Banshees third season is already going for brokeand its only the third episode.
If youre not fully caught up on this show, this review isnotfor you.
Lucas Hood is a man with no name but a hell of a past.
Agent Phillips admits he wasnt even trying to find Hoodit was a missing agent he was tracking down.
And we all remember Agent Racine (played so ably by Zeljko Ivanek), dont we?
He met his end last season courtesy of Hood and Carrie.
Which would explain why Agent Phillips found nothing but Racines charred remains.
But as Phillips puzzled his fellow agents demise, the trail soon led to Banshees bogus sheriff.
Discovering the truth about Hood, it would seem, was simply gravy.
Hell, even Hood himself understands this about the man.
But more on thisand Raymond Brantleys rolling 18-wheeler of deathin just a bit.
(If you enjoy a show likeBanshee, I have to imagine youre familiar with Tarantinos work.)
For a while there I honestly thought Nola would come out on top.
And that wouldnt be a bad thing.
But once Burtons glasses came off, I knew for sure Nola Longshadow was not long for this world.
Billy knows it, tooafter all, he did kill his brother, Tommy Littlestone.
Its only a matter of time before the Red Bone gang comes for Billy and his family.
Like Deputy King says to Chayton in tonights episode, You treat violence like its the solution.
And on a show likeBanshee, that violence is destructive, a never-ending cycle.
Every doubt or suspicion that Brock and Siobhan entertained will bear itself out in spectacular fashion.
Not only is Hoodnotthe sheriff, hes a vigilante ex-con playing his new friends and coworkers for fools.
This is one corner he cant escape from unscathed.
And I have to admit, Im not looking forward to next weeks inevitable confrontation between Hood and Siobhan.
The heartbreak on her face alone would stop anyone in their tracks.
Some closing thoughts:
Brantley was a pretty colorful character, as far as villains go.
Its a shame he left us so soon.
I do wonder what will happen to his secretary, Wanda, though.
Even Hood had no bone to pick with her.
We learned a few things about Mother Proctor.
One, shes not disappointed in Kaibut she is concerned for his happiness.
She wants him to find that special someone to loveas long as its not Rebecca.
But waiting in the wings is Emily Lotus, the hospice worker caring for his mother.
I quite liked Agent Phillips.
Hes smartsmarter than Hood, for sure.
But at least both men understand each other.
I have the feeling we havent seen the last of him around Banshee.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
