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"BANSHEE" | Marabuzal Review (ENG-ESP)@marabuzal268d

Remember that show everyone was talking about, the one about "that guy who pretends to be a sheriff and gets his face kicked in every two minutes"? I approached Banshee with skepticism, expecting only a dose of well-choreographed violence to unwind. Friends, what I found was a trip that doesn't prepare you for what it is: a brutal and bloody meditation on identity, redemption, and the cages we build for ourselves.

Let me start with the chaos, because chaos is the very essence of this Pennsylvania town. The premise is, in and of itself, insane: a nameless ex-convict (literally, he's known as Lucas Hood) steals the identity of Banshee's new sheriff just as he arrives in town. Absurd? Maybe. Does it work? Impressively. But this isn't just an identity-theft thriller. It's the perfect canvas to ask ourselves: who would you be if you could erase your past? Banshee's response is liberating. Hood doesn't escape his life; he enters a more gilded cage, but a cage nonetheless.

¿Recuerdan esa serie de la que todo el mundo hablaba, la de "ese tipo que se hace pasar por un sheriff y se parte la cara cada dos minutos"? Yo llegué a Banshee con escepticismo, esperando solo una dosis de violencia bien coreografiada, para desconectar. Amigos, lo que encontré fue un viaje que no te prepara para lo que es: una reflexión brutal y sangrienta sobre la identidad, la redención y las jaulas que nosotros mismos construimos.

Permítanme empezar por el caos, porque el caos es la esencia misma de este pueblo de Pennsylvania. La premisa es, de por sí, una locura: un ex-presidiario sin nombre (literalmente, se le conoce como Lucas Hood) usurpa la identidad del nuevo sheriff de Banshee justo cuando este llegaba al pueblo. ¿Absurdo? Quizá. ¿Funciona? De una manera impresionante. Pero esto no es solo un thriller de identidad robada. Es el lienzo perfecto para preguntarnos: ¿quién serías si pudieras borrar tu pasado? La respuesta de Banshee es liberadora. Hood no escapa de su vida, se mete en una jaula más dorada, pero una jaula al fin y al cabo.

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I remember one episode in particular, one from the third season, after a fight so grueling I could almost taste the blood and mud on the screen. It left me so mentally exhausted I had to pause and go for a walk. Not because of the graphic violence (which there is, and in industrial quantities), but because of the emotional weight each blow exuded. Every fight in Banshee isn't just spectacle; it's narrative. The language through which these characters communicate, destroy, and redefine each other.

These characters are masterful narrative tools. They're not "deep" in the classic sense of a drama of manners; they're archetypes taken to the extreme, forces of nature that collide to explore the central themes. Hood, the personification of instinct and trauma; Carrie Hopewell, his former partner and lover, who represents the longing for a normal life and the terrible consequences of not being able to achieve it; the villain, Kai Proctor. God, Kai Proctor! An Amish businessman who abandoned his community to build a criminal empire. He's not a bad guy for the sake of being bad; he's a philosophical treatise on free will, power, and the betrayal of his roots. His internal struggle between respect for his origins and contempt for its restrictions is as fascinating as any criminal plot.

Recuerdo un episodio en particular, uno de la tercera temporada, tras una pelea tan extenuante que casi podía sentir el sabor a sangre y barro en la pantalla. Me dejó tan agotado mentalmente que tuve que pausar y salir a caminar. No por la violencia gráfica (que la hay, y en cantidades industriales), sino por el peso emocional que destilaba cada golpe. Cada combate en Banshee no es solo espectáculo; es narrativa. El lenguaje mediante el cual estos personajes se comunican, se destruyen y se redefinen.

Estos personajes son herramientas narrativas magistrales. No son "profundos" en el sentido clásico de dramas costumbristas; son arquetipos llevados al extremo, fuerzas de la naturaleza que chocan entre sí para explorar los temas centrales. Hood, la personificación del instinto y el trauma. Carrie Hopewell, su ex-compañera y amante, que es el anhelo de una vida normal y las terribles consecuencias de no poder alcanzarla. El villano, Kai Proctor. ¡Dios, Kai Proctor! Un empresario amish que abandonó su comunidad para construir un imperio criminal. Él no es un malo por ser malo; es un tratado filosófico sobre el libre albedrío, el poder y la traición a sus raíces. Su guerra interna entre el respeto por sus orígenes y el desprecio hacia sus restricciones es tan fascinante como cualquier plan criminal.

