7.2/1027 votesLoading...#1 - The Rave
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2013
Proctor’s desperate underling Hanson decides to hold a rave in an Amish barn, selling homemade E pills stolen from Proctor 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.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.4/1026 votesLoading...#2 - Half Deaf is Better Than All Dead
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2013
A botched museum heist in Harrisburg has unintended consequences, as Lucas, Carrie and Job renew their partnership, at least for the moment. Later, after coercing redneck henchman Arno to offer up incriminating evidence, Lucas and Emmett arrest Proctor for Hanson’s murder, but are detoured on the way to the jail. Sugar looks for a cut; Kendall gets roughed up; Lucas and Carrie love the ones they’re with.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.4/1020 votesLoading...#3 - The Thunder Man
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2014
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.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: David Schickler
7.5/1021 votesLoading...#4 - The Truth About Unicorns
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2014
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.
Director: Babak Najafi
Writer: John Romano
7.7/1030 votesLoading...#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2013
A recently paroled master thief assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, sheriff-in-waiting of Banshee, Pa. Keeping his history a secret, Lucas befriends boxer-turned-bartender Sugar Bates, and settles into his new life as Banshee’s sheriff. Lucas inadvertently gets tangled up in the rampant corruption of shunned Amish gangster Kai Proctor, while keeping a vigilant eye out for Mr. Rabbit, the New York mob boss who wants revenge against Lucas and former partner and lover Carrie for the jewel heist that landed Lucas in prison.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.7/1020 votesLoading...#6 - Little Fish
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2014
In the aftermath of their bloody shootout with Rabbit, Lucas, Carrie and the Banshee Sheriff's Department (BSD) are interrogated by FBI special agent Jim Racine, who metes out punishment that may, or may not, fit the crimes. Meanwhile, Proctor sets his sights on persuading Rebecca to return to his care. As Gordon stews over his wife's betrayal, Deva shows off her resourcefulness after being caught shoplifting in a mall. Later, a straightforward armored-truck robbery turns into a dangerous high-speed chase involving a mysterious motorcycle pursuer.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
7.7/1021 votesLoading...#7 - The Burden of Beauty
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2016
Carrie embarks on a vigilante crusade. Brock eyes Lucas in the serial-murder case.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Adam Targum
7.7/1020 votesLoading...#8 - Innocent Might Be a Bit of a Stretch
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2016
Carrie strikes again; Bunker treads on thin ice; another grisly murder rocks Banshee.
Director: Everardo Gout
Writer: Chad Feehan
7.8/1024 votesLoading...#9 - The Kindred
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2013
A band of marauding bikers crashes the annual Banshee Spirit Festival, with deadly consequences, sparking Lucas and Siobhan to meter 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.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.8/1021 votesLoading...#10 - Wicks
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2013
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.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.8/1022 votesLoading...#11 - We Shall Live Forever
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2013
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 Proctor to give her a new start in Banshee. A surprise visit from Rabbit’s lieutenant, Olek, a.k.a. 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.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
7.8/1020 votesLoading...#12 - A Little Late to Grow a Pair
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2016
Calvin is tested by Watts' mercenary partnership with Proctor, whose promise to the Colombians has taken a severe hit after the torching of his factory. Following separate leads in the serial-killer case, Dawson and Lucas converge in a members-only Goth club replete with painful SM initiation rites. Proctor, through Burton, sends a forceful message to his Amish kin. Brock vows justice in a televised press conference. Cruz scopes out Carrie's fortress while Sugar helps a displaced Lucas find familiar lodgings.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Liz Sagal
7.9/1027 votesLoading...#13 - Meet the New Boss
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2013
A mixed martial arts title bout is being planned at the local 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 angers Lucas.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
7.9/1021 votesLoading...#14 - Something Out of the Bible
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2016
With his inability to find Job, Lucas returns to Banshee two years later to look for a serial murderer on the loose.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.0/1020 votesLoading...#15 - Behold a Pale Rider
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2013
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.
Director: Dean White
Writer: David Schickler
8.0/1020 votesLoading...#16 - Snakes and Whatnot
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2015
Nola returns to Banshee. Proctor's mother ails from a disease. Carrie must choose between the heist and her relationship with Colonel Douglas Stowe.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Halley Wegryn Gross
8.1/1020 votesLoading...#17 - Always the Cowboy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2013
As Rabbit closes in on Carrie and Lucas, Carrie 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 Longshadow recruits a Proctor thug with gambling issues to deal with a work-stoppage problem at the casino.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Writer: David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper
8.1/1018 votesLoading...#18 - We Were All Someone Else Yesterday
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2015
Hood copes with Siobhan's death. The FBI takes over in the hunt for Chayton. A wedge is driven between Proctor and Rebecca.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Adam Targum
8.1/1020 votesLoading...#19 - Truths Other Than the Ones You Tell Yourself
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2016
Fearing for Dawson’s safety, Lucas and Brock ramp up their efforts to hunt down Bode. With the Brotherhood poised to go to war with Proctor, Kurt looks to keep Maggie safe while Calvin takes out his frustrations at the office. Job settles a score with Leo Fitzpatrick, a Camp Genoa adversary.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Adam Targum
8.2/1020 votesLoading...#20 - Homecoming
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2014
While in New York, Job visits a priest with ties to Rabbit; Carrie's relationship with Gordon faces a new test following another revelation.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.2/1020 votesLoading...#21 - The Fire Trials
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2015
With Rabbit dead and Emmet's death avenged, Banshee has since been nothing but a quiet town. But things begin to change when Hood eyes a risky new job, as Chayton returns railing the Kinaho to war.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Jonathan Tropper
8.2/1021 votesLoading...#22 - The Book of Job
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2016
Lucas and Carrie enlist Fat Au in a last-ditch attempt to track down Job.
Director: Everardo Gout
Writer: Liz Sagal
8.2/1020 votesLoading...#23 - Only One Way a Dogfight Ends
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2016
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.
Director: Jonathan Tropper
Writer: Chad Feehan
8.3/1020 votesLoading...#24 - The Warrior Class
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2014
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.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Evan Dunsky
8.3/1020 votesLoading...#25 - Bloodlines
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2014
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.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Writer: Evan Dunsky
The Worst Episodes of Banshee
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Worst Episodes Summary
"The Rave" is the worst rated episode of "Banshee". It scored 7.2/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by S.J. Clarkson and written by David Schickler, Jonathan Tropper, it aired on 1/18/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Half Deaf is Better Than All Dead".