid of Moloch might go a long way towards righting the Sleepy Hollow ship, opening up new story avenues for the show to explore. Even with the many bumps in the road this season, the show still remains mostly enjoyable. This is due in large part to a stellar cast lead by Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison. At the heart of the show is the relationship between witnesses Ichabod and Abbie, and thankfully the chemistry between Beharie and Mison is as strong and enjoyable as ever.
Hopefully FOX's Sleepy Hollow will return to finish out the show’s 18 episode second season better than ever. Still, here are some issues from the first half of the season the show is probably going to need to deal with:
director: Tim Disney starring: Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Wilson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Xzibit rated: PG-13 synopsis: A single African-American mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas. tomatometer: 74%; 73% (fresh!)
Actress/singerNikki Beharie co-starred (with Tom Mison & an all star cast) in one of my favorite horror/supernatural series, SLEEPY HOLLOW (for 50 episodes from 2013 to 2017), in the main role of Abbie Mills. Recommended! #BlackHorrorMonth#BlackHistoryMonth#Day25
Congrats to these Beautiful Ladies and their premiers this week! Jada Pinkett, Nicole Beharie, Kerry Washington & Viola Davis! #BlackActresses #BlackGirlsRock
Nicole Beharie accepts the Game-Changer Award for her Outstanding Performance in ‘Miss Juneteenth’ during The 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards Ceremony on March 5, 2021.