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The series weaves a puzzle where every piece of violence, every act of desire, every morally murky decision fits into a larger mosaic of human nature. Are we our actions? Or are we the story we tell ourselves? Banshee laughs at the idea of easy redemption. Every time a character tries to do the right thing, the Banshee universe, itself a grim and oppressive one, exacts a heavy toll.

Let's talk about the ending. No, I won't spoil it. But the ending of Banshee is simply... necessary. It's the only logical conclusion to this journey into the personal hell of its characters. It's not happy, nor sad; it's just. It's cathartic in a way few series dare to be. It closes thematic arcs with a precision that leaves you speechless, reflecting on the cost of freedom and the weight of wearing a mask for so long that it fuses with your skin.

La serie teje un rompecabezas donde cada pieza de violencia, cada acto deseo, cada decisión moralmente gris, encaja en un mosaico más grande sobre la naturaleza humana. ¿Somos nuestras acciones? ¿O somos la historia que nos contamos a nosotros mismos? Banshee se ríe de la idea de la redención fácil. Cada vez que un personaje intenta hacer lo correcto, el universo de Banshee, un personaje en sí mismo lúgubre y opresivo, se lo cobra caro.

Hablemos del final. No, no voy a spoilear. Pero el final de Banshee es simplemente… necesario. Es la única conclusión lógica para este viaje al infierno personal de sus personajes. No es feliz, ni triste; es justo. Es catártico de una manera que pocas series se atreven a ser. Cierra los arcos temáticos con una precisión que te deja boquiabierto, reflexionando sobre el costo de la libertad y el peso de llevar una máscara durante tanto tiempo que se funde con tu piel.

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On a technical level, everything serves this atmosphere. The photography, with blues and grays that paint the town with a melancholic palette and violence. The fight choreography, which is legendary for a reason: it's raw, dirty, and makes you believe every punch really hurts. It's an aesthetic that doesn't seek to be pretty; it seeks to be true within its own brutal exaggeration.

Banshee is more than an action series. It's an experience. One that hits you and shakes your soul. It leaves you with uncomfortable questions about your own identity and the chains you drag. It's not a gem, it's a diamond in the rough, with sharp edges and a dangerous beauty. If you have the stomach for it, delving into Banshee is one of the most rewarding and emotionally draining television adventures you'll ever experience. Crazy, in the best sense of the word.

A nivel técnico, todo está al servicio de esta atmósfera. La fotografía, con azules y grises que pintan el pueblo con una paleta melancólica y violencia. Las coreografías de pelea, que son legendarias por una razón: son crudas, sucias y te hacen creer que cada puñetazo duele de verdad. Es una estética que no busca ser bonita, busca ser verdadera dentro de su propia y brutal exageración.

Banshee es más que una serie de acción. Es una experiencia. Una que te golpea y te zarandea el alma. Te deja con preguntas incómodas sobre tu propia identidad y las cadenas que arrastras. No es una joya, es un diamante en bruto, con aristas cortantes y una belleza peligrosa. Si tienes el estómago para ello, adentrarte en Banshee es una de las aventuras televisivas más gratificantes y emocionalmente agotadoras que podrás vivir. Una locura, en el mejor sentido de la palabra.

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›Season 2 and 3 Banshee mini review (with small spoilers, but not revealing key elements) + 100% spoiler part about characters@herosik1693d

For many years, I watched everything (or wanted to do it while learning about a popular title) related to the brand I like. It was mainly due to the excess of free time and naive approach, that since I have devoted so much time, I will watch everything to the end. Today I have less of this time and prefer to relax either with mindless gameplay on ps4 or pc (more often it's 1 because of greater convenience) or just lie on the bed and just laze around. Besides, there are too many series, books, games, anime that I want to know, so I don't have time for everything. I'd rather watch what happened than complain like "seasons x, y and z are good, but the rest sucks". The first series on which I changed my beliefs was "House of Cards" - the first 3 seasons were hosted by the same showrunner, but Netflix broke up with him after him (or he quit, it's actually not that important). 4 was still very good and had potential, but it was ruined by getting rid of Kevin Spacey, who was wrongly accused of sexual harassment. 5 I have not seen and according to my friends and reviewers, I lost nothing - the production was chaotic, had errors and was far from the level of its predecessors. When I heard the same in the context of the 4th season of "Banshee", I took it as a signal to end the adventure at 3. It was right, because already this season things were happening that were on the verge of my suspension of disbelief. Yes, it was like that in earlier seasons, but here they went a step further. It did not bother, but it is thanks to the heroes, fast pace of action, generally high level.

