tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8128152840410215015..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Sleepy Hollow: The Midnight RideBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82266595467481271432014-11-04T18:58:12.762-05:002014-11-04T18:58:12.762-05:00I really loved this one, too. The last episode wa...I really loved this one, too. The last episode was moving and revelatory, but this one had the nearly perfect blend of humor, partnership beats, and action. So many things to delight in! Even though the credits were back, John Cho was too! Being all creepy, undead stalker (I do kind of feel bad for him, but only a little)! Captain Irving is officially part of the inner circle! (My suspicions about him knowing more than he let on seem to be totally wrong, but so what?!) We got multiple instances of Ichabod's clipped annoyance at the modern world and its perversion of the history he knows! (I would have been quite content with just the water rage and the history museum rage, but the rude Jefferson awakening was a wonderful bonus!)<br /><br />And, as Vero noted, we got the terrific scene between Abbie and Crane in the archives: "All we really get is one another." This was probably the first moment where their bond really clicked for me. I've enjoyed their working relationship, and their friendly banter is always entertaining, but commiserating over the loneliness of being the "witnesses" really sold me on how deep their connection has become. I'm <i>feeling</i> it now. I'm not sure why the "near death" bonding they did last episode didn't do it for me --- perhaps that situation was too fraught. Finding that connection in a quieter, contemplative moment just really made it sing for me.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46872837482431987362013-12-11T08:47:23.303-05:002013-12-11T08:47:23.303-05:00What an interesting article!What an interesting article!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-81853784519755223182013-12-10T14:58:16.193-05:002013-12-10T14:58:16.193-05:00Salon has an article up today that contains seriou...Salon has an article up today that contains serious praise for the diversity in <i>Sleepy Hollow</i> and mentions this episode in particular:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/12/09/whitewashed_tv_isnt_just_racist_its_boring/" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/2013/12/09/whitewashed_tv_isnt_just_racist_its_boring/</a><br /><br />The article also refers to <i>Sleepy Hollow</i> as a "runaway hit". And, unfortunately, says some not so good things about last season's <i>Game of Thrones</i>.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-40568212044734672812013-11-14T22:42:20.617-05:002013-11-14T22:42:20.617-05:00It is definitely improving, Josie. If this episode...It is definitely improving, Josie. If this episode is available on On Demand, you might want to give it another shot.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46210012621768107592013-11-14T22:18:02.837-05:002013-11-14T22:18:02.837-05:00So I should start watching it again? Because y'...So I should start watching it again? Because y'all seem really, really excited.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10034711969176299232013-11-14T19:38:22.198-05:002013-11-14T19:38:22.198-05:00I laughed out loud so many times I scared my cat. ...I laughed out loud so many times I scared my cat. Abby saying that he is her brother and had forgot his meds was a hoot! Then the Internet Porn and the whole dialogue around that. The writers have a very good ear for the difference between 18th century manners and our own and are doing a great job of playing that up in a funny way. Abby and Crane have such lovely chemistry together which is why all the goofy/ silly works. <br /><br />I want James Frain back too. I just finished watching the "White Queen." Blech. It's nice to see him clean shaven. Speaking of that - I wonder if they are ever going to cut Crane's hair. <br /><br />Four pumpkins and a big slice of pie for this one.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45429364889174314742013-11-13T04:24:33.837-05:002013-11-13T04:24:33.837-05:00Finally! I said last week that this show had not h...Finally! I said last week that this show had not hooked me yet, but this was THE episode I had been waiting for since the beginning. It had the perfect balance of the supernatural, the historical, the funny and the sweet.<br /><br />Actually, one of my favorites scenes that is not mentionned in your review Billie is the one between Abbie and Crane when they were telling each other how lonely they felt, but at least they had each other. I just found it really honest and sweet, and also beautifully acted.<br /><br />I also watch with the closed captioning Chris B (mainly because English is not my first language and I hate to miss parts of the dialogue!) and last night's CC was really weird, very different from what was said on many occasions. Was it the first time it happened with this show? I don't think I've caught it before. Anyway, I think the CC made me believe that the horseman had talked to Crane when he got to the cemetary because I seem to remember it saying something like "I got your message" and I was confused that the horseman could talk!Veronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83690191926688392252013-11-13T00:44:29.377-05:002013-11-13T00:44:29.377-05:00This show just keeps getting better and better. I...This show just keeps getting better and better. I love when they take history and manage to make it more real somehow. Of course Paul Revere wouldn't go shouting through the streets. The way the ride was portrayed was wonderful.<br /><br />I don't know about you guys, but I watch this show with closed captioning. More than once, what is being said is not what was captioned -- it is, inevitably, better. Makes me wonder how much of the dialogue is improvised and off script. In only one of several instances this episode, "I cracked the code" is captioned while Crane says, "I deciphered the password." So much better.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15922844303830181042013-11-12T21:03:13.218-05:002013-11-12T21:03:13.218-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did, sunb...I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did, sunbunny. I'm starting to get bummed that the brief season one will be over soon and we'll have to wait months for season two.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71486226323935437692013-11-12T20:44:26.362-05:002013-11-12T20:44:26.362-05:00DEFINITELY the best episode yet. I actually watche...DEFINITELY the best episode yet. I actually watched it twice. It was the funniest, the most exciting, and, as you said, the least mythologically dense one so far (thank god!).<br /><br />The characterization on this show is just so great. I love that they can make Crane super hot and badass while still making him goofy and funny (they're clearly taking pages out of the Angel playbook; the scene in the museum reminded me of "She"). And I just adore Abbie more and more. She's just so smart. Trying to destroy the skull with chemicals? UV light? Abbie for the win.<br /><br />The ending caught me by surprise. I was so into the scene I was completely confused when the episode ended! I want more!sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.com