By Jonathan Klotz
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The problem with most network crime emissions is that no matter the night of history, they cannot show too much violence, which transforms the stages of combat and action culminating in exscolted business with a comic surair. First on Cinemax in 2013, Banshee Never had this problem and presents at least a bloody fight in each episode that on NCIS, would be a showstopper at the end of the season, but in the small rural town of Pennsylvania, it’s Tuesday. However, it is now a answer to a question from Trivia: “What a show was Homelander (Antony Starr) before Boys», This does not serve the way the series takes place as a mini-action film in each episode and thanks to Max, it is perfect for tearing yourself off during a weekend.
Little town, big characters
Lucas Hood by Antony Starr is not as mean as his character in small groups, Homelander, but he is not exactly a good guy either, especially since he is not really Lucas Hood. He is an ex-pump that takes the identity of the sheriff after the well-intentioned legislator was killed in a Shakedown who went wrong (and in particular, a hole in the size of a bullet was blown in his hand) one day before he met someone in the city of Banshee. The new sheriff has chosen the rural city, which has both a very large Amish population and includes an Amerindian reserve, because her ex, Ana (Ivana Miličević), lives under a false name, Carrie and raising a family.
This alone would be enough for CBS to Greenlight as a procedure, but Banshee Go further and ensure that the small town is filled with an endless parade of colored residents. There is Bates Sucre (Franke Faison) The retired boxer who knows the secret of Hood, Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen) The former Amish man has become Lord Crime Lord Local, Jon (Hoon Lee) Hood and Ana androgyne “Man in the Chair” who can hack everything, CIA distribution guards, and Rebecca (Lilli Simmons) community And find its way by kissing a life of crime. Each season finds new and fun ways to hit the characters against each other, and each episode includes at least a moment that will make you get up and shout.
Take, for example, the third episode, “Meet the New Boss”, when an MMA fighter comes in town for an exhibition fight at the local casino. After having attacked one of the cocktail waitresses, Hood enters the octagon for a bloody fight that drags for several minutes, and just when you think that someone is lost, he continues like a real version of Peter Griffin against the chicken. It is absurd, it is exaggerated, and it breaks the conviction that Hood would remain sheriff, but in the midst of all this, there is a single moment which echoed later in the season, and it manifests itself for all blood, guts and exposed skin, Banshee knows exactly what he does.
Banshee has a B-Movie action film piled up in each episode
This moment, a simple blocking movement, returns for flashbacks later in the season until Hood prison, so even if it is not Shakespeare, Banshee has enough depth to keep it interesting. Better yet, the four -season race does not end on a cliffhanger; Instead, the story comes to a final end, which is worth the trip. The series was also welcomed by criticism and the public during its race, winning a fresh 90% note Rotten tomatoes criticisms and a 92%audience note, which, to put it in perspective, is higher than both Daredevil: born again And even Boys.
Despite the love of criticism and those who saw it, Banshee stayed outside the conversation when you talk about the best crime programs on the cable, a discussion that often includes max Sopranos And PromenadeAnd although the Amish-Crime family of the original Cinemax cannot compare themselves to one or the other of these two, he does not try. The series does its own thing by kissing each B-Film action trope under the sun, throwing them as part of the small town and letting the fans enjoy the resulting mess. It deserves to be more than part of Antony Starr’s Trivia IMDB, and there is no better time to make a trip to Pennsylvania in a small town than at the moment.
