Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, March 25, 2016 There's a moment fairly early on in Brooklyn where young Irish lass Eilis ( Saoirse Ronan) is struggling with her decision to emigrate to the United States. Waylaid by seasickness and overcome with a general sense of angst due to this life changing turn of events, she's counseled by a somewhat older and wiser Irish woman who is her roommate on the ship traversing the Atlantic. That woman tells Eilis she really ought to be glad she's moving away from a small village where everyone knows her business, an aspect to the transition Eilis probably hadn't considered yet. It's a salient observation, and one that occurred to me as I watched Banshee: The Complete Third Season. If you wanted to disappear into the woodwork, would it be smarter to do so in an urban metropolis where you'd be surrounded by thousands, maybe even millions, of other people? Or would it be a better choice to go to some out of the way hole in the wall that no one has ever heard of, but where longstanding ties between residents mean that everyone does indeed know everything about everyone else? The choice seems obvious to me, but Banshee takes the perhaps illogical route of plopping an interloper down into the roiling environment of a small town, and ups the ante by having the guy assume the identity of a new sheriff. While most of the townsfolk of Banshee think this newcomer is Sheriff Lucas Hood ( Antony Starr in reality he's an ex-con who has assumed the sheriff's identity after the real sheriff (who had not yet made it to Banshee) died in a fracas. The newly minted Hood (the irony of the surname shouldn't be lost on anyone) actually has a reason to want to be in Banshee, one element that perhaps helps to ameliorate the precipitous logic of the series' basic setup, and that's because he's searching for his long ago partner (in every sense of the word).
Banshee has set its Season 3 premiere date. The series, starring Antony Starr as Lucas Hood, will return on Friday, January 9 at 10 PM ET/ PT on Cinemax. Banshee Season 3 will be made up of another 10 new episodes, following Lucas as he continues his fake life as the Sheriff of the town his ex, Carrie/ Ana ( Ivana Milicevic lives in. WATCH: ‘ Banshee’: Most Awkward Place Cast Has Been Recognized The Season 2 finale set up several big cliffhangers, including the deaths of Emmett and Alex Longshadow, and the reappearance of Chayton Littlestone ( Geno Segers, who is back for Season 3). Banshee also stars Ulrich Thomsen as Kai Proctor, Frankie Faison as Sugar Bates and Hoon Lee as Job. - Jolie Lash Copyright © 2016 by All Rights Reserved. This material may not be republished, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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