If you are looking for a captivating story with believable characters and interesting setup, search somewhere else. The premises are actually very good, the first few episodes are tense, and managed to keep me on the verge. Then the show quickly became a soap opera disguised as an action-packed show where nothing made sense. Characters are poorly written, dialogues are cheesy, the story often goes around in circles, with no evolution. Action sequences feel generic and badly directed. There are tons of sex and nudity scenes that add absoultely nothing to the plot. Most probably they were put there just to increase the runtime of each episode.
Despite all this, "Banshee" can be a secret guilty pleasure, when you just want to completely turn off your brain and enjoy some random violence. I personally began the second season as well, and I have to say that in small doses, this show can be enjoyable and funny. The acting is not the best, but it is not terrible either. All the characters are pretty much a flat blank and fall down in generic clichés. Proctor, which was introduced as a mysterious and captivating villain, quickly becomes predictable and loses all his appeal. Antony Starr, who I have really enjoyed in "The Boys", here is a big letdown. If I have to quickly describe this series, I would say that it is a mix between "Walker Texas Ranger" and "John Wick", but on a budget.
