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...
HANNIBAL, 3.1 – ‘Antipasto’
[usr 4.5] “Let it be a fairy tale, then. Once upon a time…” And with that, we’re thrust back into the strange, gruesome, often...