The best episodes of Banshee
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Recalling a series of prison therapy sessions that fueled his hatred of Rabbit, and pressured by Xavier's insistence that the FBI handle a kidnapping case, Lucas makes a decision that will change the fates of Carrie, her family, Sugar, Job and the entire Banshee police force. A special delivery at Alex's doorstep leads Nola to reconsider her future; Kai teaches Rebecca the power of telecommunications.
- 02
As Rabbit closes in on Lucas and Carrie, she flees the hospital in a desperate attempt to collect her family and get them out of town. Kai introduces Rebecca to the business world, and sends Lucas a message about fooling around with his niece. Alex recruits one of Kai's thugs, who has gambling issues, to deal with a work-stoppage problem at the casino.
- 03
Truths Other Than the Ones You Tell Yourself
Worried that Dawson's safety is threatened, Lucas and Brock increase efforts to track hunt down Bode; as the Brotherhood preps for war with Proctor, Kurt tries to keep Maggie safe, while Calvin unloads his frustrations at the office; and Job settles matters with a Camp Genoa adversary.
- 04
Lucas' cover is threatened when Carrie decides to give him over to Rabbit in an effort to protect herself and her family. Meanwhile, a drugstore robbery turns into a full-blown hostage crisis at the high school, with Deva and Mayor Kendall's wife Janie among those whose lives are imperiled
- 05
With help from Lucas, Dawson narrows her search for Declan Bode, a Satanist "person of interest" in Banshee's serial murders. An emboldened Calvin throws down a gauntlet to Proctor and Kurt. Carrie's recent vigilantism ends up putting both her and Deva in peril.
- 06
Lucas decides to leave Banshee, but discovers the murder case he believed closed may be reopened, while Proctor looks to finalize a deal with the Colombians after his intense faceoff with the Brotherhood. Carrie enacts one final act of vengeance; and Brock demands Bunker pledge his allegiance.
- 07
Carrie urges Lucas to let go of the past, even as an increasingly suspicious Gordon is hell-bent on uncovering hers. Cast out of her Amish home, Rebecca turns to her uncle, Kai, for a new start in Banshee. A surprise visit from Rabbit's lieutenant Olek, aka Widow's Peak, brings back a flood of memories for Carrie. As his family keeps vigil for the ailing Benjamin Longshadow, Alex gets a surprise visit from his sister, Nola.
- 08
Wicks, an ex-con from Lucas' past, passes through Banshee, triggering memories about the Albino, a brutal insider enlisted by Rabbit to make Lucas' prison life a living hell. Proctor turns to extortion when a reverend refuses to sell his home to make room for a casino hotel.
- 09
Dawson and Lucas scope out an S&M club in search of murder clues; Watts tests Calvin's limits.
- 10
Fueled by painful memories that led them to the point of no return, Lucas and Carrie steel themselves for the fight of their lives against a vengeful Rabbit and his ruthless soldiers. In Banshee, Rebecca proves her allegiance as Proctor returns home.
- 11
A mixed martial arts title bout is being planned at the Kinaho Moon Casino, run by tribe leader Benjamin Longshadow and his son Alex. Huge profits are anticipated for Banshee investors, but the enterprise is threatened when the champion arrives and angers Lucas and especially Siobhan. Will Lucas keep his mouth shut and allow the fight to go on as planned?
- 12
Following a lead from Brock, Lucas visits a strict Amish schoolteacher who might have insights into the murder of Kinaho tribe member Lana Cleary and the disappearance of Solomon Bowman. Emmett and Siobhan find transferring a captive Chayton more difficult than expected. Rebecca copes with the pain of her parents' rejection. Proctor offers Alex a peace offering, and Nola delivers a final blow for justice.
- 13
When Jason's past catches up to him, Lucas decides to make a deal to save the boy's life, and maybe his own. In the absence of Carrie, Gordon and Deva's lives spin out of control. Proctor teaches Rebecca a hard lesson in allegiance.
- 14
In an effort to bring down Proctor, an enraged Lucas looks for trees to shake. After rattling the regulars and strippers at the Savoy, Lucas and his deputies rough up Sharp, a junkyard skinhead, for info on Proctor's ecstasy operation. A family crisis brings Carrie, Deva and Gordon together; Alex faces a vote of no-confidence at the tribal council; Job shows off his explosive side.
- 15
Lucas becomes immersed in a new Banshee crisis involving a vicious serial murderer.
- 16
Carrie embarks on a vigilante crusade; Brock eyes Lucas in the serial-murder case.
- 17
With new intel from Fat Au, Lucas and Carrie follow a Genoa lead in a last-ditch attempt to free Job, though the price is steep. Proctor finds that generosity sometimes goes unrewarded. Bunker finds a salve for his wounds, while a frustrated Calvin bristles under the yoke of an incarcerated master. Lucas pays the price for rescuing Rebecca from Boedicker.
- 18
Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch
Carrie strikes again; Bunker treads on thin ice; another grisly murder rocks Banshee.
- 19
In a bizarre twist of fate, a recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, sheriff-in-waiting of Banshee, Pa., the same town where his former partner and lover, who changed her name to Carrie, relocated and remarried years ago. Keeping his history a secret as he awaits forged papers from Job, an unlikely New York City ally, Lucas befriends boxer-turned-bartender Sugar Bates, and settles into his new life as Banshee's sheriff,overseeing deputies Emmett Yawners, Siobahn Kelly and Brock Lotus.
- 20
A band of marauding bikers crashes the annual Banshee Spirit Festival, with deadly consequences, sparking Lucas and Siobhan to mete out vigilante justice. Burned after losing his key witness against Proctor, Lucas is further dismayed when FBI agent Xavier arrives to monitor the situation. Rebecca Bowman, torn between passion and her Amish roots, finds a kindred spirit in the sheriff.
- 21
Spurned by Deva and Gordon, Carrie is forced to take up a new residence. With his leadership abilities questioned by rival George Hunter and the tribal council, Alex ramps up his efforts to recover the money stolen in the casino heist. Siobhan relives a nightmare when her ex-husband, Breece Connors, shows up looking to reconnect. Lucas is asked to return Proctor's favor.
- 22
Lucas considers moving on after he and Carrie take a detour on their drive back to Banshee. Agent Racine recalls the botched case against Rabbit that has haunted him for years.
- 23
Hanson, a desperate underling of Proctor, holds a rave in an Amish barn, selling homemade E pills stolen from his boss to Banshee youth, including Deva, Carrie's rebellious daughter. Catching wind of the plan, Lucas and his team orchestrate a raid, but the effects of a tainted batch of pills send many revelers into convulsions, with one notable fatality. Though Deva is ferried home safely by Lucas, Hanson isn't as fortunate when he returns to Kai's mansion following the debacle.
- 24
A shocking murder near an Amish farm fractures relations between the Kinaho tribe and the Amish, who are forced to rely on Proctor to fend off a vengeful mob. Investigating the crime on Kinaho turf, Lucas and his deputies find themselves confronted by uncooperative gang members and their imposing leader, Chayton Littlestone. Meanwhile, Carrie welcomes an unexpected visitor, while Lucas deals with the sudden appearance of a most unwelcome one.
- 25
In New York, Job drops in on a priest with ties to Rabbit, taking a hit for his troubles. Carrie's relationship with Gordon faces a new test in the wake of another revelation. Burton silences one traitor, but another eludes him. Alex vows to deliver evidence to keep Proctor behind bars. Emmett moves on, while Brock looks to move up. Lucas and Carrie brace for an epic showdown, as does an NYPD captain with ties to their past.
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