Well nobody thought Hannibal would end with pretty rainbows and bright sunrises. Bryan Fuller’s conception of Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter had little choice but to stare into the dark abyss and dive…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×12) – “The Number of the Beast is 666”
“We’re all making our way through the inferno.” Ain’t that the truth. The entire story of Hannibal has been about its characters making their way through the personal hells and demons threatening to c…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×11) – “And the Beast from the Sea”
Hannibal has done such a great job of acclimating its audience to an idea of a Hannibal Lecter that’s still so creepy and dangerously conniving when he’s left to his own devices out in the real world …
TV Review: Hannibal (3×10) – “And the Woman Clothed in Sun”
Francis Dollarhyde’s transformation into William Blake’s Great Red Dragon is in full swing now on Hannibal, but the introduction of the compassionate Reba McClane has thrown a curveball into his journ…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×09) – “And the Woman Clothed with the Sun”
Remakes are a weird thing, because as much as we try to take them on their own merits and ignore the original versions of stories, the very nature of remakes means that there will be areas that heavil…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×08) – “The Great Red Dragon”
“The Great Red Dragon” represents a realignment for Hannibal as it enters the last half of its third (and most likely but hopefully not final) season. Hannibal Lecter is now imprisoned behind his glas…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×07) – “Digestivo”
Hannibal Lecter is a monster, no doubt about it, but he’s also a charming monster with a refined culinary taste. All Lecter adaptations have toed the line between Hannibal-as-villain and Hannibal-as-a…