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This Hannibal Show Is Driving Me Crazy

Thanks to a crazy busy life right now, I didn't get a chance to watch Hannibal until today. And I barely have a coherent thought in my head, but I've got to get the feels out, so here they spill. It's basically a play-by-play of whatever nonsense ran through my head all episode.

The music at the beginning--WHAT IS THIS? It's the same music that I associate with Milo and Otis. NO THIS IS NOT OKAY, IT'S HAPPY MUSIC, I DON'T WANT YOU TO RUIN MY HAPPY MUSIC. Unless Beverly, by some miracle, is still alive? (According to Bryan Fuller's twitter, the music is Schumann's Scenes of Childhood from Foreign Lands. God, I love Schumann.)

OMG, that's not fair comparing Hannibal's awesome-looking food to Will's Prison Mush Supreme. NOT FAIR!!! OMG, are those BEETLES? Ew. That's almost grosser than people. Please tell me you're not feeding Beverly to a grief-stricken Crawford. PLEASE!

He is NOT a great friend. He is the worst friend ever.

Freddie with a GUN? Now, girl, what are you up to? Oh, there's dripping blood. NOOOOOOOOO! *keyboard smash* I'm expecting it, but I still don't wanna see it! Wait, is that real concern for Jack's emotional well-being on Freddie's face? I know she's not completely inhuman (like *cough* Hannibal *cough*), but still... she's so tricksy, I can't ever take what she says at face value.

OH. MY. GOD. Hannibal . . . you . . . you . . . this "interpretive corpse" is sick, even for you. EVEN FOR YOU. I hope Will wrings your neck.

Oh, wow, Hettienne Park is still in the credits. Is she going to exist in Will's subconscious now? Please, please, please, Park is WAY too cool to leave this show completely.

"Acting on an anonymous tip"--OHO, WE KNOW WHO THAT WAS. Bastard. *curls up into a ball* I don't want to see Will's face when they tell him. I wish I had a hundred doggie plushies right now.

Oh my gosh, here comes the rushing, overwhelming water theme again. Oh, Will . . . you can still see Beverly in the room, while other people are there? Yikes, you're not even dreaming. Not good, not good. No, no, you don't wanna go see her body, Will. Even if you're the best qualified to read the scene, you shouldn't, you shouldn't.

Will . . . are you setting Chilton up to be sliced, diced, and eaten by Hannibal? I hate Chilton, but still . . boy, that's devious. ZOMG THE MASK. (Hugh Dancy makes that mask look way more awesome than he should.) And now he looks like a muzzled puppy dog. *lip wobble*

Oh, wow, Crawford's taking all the restraints, even the muzzle off. Yeah, now you're starting to think mebbe Will isn't the real monster, huh? God, the music for the scene is perfect--it's like you can hear Beverly's thoughts pounding on the plastic encasing her body.

Wow, now it looks like Will's dancing with Beverly and trying to get to know her again. No, I'm not crying, I swear I'm not crying!

"Fair enough"? Gideon tells you the only way to catch a killer is to kill him, and all Will says is "Fair enough." Is it just me, or is that possibly the scariest part of the episode? Because Will's so calm, so nonchalant.

OH, FREDDIE, YOU'RE DEAD. He done told you taking pictures was rude. Didn't you learn to be more careful when Gideon had you help him with Chilton--or, rather, Chilton's insides? *tsk, tsk*

Ha, Hannibal's face is perfect when he says he's trying to imagine Will REQUESTING Freddie. Oho, this is going to be GOOD. Where's the popcorn? Okay, I'm noticing a theme. When Will wants somebody to do something underhanded for him, he's reluctantly charming, even downright seductive. And I really can't decide how I feel about that. I'm leaning toward gleeful, even though I know I shouldn't be. :)

Oh, wow, is the security dude the one killing for Will? Oh, Wiiiiilll, somebody's got a wee crush on you. And it's not just Alana. Oh, wait, I'm revising that statement. This guy has a MAJOR crush on you. Oooo, and this guy can tweak the microphones! I almost like him now. Almost.