I liked the third season very much, it closed most of the threads, the characters went through a certain stage in their lives and if it were not for Job's kidnapping, it could be finished here. Even though I like the queer hacker, I don't want to spoil my positive impressions and I prefer to say that he died then or that the thread was not there at all and everything ended well. I have not changed my opinion about this series from the first text - I still think it is a wonderful work of the action genre, in which there are a lot of well-executed fights, a well-written script, well-thought-out and presented, how characteristic characters. As soon as I finish watching "The Handmaid's Tale" with my girlfriend, we will definitely watch "Warrior" from the producer of "Banshee". The third season has the most over-colored action and exaggerated moments, which makes it a bit too much to the world of unreal fantasy, but luckily they didn't exaggerate that much and if you're not purists when it comes to realism, it shouldn't bother you too much. The heroes make the last jump here - they rob the US army. A gang of armed and trained soldiers led by a charismatic motherfucker. It is a cliché character, but like the others, it is a well thought-out copy (or to use the nice words "strong inspiration") and not some kind of shit from a third league action movie for 40-50-year-olds who sit with a beer in front of the TV and they often complain "fuck, it used to be ...". You can accuse this series of some mistakes in the writing of the script, but when it comes to casting actors and their creations, for me it is the highest league in series. They're real, fleshy, have wonderfully written roles, they are played by good actors and actresses who know how to look like motherfuckers and bitches. Not all of them hold the highest level, a fact, but I can say with a clear conscience that every character from the 1st or 2nd plan is at least at a textbook good level. They have their own characteristics, their behavior and thoughts are consistent and not boring, at least not too much. As for the second season, this is my favorite stage in the story, but I don't remember much about it. More precisely, it merged with 1 and 2, but I remember that I rated it as the best due to the balance between realism and things that are impossible or impossible.

This is where the spoilers begin. I will say whatever it brings to my tongue, so if you don't want to know the key things from the plot, don't read on. I will write about those I want and I can write something more about. I am writing in the order as they appear according to Google, do not follow the order.

Lucas Hood - A typical main character, usually the least interesting character, who is the Achilles' heel of various titles regardless of the type of art. Usually, the side characters, or the more important but noticeably less important than the main characters, are the more intriguing ones. However, I would include Lucas among those "rather better guided". This is because I really liked the performance of a character who wants to do well, but is burdened by past experiences and methods, how he has dealt with them in the past. You can see from his face that an internal battle is taking place inside him, he feels the desire for justice, which usually loses to common sense and the cool, methodical action characteristic of the police. Sometimes they come into symbiosis with each other and it's best to watch it - they drop in with their friends, do everything according to the procedures, the villains start beating them, then they give them back or initiate aggression themselves when they know that they can (e.g. a beaten person cannot go to the police to complain, because if those guys had sucked him for the crimes, jail and fuck off Hood would be nothing compared to what their principal would give them.) I didn't like his plot in prison a bit - they limited it to fighting an albino, which the main character dealt with quite quickly and very brutally in 2 or 3 episodes. But I like his summary from season 3 - he did his job, he dealt with the problems of his closest people and his demons from the past, but when he saw and understood how many innocent people died for it, he started to run away. It was true that it helped the city and its inhabitants a lot, but the fight with Kai, or rather its consequences, overwhelmed his psyche.

Rebecca Bowman - There is not much to say about her other than that I was disappointed. At first I liked the fact that they made her a girl with a very liberal approach to sex, and at the same time not a stupid and ambiguous character, but in season 3 they made her a silly doll who thinks too little with her head and uses her carnal strengths too much . The fact is, it is quite natural and human that after reaching and stabilizing our high position, we often sit on our laurels and start demanding less from ourselves, but it made me a bit nervous. Too often she acted like a foolish and naive 13-year-old, too often solved a case by sticking her ass in the direction of a guy, and too little thought and tried to use them with her combination of cleverness, sex appeal and personal charm. It's a pity, because there was a potential for a nice bitch, and so we got a little empty Barbie with a nice figure as vice boss of the local mafia.

