New sheriff in town
A former lawbreaker takes on a new identity in
town of Banshee in Pennsylvania.
It’s obvious that the lead character attracts trouble wherever he goes, and the same happens in Banshee, when the town’s new sheriff gets murdered while taking down some baddies.
The nameless dude and Sugar Bates (Frankie Faison) – the owner of the bar where the incident hap- pens – manage to cover up the deaths.
It so happens that no one knows that the new sheriff, Lucas Hood, was already in town and the only person who’s expecting his arrival had never seen him before. So, with a dead sheriff and no other job prospects waiting, the nameless ex-con decides to “become” Lucas.
of course, the only person who knows that he’s faking his identity is Carrie, but she’s in no position to call him out on his lie.
Through the show, viewers slowly learn that ages ago, Lucas and Carrie were hardcore thieves who stole valuable diamonds from their former “employer”, Mr Rabbit (Ben Cross). And Rabbit is one unhappy bunny as he is now hell bent on finding the duo and making them pay for their treachery.
While the bad guys are hot on his trail, Lucas finds himself a new enemy in Banshee. Kai Proctor (ulrich Thomsen) is a dirty businessman who didn’t really accumulate his wealth by being nice to people.
With lots of illegal activities on his colourful portfolio, Kai is on the police’s most wanted list, but unfortunately, with no solid evidence or witness, they are unable to throw him behind bars.
Lucas’ unorthodox way of dealing with the local baddies soon lands him on Kai’s bad side, who grows angrier by the day as the new sheriff shuts down his illegal operations one at a time.
Taking Kai down isn’t the only thing on Lucas’ to-do list as he professes his undying love towards Anna/Carrie, who may be hiding the fact that her first born actually belongs to him.
So much drama for such a goodlooking guy ... don’t worry, nothing fazes our hero and there is no problem he can’t solve – be it in love or war. And there is not one moment where he doesn’t look good on screen either. I checked.
If there’s anything that needed to be said about the acting on that show, well, somebody give Starr a Golden Globe award and an oscar while they’re at it (yeah, I know it’s not a movie but who cares).
The only thing that could be of concern here is how the creators of the show (they’re the same people behind True Blood) are going to keep the story going. It can only be so long before someone who knows the actual Lucas Hood shows up and figures everything out.
oh well, there’s still time for that and until then, there’s nothing left for us to do but to sit down and watch Lucas (the fake one) fight baddies and look good while he’s at it.
New episodes of Banshee air every Friday at 11pm on Cinemax (Astro Ch 412). Reader response can be directed to entertainment@thestar.com.my, or via Twitter (@MyStarTwo).