Sleepy celebrates Halloween by introducing a bloodthirsty Wendigoand he’s got a close connection to one of our heroes.
I keep starting these recaps by raving aboutSleepys opening momentsand this week will be no different.
Take tonights inaugural scene.
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We begin with two extreme closeupsone on Ichabod, one on Abbie.
(In this case?
You know, like opposite-sex platonic soul mates often do.)
And tonights is a real doozy.
Let it not be said thatSleepydecided to go soft for its last pre-Halloween episode.
(Joe, his mouth full of small intestine: Who,me?!)
Which is always what I do to unwind after a strenuous yoga practice.
After downing the human offal, Joe transforms back into his true self.
The good news: The Scooby Gang assures him that theyll find a cure for his curse.
Oh, and he also thinks that Abbie is responsible for his fathers death.
The crew also has bigger problems to deal with.
The powder was made of human bone, hexed with black magici.e.
the stuff we saw Henry grinding himself out of the Pied Pipers old bone flute.
But why would the Horseman of War go to the trouble of cursing Joe?
Its a box that contains a bottle, which in turn contains an infinite number of additional bottles.
Its actually a powerful poison calledJincan(thanks, closed captioning!)
thats southern Chinese in origin.
The gang gets to work figuring out how to have the curse reversed.
(Theyll need a certain potion first.)
The two men squabbleguys, guys!
This means smooth sailing ahead!
NEXT: Uh, did you forget what show youre watching?
Good thing the Witnesses are on the case.
(This pie, maybe.)
Joe!the Witnesses eventually manage to sniff out WendigJoe.
Did Ichabod and Abbie just lose?
Although that wouldve been cool, right?
After Abbie declares that she isnotgoing to let Joe go, he morphs back into a regular dude.
Because, of course, she and Crane have a whole mess of other stuff to deal with.
Is a poetry collection next?
NO.Sleepyhas officially gone too far!
Who needs cursed cannibals when youve got spider nightmares?
kindly, nobody tell Ichabod aboutWorld of Warcraft; I couldnt bear to watch him fall under its spell.
(By a gamer who named himself afterChief Wiggum, of all people!
Thats gotta hurt.)
Dude, heforce-fed your wife a curse spider.
Maybe its time to let that one go.
Once a hero, always a hero, says Ichabod.
Clearly he hasnt seenThe Dark Knightyet.
Jincan: Not to be confused withJenkem.
The guy Irving almost killed was arrested for drunk driving.
So why, exactly, is he in Tarrytown Psych?Sleepy Hollowis a land of mysteries!
That detour into the Shawnee mechanics shop was fun!
Anyone else think itd be nice to see the cast rounded out by a Native American series regular?
This is the best tweet ever (of the day):
https://twitter.com/RickFoxTheActor/status/526910466417651712