Kai Proctor - My favorite character in this series. A lonely man who has achieved success only thanks to his hard work and the upbringing he has received. I have a lot of comments about Amish and religion, but I can give them one thing - they can teach discipline and work on themselves. If it were not for this, Kai probably would not have built his empire, or at least he would have had more difficulties with it due to a less aggressive and selfish ego and a more liberal approach to life. I like him for his effectiveness, fighting skills, constant work on himself, self-discipline and a sober mind. Yes, he is an explosive person who is prone to various triggers, but is able to overcome his emotions and grab his ego by the throat when someone in such a state presents him with the right arguments. Besides, it is verbal, if it threatens someone, it carries it out. It was clearly visible when the Indians attacked the Amish because they had reasonable suspicions about the origin of the murderer of the girl from their environment - during "tough negotiations" with their participation (it was a casino) or during an action with drugs from season 3, when in an effective way, attacked enemies with his people. And that iconoclastic back tattoo of his that looks amazing!

Siobhan Kelly - Another character that had the potential for a bit more, but was made into a clichéd persona. She knew how to fight, which she showed during the fight with her ex-husband. She also did not have a happy life, she had an interesting romance with Lucas, but for some time the creators had no idea for her and reduced her to the role of a substitute for his former love. I didn't like her reaction to discovering the main character's identity, but it was understandable - she was driven by emotions, she was in love, so despair was quite natural. "Good" happened and I am not accidentally putting it in quotation marks that Littlestone killed her because her role at least contributed to something.

Kurt Bunker - It's fun to watch an ex-neo-Nazi, all tattooed with their characteristic symbols and inscriptions, in a policeman's uniform. Overall, I have little to say about him - I like his actor, he plays his role well, you can see that he is also full of testosterone, but he is working hard not to hurt anyone. It's a pity they brought him in so late and I won't see his fate after the strong season 3 finale in which his former Adolf-worshiping brothers brutally tortured him.

Clay Burton - A mysterious character who hasn't had too many opportunities to prove himself. He stood like a faithful dog that watched his boss and waited for his command. But once he got into action, it was a beautiful sight and a painful experience for his opponents. Clay looks inconspicuous, but technically he's probably the best fighter on the show, and I suspect that if he took a 1v1 fight with any type (except Littleston, this big bastard can't be killed by himself or without a strong weapon), they would have lost. An additional advantage in this case is the fact that the guy has no balls, so kicking him in the groin has much less effect. His fight with the Indian is just a work of art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteRVQ7Z9qE

Chayton Littlestone - Typical giant, like in action movies and series, but I really liked his fanaticism and the fact that despite being a lot of muscle, he is not a mindless idiot. He beats very well in terms of technique, knows how to use the surroundings, and his death beautifully showed the power of the shotgun.

Nola Longshadow - Since she didn't have too many scenes for herself apart from the action and showing off her big cojones, let me say this - she fought beautifully, looked even better, had great actions and used the traits in which women dominate men (better and fuller perception of reality, greater body flexibility, faster reflexes), just a good bitch.

Sugar Bates - This gentleman won my affection at the beginning and kept it until the end. It looks nice and inconspicuous, and has a too soft heart, but appearances are deceptive. Although the guy is a grandfather, it shows that a professional boxer with extensive experience can be a killing machine regardless of age. In addition, he can play well and keep his mouth locked, which, contrary to appearances, is not so easy, especially when we experience a stressful situation. I liked his relationship with Job very much - the boys like and respect each other (although it may seem otherwise at first), but they still throw nice and apt insults at each other. However, when the matter comes down, they act like professionals and put aside any animosity. Such a typical male friendship.

Job - It will be short about him, because in both texts I mentioned a lot about him. I don't know about you, but at first I dismissed him a bit (I didn't challenge him like the characters from the show, but I had doubts about his fighting skills and character), but then I had to quickly change my mind. The guy has balls like Kai, Sugar, the main character and most of the heroes of "Banshee" and is a master of a sharp retort, as befits an exceptionally talented and extremely intelligent man.

Emmett Yawners - Another character after Bates, which I liked immediately, although he, unlike him, got 5 minutes for himself quite late. A nice hero who was a clunker like the rest of the Banshee policemen, but I always associated it with pleasure. I do not know what words to use here, so do not take it too literally (because the plot is sad, scary and I do not wish anyone a similar situation) - "I liked" how he did what he should with three neo-Nazis who not only beat his wife, but also caused their child to die. He massacred each of them one by one, which unfortunately ended his career, and then he and his partner were shot.

That's it, I generally recommend the series. Also "Warrior" - I will post a review of the 1st season on my blog soon.

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›Banshee@jaxsonmurph1721d

Banshee is a brilliantly thought out dramatic crime series with a little something for everyone, crime, action, sex you name it, and is a great believable story line and plot set in the Amish town of Banshee, Pennsylvania on Cinemax TV which aired in 2013.

