Hannibal
Bryan Fuller’sHannibalis notoriously dark , gruesome , and violent , on the button what one would expect from a show about a murderous cannibal . This spin - off ofRed Dragon ’s addition to theHannibaltimelinereceived critical acclamation and , despite low paygrade , was well - loved by fans . Its Helen Newington Wills whole step , beautiful filming , and all - whiz cast were some of the most appreciated property of the serial . But what no one lecture about ishow humorous this gory offense dramatic play could beuntil its untimelycancelation beforeHannibalseason 4 .
In addition to nifty murder mysteries , Hannibal offer a coloured extract of quirky characters : Hugh Dancy ’s reserve but consistently sassy depiction of criminal profiler Will Graham , Mads Mikkelsen ’s witty and subtle interpretation of Dr. Hannibal Lecter , Raúl Esparza ’s superfluous flamboyant Dr. Frederick Chilton , and more . Each character wreak some element of weirdly unexpected humortoHannibal , and these hysterical moment greatly made the serial .
12Every Time Hannibal Is Visibly Annoyed By Rudeness
His Reactions To Freddy Lounds Are All Of Us
One of the longest - running jokes of the serial publication is how easily perturbed Hannibal is by rude behavior . This go back to one of the mostinfamous Dr. Lecter quote : “ Whenever feasible , one should always endeavor to use up the rude . ” In the NBC spinoff series pilot , Dr. Lecter ’s psychoneurotic patientFranklyn drops a ball - up snotty tissueon the psychiatrist ’s side board , much to hischagrin . Hannibal ’s regard is reckon riffle back and forth between the tissue paper and Franklyn in pure disdain .
The character of Freddy Lounds ( Lara Jean Chorostecki ) was gender swapped from the delineation in the 1981 Thomas Harris novel and 2001 filmRed Dragon . The tabloid diarist Frederick Lounds was originally played by Philip Seymour Hoffman .
Hannibal ’s facial expressions while interacting with Mason Verger – particularly in scenes in which Verger frame his fundament up on Hannibal ’s desk , or bad , stabs a knife into his armchair – are nothing short of priceless . The biggest seed of pain in the neck for Hannibal , however , is discourteous tabloid diary keeper Freddy Lounds . In “ Amuse - Bouche , ” Lounds record Will Graham ’s therapy session and lied to twist her way into Hannibal ’s power , which nark him greatly . Later , Lounds snaps a candid photo of Hannibal as he is will the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane , to which he grumpily responds , “ That was very unmannered , Ms. Lounds . ”
11When Will ReferencesThe Incredible Hulk(2008)
HannibalGets Meta With A Silly Nod To Edward Norton inRed Dragon(2002)
In theHannibalpilot , antisocial felonious profiler Will Graham is introduced to Dr. Hannibal Lecter , who has been bring on as a consultant to assist the FBI ( and Graham ) in their pursuit of the Chesapeake Ripper . When Behavioral Science Unit director Jack Crawford ( Laurence Fishburne ) introduces Dr. Lecter to Graham after call into question Will ’s power to re - enter the subject field , Will begin to wonderif Hannibal is analyzing him or the Ripper . This only intensifies Will ’s impertinent , petulant behavior throughout the pilot .
Defensive and avoidant , Will Graham explodes on both Hannibal and Jack during a consult in Crawford ’s authority . He demands to know whose profile Hannibal is working on , andtells Dr. Lecter not to psychoanalyze him .
Bryan Fuller is known for his meta gumption of bodily fluid and expert point of intersection of his own character universes . Wonderfallscharacter Gretchen Speck appear briefly inHannibalseason 1 episode 2 . The same instalment ironically also sport a character named Dr. Eldon Stammets , a clear mention to Dr. Paul Stammets ( so named after the American mycologist Paul Stamets ) from Fuller’sStar Trek : Discovery . The theme of this episode , " Amuse - Bouche , " further parallelsDiscovery ’s exploration of mycelium networks .
Will ’s line , “ You would n’t like me when I ’m analyze , ” is one of Bryan Fuller ’s characteristic tongue - in - cheek references . The role of Will Graham was originally toy by Edward Norton in the 2002 filmRed Dragon , and Norton also magnificently acted as Bruce Banner inThe unbelievable Hulk(2008).This scene was a cunning nod to the Hulk ’s celebrated line , “ You would n’t like me when I ’m angry . ”
10When Hannibal Smells Will
Smells Like Cannibal Spirit
During a therapy academic session in “ Coquilles , ” Hannibal prominently tend over and sniffs at Will ’s shoulder , causing Graham to ask incredulously , “ Did you just * sense * me ? ” Hannibal respond that this was unmanageable to avoid , insulting Will ’s aftershave lotion , and suggests that he introduce him to a finer mathematical product . Hannibal ’s raw nose is cite throughout the series , with thespian Mads Mikkelsen intentionally play into this via subtle idiosyncrasy , such as lean wine glasses aside from himself .
Hannibal ’s extremely insulting but risible commentary aside , this scene is an artful adjustment of an earlier scene between Edward Norton and Anthony Hopkins . The moment in which Hannibal smells Will is a direct reference to the 1981 novel and 2002 filmRed Dragon , in whichDr . Lecter essay to falsify Grahaminto reveal point about his family , suggesting the aftershave Graham is wearing is“ … something that a child would take . Has a little ship on the bottle , does it not ? "
9When Hannibal Downplays Will’s Seizure
Just A Mild Seizure, Nothing To See Here
know Will Graham was stomach a take to task font of cephalitis , or pyrexia of the brain , Hannibal used psychical driving technique to gaslight Grahamthroughout the first time of year . These techniques often involved the employment of light therapy to induce hypnotic trance states and - plain - minor capture .
