A rather odd sex scene was the highlight of an episode otherwise obsessed with vulnerability and hellSpoiler alert: this blog is published after Hannibal airs on NBC in the US on Saturdays. Do not read on unless you have watched season three,episode six, which airs in the UK on Sky Living on Wednesdays at 10pm
One of the most fascinating things approximately the way Hannibal is constructed is that instead of a straight line it is more like a series of spirals, or always bringing things back around to revisit the past and cast original meaning on the future. The backward swing of the spiral informs where the spiral will swing in the future.
This episode started off revisiting Francis – I guess we should start using the Tooth Fairy’s real name now – phone call to Hannibal,exactly the way the final episode ended. But instead of seeing Hannibal receive the call, we saw Francis making it, and not only detailing the lengths he went through to acquire in touch with Dr Lecter,his hero, but his exact mental state at the time of making the phone call. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com