forever we try

It's been only around two weeks since I started it, but I'm finished with Banshee and have NO IDEA what to do with myself, in terms of which show I'll get obsessed with next. Which isn't a bad problem--or even really a problem--to have, but is there another show out there that can top Banshee's mix of total batshit craziness and really genuinely emotional moments? I think not.

Season 4 is probably absolutely the most batshit of them all (Satanism! Serial killers! Satanist serial killers!). At the same time, it might be the most conventional season of all; I saw a review on Amazon where the reviewer complained that season 4 felt too much like something out of Criminal Minds, and...I wouldn't say it felt too much like Criminal Minds, but I also wouldn't say that it didn't feel like Criminal Minds at all. The storylines and their resolutions aren't as unexpected as some of the stuff from earlier seasons, but then there's the ending, which is perfectly bittersweet for some characters and perfectly tragic/awful for others. I loved it. 

I binged through most of the first season last night (seasons 1 & 2 are free to watch on Amazon Prime, and at the rate I'm going I'll probably cave and buy seasons 3 & 4), and what can I say, guys? It's so good. SO GOOD. ( some smallish spoilers )

Oh, and also: I can't help thinking of how perfect a Banshee-style Punisher AU would be? Both shows even have the "I'm already dead" line, and Frank impersonating a cop isn't the most unbelievable scenario ever. I can actually picture Sarah having a Carrie-esque backstory (which would explain some of the kinda-maybe sexual tension she has with Frank) and David as the hacker, obviously (not that he could replace Job; nobody can). Leo's way too cautious and responsible to get into Deva-style shenanigans, but Amy's just reckless enough that she might. Curt would obviously run the bar and help Frank with his impersonation, and Karen does share some similarities with Siobhan. It all fits together surprisingly perfectly.

ETA: I've already poked around a bit, and there's barely any fic for this show, let alone fic focused on the characters I'd love to find fic focused on. Which...how did this show end up with such a tiny fandom?! It really is so, so good.