HANNIBAL, 3.13 – ‘The Wrath of the Lamb’
[usr 5.0] “The bluff is eroding. There was more land when I was here with Abigail. More land still when I was here with Miriam...
HANNIBAL, 3.12 – ‘The Number of the Beast is 666…’
[usr 4.0] Poor Dr. Chilton. A brief history of Frederick Chilton, onetime director of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and self-proclaimed...
HANNIBAL, 3.11 – ‘… and the Beast From the Sea’
[usr 4.5] While it’s hard to imagine an episode of Hannibal that could be called “restrained” (nor would I want to), adapting Red Dragon in six episodes has...
HANNIBAL, 3.10 – ‘And the Woman Clothed in Sun’
[usr 4.5] After last week’s somewhat frustrating episode, it was good to find Hannibal back on track with “And the Woman Clothed in Sun,” which narrows...
HANNIBAL, 3.9 – ‘And the Woman Clothed With the Sun…’
[usr 3.5] We’re two episodes into Hannibal‘s version of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon and, so far, the biggest surprise is how faithful an adaptation it’s been. Opening...
HANNIBAL, 3.8 – ‘The Great Red Dragon’
[usr 4.5] Let’s start with the most unmistakably meta moment in “The Great Red Dragon,” which occurs when Dr. Chilton (Raúl Esparza) visits the...
HANNIBAL, 3.7 – ‘Digestivo’
[usr 4.5] As Hannibal has always been at its best when it walks a fine line between high art and pulp, any episode that...
HANNIBAL, 3.6 – ‘Dolce’
[usr 5] “If I saw you every day, forever, I’d remember this time.” That could be a line from, say, The Notebook, but it’s actually...
HANNIBAL, 3.5 – ‘Contorno’
[usr 4.5] A while ago, I chimed in on a Facebook debate among friends about whether Anthony Hopkins or Mads Mikkelsen is the better...
HANNIBAL, 3.4 – ‘Aperitivo’
[usr 4.0] The news that NBC has decided not to renew Hannibal for a fourth season is disappointing but no surprise. Frankly, it’s remarkable...
HANNIBAL, 3.3 – ‘Secondo’
[usr 4.0] It’s become inevitable for most popular franchises to eventually turn to a prequel or reboot that fills in the details of their...
HANNIBAL, 3.2 – ‘Primavera’
[usr 4.0] While “Primavera” isn’t as strong as last week’s season premiere, it deserves special notice for offering one of the freakiest images so...