#BANSHEE TV SHOW SEASON 1 SERIES#

They are rarely in need of saving, not from the choices they make nor the violence at their doorsteps. With the exception of children and the elderly, the female characters of Banshee are not weak. If you stick around longer than that, you’ll also see that while Lucas Hood (Starr) might be a fascinating (anti)hero who flirts with masculine fantasy-multiple beautiful women fall into his bed with laughable ease early on, including the widow of a man he kills-the show actually belongs to the women in his life. But spend a few hours in the small hamlet of the series’ title and a truth begins to emerge: There’s much more going on than just violence and sex, both in terms of the overarching narrative and its many players. So it’s hardly a surprise that the fan-favorite Banshee is seemingly tailor-made for the protoypical male gaze: excessive, gruesome violence is used as frequently as gratuitious sex and nudity are deployed within its pulpy narrative, which follows an ex-con (Antony Starr) who walks the line between criminal and cop after assuming the identity of a recently deceased sheriff. The successful rebranding of Cinemax in the 2010s rested on producing scripted originals that would attract the premium network’s majority male viewership.

#BANSHEE TV SHOW SEASON 1 SERIES#

(Editor’s Note: Be aware there are some series spoilers for Banshee below.)

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