The BEST episodes of Sleepy Hollow
Every episode of Sleepy Hollow ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sleepy Hollow!
Ichabod Crane awakes from the throes of death 250 years in the future where he must solve a mystery dating back to the founding fathers. Due to a blood spell cast on a battlefield during the Revolution, the infamous headless horseman is revived along with Crane, and the murderous rider embarks on a bloody rampage in present-day Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod realizes that he must act quickly, for the headless horseman is only the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Detective Abbie Mills, a woman familiar with supernatural experiences, forms a bond with Crane as they try to stop an increasingly vicious cycle of evil.
#1 - Tempus Fugit
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2015
Familiar faces will perish and a key relationship will implode beyond repair.
#2 - 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.
#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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2013
After being resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time, Ichabod Crane finds himself in modern-day Sleepy Hollow, where he quickly realizes that evil has awoken with him. When Sheriff August Corbin is killed by the infamous Headless Horseman, Ichabod forms an unlikely bond with Detective Abbie Mills, a young cop who has her own childhood supernatural experiences. Together, the two embark on a mission to stop evil and uncover mysteries dating back to the founding of our country. Captain Frank Irving hesitates to believe Ichabod's tales of supernatural evil. But when Ichabod's former wife, Katrina, provides clues about impending evil, they all begin to realize that this town is anything but sleepy.
#6 - Necromancer
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2013
Ichabod, Abbie, Captain Irving and Jenny Mills join forces and face the Headless Horseman. While staring down this nemesis, Ichabod is shocked by game-changing information about the Horseman’s true motive.
#7 - The Midnight Ride
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2013
Abbie and Ichabod must find hidden clues to thwart the evil in Sleepy Hollow and Abbie gets an unexpected visit from the enigmatic Andy Brooks.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - This Is War
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2014
Ichabod finds himself buried alive in a coffin. Abbie is trapped in purgatory. Ichabod's wife, Katrina, is kidnapped by the Headless Horseman. Capt. Frank Irving is behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Abbie's sister is among the wreckage of a horrific car crash. Now, with Henry's emergence as the Horseman of War, alongside the Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow has never been so close to destruction.
#11 - Kali Yuga
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2015
With the help of Ichabod, Abbie and Jenny, Nick Hawley faces off against his evil childhood caretaker, and Captain Frank Irving adjusts to his new... life(?)
#12 - Ragnarok
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2016
After a startling discovery, Abbie and Crane realize what they must do in order to make Pandora’s box complete again. Meanwhile, the team works tirelessly to stop The Hidden One, before he destroys all of humanity. Can the Witnesses succeed with the fate of the world in their hands once again.
#13 - Freedom
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2017
Dreyfuss finally garners enough power to infiltrate the White House, and his group of minions grow strong enough to take action. Can Team Witness stop Dreyfuss in time?
#14 - The Lesser Key of Solomon
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2013
Lt. Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane search for Abbie's estranged sister, Jenny, 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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?
#19 - Dawn's Early Light
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/2016
As The Hidden One grows stronger, Crane must examine his past with Betsy Ross to find the key to stopping him. Meanwhile, Jenny wonders if she can ever have a relationship with her father, and Abbie faces a hard decision as things with Reynolds become more strained.
#20 - Delaware
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/1/2016
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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Incommunicado
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/18/2016
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.
#25 - 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.