8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Banshee: Origins (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in Banshee.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in Banshee.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film (a recap of the first season) focuses on an anti-hero's vigilante justice against crime and corruption, which, while critiquing institutional failures, does not explicitly promote either progressive or conservative political ideologies, instead prioritizing action and character drama.
The movie features a cast that includes visible diversity, consistent with the established characters of the broader series, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not centrally critique traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing for such characters.
Secondary
The film portrays the Amish community as a repressive and hypocritical environment, driving characters like Kai Proctor and Rebecca Bowman to violence and criminality. The narrative uses this specific Christian sect's strictures and hidden flaws as a primary explanation for their dark paths.
'Banshee: Origins' serves as a prequel to the main 'Banshee' series, focusing on Lucas Hood's early life and criminal activities. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within its scope.
Banshee: Origins, a prequel web series to the main Banshee show, does not include any transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transgender identity to evaluate within its narrative.
The 'Banshee: Origins' web series primarily focuses on the backstory and criminal activities of Lucas Hood and Anastasia (Carrie Hopewell). While Anastasia is a skilled character, the series does not depict her engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.
Banshee: Origins is a prequel web series to the main Banshee show, exploring the backstories of existing characters. It does not feature any characters whose gender was changed from their established portrayal in the main series or its source concept.
Banshee: Origins is a prequel web series to the original Banshee television show. As an original production, its characters' races were established within its own canon from the outset. There are no prior source materials or installments where characters were depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.5
8.3
Critic Ratings
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