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The Best Episodes of Sleepy Hollow

Every episode of Sleepy Hollow ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sleepy Hollow!

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the...
Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:FOX

Best Episodes Summary

"Bad Blood" is the best rated episode of "Sleepy Hollow". It scored 7.6/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Ken Olin and written by Alex Kurtzman, Mark Goffman, it aired on 1/20/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tempus Fugit".

  • Bad Blood
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #1 - Bad Blood

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2014

    The battle between good and evil comes to an explosive head – sacrifices must be made, worlds collide, loyalties are tested and the town of Sleepy Hollow will never be the same

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Mark Goffman

  • Tempus Fugit
    7.5/1010 votes
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    #2 - Tempus Fugit

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2015

    The town of Sleepy Hollow and its inhabitants are permanently changed; a relationship is destroyed beyond repair.

    Director: Paul A. Edwards

    Writer: Mark Goffman

  • The Indispensable Man
    7.4/1017 votes
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    #3 - The Indispensable Man

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2014

    Ichabod and Abbie discover a massive secret buried within the pages of George Washington’s Bible and unearth the shocking true nature of the founding father’s death. Meanwhile, Captain Irving makes a near-impossible decision for the sake of his beloved family that drastically changes his future.

    Director: Adam Kane

    Writer: N/A

  • This Is War
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #4 - This Is War

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2014

    Henry sets out to find the Gehenna Key, which will allow his master Moloch to escape from Purgatory with an army of the damned. Meanwhile, Ichabod tries to free himself from his buried tomb, and Jenny must escape the Hessians holding her on Henry's behalf.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Mark Goffman

  • Deliverance
    7.4/1012 votes
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    #5 - Deliverance

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2014

    Abbie and Ichabod learn that Katrina is in imminent danger and race against the clock to help her.

    Director: Nick Copus

    Writer: Sam Chalsen, Nelson Greaves

  • The Sin Eater
    7.3/1018 votes
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    #6 - The Sin Eater

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2013

    When Ichabod Crane goes missing, his wife, Katrina, appears to Lt. Abbie Mills in a vision warning her that the Headless Horseman will return to Sleepy Hollow by nightfall. A frantic Abbie seeks help from the mysterious Henry Parrish, who holds vital clues about how Crane can vanquish his dangerous blood tie to the Horseman. Meanwhile, an encounter from Crane's past weighs heavily on him, and details about his first encounter with Katrina are revealed.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: N/A

  • Mama
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #7 - Mama

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2014

    A series of mysterious deaths at Tarrytown Psych leads Abbie and Ichabod to discover that an especially surprising spirit is involved.

    Director: Wendey Stanzler

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Pilot
    7.2/1024 votes
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    #8 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2013

    Ichabod Crane finds himself 250 years in the future and realizes that evil accompanied him to modern-day Sleepy Hollow; Ichabod forms a bond with Detective Abbie Mills after the Headless Horseman murders the sheriff.

    Director: Len Wiseman

    Writer: N/A

  • John Doe
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #9 - John Doe

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2013

    When an unidentified boy is discovered in Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane and Lt. Abbie Mills are called to the scene. After speaking with the child, they immediately realize that something sinister and sickly is afoot and the duo go on a hunt to discover his home and origins - and are shocked by what they find.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Melissa Blake

  • Sanctuary
    7.2/1018 votes
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    #10 - Sanctuary

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2013

    When Ichabod and Abbie investigate a missing persons case, the search leads to a colonial-era house which holds secrets from Ichabod’s past...and unleashes a long-dormant evil.

    Director: Liz Friedlander

    Writer: Damian Kindler, Chitra Elizabeth Sampath

  • The Golem
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #11 - The Golem

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2013

    Ichabod enlists Henry Parrish to help him communicate with Katrina, but in the process, a menacing danger is unleashed from purgatory.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Weeping Lady
    7.2/1013 votes
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    #12 - The Weeping Lady

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2014

    A woman from Ichabod Crane's past comes to Sleepy Hollow in the form of an un-dead Weeping Lady, aiming to harm anyone in her path. Katrina and Crane learn unsettling things about each other's pasts. Abbie has some unexpected flirtatious encounters.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: M. Raven Metzner

