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gothrockrulz) wrote2014-03-30 12:09 am
gothrockrulz) wrote2014-03-30 12:09 am
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?!
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 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.
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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.
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Also . . . I really, really love his OMG SENPAI FINALLY NOTICED ME! face:
Michael Pitt--wasn't he cast as Mason Verger? *ducks and hides*
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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?)
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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