By now I suspect that everyone has heard the bad news that Hannibal was unfortunately cancelled by NBC. It’s a low blow for Fannibals who have been following the series for the past three years. The show has never been a success as far as traditional ratings standards go but it’s […]
The Media and Male Relationships: A Critical Look at Hannibal & X-Men
I finally saw X-Men: Days of Future Past the other day and as I was sitting in the theater I couldn’t help but notice the relational parallels that I see in other shows and movies. Specifically, the relationship portrayed between Erik and Charles on the screen strangely enough made me […]
On Misogyny and Criticism: An Open Letter to Bryan Fuller
Dear Bryan Fuller, Every episode of Hannibal used to leave me on the edge of my seat. But by the end of “Naka-Choko” last Friday, my friends and I were left wondering how many more episodes we would have to endure this season. Taking to the Internet to see what […]
Hannibal: Shiizakana Recap [SPOILERS]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adh_AzELBko] Hannibal: Shiizakana (2×09) Synopsis: Will kills a guy, a dog get hurts, man-bear-pig exists, somewhere Al Gore is crying, and we still don’t know what happened to Chilton. Rating: ????? We’re in it deep, kids. After tonight’s episode, titled Shiizakana, it is all downhill toward the season finale. I can’t […]
Hannibal: Yakimono Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Y1phtODYg] Hannibal: Yakimono (2×07) Synopsis: Miriam Lass is back but her memories clearly cannot be trusted. Meanwhile Will Graham is back in the world and Jack still won’t see the evidence pointing right at Hannibal. And Chilton is having the worst day ever. Poor, Chilton. Rating: ★★★★☆ So many things happened this episode […]
Hannibal: Futamono Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeBsiYQGLw] Hannibal: Futamono (02×06) Synopsis: *pterodactyl screech* Rating: ★★★★★ EVERYTHING I EVER COULD HAVE HOPED FOR HAPPENED AND WE’RE ONLY ON EPISODE SIX AND OMG SHIT’S ABOUT TO GET REAL. Just be warned. This is hell along and shit. So, before we begin let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that Frederick Chilton […]
Hannibal: Takiawase Recap [Spoilers]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU0G8nfAaOM] Hannibal: Takiawase (2×04) Synopsis: Things get serious, we probably lose one of our own, and bees? Rating: ★★★★☆ I want to give this episode zero stars only because I’m so damn sad after how it ended. Instead, it gets four starts for answering questions and giving us some hope that maybe […]
Hannibal: Sakizuke Recap [NSFW]
DISCLAIMER: This is ‘Not Safe For Work’ due to images of the bodies in the silo which you probably don’t want to have pop up on your screen while at work. Or while parents are around. Just saying. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXRtObyItUU] Hannibal: Sakizuke (2×02) Synopsis: Most of what we saw in the preview […]
Are We Really in for Twelve Weeks of Flashbacks With Hannibal Season 2?
Early last week NBC released the first two-and-a-half minutes or so of Kaiseki, the first episode of Hannibal‘s second season. The big fight between Jack and Hannibal had been teased in trailers for a while before that and for a while Therese and I had been hypothesizing – as I […]
Hannibal: Kaiseki Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKJUaDdGck] Hannibal: Kaiseki (02×01) Synopsis: After a brief look at where the season is going, we reunite with everyone and start on a twelve week race to the finish. Will is locked up and desperately trying to prove to everyone that Hannibal was behind everything the whole time. Jack still blames […]
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