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What was Abbie’s storyline? Well, she got sucked into a tree once. After being brought back into reality with help from Ichabod, Abbie did have a fairly good storyline dealing with her PTSD from being in a world devoid of time, but even that in the larger picture was too little too late. Even her eventual relationship with Daniel, her boss and former flame, got very little development and the timeline itself is wonky at best.

Then after all that, she died since she “served her purpose” by helping Ichabod. Excuse me while I go scream into my pillow.

Sleepy Hollow’s Abbie Mills: Death of The American Dream

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What writers fail to realize is that the tropes that apply to white female characters are not transferable to WOC. Being shown as soft, lovable, passive, and even weak is a radical thing when the prevailing mentality is that you are unbreakable—because we can break.

What TV Shows Still Haven’t Learned About Writing Female Leads of Color

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I like the slash, and I think I like it because I feel there are so many people who are under-represented—or not represented at all—in mainstream Hollywood entertainment. I really enjoy the fan fiction that embraces character and themes that showcase those people—their love, their desires, their passions. I think that’s really cool—and I hope the show as it continues embraces that more, because that’s an opportunity to tell stories that other people might not be familiar with. I mean, there’s slash of me and Ichabod… that’s like, ‘What?!’ and then I read it and it was really well-written. I get it—it’s another way to go but it’s no less valid than what we’re doing and it’s certainly interesting, so I really get a kick out of that. To read fan fiction and to see fan art and to watch other people’s artistry paint different colors on top of what we’re doing… how can you be mad at that? That’s just completely awesome!

Benedict Cumberbatch and Orlando Jones Have Expressed Varying Levels of Comfort With Slash

Orlando Jones, you sweet prince.

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The show is charming. Amid all the darkness and blood and camp, the bond between Abbie and Ichabod is so strong, trusting, and lively—they’re such a delight to follow. Between the work of the writers and the performances of the cast, you root for the characters completely, just as you root for their supporting cast, for Jenny, for Frank, for Macey, even for Andy in his redemption. And you can laugh if you want, when talking about a show that features demons, golems, conspiracies, George Washington, and the apocalypse, but Sleepy Hollow’s address of our own ugly history and hypocrisy is so important to me. From Ichabod’s era, when our nation was created under ideals of freedom and equality while simultaneously treating human beings as absolute chattel, to our present era, where we live in the safety of certain rights and liberties, yet still grapple with virulent racism, sexism, homophobia, the mistreatment of the mentally ill, and the erasure of indigenous peoples—Sleepy Hollow doesn’t shy away from our misdeeds, but encourages bravery and compassion the likes of which Abbie and Ichabod display.
The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview: BOOM! Studios’ Sleepy Hollow and Butterfly Writer Marguerite Bennett
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So this demon, who refers to himself in the third person, talks about how GREAT and WONDERFUL and BADASS he is to people whom he knows won’t be able to understand him, JUST BECAUSE HE CAN. And when he was talking to Irving earlier he wrote “THE BIBLE” in disappearing blood-ink on the ceiling mere seconds before straight-out telling him his demands. This week’s Headless Horseman with an Automatic Weapon Award for Ultimate Ridiculousness goes to Ancitif, the most dramatic demon on the block.
Sleepy Hollow Recap: Vessel
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