+++Warning, this contains spoilers from the prior season, but no major spoilers from the third season++++
Banshee is a show that by the third season you will know if you love it or hate it. The premise is totally preposterous but it works. It is well written and acted and is, as is the case with many Cinemax shows, not at all family-friendly. The show is basically one long serial story arc in which the various plotlines build over time. So, you really have to have seen the prior episodes to really know what is going on.
This season starts sometime down the line from the events that ended season two. All of the characters are in crazy situations, with Carrie and Gordon separated after he found out about her real life, and Carrie having a lot of "fun", Lucas being somewhat of a dad to Deva yet still being a criminal and sheriff at the same time, and Kai Proctor and Rebecca's relationship getting very cringe-worthy. The Nazi storyline from the prior season continues and expands to include Tom Pelphrey as Kurt Bunker: A former member of the Aryan Brotherhood who becomes a Banshee deputy. One of the main new antagonists in the season is Chayton Longshadow, played by Geno Segers who is out for revenge for the murder of Alex, which pits him against Proctor, Rebecca, and Lucas.
For those who get the Blu-Ray set, the show looks and sounds great as it always has. The extras include another set of Banshee Origins featurettes highlighting several character backstories that runs about 25 minutes; an almost hour-long Banshee Origins Saga that has a commentary track by the series creator; Making of the Episode 2 Title Sequence; a feature titled Zoomed In, which looks closely at certain scenes and characters from the season; A Commentary for Episode 1, a feature on the Burton vs. Nola fight scene stunts; commentary tracks on Episodes 3 and 5; a twenty-minute long feature titled The Heist; and commentary tracks on Episode 7 and the Season Finale. Then there are a bunch of deleted scenes and some promos. So, if you like extras, there are a lot of them.
Overall, the season is very good. There is still a lot of violence, sex, and nudity in the show, and that has not been tamed at all from the prior seasons. The acting is very good, and the show continues to evolve the main characters. And, pretty much no character is safe on the show. The standout this season to me is Lilli Simmons who does a great job as Rebecca, playing her as a character that wants to be one of the good guys, but just likes being bad more. Honestly, very few of the characters are really "good" per se, they pretty much range from morally gray to bad. But, if you are a fan of crime dramas and do not mind more adult themes in a show, this is a very good one.
Banshee is a show that by the third season you will know if you love it or hate it. The premise is totally preposterous but it works. It is well written and acted and is, as is the case with many Cinemax shows, not at all family-friendly. The show is basically one long serial story arc in which the various plotlines build over time. So, you really have to have seen the prior episodes to really know what is going on.
This season starts sometime down the line from the events that ended season two. All of the characters are in crazy situations, with Carrie and Gordon separated after he found out about her real life, and Carrie having a lot of "fun", Lucas being somewhat of a dad to Deva yet still being a criminal and sheriff at the same time, and Kai Proctor and Rebecca's relationship getting very cringe-worthy. The Nazi storyline from the prior season continues and expands to include Tom Pelphrey as Kurt Bunker: A former member of the Aryan Brotherhood who becomes a Banshee deputy. One of the main new antagonists in the season is Chayton Longshadow, played by Geno Segers who is out for revenge for the murder of Alex, which pits him against Proctor, Rebecca, and Lucas.
For those who get the Blu-Ray set, the show looks and sounds great as it always has. The extras include another set of Banshee Origins featurettes highlighting several character backstories that runs about 25 minutes; an almost hour-long Banshee Origins Saga that has a commentary track by the series creator; Making of the Episode 2 Title Sequence; a feature titled Zoomed In, which looks closely at certain scenes and characters from the season; A Commentary for Episode 1, a feature on the Burton vs. Nola fight scene stunts; commentary tracks on Episodes 3 and 5; a twenty-minute long feature titled The Heist; and commentary tracks on Episode 7 and the Season Finale. Then there are a bunch of deleted scenes and some promos. So, if you like extras, there are a lot of them.
Overall, the season is very good. There is still a lot of violence, sex, and nudity in the show, and that has not been tamed at all from the prior seasons. The acting is very good, and the show continues to evolve the main characters. And, pretty much no character is safe on the show. The standout this season to me is Lilli Simmons who does a great job as Rebecca, playing her as a character that wants to be one of the good guys, but just likes being bad more. Honestly, very few of the characters are really "good" per se, they pretty much range from morally gray to bad. But, if you are a fan of crime dramas and do not mind more adult themes in a show, this is a very good one.
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