Sleepy Hollow - Mama - Advance Preview

   Sleepy Hollow’s second season winter finale is coming in three weeks, and after all those episodes about Ichabod and Katrina, it is time to have an Abbie centric episode. Thankfully, the next episode, titled “Mama”, airing next Monday on FOX is all about Lieutenant Abigail Mills (Yay !).

   As expected from the title of the episode, “Mama”, we will finally know more about Mama Mills and her relationship with her daughters. I get that the Cranes family is way more complicated than the Mills, so it’s understandable they got more episodes focused on them. Ichabod and Katrina’ son is the Horseman of War after all. It creates great drama. And Ichabod and Katrina’s past is set in another century, it give more material to the story (and they're hot in costume).
   Nevertheless, I’ve always been very intrigued by Abbie and Jenny’s mother and I'm really excited the writers finally decide to focus an episode on her. We first believed the woman was crazy, but it turned out she was just aware of the demons in Sleepy Hollow.

  We will meet Lori Mills, through flashbacks of her days in the psych ward and also before that when she was with her daughters. It’s titled “Mama” for a reason. We’ve been waiting a long time to see Abbie and her family during her childhood, so I hope you’ll be as satisfied as me by those flashbacks.
   But, Lori Mills will also be seen in the present time. How is she capable of that ? Well, in the very first minutes of the episode, Abbie and Jenny will find out their mother is back in Sleepy Hollow, as a ghost ! Her spirit is coming back to the psych ward, the same Jenny was locked up and Irvin is in now, just when patients start to kill themselves.
   So, you can expect some very emotional moments for the Mills family. But that’s not all, here’s a list of what you can expect from “Mama” :

- The episode will start with a dream sequence, not very surprising, more intriguing. And, the episode will end with a big surprise !
- Despite “Mama’ being a Mills centric episode, you’ll also see some of the Cranes family. Katrina is back with Henry and Abraham, taking care of the little baby Moloch. Thanks to her necklace, she can’t see what the baby is really like. But, we will see it and it’s terrifying and so evil. And even if it's still little, it can do powerful thing.
- There will be more witchcraft from the Mills ! Abbie has proven herself very capable with spells and magic over the season. In “Mama”, we will see she’s not the only one capable of that in her family. Are the Mills special or anyone has the ability recite a spell ?
- Ichabod won’t be helping much during the episode, but there is a good explanation for it. And it’s hilarious as usual. Poor Ichabod...
- Abbie will interact more with Irvin in "Mama", I’ve missed their scenes together since the start of the season. Their relationship is strong, I’m always very fond of their talks. I’m always amused that Abbie still refers to him as Captain.
- As Ichabod isn’t much available, Abbie will call Hawley to help her. Ichabod is still jealous of Hawley coming up to help Abbie instead of him, it’s cute. And also, Hawley coming to help will mean more scenes between the Mills sisters and him… Love that.
- Abbie and Jenny will get very emotional and they will (finally !) discuss their feelings, about their childhood, how their mother was with them. They didn’t have the same relationship with her, so it was time to set things straight. They both also discuss Abbie being a witness and its consequences.
- Hawley will bring something special to Ichabod; something he will very much appreciate.
- Remember Grace Dixon, Abbie and Jenny’s ancestor ? Well, we will see her again, and she will be mentioned. Something that belonged to her will provide very useful for the Mills sisters.
- Despite “Mama’ being a Mills centric episode, you’ll also see some of the Cranes family. Katrina is back with Henry and Abraham, taking care of the little baby Moloch. Thanks to her necklace, she can’t see what the baby is really like. But, we will see it and it’s terrifying and so evil. And even if it's still little, it can do powerful thing.

   “Mama” is another great episode in this second season of Sleepy Hollow. I have to admit, the pace of the show has a bit slow down since two episodes, but it’s still very entertaining and surprising.
  “Mama", being full of revelations about the Mills family really restored my hope in the show. It might not be an epic episode for the show's mythology, but it's an important step in Abbie, and Jenny, development. The winter finale is coming soon, and I have a feeling that it will be epic.

  And finally, some quotes from "Mama" :

- "Like mother, like daughter"

- "She wants me to do it"

- "Mama, listen to me... Mama... Mama, answer me"

- "I'm not scared of you anymore"

- "It was no easy assignment she took on"


   Are you excited about “Mama” and finding more out the Mills family ? Hit the comments !    

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