OMG, the judge and the bailiff were not killed by the same guy? That means it HAD to have been Hannibal that killed the judge! Whoa.

MIND=BLOWN. Will is setting a serial killer on Hannbial, and Gideon overheard him. Well, now it's a just a race to see who can get to who first. I think we're all pretty sure Will's not-quite-secret admirer is going to end up in some stir fry.

WAIT, WHAT?! Admirer Dude got Hannibal with a tranquilizer dart?! NO WAY.

Okay, how did they get it to look like Will is crying blood? Has the cinematography in this show won ANY awards yet?!

NO, NO, NO, CRAWFORD, ALANA, DON'T SAVE HANNIBAL, DON'T SAVE . . . ARG. I'm ready to Hulksmash something.

*watches preview* WAIT, SLOW DOWN. "You tried to kill me, Will. I gave Alana Bloom your best." OH. MY. GOD. This show is so messed up! Alana, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! How am I supposed to wait for the next episode now?!

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I wasn't as traumatized with Bev's death tableau; probably because Fuller had given an interview prior to the show and explained what it looked like. (Chilton being disemboweled still remains as the grossest thing the show has ever done.) Will "putting her back together" was the most beautiful and heartbreaking thing the show has done as of late. And yes to keeping Bev around as a comfort to Will!

I TOTALLY thought that Hannibal killed the judge (at least) because it's reminiscent of a death in Hannibal, the book and movie; so I am so glad they went that route. Heh. It was also like Hannibal was trying to one-up the Admirer while also getting Will's attention. ("Will is my BFF!")

I really thought that orderly stood NO CHANCE of getting the drop on Hannibal, considering we'd just seen him take down Bev. But, man, I was rooting for you, Orderly Guy! Even though I know we're watching a show called Hannibal and haven't hit the Red Dragon storyline yet; I still wanted Hannibal to die.

Ugh. I really wish they gave Alana something to do other than be the ping-pong ball between Will and Hannibal. I understand that she believes Will is the Copycat--and given Will just tried to kill Hannibal...eh, he isn't doing anything to convince her otherwise--so she isn't exactly "on" Will's side. But I'm not liking the Will-Hannibal-Alana set-up. (Though I think once Hannibal is revealed to be the Copycat Murderer and the Chesapeake Ripper, the emotional fallout from Alana may be worth it. IDK: I'm trying to stay positive.)

OH! I'm calling it now: That sampling of food that Crawford has analyzed will just be food and not (shockingly) not people!

You warned me! You warned me, and I forgot to look away! But at the same time, how could I?

Honestly though, I have a Thing about super-sharp slice-y death things. I started to wonder uncomfortably at which point, exactly, Beverly actually died/stopped feeling pain. And then I freak out and want to curl into a ball and say, "Nope, nope, nope, she died while frozen--that is IT, she felt nothing, that didn't happen." Because I was cringing throughout the bandsaw bit. THROUGHOUT. Even though it was blessedly brief.

Still--that was SPECTACULAR. Goddamn. What a fabulous send-off for an equally fabulous character. They done her proud.

Ugh. I really wish they gave Alana something to do other than be the ping-pong ball between Will and Hannibal.

For real. If they start dragging in a love triangle, I'm gonna be pissed. Well--not that I don't have faith in the writers to make it interesting, and I understand Alana and Hannibal have history and a certain degree of feelings between them (even though so far they've been pretty vague). But still. Must we?

Edited 2014-03-30 23:20 (UTC)

You warned me, and I forgot to look away!

I was trying to be super-super vague because, at the time, I knew you hadn't seen 2x04, and I didn't want you to know that the Slide Tableau was Bev's. Otherwise I would've bolded the shit out of that spoiler.

