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Favorite episode from every season

posted 7 years ago by mgreen9715
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I tried excluding the season premiers and season finales because those are almost always a given.

S1: Behold a Pale Rider
S2: The Thunder Man (Lucas and Siobhan at the end of the episode! Finally. I love him grinning at the bloody bible that she used to beat her ex husband with)
S3: Tribal (Minus the unfortunate ending, it was so hard to choose because S3 was almost perfect from start to finish)
S4:The Book of Job (I always thought this episode was titled Job but I guess not?)

[–] kevinharvey1002 7 years ago

Excluding the season premieres and finales.

S1: We Shall Live Forever
S2: Thunder Man
S3: Tribal (such a powerhouse episode - and that ending!)
S4: Truths Other Than The Ones You Tell Yourself (contains the best scene in the series - Hood's confession to Brock).

[–] JumboShrimp787 7 years ago

S1: Behold a Pale Rider

Excellent choice (excluding season premier's and finales. Although the S1 premiere (Pilot) and S1 Finale are some of the finest episodes of the whole series.

S2: The Thunder Man (Lucas and Siobhan at the end of the episode! Finally. I love him grinning at the bloody bible that she used to beat her ex husband with)

Bit of an editing overload on that one, but a good episode.

My favorite S2 episode is Truth about Unicorns. This one too is heavy on editing tricks, but in this episode it added to the experience, rather subtract.

S2 finale is again a tough to exclude. One of the best in the series.

S3: Tribal (Minus the unfortunate ending, it was so hard to choose because S3 was almost perfect from start to finish)

Good episode. Hard to really pick here (excluding the finale).

Other notable episodes:
We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (the what if episode)
You Can't Hide from the Dead (the heist scene).

S4:The Book of Job (I always thought this episode was titled Job but I guess not?)

I guess that's one of the better ones. I really have nothing better here, excluding the finale.

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

Yeah, the what if scene was great. This show is amazing at flash backs and dream sequences.

The death of Siobhan gave the show some of it's best material. She died but basically it wasn't just for shock value. It added a lot to the story and contributed to the evolution of Hood as a character.

[–] avildsen-610-19446 7 years ago

S3: Tribal (Minus the unfortunate ending, it was so hard to choose because S3 was almost perfect from start to finish)

Probably my favourite episode of the entire show. What didn't you like about the ending?

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

Probably my favourite episode of the entire show. What didn't you like about the ending?

Siobhans death. She was one of my favorite characters and her relationship with Hood was interesting.

[–] avildsen-610-19446 7 years ago

I feel the same, but that's exactly why the episode is so great. Gives it that extra oomph and power.

[–] kevinharvey1002 7 years ago

I thought you said the death of Siobhan gave the show its best material? The death of Siobhan was so well executed and emotional; and what I liked about the show, is that it seemed like it was working its way back to Carrie and Hood being together by killing off their lovers (Siobhan and Gordon), but in the end they went their seperate ways, as there were too many sins that were committed by them both to overlook.

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

I thought you said the death of Siobhan gave the show its best material? The death of Siobhan was so well executed and emotional; and what I liked about the show, is that it seemed like it was working its way back to Carrie and Hood being together by killing off their lovers (Siobhan and Gordon), but in the end they went their seperate ways, as there were too many sins that were committed by them both to overlook.

I did say that because it's true. It doesn't mean that I can't hate Siobhans death and wish it didn't happen. Hood and Carrie were never going to get back together and especially after the end of the 2nd season it was pretty obvious when Hood was ready to give up everything and leave to start over with Siobhan and Carrie to work on her divorce with Gordon.

[–] kevinharvey1002 7 years ago

Siobhan was marked for death ever since Hood's identity was exposed to her (maybe even when they first met). Hood was never going to find happiness with her, as the show wouldn't move forward. They were never endgame, and never had the history that him and Carrie had. There'd be no action and story if Hood and Siobhan settled in for a new life out of the chaos of Banshee.

Siobhan was such an innocent person, despite her participating in the kill of Emmett's killer. She never deserved the death she got, but it made for AMAZING TV.

[–] avildsen-610-19446 7 years ago

She never deserved the death she got, but it made for AMAZING TV.

Exactly.

Never have a neck snap been quite that much of a bummer.

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

Hood DID find happiness while he was with her, when she was alive. Just because they didn't have the same history as him and Carrie doesn't mean they couldn't have or that their relationship was any less important.

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[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

I never said you didn't know anything about the show and if you thought that than I apologize. No, my personality is nothing like that and I'm rarely like that. Of course it's not my show but I love it and have strong feelings.

I'm speaking my mind about it too because yes, that's what the boards are for. No need to get into a pissing contest.

[–] kevinharvey1002 7 years ago

It's cool. It's just I love the show as much as you, and we all have our own opinions, but a show as good and underated as Banshee deserves to be discussed forever - by all of its fans. Sorry for any of the misunderstandings and misleading posts.

[–] mgreen9715 7 years ago

Indeed. I tend to get a little excited, lol. As far as opinions go, for the most part Banshee fans are the coolest at excepting and having conversations where some shows are all about insulting each other and mocking everyone's opinions.

One thing I like about Siohban and Hood's relationship was the fact that the writers respected it and Hood didn't just move on to the next conquest. Their relationship (however brief) meant a lot to him and changed his character for the rest of the series. A lot of other shows would have glossed over it and Hood would have went back to sleeping around again right after.

By the way: Did some of your posts above get deleted? Mine did too and have been by some idiot that goes around reporting all my posts.

[–] kevinharvey1002 7 years ago

Yeah! Underated gems, such as Banshee, tend to have a really loyal fanbase - especially on these boards, which is great.

Everything you said about Siobhan and Hood's relationship, you summed up perfectly. It was respected greatly by the writers, and her death had a tremendous impact on the show - not for shock value (which happens on most shows these days), but for the story, and Lucas Hood's character. Her death was deeply felt throughout the entire series, and the writers never forgot about her, despite her being dead. Antony Starr and Trieste Kelly Dunn played their roles to perfection - and added even more layers to these fantastic characters.

And yeah, I don't know why my posts are gone, too?

[–] avildsen-610-19446 7 years ago

S4:The Book of Job (I always thought this episode was titled Job but I guess not?)

Several episodes do seem to have different titles depending on where you look.

It is rather odd.