Like most season openers, The Fire Trials was more about putting the pieces in place for the episodes ahead, rather than having any shocking developments of its own. I’m fairly sure I saw a glimmer of unease when Proctor’s mother asked him about Rebecca, and that’s far from the only thing that makes me sure these two aren’t in for a smooth road. It feels weird to be saying this about an incest subplot, but I’m fascinated to see where this is going. While the illicit sexual tension between Kai and Rebecca has been present since day one, was anyone else surprised that the show actually went ahead and had them sleep together? It’s an unsettling development, but certainly not out of character for either party.
Unfortunately we only got a couple of brief glimpses of Proctor this week, but what we saw was enough to get an audible reaction from me. Both are damaged, dangerous men who are haunted by their pasts and yet have managed to forge new lives for themselves the problem is that those respective lives will seemingly always put them at odds. And sure, characters like Job and Chayton are part and parcel with the heightened nature of the universe, but in Kai Proctor and Lucas Hood the series has an endlessly riveting central rivalry. Maybe what makes Banshee work so well is watching the surprisingly nuanced characters navigate an otherwise insane world. It is almost exhilarating how thoroughly Banshee embraces its own ridiculousness, while still maintaining consistent and likeable characters who are worth caring about.
This concept alone is so typically Banshee ludicrous but a promising open door to more mayhem, especially as it seems that the reserve will be going head to head with the Indians, now led by the imposing Chayton Littlestone.
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