- "What's insane is a ten percent levy on baked goods. You do realize the Revolutionary War began on less than two percent. How is the public not flocking to the streets in outrage? We must do something."
- —Ichabod Crane
"Blood Moon" is the second episode of Season One of Fox's Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Phillip Iscove, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and directed by Len Wiseman. It is the second episode of the series overall, and debuted on September 23, 2013.
Synopsis[]
Still adjusting to his 21st Century reality, Ichabod Crane and Det. Abbie Mills move forward in their mission to unravel the mysteries lurking in Sleepy Hollow. A frightful vision from Ichabod's wife, Katrina, sends the unlikely duo on the hunt for a vengeful witch from the 1700s who has been awoken by unknown evils and is on a path of destruction in the quaint town. Meanwhile, Officer Andy Brooks is back and on a questionable mission of his own.[1]
Recap[]
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse chase Ichabod Crane through the woods, as he finds himself trapped. The branches and roots of the trees come up around him and pull him underground into the cave he woke up in. His wife, Katrina, tells him they’re safe there, but that he’s been charged to a larger purpose. She warns him that an army of evil will make way for the arrival of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and tells him that the first dark spirit rises with the blood moon – "She is one of us, you must stop her before she kills again." Then he wakes up from his dream.
Abbie is discussing the Headless Horseman with Captain Irving, who tells her that the other officers who witnessed the shootout have recanted their statements about the Horseman. She asks about Brooks, reminding him that something “snapped his head back like a pez dispenser.” Captain Irving allows her to watch a video of Andy running his own head into the door and killing himself while he was the only one in the cell. Abbie remains unconvinced and says Crane agrees with her. Captain Irving explains to her that Crane has objective transference. Because the human brain is limitless in its ability to trick itself, Crane has been able to convince himself that his story is true.
Meanwhile, Crane is trying to figure out the shower and all of the other modern conveniences – with only moderate success. Abbie visits him and listens to some of his constitutional rights debate about being held prisoner as a witness. She brings him doughnut holes and he tells her about the dream. In the car, he complains about the food price and taxes. She asks him how he didn’t know his wife was a witch. He claims it was to protect everyone and they banter some more. They’re headed to August Corbin’s funeral and Abbie is remembering him while Crane stands off to the side before going to visit Katrina’s grave and realizing her message referenced a witch.
Elsewhere, Brooks wakes up with his head bent backwards. The same demon shows up and repairs him, although there is still too much neck skin because of how it stretched out. Andy coughs up a necklace and is told by the demon to release someone. In the cemetery, he puts the necklace on a gravestone. As the moon comes out, the necklace smokes and catches fire. When it goes out, a woman is in its place. Andy drives away from the cemetery and pulls a man over. Andy makes sure his name is Jeremy Steven Furth and then tells him to know that it wasn’t personal before leaving. When the man’s car won’t start, the witch jumps on to his vehicle and the whole car burst into flame.
Crane, meanwhile, explains to Abbie that witches draw their power from the moon cycle as they are trying to locate the witch. While they are searching, Crane sympathizes Abbie about Corbin’s death. She shares with Crane that he helped her turn her life around after the incident with the white trees; he was the father figure she’d needed. They get a call for a suspicious vehicle and find Jeremy Furth burned body in his vehicle.
Crane has an idea about who is responsible, and shares a story with Abbie. One night his regiment was returning to camp near Albany when they found bodies everywhere, men turned to ash. The strange murders became more frequent and Serilda of Abbadon was blamed. Washington thought that the Redcoats made a deal with her coven and Abbie tells him about Corbin’s files mentioning two covens in Sleepy Hollow, one good, one evil.
They go to search through Corbin’s files, only to find that his office has been cleaned out. Abbie tries to find where the files were moved to while Crane stays behind. He is confronted by a detective named Luke who turns out to be Abbie’s ex. She questioned him about his wife, so Crane tries to wheedle some information out of her about Luke. Abbie tells him they can’t get to Corbin’s files in the Armory, but Crane knows another way in. Going into the basement of the police station, he breaks down a wall that leads to a secret tunnel. He remembers it from the war, it allowed them to resupply without being detected.
Going through the tunnel, they find and alcove piled high with witches bones. He doesn’t think Katrina’s bones have ended up here, but he’s not sure. Inspecting the crates they come across, Crane finds they hold gunpowder. Once the enter the archive, Crane realizes that Abbadon is Romani Greek, and reveals that he has aeidetic memory for sights, sounds, and smells.
The Sisterhood of the Radiant Heart coven weakened Serilda so that she could be captured and killed. As she was dying, she told those who condemned her, that the ashes of their descendants would be hers. The magistrate who sentenced her had the last name Furth – like the first victim. They also discover the magistrate had a son and daughter; the daughter marrying into the Hemmingtons.
As they search through the files for answers, Andy finds a child who informs him, after questioning, that his father is dead. He asks the boy’s name, Kyle Hemmington, and he tells him, “It’s a nice name. I’m sorry it had to be yours.” He then tells the boy to go inside. Kyle wakes up later to a cat in his bed and begins searching for his mom in the house. Serilda grabs him and he screams, waking up his mother just as Abbie and Crane arrive. Kyle tells his mother about the witch and Crane asks if something was taken from their house. Kyle’s mom reveals that his father’s ashes were taken, and that Kyle is actually adopted, so the witch could not use him.
Crane suggests that the witch is going back to the tunnel to get her bones. Already there, Andy is digging for her bones as she prepares a ritual to restore her body. Serilda is resurrected just as the Witnesses arrive and begin shooting. Crane shoots one bullet and drops the gun thinking it empty – Abbie has to explain to him that there is more than one bullet in the gun and returns it to him.
Serilda speaks to them, revealing that it was Katrina who bound her power – claiming that Katrina is now sealed in the world between worlds. Crane throws a torch onto the gunpowder crates and they explode beneath Serlida, destroying her. He thinks that if Katrina is imprisoned somewhere, she can be freed.
Later, Abbie re-opens Corbin’s empty office and sees him sitting at his desk. She tells him if he’s going to haunt her, he needs to be helpful. She accuses him of keeping secrets and he tells her not to be afraid of number 49 – that’s where she’ll find she’s not alone. Crane interrupts and she looks away, only to look back and find the office empty again.
Meanwhile, her sister, Jenny Mills, is seen in a mental institution. She is working out and only pretends to take the pills a nurse gives her. Going back to working out, a demon is seen coming up behind her. She whips around, sensing something but it is gone, and she sees nothing.
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Trivia[]
- This episode foreshadows the arrival of the other three Horsemen.
- Excluding the Headless Horseman, Serilda of Abbadon was the first monster featured in the series; and this episode started the formula of the monster-of-the-week.
- This was the first episode in the series featuring the crucial location, the Archives.
- We see the first of one of Ichabod Crane's flashbacks as he describes the damage Serilda made to his camp. It's revealed here that he has a rare skill known as eidetic memory, an ability to recall sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste with exact precision.
- Ichabod Crane was officially made a consultant for the Sleepy Hollow Sheriff Department under the orders of Captain Frank Irving.
- Historically, no one accused of witchcraft in the American colonies were ever actually burned.
Body Count[]
- Jeremy Furth - Burnt alive by Serilda of Abaddon.
- Serilda of Abaddon - Burned alive in the 18th century; killed again in an explosion caused by Ichabod Crane in the 21st century.
International Titles[]
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| Language: | Title: | Translation: |
| French | "La Lune de Sang" | "The Blood Moon" |
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- "Witchcraft" - Frank Sinatra
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