[TV] Hannibal

On April 08 2013 10:25 Kenpark wrote:
Good show, but I think it moved way too fast. Do we get some new serial killer in every episode now ? Liked the pacing of the killing much more.

On April 09 2013 05:46 Kazeyonoma wrote:
i tried to like this and i'll give it a few more episodes, but i feel like it's trying very hard to fill the gap that dexter will be leaving, but they haven't created any likable characters.

The main guy is too weird, and he lacks any human emotion that people can relate to. Hannibal is unlikable because well he's Hannibal and you know he's ultimately a bad guy, and Lawrence Fishburne is just your stereotypical cop.

I feel like they gave up true character development and good writing (letting you fill in the gaps for obvious stuff, and not having them DETAIL EVERYTHING) in exchange for some 'horror' special effect scenes.

On April 09 2013 16:33 TigerKarl wrote:
This show has got some potential, but for me it's all going to be about if they keep emphasizing these supernatural and unscientific things like the re-living crimes, despite trying to be a rather scientific show.

On April 09 2013 16:42 Aelfric wrote:

It doesn't have anything to do with supernatural, it's about overuse of emphaty and lack of psychological stability.

On April 09 2013 16:44 TigerKarl wrote:

nope

On April 09 2013 05:55 WalkinDead wrote:

it was pretty gruesome. However, I feel like Dr. Lecter is gonna be like the main genius-gentleman serial killer and hannibal will be helping the feds to get lecter, just my thoughts on where the tv series is going

On April 09 2013 21:06 unkkz wrote:


Not sure if i understand u but Hannibal and Dr Lecter = the same guy.

On April 08 2013 08:49 Hoon wrote:

Have you ever watched / read anything Hannibal?

On April 09 2013 21:16 Praetorial wrote:


I think that what he meant to say is that Lecter's going to be helping the Feds in the investigation into a serial killer that is actually, secretly himself.

On April 09 2013 23:40 xAshCanaaNx wrote:
I don't watch this show but damn, I wish there was a TV series with Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Lecter

On April 10 2013 01:37 placebo guy wrote:I think the show will feature the capture of Hannibal soon. The show will then be diverted into two story arcs.

-Hannibal as the consultant for the FBI on future serial killer files ala "Buffalo Bill" or "Red Dragon" cases.

-Hannibal tormenting Will Graham into a sociopath and Will's eventual demise via the "Red Dragon" movie.

Season 2 will then feature Clarice Starling.

Hope I'm right.

On April 09 2013 11:06 slyboogie wrote:


That's not fair - it's a freaking pilot episode. Don Draper didn't develop in episode one, neither did Walter White or Tony Soprano. The first episode introduces premise, tone and characters. It's a beautiful show, aesthetically. The colors are deep and it's filmed in a visceral angry way. The premise is at least intriguing, it is Hannibal, after all.

You said you don't like the characters but I think the leads are excellent. Will is twitchy, tormented. Hannibal is cold and magnetic. Their chemistry is good. I do think there's some murder-porno issues but that's just kind of a thing they do. Not my favorite either but I do give them credit for being so....direct on network television.

On April 10 2013 08:38 Kazeyonoma wrote:
Will on the other hand, is just weird, he's annoying, he's twitchy, he's in pain, he's that awkward guy that we all work with, but no one likes him because not only is he vastly more intelligent than us, he makes it KNOWN to everyone that he is. no one wants to be friends with that guy.

On April 13 2013 05:36 EpiK wrote:
so at what point (in terms of the books) does this series take place? Before Red Dragon or after Silence of the Lambs?

On April 13 2013 06:55 Jockmcplop wrote:
I've seen alot of US cop shows and they all have one thing in common.
The playing out of a scenario by a group of 3-5 people where they each take it in turns to talk.
Its so fucking annoying once you notice it.

On April 13 2013 06:58 Praetorial wrote:


This wouldn't appear to be the case with Hannibal, then.

Also, when Lecter brings Will breakfast and eats with Crawford, is the implication that he's feeding them human flesh?

