The Official Hannibal Thread (NBC Series, GREAT Reviews)

[MenacingMonk]

Predictable ending.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Hannibal especially in this show thinks of himself as a god and everyone else as pawns and pigs. He's arrogant enough to think he can keep waving things in everyone's face and still do whatever he wants.

And yeah as the novel series went on, Hannibal became much less monster/secondary villain and more anti-hero. Some might say this shift was necessary in order to put more focus on Hannibal as the central character and the fans wanted it, but it was weird.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why are we so fascinated by Hannibal the Cannibal?
MADS MIKKELSEN: Obviously in the films, we like him because there’s another monster we hate more — and also because Anthony Hopkins is super charming and funny. But I believe that Hannibal Lecter is as close as you can come to the devil, to Satan. He’s the fallen angel. His motives are not banal reasons, like childhood abuse or junkie parents. It’s in his genes. He finds life is most beautiful on the threshold to death, and that is something that is much closer to the fallen angel than it is to a psychopath. He’s much more than a psychopath, and there is a fascination for us. We can’t understand it, but we want to understand it.





that about sums it up.. and i imagine that's what the devil would be like.. elegant and upscale.. looks so cold but acts like he cares so much.. never tells you what to do, but gives you the clues to steer you where he wants.. kills for fun, feeds you evil for fun, destroys your life for fun.. but doesn't look like he's having any fun doing it... he plays this role perfectly

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

I found last nights episode kind of boring. Will comes across as a lil bytch sometimes and its kind of annoying that he is so smart yet easily getting manipulated by Hannibal, along with everyone else.

same thing i been saying..

but hey its a tv show..i dont even know where the fukk they going with this storyline but ima keep watchin'

 

[Hades]

This latest episode was corny. It started off with some promise but ended in a silly manner. We have this new killer with this elaborate explanation as to why she behaves in the manner and it's not utilized (so far). This dude Will is all over the place. I understand that Hannibal is very smart and manipulative but Will doesn't even think to himself that he is being messed with. How do you let someone con you into not telling the cops that you found the murderer?

Will: Abigail killed someone.

Hannibal: So did you.

Will: You right, you right. I'ma just chill.

I'm looking at the TV just shaking my head. It's like Will doesn't have any sense to at least ask himself "Is this dude messing with me?".

Then this dude Hannibal conveniently murders the doctor that knows about Will's brain. Was the doctor really willing to go along with concealing the diagnosis for the chance to study Will? That's a bit much for me. I still can't believe that the killer "can't see faces". Hannibal murders the doctor in her fashion while she walks in on him and he hands her the murder weapon and continues on his merry way. It's all too easy for Hannibal to operate.

 

[Czerka]

This latest episode was corny. It started off with some promise but ended in a silly manner. We have this new killer with this elaborate explanation as to why she behaves in the manner and it's not utilized (so far). This dude Will is all over the place. I understand that Hannibal is very smart and manipulative but Will doesn't even think to himself that he is being messed with. How do you let someone con you into not telling the cops that you found the murderer?

Will: Abigail killed someone.

Hannibal: So did you.

Will: You right, you right. I'ma just chill.

I'm looking at the TV just shaking my head. It's like Will doesn't have any sense to at least ask himself "Is this dude messing with me?".

Then this dude Hannibal conveniently murders the doctor that knows about Will's brain. Was the doctor really willing to go along with concealing the diagnosis for the chance to study Will? That's a bit much for me. I still can't believe that the killer "can't see faces". Hannibal murders the doctor in her fashion while she walks in on him and he hands her the murder weapon and continues on his merry way. It's all too easy for Hannibal to operate.

The way I interpreted it, Hannibal read the doctor at the dinner ad knew he wouldn't go along with the plan to hide the stuff from will which is why Hannibal offed him. But yeah I think they are trying to do too much in forty minutes, both the killer of the week and involving Hannibal and some of it is getting sloppy

 

[Reggie]

This is the first episode of Hannibal that I wasn't feeling. I know Hannibal is a beast and smart as hell but they need to keep it believable and not make Hannibal some kind of untouchable anti-superhero. The episode was still ok, but just not as great as the rest of them.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

This latest episode was corny. It started off with some promise but ended in a silly manner. We have this new killer with this elaborate explanation as to why she behaves in the manner and it's not utilized (so far). This dude Will is all over the place. I understand that Hannibal is very smart and manipulative but Will doesn't even think to himself that he is being messed with. How do you let someone con you into not telling the cops that you found the murderer?