  • Magnum Opus
    7.2/1010 votes
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    #13 - Magnum Opus

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2014

    Ichabod and Abbie set out to find the Sword of Methuselah, the only weapon capable of killing Moloch and ending the coming apocalypse.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Donald Todd

  • For the Triumph of Evil
    7.1/1021 votes
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    #14 - For the Triumph of Evil

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2013

    Another soldier in the army of evil, the Sandman, seeps into the dreams of the residents of Sleepy Hollow. By infiltrating their minds at night, he tortures them to the brink - all because they, at one time, turned a blind eye to justice. When the Sandman seemingly sets his sights on Abbie, she is forced to begin to face her past - and her institutionalized sister Jenny. With Ichabod by her side, and her life at stake, the duo must try to defeat the Sandman and continue their fight against evil.

    Director: John F. Showalter

    Writer: Phillip Iscove

  • The Vessel
    7.1/1014 votes
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    #15 - The Vessel

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2014

    When Capt. Iriving's daughter, Macy, becomes the target of evil forces, he makes a desperate plea to Crane and Mills for help, and seeks answers that lie within Washington's Bible. Meanwhile, a frightening chapter of Jenny's past is revealed.

    Director: Romeo Tirone

    Writer: N/A

  • And the Abyss Gazes Back
    7.1/1013 votes
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    #16 - And the Abyss Gazes Back

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2014

    Sheriff Corbin's son returns from war, but his strange behavior leads Abbie and Ichabod to question his intentions.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Heather V. Regnier

  • The Akeda
    7.1/1010 votes
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    #17 - The Akeda

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2014

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

    Director: Dwight H. Little

    Writer: Mark Goffman

  • Blood Moon
    7.0/1021 votes
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    #18 - Blood Moon

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2013

    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 former 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, despite all odds, Officer Andy Brooks is back and on a questionable mission of his own.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Mark Goffman

  • The Kindred
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #19 - The Kindred

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2014

    Ichabod and Abbie concoct a daring plan to try to rescue Ichabod's wife from the Headless Horseman by resurrecting a Frankenstein-like monster created by Benjamin Franklin. Frank faces new trouble after revealing the true details of his encounter with a demon. Jenny finds herself at odds with the new sheriff in town.

    Director: Paul A. Edwards

    Writer: Mark Goffman, Albert Kim

  • Root of All Evil
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #20 - Root of All Evil

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2014

    After a bank robbery turns violent, Abbie and Ichabod embark on a hunt for a mysterious silver coin that has more power than meets the eye. Captain Frank Irving is put in the position where he must choose between his family and the greater good. The Mills' sisterly bond is put to the utmost test.

    Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt

    Writer: Melissa Blake, Donald Todd

  • Go Where I Send Thee...
    7.0/1013 votes
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    #21 - Go Where I Send Thee...

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2014

    Abbie and Crane's search for a missing Sleepy Hollow child reveals a creature akin to the Pied Piper, whose legacy with the child's family extends back to a centuries-old curse.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Heartless
    7.0/1013 votes
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    #22 - Heartless

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2014

    Crane and Abbie set out to take down a succubus whom Henry has sent out to drain the life forces out of its victims.

    Director: David Boyd

    Writer: Albert Kim

  • Awakening
    7.0/1010 votes
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    #23 - Awakening

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/2015

    Ichabod and Abbie fight against those who want to re-awaken a powerful witch coven and Jenny learns a disturbing truth about Frank Irving.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: M. Raven Metzner

  • The Way of the Gun
    6.9/107 votes
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    #24 - The Way of the Gun

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2017

    When a mysterious woman finds her way into the vault, the team struggles to understand who she is and with whom her allegiances lie. Meanwhile, Alex must come to terms with her complicated feelings when she finds herself in a tight spot. Can Team Witness handle what might be revealed?

    Director: Russell Lee Fine

    Writer: Bryan Q. Miller

  • Paradise Lost
    6.8/1010 votes
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    #25 - Paradise Lost

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2015

    Reeling from the events of their standoff with Moloch, Ichabod and Abbie encounter an angel, Orion, that they believe can help them. Meanwhile, Katrina searches for the humanity in Abraham.

    Director: Russell Lee Fine

    Writer: M. Raven Metzner