On April 13 2013 06:58 Praetorial wrote:


This wouldn't appear to be the case with Hannibal, then.

Also, when Lecter brings Will breakfast and eats with Crawford, is the implication that he's feeding them human flesh?

On April 13 2013 06:58 Praetorial wrote:


This wouldn't appear to be the case with Hannibal, then.

Also, when Lecter brings Will breakfast and eats with Crawford, is the implication that he's feeding them human flesh?

On April 13 2013 07:04 wei2coolman wrote:

I think it's suppose to be up in the air. I don't think it is human flesh; but similar to the opening of Dexter. That knowing he's a serial killer everything looks far more sinister; such as the sauce on the loin in episode 2.

On April 13 2013 07:25 Dazed_Spy wrote:
Otherwise I like the show and the characters, and I think this Hannibal fits the character far better than Anthony Hopkins ever did. The only downside is I find him a bit hard to understand at times. Oh well.

On April 13 2013 07:12 wei2coolman wrote:
Criminal Minds have been doing that forever.

On April 13 2013 07:25 Dazed_Spy wrote:
I dont think Will is convincingly autistic, at all. It seems more like an assertion than an actual aspect of his character, doubly so given they continuously hammer home his analytical skills are predicated on empathy. You mean that thing Autistics are suppose to be bad at? Yeahhh...

Otherwise I like the show and the characters, and I think this Hannibal fits the character far better than Anthony Hopkins ever did. The only downside is I find him a bit hard to understand at times. Oh well.

On April 13 2013 15:24 Flingoko wrote:
I love the scene where Hannibal tells Lounds that she´s been a naughty girl and then immediately after we see Jack and Hannibal eating some kind of exotic pork. Are they eating her?!

However I am not really liking the Will Graham guy.

On April 13 2013 14:11 Kenpark wrote:


I dont know Criminal Minds, but I guess its just a regular murder case every episode kind of show ? That is completely fine with me. But here we have a crazy criminal case every episode with multiple victims. I mean how many cases of serial killers there even have been in lets say the last 5 years in the US ?
I dont know for me it seems rly implausible.
I really really want to like this show, as I very much enjoyed all the Hannibal movies, but if this continues in this pace I´m gonna abondon it.

On April 09 2013 05:46 Kazeyonoma wrote:
i tried to like this and i'll give it a few more episodes, but i feel like it's trying very hard to fill the gap that dexter will be leaving, but they haven't created any likable characters.

The main guy is too weird, and he lacks any human emotion that people can relate to. Hannibal is unlikable because well he's Hannibal and you know he's ultimately a bad guy, and Lawrence Fishburne is just your stereotypical cop.

I feel like they gave up true character development and good writing (letting you fill in the gaps for obvious stuff, and not having them DETAIL EVERYTHING) in exchange for some 'horror' special effect scenes.

On April 13 2013 16:11 Flingoko wrote:
Yeah, i know. But I was unaware when i saw the scene

On April 13 2013 15:42 Dekker wrote:
Besides the IMDB hint, we saw her that very same episode again, too... She called the police after the fungus guy shot the officer...

On April 14 2013 13:06 Mindcrime wrote:


Plus she's Lounds. She's not going to die unless Francis Dolarhyde is introduced and I seriously doubt that will ever happen.

On April 14 2013 13:09 Praetorial wrote:


Dollarhyde is apparently going to show up in Season 4.

On April 14 2013 13:13 PhoenixVoid wrote:
So if the TV producers are going to bring back Dolarhyde, Buffalo Bill is almost certain, as well as Clarice Starling as a supporting or even a main character (like main POV) if they try to stick with the book canon.

On April 14 2013 13:06 Mindcrime wrote:


Plus she's Lounds. She's not going to die unless Francis Dolarhyde is introduced and I seriously doubt that will ever happen.