Actor Antony Starr, who assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the town's murdered sheriff, to hide from powerful crime lord Rabbit played by Ben Cross, his partners father, goes on the rampage as he attempts to restore all he has lost, during a 15 year sentence, fights against unforeseen forces

Starr plays an ex con recently released after his vengeful father in law sets out to destroy him and goes in search of his pre sentence partner Anastasia played by Ivana Miličević, but in doing so enters a whole world of hurt.

What transpires as Hood attempts to reclaim his life is an Orgy of sex, violence and crime as the reformed criminal fights to become a better person than the one that recently left prison.

Taking on the Amish mafia boss and local kingpin Kai Proctor played by Ulrich Thomsen, Hood enters a dark and dangerous world of intimidation, violence and crime which he is all too familiar with.

Hood doesn't waste a second in establishing his authority as sheriff and immediately sets his sights on taking down those most powerful elements in the community, while building a network of loyal associates that will help him achieve his ultimate goals.

Banshee is a refreshing take on what can be achieved if one man chooses to turn his life around and fight the powers that be with the help of some rather technologically knowledgealbe friends.

A great underdog story or modern times.

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SYNOPSIS

Lucas Hood, an enigmatic former swindler, assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff. But haunted by his past, he finds it difficult to carry on with his devious criminal activities. From Presearch: Banshee Synopsis

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MY CONCLUSION
Banshee is a highly entertaining series, that seems to create an enticing atmosphere that draws you seamlessly into the storyline, the narration and character performances are executed superbly in a manner that is quite convincing, so much so that you find yourself empathetic of Hoods endeavours as he attempts to turn his back on crime and stop others using criminal means to impact the community he has now vowed to protect.
A really enjoyable watch for anyone that like the crime drama and action genres, definitely not a series you will forget easily.

Further Information

Definition of a Banshee in Irish Folklore
A banshee is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the mythologically important tumuli or "mounds" that dot the Irish countryside, which are known as síde in Old Irish.
From Presearch: Definition of a Banshee in Irish folklore.

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›"Banshee" review of 1st season and few words about 2nd.@herosik1748d

"Banshee" is one of the series of series that I heard about a long time ago, but never had the opportunity (or the desire) to watch it. I heard about it for the first time from my friend Paulina a few years ago and a few days after the recommendation, I decided to give the first episode a chance. I didn't like it, but there was no reasonable reason behind it - I just don't like (and before that I really didn't like) movies and series about real life, the police and focusing on action. After watching maybe 20 minutes, I stopped the screening and although I planned to return to it a few times, I never did. We didn't have anything to watch recently, so we decided to check Netflix and HBO, and seeing a familiar title, I suggested trying to watch episode 1. This is one of the best series I have seen in recent years and the best show in terms of hand-to-hand combat. So far, I have not seen a single movie or series that would be as good in this respect.

Let me start with them. As I wrote, among others when reviewing "Nobody", I don't know much about martial arts or street fights. Sure, I like to write about them in my lyrics about this type of anime, series etc. but apart from general slogans that can be written by anyone who has at least a little explored this topic, I have nothing substantive to write. However, you do not need to know about them to appreciate the actors, choreographers and creators of "Banshee". I do not know if such fights are of practical use in everyday life (i.e. some punch sequences do not seem painful or useful, at least to my amateur eye), but individual strikes or the use of objects available at hand (pieces of wood, ceramic plates, pieces of metal and others) as much as possible. I have seen more than once how the heroes of "Kengan Ashura", "Atomic" Blonde "," Nobody "or other productions hit their vital points, but none of them showed it so well and painfully! in the perineum, liver, base of the nose, throat, eyes, solar plexus, genitals, knees Attacking these points will knock anyone down, no matter if the opponent is someone who is large or resistant to pain. and overcome pain and minimize the period of stunning, and there are many such bad-asss in this series. There are many fights, they are often filmed on one shot without cuts or other editing tricks to break the sequences at key moments and then shoot the next ones. probably some of them were shot this way, they were also pretended and guarded by specialists so that no one would hurt anyone, but as I wrote in the introduction, no show has presented them so well. that these were real fights, not a presentation of professional stuntmen. All the blows and the use of the elements of the environment were presented with reverence. Every detail has been taken care of, such as weight, reaction time, showing the injuries caused by blows, the difference between men and women. I also recommend it to people with left-wing views to convince them that women, as a rule, do not have the slightest chance in fighting a man when they do not have an object at hand and rely solely on their muscles. As a rule, I wrote, because, as one of the characters shows, there are exceptions to the rule. Women tend to have a more flexible body, better observation of their surroundings, and better reflexes, unlike many men. However, they are not very important when a woman has too fragile body or too little muscle mass. In the case of us males, it is easier to make someone a fighter, and females have to meet more criteria.

