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Recap / Sleepy Hollow S 2 E 08 Heartless

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Originally aired November 10, 2014

Written by Albert Kim

Directed by David Boyd

Ichabod and Abbie face off against a Succubus summoned by Henry to drain the life-force of humans to feed Moloch.


Tropes present in the episode:

  • Big Red Devil: The Incordata's demonic form is a red humanoid devil with horns and claws.
  • Bury Your Gays: The Incordata's second victim is a girl who secretly harbors a crush on her male friend's girlfriend.
  • Game Face: When the Incordata drops her Glamour and begins to feed, her skin turns deep red and she sprouts horns and claws.
  • Godiva Hair: The Incordata is Naked on Arrival when summoned, but things are kept decent by her long hair being positioned to cover her breasts.
  • Hot in Human Form: Even without her Shapeshifting Seducer powers, The Incordata default human form is that of an attractive female human.
  • I Know What You Fear: The urn containing the Incordata's heart is warded with a spell that causes anyone looking inside to see something that frightens them. As Abbie sees a jar full of maggots and Katrina sees rats, they quickly realize that it's an illusion. Too bad for Abbie the illusion still feels very real.
  • Naked on Arrival: When Henry first summons The Incordata, she materializes naked in front of him.
  • Reduced to Dust: When The Incordata Soul Jar is destroyed and her body fatally wounded, she dies with her body bursting into flames and then quickly disintegrating into dust.
  • Shapeshifting Seducer: The Incordata can assume the appearance of her target's ideal partner.
  • The Schlub Pub Seduction Deduction: The Incordata first vi a beautiful woman hitting on a shy nerdy guy on a club. The minute she has him alone, she turns into her demon form and sucks his soul.
  • Soul Jar: The Incordata's heart is kept in a magically warded urn hidden within a magically warded crypt at the local cemetery.
  • Succubi and Incubi: The Monster of the Week is a type of succubus, called the Incordata. As per usual, she's a demon who specializes in seduction and kills her victim by draining their life forcer. Sex isn't actually necessary for her to drain the life force of people, and she does possess shapeshifting powers to help seducing her targets. She does have a unique Soul Jar gimmick that most succubi in the media don't possess.
  • Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Crane saves Hawley from being mauled by The Incordata by throwing a knife into her back.
  • The Vamp: The Incordata is a succubus who preys on people by seducing them, and them sucking their life force once she had them alone and vulnerable.
  • Villain of the Week: The Incordata, a succubus that Henry Parrish summoned, serves as the antagonist for the episode.
  • Your Soul Is Mine!: The Incordata sucks out her victims' souls, leaving only a shriveled husk behind. She doing this under Henry's orders, as the souls are meant to be used to empower Moloch.

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