On April 15 2013 08:51 Nevermind86 wrote:
The acting most of the time was garbage, the characters are total garbage and speak and behave in totally unrealistic ways except of course Mr. Hannibal himself which is the main character really and looked like a worthy succesor of the original portray of Hannibal, (well not really but it's tv, so...) a sophisticated sociopath, he was totally macabre, except the exagerated accent, but whatever. It looked totally fairy talish the way they make assumptions about criminal profiling like how they came to the conclusion that it was a father trying to kill his daughter or whatever, it was totally unreasonable, now I know it's only entertainment but they streched that a way too much, the only real good part of the first episode was the ending, where the guy slices the girl's throat and what happened after that, that was worth the watch.

The many one liners and bad acting before getting there almost sent me to sleep early, the scene in the bathroom where Fishbourne screams "go to the ladies room", or when he meets Hannibal and confuses the Dr. with the patient leaving the room while the real doctor was standing in the door, I don't see how you would not recognize the owner of the office when one is leaving and one is standing by the door saying good bye... or when Fishbourne refers himself as a layman in a rather odd way, w/e, or how they portrait the professor turned detective, he's not supposed to be a pussy from what I remenber of the original movies, which I'm a huge fan of, he seemed like a total pussy while in the movie he was a shady smart dude but with a lot of ballz and imagination and not some nerd professor that seemed to teach art instead of forensics. Ok I have to repeat, the way they portrayed the 'psicological profiling' was the worse, it was total garbage how they made so many unreasonable asumptions, it makes the series dumb and not smart like they try to, they try to portray the characters as super men super smart but it's so unrealistic that I cannot see anyone feeling identified with such hollywoodesque characters, the whole point of Hannibal is that he is this super smart doctor that is sophisticated but likes to eat people but that you would never know if you met him, but you would suspect he's hiding something.

On April 15 2013 09:14 wei2coolman wrote:
I liked the whole "laymen" part though; it shows much respect hannibal lecter deserves, in terms of his expertise.

You won´t get Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal.

On April 15 2013 08:51 Nevermind86 wrote:
or when Fishbourne refers himself as a layman in a rather odd waysomething.

On April 15 2013 09:45 Manit0u wrote:


This is something I'm actually glad about. Hopkins' Hannibal was never scary. This barrel-built man, with his gentle, round face just can't look scary for me. Hopkins' appearance and demeanor while playing his character wasn't really fitting in my opinion. Put it together with some ridiculously bad scenes in the movies (eating live victim's brain) and you get your serial killer grotesque to the point of being actually funny and moving away from criminal thriller to dumb comedy.

Mikkelsen is on another level here. He might look gentlemantly but everything about him just exudes the aura of dread. In the single scene where he invites Lounds to sit by him on the couch he is way more terrifying than Hannibal scenes in all of the movies combined.

On April 15 2013 09:45 Manit0u wrote:


This is something I'm actually glad about. Hopkins' Hannibal was never scary. This barrel-built man, with his gentle, round face just can't look scary for me. Hopkins' appearance and demeanor while playing his character wasn't really fitting in my opinion. Put it together with some ridiculously bad scenes in the movies (eating live victim's brain) and you get your serial killer grotesque to the point of being actually funny and moving away from criminal thriller to dumb comedy.

Mikkelsen is on another level here. He might look gentlemantly but everything about him just exudes the aura of dread. In the single scene where he invites Lounds to sit by him on the couch he is way more terrifying than Hannibal scenes in all of the movies combined.

On April 15 2013 23:05 calgar wrote:
Whaat is this blasphemy you utter? I think you're probably trolling and you hit the subtlety perfectly, but nevertheless..

Hannibal is Hopkins. Hopkins is Hannibal. That's one of the most iconic performances in modern cinema, and Silence of the Lambs may be the last movie to ever win the big 5. Maybe the movie just didn't age well with you, but there's no way you can tell me you saw it in 1991 and thought he was 'never scary'. That role is objectively measured by any criteria one of the greatest of all time. So it doesn't sit well that you describe Mikkelsen as blowing an S-class actor's undefeated OSL victory out of the water in 2 episodes of TV.

On April 15 2013 10:01 slyboogie wrote:


Are you for real? There's a lot of dumb opinions on this thread (No offense all you wrong people!) But are you seriously comparing Mads Mikkelsen's Hannibal positively to Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs?