I was okay, honestly, until Will put her together. Before that, I was "Waaait? What is happening?" and thinking too much about the mechanics on how Hannibal pulled the layers apart and got the slides and lugged all the pieces up the conservatory's stairs. And she was TOTALLY dead while frozen. I refuse to accept any other conclusion.

If they start dragging in a love triangle, I'm gonna be pissed.

And you know Hannibal's true motive is just to "get" at Will by sleeping with Will's "girlfriend". It's like, with his BFF in jail and his therapist gone, Hannibal rented a bunch of '80's teen movies and is taking social cues from those.

*fingers crossed* that it's only a dream or something Will imagines.

Nah, you mentioned The Cell--that was plenty. I just forgot. Or didn't put together those pieces successfully in my brain. The "scene Erin warned me about" thing plus "scene with Beverly, now clearly dead" bit. That's my fault--you warned me plenty.

.....Just realizing I said "put together those pieces." I'm punning by sheer osmosis at this point. This show, I swear!

Before that, I was "Waaait? What is happening?" and thinking too much about the mechanics
The mechanics are pretty baffling if you stop and think about it for any length of time. Like, does he have a crane in that Evil Bat Cave or what?

And you know Hannibal's true motive is just to "get" at Will by sleeping with Will's "girlfriend".
Oh, obviously, and I get how that would totally work. But . . . it seems petty. For Hannibal, it seems extremely petty.

Sticking with the dream thing until proven otherwise.

It's like, with his BFF in jail and his therapist gone, Hannibal rented a bunch of '80's teen movies and is taking social cues from those.

*dies laughing*

I'll hope it's all a nightmare, too. I don't even want to imagine what Tumblr will be like if it turns out to be "real."

Yeah, the disembowelment was the worst. (Though Abigail's throat being slit is right up there, just because it was in the beginning and we hadn't built up even a shred of immunity to all this stuff.)

I'm glad they went that route with the judge, too!

"Will is my BFF!"

*cackles for a lifetime*

I really thought that orderly stood NO CHANCE of getting the drop on Hannibal, considering we'd just seen him take down Bev. But, man, I was rooting for you, Orderly Guy!

Yep, yep.

Ugh. I really wish they gave Alana something to do other than be the ping-pong ball between Will and Hannibal.

Yeah. She needs her own mission (which seems to have dropped, or something). Plus, Will and Alana are my OTP here, and I resent Hannibal finding yet another way to torment Will very, very much.

OH! I'm calling it now: That sampling of food that Crawford has analyzed will just be food and not (shockingly) not people!

LOL, there's no way it can be people this early on. I remember either you or Rhoda saying there were 7 or 8 seasons planned out?

Edited 2014-03-31 05:30 (UTC)

She needs her own mission (which seems to have dropped, or something).

You know, I think I just figured out why Alana seems so "useless" this season, which I'll get into in a separate blog post, once I've read Red Dragon this weekend. But, yeah, Fuller needs to give Alana something to do, other than being the ping-pong between Will and Hannibal.

(I hate to say it, but I'm getting major Twilight love triangle vibes, and I do not like it.)

I remember either you or Rhoda saying there were 7 or 8 seasons planned out?

Well, I really think Hannibal's gonna get "caught" this season, what with that fight between Crawford and him. I just don't think, at this current moment, the food Crawford's testing is the PEOPLE food. Hannibal's saving the ~~people~~ good stuff for the actual, sit down part of dinner.

(I hate to say it, but I'm getting major Twilight love triangle vibes, and I do not like it.)

I'm trying to stubbornly ignore all signs of a possible love triangle. Even if one does show up to rain on our parade, I'm confident it won't be as bad as Twilight. Hannibal seems to care more about his love/hate friendship with Will than whatever is going on between him and Alana.

I just don't think, at this current moment, the food Crawford's testing is the PEOPLE food.

