Banshee is a town that continues to be haunted by the ghosts of its violent past.
ThisBansheereview contains spoilers for The Burden of Beauty.
Felon or friend, its a dangerous place to live and to love.
No one is immune to Banshees deadly charmsnot even if youre a Proctor.
There may be several suspects and motives to spare, but very few leads.
Solving Rebeccas murder, however, is but one of many conflicts being introduced this season.
Then theres Carrie, whos also raging against the machine.
Shes still struggling to get her life back together after Gordons death.
Carrie scrutinizes her doctor like a hawk even as she tries to speak earnestly of her many demons.
And now, with Hood resurfacing, theres a chance she may never get her kids back.
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But theres more to Carries story than just floundering emotionally.
When shes not acting as Banshees vigilante, shes spent the last two years trying to find job.
But, just as Hood suspects, these leads have all led to dead ends.
Job is alivebut for how much longer?
And what will happen to Hood once he learns that he truly abandoned Job?
More than likely, if hes rescued, it will be several episodes from now.
(And, dear god I do hope hes eventually rescued from whatever hellhole hes in.)
Some closing thoughts:
Even though shes been murdered, Rebecca continues to enjoy a pretty interesting storyline.
Shes always been portrayed as strong-willed and fiercely independent, qualities that have repeatedly gotten her into trouble.
Her biggest mistake was aligning herself with the Boedicker clan.
As weve already seen, Aaron Boedicker is not a person to be trusted.
Its too soon to say whether or not Aaron killed Rebecca.
He certainly had sufficient motive, but I dont think thats the case here.
When Hood shows up announced on Carries property, a large metal gate stands between them.
As the gate slides open, we see its black bars slowly pass across Hoods face.
Its an interesting reminder that prison is what ultimately kept these young lovers apart.
That being said, this is another important scene for establishing motive.
Did Proctor kill his own niece, as Brock suspects?
Its easy enough to believebut proving it is the bigger challenge.
I really wonder what Clay Burton was thinking as he watched Proctor choked the life out of Eljay Boedicker.
Is it admiration, or is it something else, like professional jealousy?
Whatever it is, Matthew Rauch played the moment pretty close to the chest, as he usually does.
Rating:
4 out of 5