Really, Mark Wahlberg's portrayal of George Taylor is just so much more honest than Charlton Heston's myopic one-note performance. And he really blew Michael Caine out of the water as Charlie Coker - much more dynamic. Media criticism, ladies.

On April 19 2013 12:01 Rotodyne wrote:
I really loved creepy tone of the first scene.

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On April 16 2013 12:04 PhoenixVoid wrote:
Comparing the Mikkelsen and Hopkins interpretations of Hannibal is a bit ridiculous. Both have their merits and faults, yet portray both sides of the same character superbly in their own way. Hopkins's portrayal is more disarming and creepy because he doesn't look like a serial killer or even an evil, sociopath in many ways, looking more like a kind grandfather. Mikkelsen has the more sharp tone that accompanies the typical serial killer, and appears more terrifying because he is terrifying. They might conflict, but each actor gives one side of Hannibal that is divorced in the other, and watching both, you get the full impression of who Hannibal really is.

On April 16 2013 11:59 Dazed_Spy wrote:
Anthony Hopkins is neither as refined, creepy, or intimidating as the subtlety of Mikkelsens hannibal.

On April 20 2013 01:16 Dagobert wrote:

Lungs? You sure that wasn't her liver?

On April 20 2013 06:40 UdderChaos wrote:
The red head just walking in on a girl in a psychiatric ward with no one stopping her and then just being all "oh drat, you beat us to her" about it.

On April 20 2013 16:46 Hyde wrote:

This is actually the part I hated the most. I was also a little confused as to how they hid the body at the end without a trace with all the cops around.

On April 20 2013 22:00 zbedlam wrote:
Watched first two episodes, main character is unbelievably annoying/unlikable.

Good performance by Mikkelsen though. Will watch another few episodes but he is carrying this noob show so hard.

NBC sent five episodes to critics for advance review, but they weren't the first five. Instead, we got episodes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, with 4 skipped. And it was clear in watching the fifth episode (and the "Previously, on 'Hannibal'" clips before it) that some notable character and plot arc things had happened in between the hours I'd seen. It's not enough that you'll feel lost in what happens — particularly since the fifth episode is one of the strongest NBC sent — but you'll definitely feel like you're missing out on a few notable beats, particularly in the relationship between Will Graham and Jack Crawford.

On April 21 2013 00:28 Reason wrote:
I'm enjoying it so far, definitely going to keep watching it if they keep putting it out, only for Mikkelsen though.

I actually quite like it that the other characters kind of suck and he is the only interesting person, it makes it so much better when he is involved.

Main character is kind of annoying though...

On April 21 2013 03:02 Kontys wrote:
Mads Mikkelsen :D

Has to be the greatest villain actor of our time.

Morpheus looks like his bagged a good role too, but I have no idea why they'd put someone in there who, even with a beard, still looks like he'll burst into tears any moment. I know it's his part, but why do you have to make it so unsightly.. he will NOT be able to convince anyone.

I might still check this out for Mikkelsen.

edit: Haven't actually watched a single episode.. Any thoughts on where I can get this? Just NetFlix for outside of the US?
edit2: Probably nowhere.

On April 21 2013 09:44 unkkz wrote:
So they're like just gonna skip an episode? Just like that? .... what the.

On April 25 2013 11:29 karazax wrote:
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Apparently the whole episode will be available in some markets outside of the US.

On April 27 2013 11:12 Nevermind86 wrote:
A new super serial killer in the same area every weak. Not only that, every single one of them is some sort of genius, Hollywood stupidness doesn't know any boundaries.

On April 27 2013 11:45 czylu wrote:


it makes as much sense as dexter.

On April 27 2013 13:58 zbedlam wrote:


At least dexter is every season. Only a few of them were geniuses as well.

Also with dexter, the villains are characterized very well, same can't be said for this.

It's a new super serial killer with no background/motive just for the Hannibal circle jerk.

