Dr. Lecter Invites you to Dinner. The ''Hannibal'' Thread

[venus_ice]

Good god

 

[Sawyer]

 

[hellblazer103]

Good god

the irony.

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/tv-...go-on-finale-flat-hannibal-steady-with-debut/

UPDATE, 1:58 PM: Looks like NBC’s Hannibal has some teeth. Final numbers for last night have the network’s new drama rising up over last week’s premiere in both ratings and viewers. Hannibal rose from 1.6/5 on April 4 to 1.7/5 on Thursday. Its total viewership rose to 4.376 million from the 4.360 who watched last week. Now the premiere of Hannibal was soft to begin with but up is still up. Maybe it was the promoted April 10 repeat of the pilot after Law & Order: SVU encore. Maybe it was the fact that last night’s Hannibal was up against all repeats in its 10 PM slot as opposed to originals like it was last week. Either way Hannibal is just the second new drama on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox after The Following to improve its ratings in its second week over its premiere. It is the only drama to grow in viewers in the second week. The result is not Voice numbers but it’s not bad news for the struggling NBC. In fact, with the exception of sports and live news events, last night’s Hannibal gave NBC its best result in the time slot in over a year. The last time it hit such a number was on March 1, 2012 with the premiere of the short-lived procedural Awake.

 

[James]

Did anyone else find it funny Dr. Bloom was talking about how stupid peacocks are? It took me a minute, but I soon noticed NBC's logo in the corner.

I'm loving Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal, he's polite with an astonishingly threatening air. His conversation with the patient in episode one about the "lion in the room" was rattling around in my head throughout the entire scene when Lounds was in his office. I loved that he called her out so quickly as well. Hannibal's constantly calm demeanor is going to make it all the more shocking when we finally see him unleashed, hopefully not unlike seeing the guard-attack for the first time in Silence of The Lambs.

Another thing I'm really impressed with is that the case from last week's episode continues to be significant. That might not seem like a huge thing, but when you consider that most crime shows move from one case to the next without blinking, it's a refreshing a welcome change.

 

[Schlosser85]

Yea I was glad it's not one completely self-contained case per episode, that could get tiresome fast. Hannibal is so molding Will into a killer. Honestly, it's kind of making me feel worse for Will than I've ever felt toward the character before. He's in such a fragile psychological state, and he's opening up to Hannibal like no one else, and Hannibal's using it for his own sinister purposes because he wants....a hunting partner? Protege? Someone to connect with?

 

[venus_ice]

EP 3 synopsis

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Hannibal 1×03 “Potage” – Jack (Laurence Fishburne) theorizes that Abigail (Kacey Rohl) may have aided her father, Garret Jacob Hobbs (Vladimir Cubrt) in his serial killings. Against Dr. Alana Bloom’s (Caroline Dhavernas) advice, but at Hannibal‘s (Mads Mikkelsen) behest, Abigail is escorted back to Minnesota, where she discovers much violent hostilityagainst her and her family. Things go from bad to worse when a copycat killer murders a friend of Abigail. Hannibal suggests they hide the body to protect Abigail – but secrets come at a cost. Also starring Hugh Dancy, Hettienne Park, Aaron Abrams, Scott Thompson.

The promo looks good

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[James]

Another thing I forgot to mention is that Beverly wasn't quite as annoying this episode. The two other CSI fellows were still irritating, but Beverly managed to tone it down. Hopefully it stays that way.

 

[Maximus One]

I can't believe that one lab guy was on Kids In The Hall

 

[hellblazer103]

I think Beverly wants the D from will. js.

 

[venus_ice]

I think Beverly wants the D from will. js.

She would be out of her mind if she didn't.

 

[enterthemadness]

Good news fans.


Hannibal increased it's 18-49 demo in it's 2nd episode! Up to a 1.7 18-49!

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/20...gs-hannibal-american-idol-adjusted-up/177499/


Word of mouth is kicking in. I don't watch, but looks pretty nice for a renewal.

 

[riotgirl77]

Not sure if its me...but didn't have a hard time understanding Mads talking in last night's episode lol.

I am so glad I made the rule of not eating while watching this lol

 

[Schlosser85]

I thought Mads seemed to speak more clearly last night than in the pilot.

 

[jonathancrane]

I thought Mads seemed to speak more clearly last night than in the pilot.

Agreed.

 

[Maximus One]

I'm curious, if they do make it to Red Dragon, what do they plan on doing with Freddie Lounds? Surely they will change up some stuff to keep it interesting.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I'm curious, if they do make it to Red Dragon, what do they plan on doing with Freddie Lounds? Surely they will change up some stuff to keep it interesting.

I assume Lounds will suffer the same fate.

 

[Maximus One]

I mean we would assume so but this is a different format than film. Can you imagine having to watch Dollarhyde kidnap, torture and kill Lounds all over again the exact same way as in two previously released films? Come on, they kind of have to do something differently.

 

[James]

Maybe they'll do a neat twist on it.

 

[S. Grundy]

I'm curious, if they do make it to Red Dragon, what do they plan on doing with Freddie Lounds? Surely they will change up some stuff to keep it interesting.

Fuller said he plans to use Red Dragon for season four, if it ever gets that far. And I'd assume from there he wants to do Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, because he wants to use Clarice and Buffalo Bill, if he can get the rights to the characters.

 

[Roose Bolton]

I wonder if Dollarhyde will light her on fire...

 

[Schlosser85]

I wouldn't be surprised if we see some deviations from canon (apart from Lounds and Bloom being women and Graham taking down additional serial killers besides Hobbs and Lecter).

By the way, since Fuller confirmed the murders that opened the pilot were Dolarhyde, did anyone else pick up on Bloom's lecture at the end of the pilot where she was telling the agents to look for records of bites? Had to be a reference to Dolarhyde, leaving bite marks on his victims is part of his MO.

Since he left Mrs. Marlowe alive but paralyzed at the beginning, and Will said that was where it got truly horrifying, are we to assume to bit her to death or something?

 

[KenK]

Maybe they'll do a neat twist on it.

Nah. I still wanna see her burn on the antique wheelchair!!!

 

[insider1970]

Episode 5 description (SPOILERS):

"HANNIBAL"
"COQUILLES"
05/02/2013 (10:01PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) : Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the BAU team track a serial killer whose bloody ritual includes cutting the victims' back flesh and stretching it to look like angel wings. Returning to the field weighs heavily on Will's psyche and Hannibal (Mads Miikkelsen) tries to drive a wedge between Will and Jack (Laurence Fishburne). Meanwhile, Jack Crawford's wife Bella (Gina Torres) pulls away from him and begins seeing Hannibal as her therapist, in an effort to come to terms with the fact she is dying. Beverly (Hettienne Park) tries to connect with Will on a more personal level.

Noooo... I dislike Beverly!! Hands off Will

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

I can't believe that one lab guy was on Kids In The Hall

I keep waiting for him to bust out into one of his goofy characters.

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