I don't want another season of watching Hannibal make somebody else.

See, that moment made me realise I don't know what the show's premise was. I officially don't know what's happening next season, and can't work out what the second sentence of the elevator pitch (can we have a second sentence, pls?) really is.

I thought Hannibal had lots of great moments, lots of moments that made no sense, and a much bigger sense of its own coolness than I ever got.

a much bigger sense of its own coolness than I ever got

Clearly the best thing to hit the internet since Sherlock, and damn! I can't work out what some of the people are hanging onto.

"Free Will Graham"--that much makes sense. But it's also why I want him to not get freed. I'm curious to see what else there is without him.

Jilli on Facebook suggested that Hannibal is essentially a vampire story. Not literally a vampire but the same kind of character - horrifyingly evil, attractive, sophisticated, ultra-competent. Will in her view is the love interest. She suggests Bella rather than Mina, which would make Hannibal Edward which I don't think she intended. Pass it on without endorsement, because have not yet seen show. But that comment kind of makes me want to. Hannibal sounds more like Dracula than Edward. Will in the books sounds more like Mina than Bella. But I gather this show is very *loosely* based upon the books and movies.

Jilli on Facebook suggested that Hannibal is essentially a vampire story.

You mean the thing I reblogged from Tumblr?

Anyway, yes, this incarnation of Hannibal has a lot of similarities to a vampire, just without the supernatural side to it. And he sees Will as the perfect thrall, as to mess with because he's curious about those human creatures, and as someone to use to protect his agenda.

Fuller's been pretty open about his plans to follow the books in broad strokes, at least. [link]

I gather this show is very *loosely* based upon the books and movies.

It's... playing with them? It's not just "we'll use the character names and the premise and ignore the rest." Some of it is straight from the novels. Some of it is twisted around: Gideon does things Hannibal did in the books, and even his name is from an early screenplay for Silence of the Lambs. Miriam almost caught Hannibal the way Will does in the books. We've already seen the first Red Dragon victims. A fair amount of dialogue is copied from the text.

And then on top he's sprinkling references to The Shining and Motel Hell and Flannery O'Connor and Dead Like Me...it's a good time.

Anyway, yes, this incarnation of Hannibal has a lot of similarities to a vampire, just without the supernatural side to it.

His ear trick might have been a little magical. Have you seen the interviews where Mikkelsen says he's playing Lecter as Satan?

Have you seen the interviews where Mikkelsen says he's playing Lecter as Satan?

Yes. And I believe him. Which is something I really love about Hannibal.

His ear trick might have been a little magical. Have you seen the interviews where Mikkelsen says he's playing Lecter as Satan?

Now I want to hear "The Devil Went Down To Georgia: Iron Chef Edition".

Ha!

There's a casting spoiler out for NCIS. Any quick Google will reveal it, so browse with caution.