On April 27 2013 17:20 Scootaloo wrote:


You realize the real villain is Hannibal right? Who's likely to get a lot more characterization then any of the villains from Dexter, not to mention that, despite how much I love old HBO actors (pretty sure the creators watched a lot of Oz), Hannibal has a better cast.

Dexter also had the random serial killers he spends a couple of lines of inner monologue on before killing him to satisfy the whole dark passenger shtick, in that respect the episodic killers from Hannibal actually tend to have more screentime and background.

Mind you I did enjoy Dexter for the first couple seasons, but despite the execellent serial killer of whatever season the Trinity killer was, the staleness of the series soon became an issue, and I don't know if it's the writers failing, me being more naive when I watched the earlier seasons or just a matter of personal taste, but Dexters inner monologue makes no sense to me anymore, all the whining about how hard it is to be him, never showing any progress and constantly emotionally retarded behavior.

Anyway, greatly enjoying Hannibal, it feels fresh, and the acting talent is really what pulls you into what is a very character driven crime series, pretty irked about the missed episode 4, but I believe it will be broadcast on some Asian/American network (NBC Asia or something like that) on the 30th of April, so I as long as you can do some basic googling to find a stream or download, watching it should'nt be difficult.
Mind you I'd be fine with providing a link here when it's released, but I'm fairly sure TL has some policy against that.

On April 27 2013 11:45 czylu wrote:


it makes as much sense as dexter.

On April 28 2013 00:50 wo1fwood wrote:

Oh I guess I didn't see the whole episode then. I watched the online stuff (so I saw parts of it then)

On April 26 2013 08:24 aXa wrote:
Don't eat in front of episode 5. Yep. You've been warned.

On May 04 2013 16:16 MadProbe wrote:
just finished ep 6 and im LOVING it. the show's really picking up now.

goddamn hannibal is the most fucking awesome villiain ever.

On May 08 2013 15:09 DeepElemBlues wrote:
episode 6 was great

the way hannibal subtly - sometimes not so subtly - manipulates everyone around him is brought off very well

and clearly the chesapeake ripper is back

On May 10 2013 00:59 Dekker wrote:


He did this even more in episode 7. Great episode again. He even gave us, the viewers, the reason for his killings. Really nice touch to the episode.

"And just to remind you all: Nothing on this table is vegetarian."

On May 10 2013 00:59 Dekker wrote:


He did this even more in episode 7. Great episode again. He even gave us, the viewers, the reason for his killings. Really nice touch to the episode.

"And just to remind you all: Nothing on this table is vegetarian."

On May 10 2013 04:21 Assault_1 wrote:
wat was the reason? I must've ignored that part

On May 10 2013 04:22 malcram wrote:
I'm curious to know if ALL the food he prepares for his guests are actually of human origins.

On May 10 2013 16:59 thezanursic wrote:
Worth watching?

On May 10 2013 06:09 wei2coolman wrote:

It was implied in previous episodes, but the most recent one definitely straight up showed us.

On May 10 2013 08:38 unkkz wrote:
Well i wonder where the Tobias + stalking patient will lead. Loving the show so far.

On May 10 2013 17:30 Dazed_Spy wrote:
Actually, I think its implied they havent been eating human. He feeds his human kills in large dinner parties, he evidently hasnt held in a while [i.e the last time the chepasaeka killer struck, or whatever it was]. I'm kinda thinking hes gonna like...turn him into an obsequious slave and use him to kill someone as a diversion for himself, in the future.

On May 10 2013 20:02 helvete wrote:

Nah we've seen Hannibal prepare human meat before. The "Chesapeake ripper" killings are for his dinner parties, or feasts, sure. But the "rabbit" that wasn't fast enough wasn't really a rabbit, and we've seen him prepare the lungs from the Shrike copycat victim (I think).

On May 11 2013 09:39 Kamedience wrote:
Anyone else notice the way Will looked at Hannibal at the end of last episode? It looked like something clicked.

On May 11 2013 09:39 Kamedience wrote:
Anyone else notice the way Will looked at Hannibal at the end of last episode? It looked like something clicked.

