For any that have yet to watch
last night’s episode of Sleepy Hollow,
titled ‘John Doe’, then now would be a good time to do so. This is not a
spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY
CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve been warned.
Well, I have to say this was a
pretty intriguing episode. That possibly had to do with the fact that I
actually knew about the mystery behind the lost colony of Roanoke, though I’m
surprised there was no mention of the word Croatoan. As soon as I hear mention
of the name Roanoke, I got this fuzzy feeling inside, like I was finally
understanding an inside joke. I commend the writers for including more
mythology to the show based on real legends. It makes people feel included
almost, like when a series mentions Canada or something Canadian, and I immediately
get all giddy over it.
These episodes, I do feel, are
almost mini mysteries each week, but they don’t seem to completely tie together
as nicely as they could. Sure, there are little strings that tether them to
each episode, but they aren’t quite as strong as they could be. It’s almost
like a person could start watching randomly one week, and not really need to
rely on information from previous episodes, which is really the point in
watching a series. I do think the puzzling of the pieces together week to week
needs to be worked a little more nicely, otherwise the series will begin to go
a little back and forth, with strange amounts of progression.
One thing I didn’t quite like that
happened in this episode, mind you for only a few moments, was the use of the
camera that’s strapped to an actor’s body. During the scene where Crane is all
disoriented and is about to see his wife in purgatory, the director used a
camera that strapped to his body to make it feel like he’s all over the place.
Every time those kinds of cameras are used it annoys me, they very rarely do
the job intended of them. The director would’ve been much better off letting
the actor act disoriented rather than to force the camera to project that,
because that technique doesn’t work.
Maybe I’m just forcing
similarities between this series and Fringe
that aren’t really there, but this episode reminded me of that one where the
boy wanders out to the road and turns out to be deformed. This time the boy wanders
out to the road and is diseased, and brings that with them. Mostly it was just
the black veins that made me think of deformities, but it was slightly similar.
More and more I’m finding myself
liking the Captain. Abby’s ex is getting a little on my nerves though, with all
his digging. But I am curious as to how the lady from Oxford said Crane was on
leave from them. Crane is as wonderful as always, but Abby herself seems to be
a bit too intense in the way she speaks. It’s like she has to constantly move
her jaw in strange ways, and then her eyebrows must move around incessantly.
It’s a little annoying, I thought she’d grow on me more, but she’s beginning to
wear on me.
Overall, this was a very good
episode for the series, but I do hope for a little more fitted work. I suppose
they are still trying to find their ground with this show, but it’s becoming
more uneven as it goes on. I keep thinking it’s going to go one way, and then
it goes another. Then the next week, it’s a completely different way. So a few
kinks still need to be worked out, but otherwise it’s a good show.
My rating: 7 out of 10.
Best Line:
“Right next to the Welcome to Roanoke sign.” – Abby sarcastically
states about where the boy was first seen.
Okay, folks, I’m off to watch my final show of the evening
(so it’s morning, so sue me, that’s my evening): The Blacklist. Stay tuned for more reviewy goodness.
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