The episode begins with the search for the map that George Washington hid. The map reveals the location of the doorway to Purgatory with the incantation to open it. Using the prayer beads of immortal priest, Henry got images of where the map might be kept. They deduced that the map must have been buried along with George Washington.

Ichabod and his group were able to discover the real location of George Washington’s grave. When they got the map, Andy suddenly appeared and came after them. During a moment when Andy gained his consciousness, he warned Abbie to destroy the map since Moloch requires it to win the war.

Ichabod destroyed the map but was able to recreate it using his identic memory. Henry Parish’s vision of the second horseman rising convinced Abbie to search for the doorway to save Katrina since she is the only witch that they know powerful enough to bind the second horseman.

Ichabod Crane was able to rescue Katrina from Purgatory but it came with a price. The prophecy of Ichabod delivering Abbie’s soul to Moloch came true. To release Katrina an exchange must be made leaving them with no choice to but to leave Abbie in Purgatory for Katrina’s soul.

After escaping, they searched for the location of the four white trees where the second horseman will rise. When they got there, Henry bound them and revealed that the 2nd horseman has been in the mortal world for years.  He also revealed that he is Katrina and Ichabod’s son Jeremy. He is angry with both of them and exacting his revenge for being kept buried for two centuries by Katrina’s coven.

Back in purgatory, Abbie faced her fears and confronts Moloch. Moloch grabbed Abbie and was choking her. She then used the necklace that Katrina gave her to escape. Somewhere inside purgatory she was able to meet a younger version of herself. She discovered that she had memories taken away from her. She learned that the second horseman was resurrected the day Abbie and Jenny saw the four white trees.

Jenny was searching for a church that Sheriff Corbin mentioned in his recordings. When she found the sign with church’s name on it, she immediately tries to contact Abbie. As she was driving, the headless horseman shot down her vehicle leaving her injured and unconscious. Henry/Jeremy surrenders Katrina to the headless horseman. He then gives him the seal to release the 2nd horseman War. He then buries Ichabod in the same grave that he was buried for two Centuries.

The finale episode was awesome! I really thought that this series won’t last long but given how the finale was so great, I think we should expect more season of Sleepy hollow. When it first started, I was skeptical about the storyline. The idea that the headless horseman in a modern world setting is quite far fetch. Also having him use a rifle is something that I would have thought seems silly. But the story line was something really well conceptualized.

Adding history in the mix from George Washington to the free masons, it was a recipe for success. It was also hard for the series since it was based on a popular film which starred Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Christopher Walken.  There were certain expectations and viewers were definitely compared the movie and the TV series.

Ichabod and the gang really took a huge blow to their campaign against evil. Ichabod is buried alive by his estranged son. Katrina was taken by the headless horseman. Abbie is stuck in purgatory. Jenny is injured. Frank Irving arrested to save her child.  The biggest blow is the betrayal of Henry who was very useful to the group. It doesn’t fair well for them. We have to wait a little longer for the next season to premiere to get the answers. Who will save Ichabod? How will Abbie escape purgatory? What will happen to Katrina now that the headless horseman has her captive? Now that Henry has broken the seal, would does that mean?  Let’s wait for the next seasons Sleepy hollow Fans. What are your thoughts?