On May 11 2013 09:50 unkkz wrote:


It did and it didn't, can't really put my finger on it but it felt like he was indeed thinking of something, but not like he had some form of "OMG HE COULD BE A KILLER" epiphany.

On May 11 2013 09:58 Kamedience wrote:



You have to remember Will has the ability to empathize with others much more than the average person. I don't think he knew from that moment that Hannibal is a killer, but perhaps Will noticed that he felt way too comfortable and calm while his hand was inside of someone.

On May 11 2013 19:47 maybenexttime wrote:


Is human meat special in some way?

On May 11 2013 20:21 Pulimuli wrote:


you can get a certain disease (dont know what its called) but its very similar to mad cow disease when you eat human meat

On May 10 2013 17:17 czylu wrote:
Next week looks awesome! Something about watching hannibal makes me want to stop eating meat

On May 11 2013 21:32 AlternativeEgo wrote:


And I feel like joining his table. The presentation is just so good.

On May 11 2013 09:50 unkkz wrote:


It did and it didn't, can't really put my finger on it but it felt like he was indeed thinking of something, but not like he had some form of "OMG HE COULD BE A KILLER" epiphany.

On May 16 2013 08:25 TheRabidDeer wrote:
Watched the first two episodes, and it is kinda hard to stomach. Particularly the second episode. You dont really see a ton, but the image that it creates in your mind is... disturbing. I dont think that this show is for me.

PS: The internet fandom for this show is definitely bizarre. Fangirls seem to looooooooooooove it.

On May 16 2013 11:47 DeepElemBlues wrote:


That's too bad TRD it's really good!

Fangirls lovin that Madds Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy...

On May 16 2013 08:19 teapot wrote:
Ugh. Just watched some of this. Boy is this show repellent.

Hannibal TV series is to Silence of the Lambs/Manhunter as 50 Shades of Grey is to Twilight. It seems to be scripted by some massive Lecter fangirl. LOL, Oooh, he's so sophisticated, he wears tailored suits. Ooooh, he recognizes perfume. Squeeeeeee. Can I make a cannibal joke now? <3

Everything is hollow and emotionless. All the weirdos on the Force seem to have teleported in from Bizarro land, and do not behave in any way reminiscent of Human Beings. A pity for Hugh Dancy who is playing the only interesting character on the show. But even he seems to be descending into madness like one of those spiral optical illusions that always seems to be moving but not going anywhere. I wonder how long they will drag that out for, well presumably until his beautiful female colleague goes missing...

Yeah, it has nice production values, but that doesn't make up for gazing into the heart of darkness. Its not really funny enough to be a Black Comedy. Its just Torture Porn.

Oooh, he's so sophisticated, he wears tailored suits. Ooooh, he recognizes perfume. Squeeeeeee. Can I make a cannibal joke now? <3

Everything is hollow and emotionless. All the weirdos on the Force seem to have teleported in from Bizarro land, and do not behave in any way reminiscent of Human Beings. A pity for Hugh Dancy who is playing the only interesting character on the show. But even he seems to be descending into madness like one of those spiral optical illusions that always seems to be moving but not going anywhere. I wonder how long they will drag that out for, well presumably until his beautiful female colleague goes missing...

Yeah, it has nice production values, but that doesn't make up for gazing into the heart of darkness. Its not really funny enough to be a Black Comedy. Its just Torture Porn.

On May 16 2013 12:11 Rebornlife wrote:



You just compared Silence of the Lambs to Twilight?
Get. Out. Now.

On May 16 2013 16:28 teapot wrote:


Reading comprehension? I compared 50 Shades of Grey to Twilight. Learn to read, please.

On May 16 2013 15:35 malcram wrote:
turns out + Show Spoiler +

On May 16 2013 12:00 TheRabidDeer wrote:

Maybe I will try and stick out another episode or two and see if there is an underlying theme compelling enough to make me stick around. I just generally am not a fan of excessively creative and gross things (I cant stand the saw series).

On May 16 2013 23:02 Elurie wrote:

Um, it's a show about the most famous fictitious cannibal. Of course there will be gross things. Spleens, intestines, lungs....

