The Truth About Unicorns

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

I really hope anyone who enjoyed this blatant bait-and-switch of this episode find themselves on the wrong end of a Banshee homicide.

I want a gritty, balls-to-the-wall show filled with action, violence, sex, and great storytelling: the things Banshee is. This episode is if while watching the Spielberg classic Jaws, Sharknado popped up in the middle and ran for 30 minutes, disrupting and ruining a great film with something that kinda/sorta resembles what Jaws is but only at a quick glance. That's what this episode is: slow, monotonous drivel that wandered in from a different production. John Romano (writer) and Babak Najafi (director) deserve to be shot for putting this garbage in the middle of a masterful television series. It's the five-minute slow, hazy dream sequence that makes you groan in a movie when it's over, except it's an entire 46-minute episode.

The "best" part about this episode? It has almost no bearing on the story before and after. It's pointless other than angering fans. Skip this episode and never look back. You're missing nothing but disappointment and frustration.

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.

This episode is everything you wouldn't expect in an episode of Banshee - and yet it enhances and reinforces the show's premise and allows a deeper look into the main characters' "what is, what was, and what may never be." Outstanding directing, camera work, color, music, writing (and knowing where verbal communication is to be purposely omitted), and acting. I am a huge fan of intelligent movies and films, and I am in constant search for stories and films that are brilliantly presented to exceed anything I have seen before. I did not see this episode coming, and I love every second of it. Back to Banshee basics next week, but thank you for this week's deviation into not only the characters of Hood and Carrie, but into the depth of their story.

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.