When a disoriented Will Graham evidence up unexpectedly at Hannibal ’s home belated one evening , he interrupts a murderous rendezvous with Dr. Abel Gideon ( Suzy Eddie Izzard ) . Rather than allow in to Will that there is a piece seated at the dinner table , Hannibal once again uses the encephalitis and hallucinations to his vantage , simplytelling Will no one is there . Will becomes so hard put by this gaslighting that he begins seizing .
After examining Will , Hannibal announces to Dr. Gideon thathe has suffer a meek seizure . Gideon quip , “ That does n’t seem to relate you . ” Hannibal flippantly responds , “ I tell it was mild , ” ostensibly upset as to why this was a enceinte great deal .
8When Hannibal Is A Fanboy
Hannibal Geeks Out Over Another Serial Killer’s Work
The FBI act on the mosaic grampus for several early episodes of time of year 2 . In malice of the fact this electric arc contains one of the most gruesome slaying tableaus , the scene in which Hannibal break the killer is perhapsthe most unintentionally funny instant of the series .
Hannibal , dressed in his laughably ineffective execution suit , sees a grotesque band of cadaver that the most recent up - and - coming Baltimore serial Orcinus orca has been sew together into the form of ahuman peel tone mural . Hannibal is only able to take in the heap for a abbreviated instant before the killer coincidently launch the door of the lookout and enters with a pressure sprayer , presumably to moisten – or perhaps resin - pelage – the tegument of his victims . Hannibal express his wonder of the serial killer with , “ Hello . I bang your study . ”
7When Hannibal Gets Sassy
Hannibal Quips To The Muralist, “Certainly Not With That Attitude”
In the undermentioned view , Hannibal ’s plan to catch and kill the Muralist ( Patrick Garrow ) comes to realisation . It is unnamed what Dr. Lecter ’s motivation were in doing so , beyond entertainment . He was lead to the killer by his extremely sensitive nozzle , which picked up on the shadow scent of a cornfield on the escaped victim ’s corpse . After look up to the art James Gray had make with his victims ’ consistency , Hannibal climbs down into the observatory andpractically interviews his fellow serial killer whale .
Hannibal Lecter and the various other killers in his show arrange their victims ' remains as a means of aspect , but what do these tableaux mean ?
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Dr. Lecter compliments the human wall painting abundantly as he sews the killer into the very substance of his own innovation , the slur from which his previous dupe had escape . Hannibal assures him that they will finish his work together . As he calm him , he questions the Muralist , “ When your not bad eye looked to the sky , what did it see ? ” Gray respond that the eye saw nothing , and severalise Hannibal , “ There is no God . ”Hannibal sassily quip back , “ for sure not with that mental attitude . ”
5When Hannibal Witnessed A Man Climbing Out Of A Dead Horse
He Was Just Minding His Own Business Petting A Sheep
In what is without question themost shockingly roughshod and goryHannibaldeath , “ Su - Zakana ” explore the murder of a woman who has been sewn inside the paunch of a horse . After committing a fearsome issue of similar killings and pin them on his psychologically vulnerable client Peter Bernardone ( Jeremy Davies),social doer Clark Ingram ( Chris Diamantopoulos ) finally begin Justice Department – but not in the way one might expect .
Peter had suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was kicked by a horse , and Ingram later pop this horse to complete his frame job . In his grief over this traumatic discovery , Peter lash out , sewing Ingram into the sawbuck ’s corpse in parallel to Ingram ’s own crimes . afterward , Hannibal watches casually , petting a sheep in a nearby stall as abloodied Ingram claw his way out of the horse ’s remains .
4When Mason Verger Was Basically The Joker
Que Deranged Laughter While Threatening Your Life
After the events of Margot Verger ’s ( Katharine Isabelle ) forced sterilisation in season 2 episode 11 , “ Ko No Mono , ” Will Graham confronts her brother , Mason Verger ( Michael Pitt ) . Mason makes several obscene quips with respect to his abuse of his babe , and finally Will can not contain himself : he punches Mason square in the olfactory organ . Mason dabs at the blood by experimentation for a minute before burst into maniacal laughter and nonchalantly tell Will , “ Ha ! I ’m go bad to eat you to my pig bed . ” The most hysterical moment of this scene pass when Will tackle Mason just as he ’s making agleefully sing - song call for backupfrom his favorite collaborator : “ Carloooo ! "
3When Bedelia Gets Sassy
Will and Bedelia Sassing Each Other Is Basically The Entirety Of Season 3
Will Graham and Hannibal ’s former psychiatrist ( and after , lover ) , Dr. Bedelia du Maurier ( Gillian Anderson ) , have a contentious relationship at best . In time of year 3 , when Hannibal flees to Italy with Dr. du Maurier in tow , the upsurge incatty interaction between his former psychiatrist and his old flameseem to betoken some level of green-eyed monster , perhaps because Bedelia is behave in the role of Hannibal ’s wife to preserve his cover as Dr. Fell . Throughout the consequence of the third season , Will Graham and Bedelia simply can not stop sassing one another .
Though the role had previously been reversed when Bedelia warned Will of Hannibal ’s true nature , it later becomes Will ’s turn to monish her once it comes to light thatHannibal may have designs to kill and eat Dr. du Maurier . Graham say Bedelia , " I would tamp my bags , if I were you , Bedelia . Meat ’s back on the menu . " To which Bedelia apply the hysterical and infuriated response , " You righteous , reckless … twitchy little piece ! "
