"The Akeda"

"Who could worship a deity who commands a man to sacrifice his own son? Those days have come to an end. The true lesson of the story comes not from Abraham, but from Isaac, the chasm between father and son was never bridged; they never spoke again. And justly so! For any man willing to sacrifice his child... should die. As should any god!"

—Jeremy Crane

"The Akeda" is the eleventh episode of Season Two of Fox's Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Mark Goffman and directed by Dwight Little. It is the twenty-fourth episode of the series overall, and debuted on December 1, 2014.

Synopsis[]

Unforeseen sacrifices must be made and loyalties are put to the ultimate test in the fight against evil.^[1]

Recap[]

Crane and Abbie race to Fredericks Manor in an effort to confront Moloch and stop the apocalypse, but instead find the Horseman who is about to perform a binding ritual on Katrina. Crane engages him in battle, and is able to overpower him wielding the Sword of Methuselah, but hesitates in killing him when Abraham tells him the Sword of Methuselah kills the wielder when used to kill.

Believing that Irving may be the only person capable of wielding the blade, since already Henry owns his soul, with Jenny's help they are able to track him down and enlist his help. The team learns that with each of the four white trees Moloch burns, the closer he becomes to merging Purgatory with the earthly realm in order to bring hell to earth. Faced with an army of demons summoned by Moloch, the team is supplied supernatural weapons by Hawley. Abbie is injured during the battle and is carried away by Jenny.

Irving meanwhile engages the Horseman of War and destroys his armor, making Henry vulnerable, but is fatally wounded during the battle.

At the church, Abbie is distraught by Irving's death, and vows to kill Moloch with the sword at any cost, and tells the team that if she should fall they must take up the task.

Moloch sends Henry to recover the sword, but he is concerned that he may die since his armor was destroyed. The team tricks Henry when he arrives, but he overpowers them and takes the sword and brings them before Moloch, Henry then uses the sword to kill Moloch after he is told to kill his mother.

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Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest Starring[]

Matt Barr as Nick Hawley
Neil Jackson as Abraham Van Brunt

Co-Starring[]

Marti Matulis as Moloch
Ed Dabney as War (riding)
Dane Rhodes as Jeff
Robert Birrell Livingstone as Bazaar Goer

Trivia[]

Title[]

In Japan, this episode is known as The Beginning of the End (終末の始まり Shuumatsu no Hajimari). It refers to the apocalypse being initiated in Sleepy Hollow by Moloch.
- The US title "The Akeda" refers to the ritualistic sacrifice in which Abraham was ordered by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac. In-universe, the concept of "The Akeda" is the core of the episode which led to tables being turned.
"Akeda" is the Hebrew word used to describe the Sacrifice of Isaac told in the Book of Genesis.
The Bible also mentions child sacrifice when warning against Moloch. Moloch, also spelled Molech, was a Canaanite deity associated with the practice of child sacrifice.

Goofs[]

When Abbie and Ichabod save Katrina from Horseman of Death and his binding ritual. Crane cuts the Horseman's Axe in half with the Sword of Methuselah and manages to corner the Horseman. After Abbie frees Katrina from the bindings and they join Crane, who is holding the sword on the Horseman, his axe can be seen on the ground in one piece even though it was cut in half earlier.