Yeah, probably not. Unless there's a huge twist to stall Crawford arresting Hannibal right away after testing the food. :)

I don't even know where to START with this one!

Okay: Bev's death tableau. God. Even given everything that's come beforehand, this has got to be the most viscerally disturbing and emotionally gut-wrenching moment in the show so far. Did you feel, as I did, like the first half of the episode was completely revolving around mourning Beverly? That's the impression I got--it's dark, somber, subdued. Even the music is tonally dark and minimalistic. And then when Will finishes the empathing thing and he and Jack are talking about why they even bothered bringing him, because yeah duh, they know who did this (well, that it was the Chesapeake Ripper anyway): "To say goodbye." *sob* Perfect. As usual. Dammit, I miss Hettienne Park! I support your ghost/subconscious idea--I want her to stick around.

(Hugh Dancy makes that mask look way more awesome than he should.)
Guh. For serious. I'm having serious swoon attacks over here, and I know it's because he's sliding further towards the Dark Side. It just looks so good on him. (Help.)

Also, this:

Wow, now it looks like Will's dancing with Beverly and trying to get to know her again. No, I'm not crying, I swear I'm not crying!

*swoooooon*

The moment when he touches her face--there's no way that could've happened in the attack we didn't see in 2x04, so I wonder if Will was doing that as himself, rather than channeling Lector.

I'm still shocked--Shocked!!--that Orderly Guy got the drop on him. That's ridiculous. Stretches my suspension of disbelief just a touch. On the other hand, it came with shameless loops of gratuitous man candy, so I can let it slide.

Not even gonna TALK about the preview, which I didn't turn off in time like I intended to. Nope. Not saying a word. ~~Except that I choose to believe That Thing Didn't Happen except in one of Will's nightmares, and won't be convinced otherwise until I see it in context.~~

ETA: Dammit! Keep forgetting how to do spoiler tags. I don't use them hardly ever.

Edited 2014-03-30 23:12 (UTC)

LOL, I keep forgetting to insert spoiler tags, too!

I didn't realize it had that goodbye feel to it, until just now. It felt so right, I couldn't imagine it any other way. We all love Katz and her curiosity too much, and Fuller and co. knows it. And Hetienne Park is awesome, too. I nearly lost it in the break room at work, going over Cleolinda's recap and reading Park's tweet fangirling over Mikkelsen and Dancy suiting up in unison. XD

Guh. For serious. I'm having serious swoon attacks over here, and I know it's because he's sliding further towards the Dark Side. It just looks so good on him. (Help.)

YES. I have a feeling we'll all need that inscribed on our tombstones pretty soon, if this show keeps going on like this.

I'm still shocked--Shocked!!--that Orderly Guy got the drop on him. That's ridiculous.

Yeah. I mean, if there's any way to get Hannibal, tranquilizer dart is the way to go. But still! This new guy, even though we're rooting for him, hasn't won our respect yet, because he's only (to our knowledge) finished off one lowly kill. Gideon is another matter. To be honest, though, I know nothing will really satisfy me until we have an all-out death match between Will and Hannibal. I yearn for it and fear for it. :)

Yep, I'm hoping it's all a nightmare.

Edited 2014-03-31 05:43 (UTC)

It felt so right, I couldn't imagine it any other way.

Exactly. It's horrible, but it was the best direction to take the story. I didn't mention this before, but even though I was yelling, "NO! BEV! GET OUT! LEAVE THE HOUSE, YOU DON'T NEED EVIDENCE THAT BADLY, RUUUUUN!!" the whole time she was in Hannibal's Murder Dungeon, at the same time, that look on her face when he actually turns up just highlights how much of a badass she is. There is no fear there, or even a sense of betrayal like you might expect--just cold, righteous determination.

I hope Hettienne Park keeps Live Tweeting the episodes, because her comments are fabulous.

I have a feeling we'll all need that inscribed on our tombstones pretty soon, if this show keeps going on like this.