This is due not only to the creativity of the choreographers, but also to the skill of the actors. Even if they were replaced by doubles in the most difficult scenes, they played so authentically and charismatic that you could get the impression that they had no substitutes and it was them all the time. Each of them makes an impression from the very first appearance on the screen, and then it only gets better. Even in the case of Asian Drag-Queen, which has emphatically demonstrated that someone who looks inconspicuous should not be underestimated. As for the female characters, these also sometimes fight in a beautiful way, but more often we see them in sexual scenes, which are not lacking in "Banshee". In this case, both women and men have something to look at. Muscles, nice bodies and faces, well-edited and very erotic scenes - even better than inter-lesbian sex in "Atomic Blonde" in my opinion. I liked all the important heroes. They are not original creations and if you watch this type of productions, you will surely notice a lot of clichés, diagrams and ideas that you have already seen somewhere before. However, they were written and portrayed so well that it did not bother me at all during the screening. Excessive happiness of the heroes and sometimes a pretext scenario? In virtually every episode it is. Bending the laws of physics (a big guy capsizing a police car from the inside) and sometimes an extremely large stamina etc.? Daily bread. Usually it bothers me while watching, but "Banshee" mixes the patterns from my youth action movies with the current trends in the genre so well that I watch it without complaining. It only gave me a bit of a grinding noise when Job hacked certain things (CIA satellites, for example), but these are the sins of exaggerated films - either you accept it or not. Besides, it's ok, the action is dynamic, sometimes we have story solutions unusual for this genre (like in "Hunter x Hunter" when it comes to anime or "Invincible" in the case of American comics), the characters have an interesting character, there is no boredom, we have different sceneries. I will tell you about the heroes in the reviews of the other episodes, for now I will only say that I really liked Procter, Sugar, Mr. Rabbit, Lucas, Kelly, Clay Burton and Rebecca.

The plot tells about a thief who was released after 15 years in prison. The main character robbed the boss of one of the Eastern European mafia for whom he worked for years. Running away from him, he ends up in the town of Banshee, which is adjacent to the Indian reserve and the Amish village. As a result of a series of events, he steals the identity of the new sheriff, who has just arrived in the city and was to start a new job the next day. From now on, the hero is called Lucas Hood and he starts making changes to the corrupt community in a quite ... Hmm, unusual way. He is direct, ignores police procedures, beats criminals and some people who get in his way. It turned out that Carrie - his former lover and partner in the thieving trade, whom he saved by putting himself in the hands of justice - lives in the same city. Carrie changes her name to Ana, has found a new partner, has two children and is trying to make a new life for herself. Unfortunately, the arrival of her ex-boyfriend turns her life upside down and makes their former boss, and at the same time Carrie's father, want revenge. Banshee is ruled by Kai Proctor, who keeps the mayor in his hand, runs local businesses (he provides them with "protection" in exchange for paying tribute), generally nothing happens in the city without his knowledge. Additionally, his mini-mafia empire makes money through prostitution, drug trade and production, and gambling. Lucas befriends Sugar (a black ex-boxer and criminal who runs a local bar) with whom he lives. Soon after, they form a team that deals with thefts at night. It includes Sugar, Lucas, Job, and over time Ana comes to them. It does not disturb him in his work, and even helps - thanks to his hidden identity, he has access to knowledge that he would not have had as an honest sheriff. He needs this one to fight Proctor, solve problems with Indians, and more.

Summing up, despite the exaggerated action and bending reality to the needs of scriptwriters, I recommend this series to everyone. Great entertainment with a not stupid scenario, but extremely pleasant for the eye and soul. I do not recommend it only if you are offended by excess blood or brutality, or you are disturbed by the disadvantages of this type of production (a hacker who can literally do anything like a mage in "The Witcher", exaggerated combat sequences, characters who exhaust the few-year happiness limit in one episode, etc.). They are not particularly painful, but if you have a low tolerance for them, you can get tired. I didn't like them for most of my life, but for the last few years I have been gradually changing my attitude towards films and at the moment only three moments made me feel embarrassed. However, I managed to forget about them because the action was going too fast. I rate the 1st and 2nd seasons at 9/10.

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