The Truth About Unicorns

This show has heart. I am floored that this is one of the lowest rated episodes of the series. Naturally, it's a departure from the typical Banshee formula. But this is the most dynamic Banshee has been thus far. Incredible acting from both our leads, every shot is a portrait, and the introspective look at our characters was a much needed layer for the story.

It's a complete shift from the rock-em-sock-em Lucas Hood we know and love, definitely. But without a character deep-dive like this one, the show loses all meaning. Fantastic cinematic feat of writing, editing, and directing.

I never would have expected to find such a diamond in the rough, here of all places. Give this episode a try and strap in for a very unique ride.

Really enjoyed this episode, a long with all the others. Great writing and acting!

This episode is certainly a departure from the regular Banshee formula of violence, sex, crime, and mayhem. Yes there is some violence and a brief bit of nudity, but the episode itself is more of an introspective look at "Lucas", Carrie, and Agent Racine.

This kind of departure is going to receive polarizing reviews - some will love it and some will hate it - as seen by other postings here. Which is it? it is both - the view of the different types of viewers of the show.

In my less-humble opinion, I enjoyed the departure. The fast paced act without thought behavior of Lucas can only go on for so long before he takes a step back and wonders if he is doing the right thing. And this episode is that break. We also learn why Racine has a hard-on for Rabbit.

From a directorial perspective it was a different way of handling the characters struggle with what to do. The mixture of fantasy/dream and reality kept you off guard and also enlightened us to the desires of Lucas an Carrie while externally they were more reserved. It was a nice break from the normal episode craziness to help understand a little bit more of the characters.

So yes, I liked it - not the best of all the episodes, but very good in a different way.

The violence and sex returns in the next episode.

Completely Disagree with the guy who says this episode is for skipping. Banshee shows us it is more than capable of producing emotional episodes without the fighting and death. This episode stands out as a great exposition of the connection between Ana and Hood and really pulls at the heart strings.

Since TV, the medium, arrived, there have been over 500,000 hours of airtime to fill. This challenge has been taken up by 10s of 1000s of broadcast stations all over the world, each picking and choosing among 100s of 1000s of hours of pre-packaged content, as the mood strikes them.

TV drama is only one segment of that mix but proportionately it is the largest. People like to be entertained. Who knew? If you are producing a TV drama there really is only one goal that supersedes all others, the holy grail of drama if you like.

Keep the viewer interested. Keep the viewer wondering what comes next. Let the viewer get so connected with the characters that the viewer jumps when the actors jump.

The irony -- and you can see this is the scatter-pattern of the other reviews for this episode -- is that Banshee prior to this had nothing to prove. It was already known to be one of the most engaging and satisfying dramas on the dial.

But the producers don't do "easy." This is a change of pace episode where the tension builds so well that by the 25:00 mark the viewer is starting to chew the furniture waiting for something to break.

And indeed it does.