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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!

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...

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  1. 8.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - Bad Blood

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    S1:E13

    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

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  2. 8.6/10(852 votes)

    #2 - Tempus Fugit

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    S2:E18

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

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  3. 8.1/10(2.3k votes)

    #3 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Len Wiseman
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #4 - Necromancer

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    S1:E8

    Ichabod, Abbie, Capt. Irving and Jenny Mills unite against the Headless Horseman; information about the Horseman's motive shocks Ichabod.

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  5. 8.1/10(707 votes)

    #5 - The Akeda

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    S2:E11

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

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  6. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #6 - The Midnight Ride

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    S1:E7

    Abbie and Ichabod look for clues to stop the evil in town; Abbie receives an unexpected visit from Andy Brooks.

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  8. 8.0/10(939 votes)

    #7 - This Is War

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    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Ken Olin
  9. 7.8/10(904 votes)

    #8 - The Vessel

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    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.8/10(902 votes)

    #9 - The Indispensable Man

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    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Adam Kane
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.8/10(670 votes)

    #10 - Awakening

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    S2:E17

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

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  12. 7.8/10(440 votes)

    #11 - Incident At Stone Manor

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    S3:E10

    In the quest to save Abbie, Crane and Sophie are forced to battle a supernatural force targeting the citizens of Sleepy Hollow, while Pandora and The Hidden One only grow stronger. Meanwhile, in an effort to find out what truly happened to her sister, Jenny faces an old foe: her father. Can our heroes solve their most personal case yet?

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  13. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #12 - The Sin Eater

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    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #13 - Sanctuary

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    S1:E9

    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.

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  15. 7.7/10(961 votes)

    #14 - The Golem

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    S1:E10

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

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    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(779 votes)

    #15 - The Kindred

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    S2:E2

    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.

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  17. 7.7/10(741 votes)

    #16 - The Weeping Lady

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    S2:E5

    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.

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  18. 7.7/10(643 votes)

    #17 - Magnum Opus

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    S2:E10

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

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  19. 7.7/10(637 votes)

    #18 - I, Witness

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    S3:E1

    With old enemies gone, Abbie and Crane are apparently moving on with their lives. However, the discovery of a mysterious tablet shows that there may be a new dark prophecy surrounding our Witnesses. The two team together, with the help of an old amulet, and continue their epic takedown of the forces of evil.

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    Director:Peter Weller
    Writer:Albert Kim
  20. 7.7/10(503 votes)

    #19 - The Sisters Mills

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    S3:E4

    More powerful than ever, Pandora unleashes her most evil force yet. Meanwhile, Abbie and Jenny work together when the latest monster targets the children of Sleepy Hollow.

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  21. 7.7/10(477 votes)

    #20 - Novus Ordo Seclorum

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    S3:E8

    In the aftermath of Jenny and Joe's run-in with Sophie, Abbie is in deep water with Reynolds. Meanwhile, the Witnesses deal with lasting implications of the shard and find themselves in grave danger as they come face-to-face with a greater evil than they could have imagined.

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  22. 7.7/10(409 votes)

    #21 - Incommunicado

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    S3:E15

    After a supernatural event takes the Witnesses by surprise, both Crane and Abbie are forced to work alongside their most hated foes yet. Meanwhile, Jenny and Joe struggle to salvage their relationship, as they continue to battle their own internal demons.

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  23. 7.7/10(413 votes)

    #22 - Delaware

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    S3:E17

    With a single day left before The Hidden One regains omniscience, Abbie and Crane must do the unthinkable in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Meanwhile, Jenny, Joe and Sophie devise a plan to stall as the Witnesses work.

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  24. 7.6/10(1.4k votes)

    #23 - For the Triumph of Evil

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  25. 7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #24 - The Lesser Key of Solomon

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    S1:E4

    Lt. Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane search for Abbie's estranged sister, Jenny Tag Team, who has escaped from a Sleepy Hollow psychiatric hospital. In a game-changing episode, which includes flashbacks to the real Boston Tea Party, Abbie and Ichabod discover more about the evil they are facing... and finally learn its name in the haunting.

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  26. 7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #25 - John Doe

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    S1:E5

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bad Blood" is the best rated episode of "Sleepy Hollow". It scored 8.7/10 based on 1203 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".