Banshee has an IQ Score of 124/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.
Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted
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IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler's Cinemax action-noir. A career thief, just out of prison, takes the identity of a sheriff who was killed before reaching his post in rural Pennsylvania.
Antony Starr in the role that would later prepare him for The Boys. Four seasons of action choreography that exceeded the era's network standard and a long-arc identity-mystery that paid off honestly. Ran to its planned conclusion in 2016. Long undersold relative to its craft.
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Banshee scored 124/200 (Competent tier) on TV Intelligentsia's published methodology. Source: tvintelligentsia.com/titles/banshee/
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