Review of Banshee

Banshee (2013–2016)
1/10
This Show is so Bad.
26 April 2018
This is such low brow garbage, I can't believe I made it through two seasons.

Boobs and Violence. Rinse and Repeat. That's the show in a nutshell.

I rented it based off the rave reviews, but quickly questioned how anyone could like this show. It appeals to the lowest common denominator who like boobs and violence in place of a coherent story.

At first I tried to find entertainment in how laughably absurd the whole premise was, and started to think the high ratings were because it was a parody of over the top, completely unrealistic movies and television shows, and it was being enjoyed because of that.

After two seasons of recycling the same story though, the luster of just how bad this show was wore off, and it somehow got progressively worse.

Besides the aimless plot that seems to repeat itself each season, everything in the show is about as unrealistic as it gets.

Despite how awful the writing is, the acting is even worse. All the women are supermodels in the show, and all the guys are martial arts experts. Everyone's an alcoholic in the show, always drinking and making bad decisions that go along with that, but none seem to be sporting beer bellies or showing the obvious signs of alcoholism.

The main character "Lucas Hood," is a half leprechaun midget with a serious Napoleon complex that gets into all sorts of extremely unrealistic situations.

The worse character and worst actor/actress is the actress that plays "Carrie." All she does is mope around whining about her chaotic self created situation. She is definitely the most depressing character in a show since "Eeyore" from "Winnie the Pooh."

I was surprised to see Cinemax is even still around. After watching this show I'm even more shocked.

If you liked Transformers, but crave more boobs and violence this is your show!
65 out of 123 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed