"Hannibal" - TV Show - Spoilers-Ridden Thread

Hannibal - (Bryan Fuller || Vincenzo Nitali) = The Following

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Hannibal has really gone up its own butthole this season. Maybe it got canceled because network execs watched this season and said, "What the f*ck is going on?"

Quintin_Stone wrote:

Hannibal has really gone up its own butthole this season. Maybe it got canceled because network execs watched this season and said, "What the f*ck is going on?"

We finally binge watched the last four episodes tonight, and I think you are dead on. When I told my wife that NBC probably canceled it because Bryan Fuller is no longer even pretending to draw in new viewers, and may be alienating many of their current viewers, my wife said, "Yeah, I don't think they are even thinking about the viewers anymore. They are pretty much just masturbating."

That said, I kind of like what they are doing. They really are calling back to a lot of stuff from season one that set everything into motion, and it is still one of the best shot TV series.

They may have been better off combining episodes 2-4 into one episode, because that was three dark hours of surreal macabre. But the first episode of the season, and now the most recent, episode 5, I think we are back on stable footing.

From the last episode (yeah, it's already aired but I think I'm not the only falling behind):

Spoiler:

Well, no stable footing for Hannibal, but rather for everyone else that is still alive. That was one badass fight. It was fun that Fuller let Jack just unload on Hannibal. I think it was cathartic for the viewers, too.

Jayhawker wrote:

My wife said, "Yeah, I don't think they are even thinking about the viewers anymore. They are pretty much just masturbating."

I agree with her entirely.

This series is now the definitive version of this character, and I wouldn't want it to be any different. Masturbate away Mr. Fuller.

Jayhawker wrote:

From the last episode (yeah, it's already aired but I think I'm not the only falling behind):

Spoiler:

Well, no stable footing for Hannibal, but rather for everyone else that is still alive. That was one badass fight. It was fun that Fuller let Jack just unload on Hannibal. I think it was cathartic for the viewers, too.

Spoiler:

I wasn't sure who to root for in that scene. It was brutal and justified, and kind of unfair. Good for Jack though.

I love that this season Hannibal is able to fully realize his evil. I assume this scene is a catalyst for that evil to continue on into the season unrestrained, and I can't wait.

mr_n00b wrote:

This series is now the definitive version of this character, and I wouldn't want it to be any different. Masturbate away Mr. Fuller.

I agree, especially on Mikkelsen being the definitive version of the character now. This just feels like Hannibal was always supposed to be.

I just hope they find a way to keep it going. Last I saw, Netflix and Amazon are out.

The cast has been released from their contracts and that is a bad sign. I'm assuming it's all over for Hannibal. If I hear otherwise I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I dunno, I'm still really digging this season. The critic I'm listening to puts it best: the season is like the bad dreams you have after watching Hannibal.

I'm really entertained by the idea that the season after a dude was sewn into a horse corpse and then birthed himself out of it is the one where they stopped caring about getting new viewers.

I find this season annoying as hell. I used to enjoy this show and it used to tell a coherent story intermixed with occasional dreamlike views into their minds. Now, it seems like it's all a crazy dream state, impossible to tell what's real and what's not and I zone out so I can't even follow what actual story is happening. Way too focused on showing how artsy fartsy they can get with the scenes.

Yellek wrote:

I find this season annoying as hell. I used to enjoy this show and it used to tell a coherent story intermixed with occasional dreamlike views into their minds. Now, it seems like it's all a crazy dream state, impossible to tell what's real and what's not and I zone out so I can't even follow what actual story is happening. Way too focused on showing how artsy fartsy they can get with the scenes.

Yeah, they aren't losing viewers because of how graphic it is, it's the lack of a solid narrative. It doesn't bother me a lot, but it is a major deviation from how the first two seasons were handled. I think the structured narrative will return once Hannibal is in prison. And that seems to be pretty close.

I wonder if all the love we have for Mads' take on Hannibal will remain when his performance transitions to behind bars. I think that will be the real test of how well this version works.

Has anybody seen the ending?
I was definitely satisfied, even if this is really the end of the show.

Kudos to NBC for sticking with it for 3 seasons.

slazev wrote:

Has anybody seen the ending?
I was definitely satisfied, even if this is really the end of the show.

Kudos to NBC for sticking with it for 3 seasons.

Yep, and agreed. Fuller has said a few times that he had a plan for season 4 (something about stuff in the novel Hannibal that didn't make the movie) I'd be quite curious to see, but if this is it, it ended well.

Re: the after-credits ending:

Spoiler:

Some of those interviews also provide a great case for not listening to what creators have to say. I saw all kinds of great takes on what was happening to Bedelia there, from that she's so far gone she did it to herself to that she's actually at the house--Hannibal and Will grabbed her on the way, and were just having some pre-dinner wine when Dolarhyde crashed the party. Fuller, though, just says it's to show Hannibal's still alive, which, bleah, weak.

Didn't know Fuller had talked about the final scene, but I actually presumed the same thing.
Since there's more story ahead, it just seemed the logical answer.

SpacePPoliceman wrote:
slazev wrote:

Has anybody seen the ending?
I was definitely satisfied, even if this is really the end of the show.

Kudos to NBC for sticking with it for 3 seasons.

Yep, and agreed. Fuller has said a few times that he had a plan for season 4 (something about stuff in the novel Hannibal that didn't make the movie) I'd be quite curious to see, but if this is it, it ended well.

Re: the after-credits ending:

Spoiler:

Some of those interviews also provide a great case for not listening to what creators have to say. I saw all kinds of great takes on what was happening to Bedelia there, from that she's so far gone she did it to herself to that she's actually at the house--Hannibal and Will grabbed her on the way, and were just having some pre-dinner wine when Dolarhyde crashed the party. Fuller, though, just says it's to show Hannibal's still alive, which, bleah, weak.

My read is definitely the first one. It seems a fitting ending for that character and their arc in this season.

Boy I really enjoyed that ending. I'll miss this show immensely. :,)