James Dimmock/FOXMonday nights are filled with great TV, but one of the best shows continues to be a goofy little biblical fantasy called Sleepy Hollow, thanks mostly to the brilliant duo that is Ichabod and Abbie, with help from headless dudes, glorious banter, and an awesome cast. Tonight's episode was no exception. We're also raving about The Originals, who sat down tonight for one of the most frighteningly awkward family dinners we've ever seen. All that and more in tonight's Rants and Raves!
RANT: Sleepy Hollow: Oh my gosh, they killed Caroline! OK, so she hadn't made many appearances, but the civil war groupie, who made Ichabod era-appropriate clothing and churned butter for him (she had a crush and we can't blame her!), was adorable and sweet and good. So it was such a bummer to see her become the Weeping Lady's (Mary, Ichabod's crazy admirer back in the day!) first victim. She could've been the show's Felicity Smoak a la Arrow. OK, so probably not, but still, there was potential there!
RAVE: Sleepy Hollow: Oh Sleepy, can we please keep Matt Barr forever? He has serious chemistry with Abbie and with Crane, saving the former's life while acting as the perfect modern foil for the latter. And don't think we didn't notice you making eyes at Abbie, Hawley! (And we approve, FWIW.) Too bad he has a past with Jenny, of the sexual nature. Awkward!
RAVE: Sleepy Hollow: If you're a fan and you're not following Orlando Jones on Twitter, you're seriously missing out on gems like #Craneonthebrain and "Nawty for Hawley."
RANT: The Originals: Tonight's Mikaelson family dinner just felt a little wrong without Rebekah. It felt wrong in general, but especially wrong without our fave Mikaelson lady.
RANT: The Originals: Hayley's not going to take up crazy Mama Mikaelson's offer to give up her hybrid body, right? Because we don't want this show without Phoebe Tonkin. Also, is anyone else struggling to believe that Esther actually wants to "heal" her family? Since when did "healing" involve killing everyone/changing their very nature? What happened to the Esther of those flashbacks, back when she and Klaus seemed to genuinely care for each other?
RAVE: Castle: Castle would make a pretty good elementary school writing teacher, as we discovered tonight when the witness in a case was a young child. (But we still want to know what the heck happened to him when he disappeared! Don't make us wait until the end of the season!)
RANT: Dancing with the Stars: We get it, NASCAR is popular, but Dancing with the Stars is not supposed to be a popularity contest. Michael Waltrip should have been gone weeks ago, along with Tommy Chong.
RANT: The Big Bang Theory: While we weren't a fan of the relationship bickering that took up most of the episode, at least we had Sheldon's dire-sounding mining song and a snippet of Raj explaining who Miley Cyrus was, to the point where Sheldon was asking for DVDs of Hannah Montana.
RAVE: Jane the Virgin: There is so much going on and we love all of it. Jane's baby daddy's wife is cheating on the baby daddy, and Jane's boyfriend knows about it. Jane's mother is back to sleeping with Jane's father, who is a famous telenovela star, and Jane is already somewhat attached to the baby she is now pregnant with after being accidentally inseminated. We'd like to say it can't get much crazier than that, but we're pretty sure it can.
RANT: Gotham: There is so much going on and we're struggling to love it, though at least this week's villain played into the bigger picture, with a corrupted former chemist at Wayne Enterprises leading Bruce to start investigating his parents' somewhat shady company.
RAVE: Gotham: The Penguin gets more penguin-y every week, and as much as we still aren't super into the show, Robin Lord Taylor continues to impress us.
RANT: The Blacklist: At this point, we feel like all we need to ask is, "Do we know the deal between Red and Liz yet?" Nope? Well until next week, then.