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Banshee - Season 2 - Fridays on Cinemax (S3 trailer up, see post #937)
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They better end this Rabbit and Hood staying in Banshee thing this season. They bring up stuff to change the statuesque only to swipe them away. Racine knows Hood's a fake? Can't have that, must remove him. And by this show's logic i bet Racine is the only one in the world who bothered to read the DNA test results.
Magic Mushroom
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That cinematography.
i love Fly, but i don't think this worked nearly as well.
That sniper scene was incredible though.
dead souls
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Well that episode pretty much sucked.
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Deleted member 325805
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Well that was my least favourite episode thus far.
Discotheque
Banned
I thought this episode was pretty good
I liked it more than last week's by far. I can see why people would hate it but it was certainly the nicest this show has looked
And I know y'all are big fans of Rebecca and the deputy but I dunno man...I think carrie's the finest
She's got a different look about her, like she broke her nose a while back but she pulls it off well.
I liked it more than last week's by far. I can see why people would hate it but it was certainly the nicest this show has looked
And I know y'all are big fans of Rebecca and the deputy but I dunno man...I think carrie's the finest
She's got a different look about her, like she broke her nose a while back but she pulls it off well.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
That was a weird episode, and probably the first one I didn't like right off the bat. I think the quick cuts at the start were very disconcerting and kind of damaged the rest of the episode; I was constantly wondering if all the following sequences were real or just something inside Carry/Hood's heads, which made me question everything and kind of deflated the first half of the episode. On the plus side, it was gorgeous to look at and allowed Methodic Doubt's soundtrack to shine.
Also, Vert Boil's avatar <3 <3 <3
Edit: Call me crazy, but showing that house going down in flames was probably one of the most fucked up things this show has done so far.
Also, Vert Boil's avatar <3 <3 <3
Edit: Call me crazy, but showing that house going down in flames was probably one of the most fucked up things this show has done so far.
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Deleted member 325805
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Deputy Siobhan Kelly > Nola Longshadow > Rebecca Bowman > Carrie Hopewell
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Don't make me pick sides, GAF.
DarkJediKnight
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Terrible episode. I'm not happy with the season thus far. The tension of the first season is gone.
Discotheque
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i think this season's not as good as the first so far either but honestly i think this is the best episode of the season haha
edit; runner up episode when rebecca gets kidnapped
edit; runner up episode when rebecca gets kidnapped
I think the episode had plenty of good moments and interesting ideas, but didn't go as smoothly as it should've been.
Felt like an half botched (or half accomplished, for the optimists out there) experiment.
I agree about the season though, it's missing a central tension element because it flips flops too much.
Not bad television though, by a long shot.
Well, it was a whole different pace than the typical Banshee. I can see why you guys say that.
Was the season opener better?
lol
I knew this episode was going to get some mixed reception while I was watching it. They got really artsy with some of the shots and the pacing felt weird. But I loved the sniper scene.
Overall I rate it the weakest episode of the season right behind the first episode. The same director is doing next episode too.
Overall I rate it the weakest episode of the season right behind the first episode. The same director is doing next episode too.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Not really what you'd expect from an episode of Banshee, but I appreciate the fact that they tried something different. I do hope next week is a return to form though.
BTW, that sniper scene in the wheat field was fucking awesome!
lol
It was a really strange decision to kill him off though, at least at this point in the season. I mean, he first showed up in the Origins comic and then was in several of the Origins webisodes before making an appearance in episode one of season two, so it seemed to me like they were building him up as someone important and then they just up and killed him off before he was even able to do anything yet! What!
I do hope they kill Rabbit off this year - his survival was one of my least favorite developments from the season one finale. I felt like that whole storyline already played itself out last season and the decision to keep him alive made it seem like the writers were spinning their wheels a bit.
Then again, they probably conceived of Rabbit as the series' big bad, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him still sending assassins after Carrie and Hood four seasons from now.
As for Hood, he's the main character and the show is called Banshee, so I think he's going to stay there for the duration of the series.
BTW, that sniper scene in the wheat field was fucking awesome!
lol
It was a really strange decision to kill him off though, at least at this point in the season. I mean, he first showed up in the Origins comic and then was in several of the Origins webisodes before making an appearance in episode one of season two, so it seemed to me like they were building him up as someone important and then they just up and killed him off before he was even able to do anything yet! What!
I do hope they kill Rabbit off this year - his survival was one of my least favorite developments from the season one finale. I felt like that whole storyline already played itself out last season and the decision to keep him alive made it seem like the writers were spinning their wheels a bit.
Then again, they probably conceived of Rabbit as the series' big bad, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him still sending assassins after Carrie and Hood four seasons from now.
As for Hood, he's the main character and the show is called Banshee, so I think he's going to stay there for the duration of the series.
Hours Left
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Dat Zeljko Ivanek curse.
I also hope this is the end of Rabbit. Everything else is so much more interesting than him.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
He made an appearance this season on NBC's Revolution where
he also played a character with cancer who was suddenly killed off. I guess it's his schtick.
Hours Left
Member
Don't forget True Blood.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Oh yeah!
It looks like his career is filled with similar roles if his imdb page is anything to go by.
Hours Left
Member
He just likes to rile stuff up then get written off. It's kinda annoying, since it's always the same type of character. (I wonder if he feels typecast.)
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Probably, but he's also probably just happy to appear on so many popular shows.
Oh man, Rebecca? Scott ain't gonna like this.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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What the fuck did I just watch.
So meandering.
So artsy.
The fuck.
Not a fan of this one. I can appreciate it, but not a fan.
So meandering.
So artsy.
The fuck.
Not a fan of this one. I can appreciate it, but not a fan.
