The finale is here all too soon, but at least it’s one that I’m sure will be remembered by the fans. Last year we had two separate stories about Lucas and Carrie, set fifteen years apart, being teased out simultaneously in New York. This time round we have two different groups from Banshee looking to settle things by heading into their rival’s camp with guns blazing. Like last season’s finale, we also have the beginnings of what could shape some of next year’s plotlines too.
If you haven’t seen any of the Origins videos then I recommend that you at least watch this one called Birthday, which is set on Hood’s last day in prison, before the finale. It complements the narrative in the flashback, and other scenes you will see in the episode, as well as furthering one of the themes they have been pushing for Hood’s character this season.
Seeing the quiet and courteous Bunker lose it with Jasper and Bryce was an eye opener. It appears that his normal calm disposition could be holding back a lot of pent up rage and resentment at something, or someone. There’s an important piece of information to listen out for during his visit with his brother, Calvin, this week too – was the story he told Alison during the siege at the Cadi the complete truth?
Tom Pelphrey hasn’t had a great deal to do so far, not that he’s without his fans already, but this is the episode where he really gets to test his acting chops. We saw Brock starting to take the newest Deputy under his wing a little last week, which is something that continues after the two of them have a run in with a group from the Brotherhood. Neither of them is involved in the big shootout action sequences in the finale, but nonetheless they share one of the most powerful scenes in the episode.
This leaves us with the two showdowns - Hood and Gordon’s rescue at Camp Genoa and Proctor’s crew teaming up with Hector (Wilson Jermaine Heredia) against the Black Beards in Philly. The attacks happen simultaneously, which I think works well as the edits between the two locations increases the tension. Not that there isn’t the odd moment where black humour is used to lighten the mood too, this is Banshee after all. Sugar probably regrets being the one that comes up with the ingenious means of escape, for example, and Hector loves his new toy just a tad too much!
After the dust settles, the bullets stop flying and the last explosion goes off, who is left standing? Well, according to our Death Poll at the moment it looks like Gordon, Stowe and Job are the ones who won’t be making it to Season 4, but Emily and Carrie aren’t too far behind them. The only certain demise I can tell you about is the loss of Hood’s dear ole truck, may she rest in pieces. For the rest, you will have to tune in on Friday night.
We All Pay Eventually airs Friday March 13 at 10:00 ET/PT on Cinemax. Below is a finale sized bumper edition of dialogue teasers to see you through until then. If you want to have a guess at any of them, I will fill in any of the correct ones before the episode airs. Don’t forget to come back and vote in our poll after the episode and let us know what you thought.
UPDATE: As it's the finale tonight, and I've been so busy and not been able to get online to keep you all updated, I've filled in all the quotes for you. Enjoy the episode tonight, it's been awesome chatting with you all the last ten weeks. Catch you in some other threads on the site over the hiatus, or on Twitter!
“Like I’d forget a face that fucking ugly” Job to Murphy
“In order to learn, you have to accept the fact that you don’t know anything. Not yet.” Kai to Rebecca
“I came to take you home” Gordon to Carrie
“Good answer, cos if you’d said yes I’d knew you were full of shit” Brock to Bunker
“You fight better than you fuck” Carrie to Stowe
“I am guys like that!” Bunker to Brock
“No, I’m not the army. Something different” Dalton to Hood
“If we’re gonna make it outta here alive, we’ve gotta stick together” Sugar to Job & Carrie
“I know you can’t see the room right now, so I’ll do my best to describe it for you” Kai to Frazier
“Ming made a great fucking sword, but you can never tell the real quality of a blade until it’s used in battle” Hector to Kai
“My theory? You just needed to disappear one guy, but you were being thorough, as always.” Leo to Job
“You take off this uniform, and you come back to your real family” Calvin to Bunker