Simply A Masterpiece

Admirable film.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) is a devoted soldier for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. It's a fight not only against the British but a fight against pure evil. His battle against the headless horseman sends them both into the present. He partners with local cop Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) in Sleepy Hollow to fight evil apparitions. Her sister Jenny Mills (Lyndie Greenwood) is an unscrupulous antiquities dealer. Frank Irving (Orlando Jones) is the police captain. Ichabod's love Katrina Crane (Katia Winter) is a witch. Henry Parrish (John Noble) has a devastating relationship to Ichabod. The fourth season gets a reboot in Washington, D.C. Abbie is gone as Ichabod and Jenny joins a new group to battle tycoon Malcolm Dreyfuss (Jeremy Davies).This show starts strong. Mison has some fun as a fish out of water. Beharie has a fun platonic chemistry with him. The plot gets more and more convoluted. By season three, the twists and turns have tied the show in knots. The constant injection of new characters left the show in a muddle. The reboot in season four actually works for me. I like the new group and I like Jeremy Davies as the new villain. It regains some stability and good momentum. However, it didn't regain the lost audience.

Season 4 started quite well, but now all this Dreyfuss thing becomes boring. Pluses: - changing the leading actress was a good move. - Tom Mison is doing a good job as an old stranded British in present. - Jobe shirtless :) Minuses: - choosing a 11 year old witness is transforming this series in an adventure movie for children only. - is highly unlikely that Agent Thomas can spend all her time chasing monsters, while having a job where she really must report what/when she is doing. - the same for Alex and Jake. Both seem to be copy/pasted from Scorpion ...Alex character is a copy/paste of grumpy mechanic freak Happy from Scorpion, even had a line with "not good"in some episode. Not good at all. Jake ( not very fortunate choice, sorry), very dull as the clumsy nerd - how are Crane and Jenny paid, they seem to have no financial issues, while having unrestricted access in the "Vault".Again, I hope the Dreyfuss thing will end somehow soon, hopefully it will not be dragged for the whole season.

This show had its ups and downs. After Abby left I thought it would be hard to come back from that. Since season four started it has been amazing!!!!!!!!!! Love the new cast, love the new story lines, and love that they relocated. I would like to see them back in Sleepy Hollow again eventually since that's where it all began. I don't know how they did it but they made this show even more amazing. I hope Fox keeps this show going for a long time. Already losing a bunch of really good shows on other networks. I would hate to see this show go as well. Rooting for season five!!!!!!!!!!!! Season four episode four was definitely a touching episode to watch. I'm glad I got to see it.

I can't think of another series where a character from Revolutionary times is brought into the present day to fight evil, so I am baffled at the last review that said it was "ordinary". You have to wonder what that person considers an extraordinary premise...Bed Bugs From Space? I love the sets, the lead characters are compelling, there are moments of genuine horror, scenes of great humor, and the flashbacks to Ichabod's life in Revolutionary times are great. The only characters I did not enjoy, Katrina and Henry, are gone so I hope that means we'll see more of the other actors in the series. I can't wait for Season 3 to begin, and hope there are many more seasons to come. Kudos to Fox for presenting such an original series.