Reprisal

...this is the new show for you.

Same dark and ominous feeling, same convoluted and interesting story line, same level of violence - and an elegant use of flash backs, to constantly evolve the story.

Abigail Spencer is playing the role of her life, and is performing a tour de force that leaves you thinking, that she is one of the coolest female protagonists in recent TV drama history.

I found this show by chance, and having watched the first season, I highly recommend it.

The show starts slowly while trying to mix the past and the present and it creates the atmosphere to suck the audience in to the world. While you in it, you now stuck and obsessed in wanting to know more of what happens but wait they dont give you everything all at once but little by little like a doctors dose of medicine. Highly recommended for all banshee fans

Katherine Harlow (Abigail Spencer) is left for dead by her murderous brother Burt Harlow, leader of the Banished Brawlers. Years later, she re-emerges as Doris Quinn as she seeks her revenge. Matty (Rhys Wakefield) leads a trio working for the Brawlers. Meredith (Madison Davenport) is a schemer working the strip bar.

This is lots of style. It's super pulpy. I can't quite call it style over substance. There is some substance here but it's moving at a slower pace. That's why it seems like the style is lapping the substance. It would also be helpful for Katherine's story to be cleaner at the beginning. She doesn't need as much back story as she has. She just needs to be a B out of hell. The only back story she needs is the opening where she's left to die. The first couple of episodes are a bit too confused. All in all, I love the style. I do wish the substance to move faster but the style compensates for that.

Great story, solid crew and great execution. the story is not familiar and that's what makes it very attractive show. They way showed the history of every character in the show was just brilliant. Season 2 is a must. I can talk about it till tomorrow. Go and watch it and trust you'll enjoy.

As a response to Evme from 2019 who asks where are the scars on Doris, the lead female character, if you're looking closely, they show on the back of her neck.

Another response goes out to several people who didn't seem to understand the anachronistic aspects, with cars from 4 different decades, clothing and hairstyles from the 50s, but cellphones, too; I'm pretty sure this is a comic, fantasy world. Why my belief: one episode begins with a war in The Archipelago. Pretty such this is a fictional war?

Characters are crazy, but still sympathetic. I love the old cars, clothes, music and pinup girl stuff!