God help us all when Michael Pitt joins the cast. I may have a stroke.

This new guy, even though we're rooting for him, hasn't won our respect yet, because he's only (to our knowledge) finished off one lowly kill.

Just throwing this out there: I'm not rooting for Orderly Guy. Hannibal needs to get captured/killed eventually, but Will has to do it himself. Not Crawford, not Bev, not Alana (who is going to figure it out one day, and it's going to hurt like hell, because although her weakness is the same as ours--Feels--she's not dumb), not Dr. Arkham, I mean Chilton, or any other characters who turn out in this or subsequent seasons. It has to be Will. Anyone else who tries will be either killed or discredited.

That's my theory anyway.

I'm 1000% sure it has to be Will to bring Hannibal down. But I was still rooting for Orderly Guy, and was shocked he actually got as far as he did. Wow.

Also . . . I really, really love his OMG SENPAI FINALLY NOTICED ME! face:

Michael Pitt--wasn't he cast as Mason Verger? *ducks and hides*

Edited 2014-04-03 01:17 (UTC)

and was shocked he actually got as far as he did. Wow.

Yeah, that was the most shocking part of it. This guy is an amateur, clearly, but he's come the closest to actually killing Hannibal. And all it was took was Will needing a "favor." How'd he even know he'd be at the pool that day?

Interesting side-note: Hannibal's near-death experience in this episode is a gender-swapped version of all those horror tropes I was talking about in my other post. He gets stripped down, humiliated, and has to have the big, strong FBI agent come rescue him. That's par for the course for most female characters in your usual horror story, particularly with serial killers. That's . . . interesting, considering the opening half of the same episode was all about Beverly and how much it sucks that she's gone now.

And yep, Mason Verger--that's what I've heard. Although I still don't really know who that is. (You do know who Pitt is, right?)

He gets stripped down, humiliated, and has to have the big, strong FBI agent come rescue him. That's par for the course for most female characters in your usual horror story, particularly with serial killers.

Oh, very good point there. I hadn't even thought of that!

Trust me, you do NOT want to know who Mason Verger is yet. That's all I'm gonna say. As for Micahel Pitt, I'm not connecting a name with a face right now, though you and lots of other people are practically going bananas. *consutls google* Oh, he was in that Dreamers movie you were talking about. I get it now!

Hahah--yes, that's why I keep using this icon. He was also in Funny Games, which IMO is his best role. And the one that most qualifies him to be in this show, because he's EVIL in that movie.

ETA: Okay, here's the opening scene from Seven Psychopaths; he's in it for basically a cameo (NSFW, language mostly) but it's hilarious. Also, here's the trailer for Funny Games (not technically NSFW, but still very disturbing). That should give you some idea why we're so excited to have him on board. He'll fit right into this world, no problem.

Edited 2014-04-04 02:15 (UTC)

Wait--isn't Seven Psychopaths that movie that looks bonkers, but awesome? Oh, yes it is! *watches clip* Whoa, okay, I really have to see that movie now.

As for Funny Games, wow, I'm thinking two characters from The Following had to have been inspired by the crazies in this movie. Looks a little bit extreme, though. I have to be really, really invested to get through something like that.

I've only seen clips of Seven Psychopaths myself, but yeah, it looks awesome. I actually rented it once and never got around to being able to watch it somehow. Need to get on that.

Not familiar with The Following, but I wouldn't doubt it. That pairing of Two Young, Preppy Boys Team Up For Homicide has been done several times, thanks to the infamous real-life crime duo of Leopold and Loeb. They did it for Hitchcock's The Rope, Murder By Numbers, both versions of Funny Games, and a few other things I'm not thinking of I'm sure.

But yeah, i wouldn't recommend it to everyone. It's deliberately unpleasant. But in a good way? I have reviewed it, if it makes a difference: http://candycorncomm.livejournal.com/90864.html

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