I see. I mean his cell looks like how it would look like if this show was true to itself. So I don't know how that's 'jarring'. You even admitted it's a trend for the show so...
Yes, jarring. Jarring in the sense that it was a striking, relatively shocking image. Surreal, unrealistic, clashes with the perceptions we have about how/where mass murderers are imprisoned, etc.
Because you keep comparing the show to the films(?)
I made one comparison, and you then proceeded to needlessly lecture me on the fact that the show isn't those things and doesn't have to be like those things. We're all aware of that. However, this show is still an adaptation of something. If you think it's unreasonable or absurd for someone to acknowledge and discuss the differences and similarities between this adaptation and the source material, even sometimes comparing them, I really don't know what to tell you.
Except it's been literally ONE episode of imprisonment that could last for a few years? Maybe it comes in a later season? or later this season? Or not at all.
We don't know...we haven't seen enough. It's a complaint that is falling on a lack of evidence. We can continue this after the final episode airs and we see how the Cell fits in with the rest of the narrative.
You're right, and I'm happy/excited to see how everything plays out.
However, it's not a complaint falling on lack of evidence because I'm not really complaining about anything. I was expressing my own opinion about the way the cell was presented and the desires I originally had for that presentation going in. Not because it needed to be just like SOTL, but because I think it would have been effective for this show. If you don't feel something like this warrants discussion, or that it's too early for something like this to be discussed, it might have not been in your best interests to engage in such a discussion.
Here's my original post that you responded to, which I'm not sure you read entirely:
"Either way, the image of Hannibal standing alone in a less-than-desirable prison cell -- a la Silence of the Lambs -- is an effective one.
I think an image like that would be even more effective here because, for the first time in live action, we have been heavily exposed to Hannibal's life as a free man over three seasons. We've seen his taste for the finer things in life, whether it be food/drink, clothing, or settings like his office and home.
I was hoping to see all of that fully stripped away from him once imprisoned, as it would truly be a stark contrast to what we had seen of him before. Some might consider this "nitpicking", but I do feel it's a valid point.
I understand the aesthetic Fuller was going for with this design and I'm certainly not suggesting they should have copied the SOTL aesthetic completely, but it almost appears that Hannibal is simply spending time in his own office while wearing his PJs. The fact that he is able to cook also seems a bit strange."
