Banshee Is Giving Us The True Detective 2nd Season We Deserved

“The Burden of Beauty” / Season 4 / Episode 2 / Cinemax Back in the hardest city on Earth, we open up with a glimpse into three months ago and see Rebecca stumbling into the hospital looking like she’s cosplaying that pig’s blood scene from Carrie. She passes out asking for help, [FORESHADOWING]. In present day, we got the Banshee police busting up what looks to be a snuff mock-assault film of some sort. I don’t really know what’s happening but when Brock asks the girl (who’s being tied, by the way), how old she is and the director says, “Don’t answer that” I’m pretty sure those are the magic words for, “I’m doing some scumbag shit and should really be arrested.” Which is what happens, but not gracefully. These guys make a break for it and we see Brock decking people in the face and Bunker putting the gun butt to one dude Pony Joe… wait, how does one even get that nickname? Officer Cruz put one dude in a fucking arm bar. You get yourself put in an arm bar in a fight? Let it go. You lost. There’s no use trying to get a shred of pride back. The officers make it back to the station where Proctor is waiting (in Brock’s seat). Brock knows they’re just doing Proctor’s dirty work since Cruz always seems to get the anonymous tips on this shit. Proctor hits him with the Dame Dash “I made you” glare. Proctor all goin’ through the serial murder case files talkin’ ’bout he wants updates straight from Brock. Proctor really trying to be like Mayor Clarence Royce from The Wire. Hood stops…