Stick with it, turn away and hug your teddy bear during the gross scenes. The latest episode was kinda funny - Hannibal was oh so deliciously naughty.

On May 17 2013 02:46 TheRabidDeer wrote:

Um, I enjoyed Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, and Hannibal was alright. It isnt the gross things necessarily, it is the concept and idea behind some things that gets me.

On May 17 2013 16:24 Lylat wrote:
didn't Hannibal took huge risk killing/abducting Miriam Lass ?
She said that she was with the FBI, what if she had written down/told someone where she was going ? (I guess she didn't since it happened a long time ago).
Another question is why no one followed her leads ? No one wondered why she was abducted ? They didn't think she discovered the killer ? She clearly said to Crawford that she was investigating on the doctors who took care of the Chesapeake Ripper victims.

On May 11 2013 21:06 levelnoobz wrote:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)

From what I read eating people who were sick (more specifically eating their brain) caused the disease, but not the consumption of human flesh in general... Kinda like mad cow. You won't catch it from eating a cow.

On May 16 2013 08:19 teapot wrote:
Ugh. Just watched some of this. Boy is this show repellent.

Hannibal TV series is to Silence of the Lambs/Manhunter as 50 Shades of Grey is to Twilight. It seems to be scripted by some massive Lecter fangirl. LOL, Oooh, he's so sophisticated, he wears tailored suits. Ooooh, he recognizes perfume. Squeeeeeee. Can I make a cannibal joke now? <3

Everything is hollow and emotionless. All the weirdos on the Force seem to have teleported in from Bizarro land, and do not behave in any way reminiscent of Human Beings. A pity for Hugh Dancy who is playing the only interesting character on the show. But even he seems to be descending into madness like one of those spiral optical illusions that always seems to be moving but not going anywhere. I wonder how long they will drag that out for, well presumably until his beautiful female colleague goes missing...

Yeah, it has nice production values, but that doesn't make up for gazing into the heart of darkness. Its not really funny enough to be a Black Comedy. Its just Torture Porn.

On May 18 2013 05:43 Nevermind86 wrote:
I've known a few dudes like the short fat guy that got his neck snapped, those annoying people always trying to be everybody's friends and always insecure and bragging about material things they have like if for those things one would be their friends, I've always wanted to snap their necks too, it felt pretty good seeing Hannibal do it.

What I dislike about this series though is, how many serial killers can be at Baltimore at the same time? Oh come on, it would have been so much better if they at least said the dudes were in a different city, oh well Hollywood.

On May 25 2013 05:24 czylu wrote:
what was spoiled in the ep preview? I don't get it.

On May 25 2013 05:11 DeepElemBlues wrote:
I don't like the + Show Spoiler + in episode 9, but I'm loving the Abigail Hobbs storyline. I can't believe how subtly but very powerfully Hannibal is manipulating Will, it's awesome (not for Will of course).

Watching Mikkelsen playing Hannibal out of the cage is something else. He is caring and sympathetic and really helps people, but only as long as doing so is unconnected to his agenda or is a part of it. And you can tell he is having so much fun, getting so much pleasure, doing it and being the only one who knows what is truly going on. His mask is almost perfect.

Good writing and great acting = great television. It's hard to get both in one show consistently. Hannibal doesn't have the best writing but it's pretty good and the actors don't drop the ball.

EDIT: OMG THAT PREVIEW

On May 25 2013 05:30 helvete wrote:

You've got to be kidding me.. don't ask for spoilers for dog's sake! If someone wants to answer this guy then please do so in a pm.

On May 26 2013 06:41 Lylat wrote:
Did some of you guys notice the weird face Abigail does when she tasted Hannibals meat ? Do you think she recognized human meat taste since her father made them eat his victims ?

On May 26 2013 20:18 Reason wrote:

Yes! It's these subtle little things that I think a lot of people don't notice.

On May 26 2013 21:35 czylu wrote:


i think it was less her reacting to the meat, and more reacting towards her realization that will knows.

On May 27 2013 00:17 Reason wrote:

I don't think that was the moment of realisation, was it?