+++Warning, this contains spoilers from season one, but no major spoilers from season two+++
Season two of Banshee picks up after the shootout with Rabbit and his gunman. The FBI comes in to investigate the sheriff's department and the head agent, played by Željko Ivanek, basically slaps everyone on the wrist, except for Carrie whom he threatens with criminal charges unless she provides the whereabouts of her father. The very uneasy truce between Proctor and Hood is tenuous at best, and the post-credits scene from season one pays off with the real Lucas Hood's son, Jason, coming to town to figure out what happened to his father. The storyline with Alex Longshadow is resolved, with Nola (Odette Annabelle) getting a larger role this season, and Rebecca (Lilly Simmons) goes even farther into the dark side. We also see more of Lucas and Carrie's backstories as we see the events that resulted in him going to prison. There is also a post-credits scene in the season finale which sets up the season three storyline.
For those who get the Blu-Ray, the show looks and sounds great in HD, and there are quite a few extras. Those include commentary tracks on five of the ten episodes, deleted scenes, trailers, and about an hour's worth of Banshee Origin webisodes which give the backstories of the various characters. There is "Lucas" post-arrest negotiation for testimony when he was arrested after allowing "Carrie" to get away. We also see Carrie meeting Gordon and see Sugar and Protor's history with one another. Some of the material from the webisodes were integrated into the regular episodes, but there is a lot of extra material there as well.
Overall, the season is very good and continues to tell a compelling story. We still do not learn Lucas' real name and only get snippets of information about who he is. Antony Starr does a good job playing him as a cross between a straight-up lawman who does care about protecting the people of the town (even if he uses highly illegal measures to do so) and a crook who is still committing crimes. The series continues to have a lot of violence, sometimes over-the-top violence, and a lot of sex and nudity. So, if those things turn you off, then you definitely want to avoid this. But, if you are looking for a good adult drama, this is a great series and the season continues the strong storyline. It is a serial storyline so you definitely have to watch season one first to really follow what is going on.
Season two of Banshee picks up after the shootout with Rabbit and his gunman. The FBI comes in to investigate the sheriff's department and the head agent, played by Željko Ivanek, basically slaps everyone on the wrist, except for Carrie whom he threatens with criminal charges unless she provides the whereabouts of her father. The very uneasy truce between Proctor and Hood is tenuous at best, and the post-credits scene from season one pays off with the real Lucas Hood's son, Jason, coming to town to figure out what happened to his father. The storyline with Alex Longshadow is resolved, with Nola (Odette Annabelle) getting a larger role this season, and Rebecca (Lilly Simmons) goes even farther into the dark side. We also see more of Lucas and Carrie's backstories as we see the events that resulted in him going to prison. There is also a post-credits scene in the season finale which sets up the season three storyline.
For those who get the Blu-Ray, the show looks and sounds great in HD, and there are quite a few extras. Those include commentary tracks on five of the ten episodes, deleted scenes, trailers, and about an hour's worth of Banshee Origin webisodes which give the backstories of the various characters. There is "Lucas" post-arrest negotiation for testimony when he was arrested after allowing "Carrie" to get away. We also see Carrie meeting Gordon and see Sugar and Protor's history with one another. Some of the material from the webisodes were integrated into the regular episodes, but there is a lot of extra material there as well.
Overall, the season is very good and continues to tell a compelling story. We still do not learn Lucas' real name and only get snippets of information about who he is. Antony Starr does a good job playing him as a cross between a straight-up lawman who does care about protecting the people of the town (even if he uses highly illegal measures to do so) and a crook who is still committing crimes. The series continues to have a lot of violence, sometimes over-the-top violence, and a lot of sex and nudity. So, if those things turn you off, then you definitely want to avoid this. But, if you are looking for a good adult drama, this is a great series and the season continues the strong storyline. It is a serial storyline so you definitely have to watch season one first to really follow what is going on.
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