Last episodes was really good. But I didn't really like this one. Lucas "loves Ana so much", he leaves her alone with Oleg, a professional assassin when he can't send away the little nymphomaniac. Ana and Oleg was trying to kill each other along the whole episode: the other irritating layer of this one.
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On my top 5 Banshee's favourites episodes.
juanbks154 September 2020
I watched Banshee a long time ago and still missing it so much. The work they did here is so underrated by everyone, brutally underrated. What makes me do this after this long is just a review I saw over there. To begin with, I am fan of good and quality action scenes which have some good effort on it and this exceeded my expectations. We all know that Banshee is way too bizarre and violent, and that is what makes it especial. In this episode we see a h2h fight that, when I saw it for the first time, blowed my mind off. This is what Banshee is made of. They're not looking for realism, they're looking for something exciting, something that, in the moment you're watching it, you say "damn, this people are taking it serious. This is good!". The serie's premise is not too realistic either, but I don't even care about it. I just want to see something good! Something WELL DONE. If you guys are looking for something realistic, there are plenty of shows like Breaking Bad, Homeland, The Sopranos, etc. that try to be as realistic as they can. Just enjoy Banshee for what it is: A journey of violence, sex, corruption, bad guys and hot girls, and most important, it's done perfectly.
The most suspenseful 45 minutes you will ever see..
A_Different_Drummer19 September 2014
I do not make that claim lightly. I have seen a lot of TV (some might say TOO MUCH TV) and I cannot think of any single episode of a series that carries so much punch. Literally and figuratively.
No, it not merely the blood-fight between Anna and Olek that makes this special (although it did bring to mind the duel between Basil Rathbone and Tyronne Power in Mark of Zorro, said to be the longest sword fight in film, and I think this is one of the longest male/female beatdowns in TV, film, or anywhere).
What makes this episode special is how the writers, when cutting away from one high-tension scene, instead of bringing the viewer relief or pause, simply cut to another hi-tension scene.
They are here giving a clinic in how to play all your plot arcs at once, like some sort of visual symphony.
Wow.
As an aside, I noticed that the two casting directors for this series are both female, which lends credibility to the idea that women have a better eye for spotting female beauty than men. Just as I was noticing that the two actresses who are getting most of the screen time in this amazing episode are both stunning, we get a quick walk-on by Odette Annabel, yet another drop-dead gorgeous actress. Beautiful women and passionate love/fight scenes are both sort of a Cinemax trademark but honestly this episode pretty much sets the bar.
No, it not merely the blood-fight between Anna and Olek that makes this special (although it did bring to mind the duel between Basil Rathbone and Tyronne Power in Mark of Zorro, said to be the longest sword fight in film, and I think this is one of the longest male/female beatdowns in TV, film, or anywhere).
What makes this episode special is how the writers, when cutting away from one high-tension scene, instead of bringing the viewer relief or pause, simply cut to another hi-tension scene.
They are here giving a clinic in how to play all your plot arcs at once, like some sort of visual symphony.
Wow.
As an aside, I noticed that the two casting directors for this series are both female, which lends credibility to the idea that women have a better eye for spotting female beauty than men. Just as I was noticing that the two actresses who are getting most of the screen time in this amazing episode are both stunning, we get a quick walk-on by Odette Annabel, yet another drop-dead gorgeous actress. Beautiful women and passionate love/fight scenes are both sort of a Cinemax trademark but honestly this episode pretty much sets the bar.
One of the best episode of this series
pingu-hash30 March 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I am taking this extra effort to write this review to only state the obvious about this episode. This is by far the best episode I've seen.
The fight scene between Olek and Carie were the exact what I was looking in a bloody fight. The drama surrounding Proctor and his father was much intriguing. The Proctor as been banished from the grounds of Amish lands. He made himself a powerful man in the Banshee, which he rules now. Still he let people who have thrown him out live in his territory showing a nice guy in him.
The relation between Proctor's niece and him was a sweet plot.
10 out 10
The fight scene between Olek and Carie were the exact what I was looking in a bloody fight. The drama surrounding Proctor and his father was much intriguing. The Proctor as been banished from the grounds of Amish lands. He made himself a powerful man in the Banshee, which he rules now. Still he let people who have thrown him out live in his territory showing a nice guy in him.
The relation between Proctor's niece and him was a sweet plot.
10 out 10
A great episode. If only . ..
rishabhmankale22 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The last 3 episodes could've been easily condensed into 2. Just a lot of fillers, the story stopped being naturally progressive and it goes into one impulsive decision leading to another.
Rebecca, getting banished and sent to banshee goes to Lucas for what?? A good time? No reason but just to get him out of the picture and concentrate on the Olek and Anastasia/ Carrie fight.
And that fight, though very destructive, was just passable since she WAS SO UNLIKABLE .
If only the hood and Hopewell had chemistry .
Oh well still better than a lot of other shows.
Rebecca, getting banished and sent to banshee goes to Lucas for what?? A good time? No reason but just to get him out of the picture and concentrate on the Olek and Anastasia/ Carrie fight.
And that fight, though very destructive, was just passable since she WAS SO UNLIKABLE .
If only the hood and Hopewell had chemistry .
Oh well still better than a lot of other shows.
That fightscene is just bs
cristinoemarcellino29 March 2020
Nonsense - this really killed my respect for the series
Jim-Eadon10 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This episode expects us to believe that a professional assassin and nutjob cannot defeat a weakly-built female, who somehow is able to survive a pasting from a muscle-bound psycho. You see this a lot in modern movies / series and immdiately it kills my suspension of disbelief and I begin to dislike the movie / series.
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