The BEST episodes of Banshee
Every episode of Banshee ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Banshee!
An unnamed ex-convict assumes the identity of Lucas Hood, the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he, behind a badge, continues his criminal activities, even as he’s hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.
#1 - We All Pay Eventually
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2015
Lucas recalls a furtive chapter in his life and a fan of Job's work offers him special treatment. Later, Lucas is surprised when Gordon joins him for final negotiations with Stowe in Genoa, and Proctor and Rebecca pick up a new ally as they depart for Philadelphia to settle a score.
#2 - Tribal
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2015
All hell breaks loose as Chayton and an army of Redbones invade Banshee, looking to avenge Tommy’s death. Holed up in the Cadi with Lucas and his deputies, Proctor is frustrated by his inability to attend to his ailing mother at home. As the assault reaches a fever pitch, Bunker tries to prove to Medding that he’s not the man he used to be.
#3 - Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2015
Lucas recalls the history of his friendship with Job, while pondering the future - if there indeed will be one. Proctor and Emily pay the price for Rebecca's recklessness. Carrie and Gordon pick up the pieces of their shattered relationship. Stowe and Leo land a big fish. Bunker reconnects with his skinhead past. Deva gets a lesson about crime and punishment.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Requiem
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2016
Resolved to leave Banshee, Lucas learns that the murder case he thought was finally closed may in fact be opening again. After a tense faceoff with Calvin and the Brotherhood, Proctor looks to finalize his deal with the Colombians. Carrie takes aim at one final act of vengeance. Brock demands allegiance from Bunker as Banshee braces for an uncertain future.
#6 - Real Life is the Nightmare
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2015
Siobhan is torn between exposing Lucas and keeping his secret. Chayton readies his army.
#7 - 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.
#8 - A Fixer of Sorts
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2015
Lucas' secret is threatened. Tommy Littlestone organizes a second strike against Proctor.
#9 - 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, Alex ramps up his efforts to recover the money stolen in the casino heist. Siobhan relives a nightmare when her ex-husband shows up looking to reconnect. Lucas is asked to return Proctor's favor.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Bullets and Tears
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2014
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. Rebecca proves her allegiance as Proctor returns home.
#12 - All the Wisdom I Got Left
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2015
Lucas and Brock head to Louisiana and the infamous Underground fight club in search of Chayton. Stowe pieces together details about the Camp Genoa heist, and who might be responsible. Burton’s torment turns to resolve. Sugar looks to repay an old boxing debt. Rebecca’s initiatives put Proctor and Emily in harm’s way.
#13 - Something Out of the Bible
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2016
Lucas becomes immersed in a new Banshee crisis involving a vicious serial murderer.
#14 - 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.
#15 - The Fire Trials
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2015
Carrie faces a backlash in the wake of her revelation about her past. Lucas faces a new threat.
#16 - A Mixture of Madness
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2013
Recalling a series of prison therapy sessions that fueled his hatred of Rabbit, and pressed by Xavier’s insistence that the FBI handle a kidnapping case, Lucas makes a decision that will change the collective fate 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - We Were All Someone Else Yesterday
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2015
Reduced to the status of observer as the FBI plans a raid on the Redbone wilderness compound, Lucas decides to take matters into his own hands in his pursuit of Chayton. Still stung by Proctor’s rebuke over her initiative in dealing with the Black Beards, Rebecca is further chagrined to learn of her uncle’s burgeoning romance with Emily. Deva is drawn to a handsome stranger.
#19 - Bloodlines
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2014
Following a lead, Lucas visits a strict Amish school teacher who might have insights into the murder of a Kinaho tribe member and the disappearance of Solomon Bowman. Emmett and Siobhan find transferring a prisoner more difficult than expected. Rebecca copes with the pain of her parents' rejection. Proctor offers Alex a peace offering. Nola delivers a final blow for justice.
#20 - Ways to Bury a Man
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2014
Lucas attempts to bring down Proctor's ecstasy operation by rattling the regulars and dancers at the Savoy strip club. Carrie, Deva and Gordon unite over a family crisis. Alex receives a no-confidence vote at tribal council. Job exhibits an explosive side.
#21 - Evil for Evil
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2014
An illegal search warrant helps Lucas bust Proctor, but at a cost. Sharp and his skinheads look for payback against Emmett, testing the limits of the deputy’s patience. Carrie provides the cash for Max’s treatments and takes a small step towards thawing out her relationship with Gordon and Deva. Job finally gets a lead on Rabbit.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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. A drug store robbery turns into a full-blown hostage crisis at the high school, with Deva and Mayor Kendall’s wife among those whose lives are imperiled.
#24 - Armies of One
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2014
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.
#25 - Homecoming
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2014
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.