Hopefully not under the guise of Sheriff Lucas Hood. It will be ridiculous if he isn't outed by this season's end.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Racine actually wasn't Rabbit's brother. Rabbit's brother is played by Julian Sands and will appear later this season.
Why? At this point, the only other person besides Rabbit who would out him would be the real Hood's son, and if the son doesn't out him, no one else really has any reason to. I don't see a problem with "Hood" staying on as sheriff indefinitely.
I know, i meant they should've introduced Rabbit's brother more steadily, before killing off Racine.
I saw that Origins video where the two (Racine and Rabbit's brother) chat and i hoped it would've developed into something, in the series.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Gotcha. I agree - they seemed to be setting up a relationship between the brother and Racine and then they just killed the latter off before anything could develop. What a strange decision. Although, Zeljko Ivanek's imdb page says
that Racine is going to be in several more episodes this season, so maybe we'll get flashbacks or something. (imdb isn't always accurate, though, so that info could be false)
Didn't we already see Rabbit's brother this season? The pastor in the church Racine talked with.
Hood's son bit is also iffy they way the set up his arrival last season as if it's going to lead to the truth coming out but ending up as the least carrying son on TV in awhile and with a peculiar problem only 'Hood' and Job can fix.
Anyhow, if they want the issue of the real identity to remain hidden then they shouldn't bring up stuff like the body being found and the DNA test pointing plainly to the truth because they are being swept away or under in unconvincing ways that ever stretch Banshee's credibility.
Because in no reasonable way Racine should be the only one who bothered to look at the DNA results and see the obvious. It was already tough to swallow Job breaking into the morgue and stealing real Hood's body with relative ease. This season is redefining the notion of 'stretching it' in every new episode.
Hood's son bit is also iffy they way the set up his arrival last season as if it's going to lead to the truth coming out but ending up as the least carrying son on TV in awhile and with a peculiar problem only 'Hood' and Job can fix.
Anyhow, if they want the issue of the real identity to remain hidden then they shouldn't bring up stuff like the body being found and the DNA test pointing plainly to the truth because they are being swept away or under in unconvincing ways that ever stretch Banshee's credibility.
avengers23
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Are there any sites that keep track of this season's combination lock numbers? What do you think it could mean?
Vert boil
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http://www.welcometobanshee.com/vault.htm
Did a quick search but couldn't find an easy list of the combinations. Looking back they've removed all the bits from last years vault apart from the video they released.
Edit, they just changed locations.
S1 - http://www.welcometobanshee.com/vault-season-1.htm
S2 - http://www.welcometobanshee.com/vault-season-2.htm (62 07 30 99)
Cornballer
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avengers23
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Thanks. One more number this year in last year's combination (42 15 68), which is interesting. 62 could definitely be adding on to last year's kill count. 30 days could signify Carrie's 30 days in prison. Not sure what 7 or 99 could reference though.
Vert boil
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7 is the number of times Job says "Motherfucker"
99 is the number of chicks Hood bangs.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
On that note, it is true that Hood is really generous with Sugar's liquor.
Net_Wrecker
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Loved that episode.
If this is "The Fly" of Banshee, I am once again on the side of very much enjoying the divisive ep. The first ~20 minutes were dreamlike. Beautiful visuals throughout, great camerawork, really unique standoff in the wheat field with the sniper, montage with the really saturated lighting after that (plus vehicle shots that were in desperate need of "In The Air Tonight" playing over them), etc. Mmmmmmmmmmmm I need screencaps, that was the best looking ep of the show.
EDIT: found some not great ones
#ArtsyOuttaNowhereBanshee
If this is "The Fly" of Banshee, I am once again on the side of very much enjoying the divisive ep. The first ~20 minutes were dreamlike. Beautiful visuals throughout, great camerawork, really unique standoff in the wheat field with the sniper, montage with the really saturated lighting after that (plus vehicle shots that were in desperate need of "In The Air Tonight" playing over them), etc. Mmmmmmmmmmmm I need screencaps, that was the best looking ep of the show.
EDIT: found some not great ones
#ArtsyOuttaNowhereBanshee
I was surprised to realize it was Episode 5 already when we were full speed this time last season. They must be building to something, but taking too much time with it.
And this episode wasn't terrible, just an unnecessary metaphor for the whole show. We already knew the dream was dead, just felt like them spelling it out for us.
Still, with all the moving pieces I have hope. How they close this out is essential,
and I don't want a big shootout with Rabbit at the end again.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Yeah, this is a bit of a problem. It is not like S2 is bad, but S1 packed all the lesser episodes in the fist half of the season and had a tremendous build up since then. S2 has been an odd mix of slow and brutal, which kind of brings down the overall intensity of the show.
I didn't really like the episode that much. The sniper battle was pretty nifty though, loved those aerial shots.
Too bad they killed Racine. He was the only dude, we know of, who knew about Hood being not Hood and wanting to know who he really was. I found it a cheap way to stretch that story line.
Too bad they killed Racine. He was the only dude, we know of, who knew about Hood being not Hood and wanting to know who he really was. I found it a cheap way to stretch that story line.
Considering Racine's initial casting announcement, Origins eps, and presence in the premiere, that death was a real surprise. Having binged on Cinemax in the past month tho, I'm now constantly on guard during any semi-quiet scene for the headshot outta nowhere move (when the sniper really should've been slightly more patient and hit the main character).
Finally talked my wife into catching up on this via marathon and I've never heard louder prolonged squirming, from upstairs, with the door closed. Right on schedule with the MMA and albino episodes.
Finally talked my wife into catching up on this via marathon and I've never heard louder prolonged squirming, from upstairs, with the door closed. Right on schedule with the MMA and albino episodes.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Damn, I thought today was Thursday! ?__?
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