Will: Abigail killed someone.

Hannibal: So did you.

Will: You right, you right. I'ma just chill.

I'm looking at the TV just shaking my head. It's like Will doesn't have any sense to at least ask himself "Is this dude messing with me?".

Then this dude Hannibal conveniently murders the doctor that knows about Will's brain. Was the doctor really willing to go along with concealing the diagnosis for the chance to study Will? That's a bit much for me. I still can't believe that the killer "can't see faces". Hannibal murders the doctor in her fashion while she walks in on him and he hands her the murder weapon and continues on his merry way. It's all too easy for Hannibal to operate.

Because "the murderer" is also someone that Will has himself become quite attached to. They've said many times that he almost views himself as a surrogate father to Abigail now, which itself plays into the overarching theme of Will not always knowing who he is and seeing Garrett Jacob Hobbs everywhere. How many people would be quick to turn in a family member for murder in self defense?

The murderer this week had some symptoms that sounded familiar to what Will's going through with his "mental illness", again playing into the theme that he's going too far and might forget who he is if he keeps placing himself in the shoes of these killers.

The inability to see faces is called Prosopagnosia and is a real thing.

The doctor likely wasn't going to continue on deceiving Will, that's where their dinner conversation was heading and that's why Hannibal killed him. He's a chameleon killer so he did it in the same style as the murderer they're already looking for and ensured additional evidence would point to her. Not the first time he's done that.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

So based on the preview for next week, it seems like

Spoiler

Hannibal is gonna kill Abigail, prob cause she realizes the truth about him, and frame Will for it

 

[Wise]

Anyone feel this show is a little too procedural? Not feeling that aspect. Plus too much Will, the show is called HANNIBAL not WILL GRAHAM.

Seems every episode Jack, Hannibal and Alana Bloom just talk about how crazy Will is and then repeat it the next episode.

 

[Skilltastrophy]

Anyone feel this show is a little too procedural? Not feeling that aspect. Plus too much Will, the show is called HANNIBAL not WILL GRAHAM.

Seems every episode Jack, Hannibal and Alana Bloom just talk about how crazy Will is and then repeat it the next episode.

partially agree...the procedural elements of the show are kind of meh...but it's really well executed so I don't mind too much

however...I find the Will Graham stuff much more fascinating than anything else happening here...his slow decent into madness and Hannibal hiding the encephalitis from him has been very interesting...plus the way they film and edit the scenes of Will falling apart are fantastic...really good acting job too

honestly the hannibal-graham interplay is far and away the best part of this show...I could care less about seeing more murders...that's not interesting to me at all...the psychology and Hannibal's relationships are a far more original take than just showing Hannibal out here killing people

 

[_curb_]

the hannibal-graham interplay is far and away the best part of this show...
the psychology and Hannibal's relationships are a far more original take than just showing Hannibal out here killing people

agreed.

 

[Czerka]

Crawford doesn't give a fukk about will at all

 

[Czerka]

partially agree...the procedural elements of the show are kind of meh...but it's really well executed so I don't mind too much

however...I find the Will Graham stuff much more fascinating than anything else happening here...his slow decent into madness and Hannibal hiding the encephalitis from him has been very interesting...plus the way they film and edit the scenes of Will falling apart are fantastic...really good acting job too

honestly the hannibal-graham interplay is far and away the best part of this show...I could care less about seeing more murders...that's not interesting to me at all...the psychology and Hannibal's relationships are a far more original take than just showing Hannibal out here killing people

its also worth remembering that hannibal was a side character in the first book, and in the movie red dragon... he was barely in the movie at all... this show is supposed to be the prequel and reflect that

i agree the procedural element has been hit or miss, but some of you wanting every episode to be hannibal dropping bodies, are missing the point of the show

 

[in the NICK of time]

fell in love with this show a week ago catching it on my tvs ondemand and am fully caught up. WOW....i have not found a cbs/nbc/fox/abc primetime cable network show this entertaining since Lost/24 days. im always fascinated by physcological thriller/stories and the whole Will/Hannibal dynamic has been a treat to watch. well acted by the two leads. so glad this got picked up for a second season. reminds me a lot of season 1 of dexter.

btw, does any1 know where i could download the episode they pulled called "Ceuf" bc of the content related to the kids school killing?? appreciate

 

[FlyRy]

Anyone feel this show is a little too procedural? Not feeling that aspect. Plus too much Will, the show is called HANNIBAL not WILL GRAHAM.

still the same way i feel....