As our new unlikely duo - Mills investigating the grisly murders, Ichabod, a clueless user of electric windows - driving through Sleepy Hollow, he points out the proliferation of Starbucks joints, including the one that used to be a livery stable.
When the cops point guns at the horseman, they yell, "Put your hands on your..." before realising its inanity.
Is it meant to be scary? If so, it only marginally succeeds. We knew there was a headless guy on the loose, so perhaps it would've been creepier just to see flashes of him as he rode around the village. That might've ramped up the tension in the somewhat violent climax too. Still, it deserves points for originality.
Prime has another historical series starting this week, only more traditional. The White Queen (Wednesday, 9.35pm) looks and feels much like you'd expect for a BBC series that cost $50 million to make, with its sumptuous costumes, idyllic English country setting and stately buildings.
Although it's set before The Tudors it almost matches that show for sexy time, much of which is as believable as Fifty Shades of Grey. Actually it's based on the novels by Philippa Gregory, and other than these breathless dalliances, it's a sophisticated affair.
The queen in the title is Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), a widowed commoner aligned with the rival Lancastrian King Henry IV, and according to much of the court, an unsuitable royal bride. Although Ferguson plays Elizabeth with demureness and strength, and Max Irons (Jeremy Irons' son) does justice to the king, the story suffers from its confusing and sexist treatment of the women, who barely stand up to the men's revolting behaviour.
Elizabeth is practically raped but that doesn't stop her from falling for him. Perhaps it's simply paving the way for his dastardly ways to be revealed later -- when the other two women vying for the queen's crown come knocking.
It's a relief to know that despite the War of the Roses going on for three decades, this power struggle between the Lancaster and York families won't go on to Game of Thrones proportions; rather it's a 10-part miniseries.
It also has a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Janet McTeer, who plays Lady Rivers, the queen's superstitious, psychic mother.
She barely breaks a sweat, even under the harsh gaze of the king's mother, who is just one of many who disapproves of the coupling and will no doubt make Elizabeth's life a misery.
- TimeOut