The Morbid and the Macabre
Food, love and death are three of the most fundamental themes in our human experience, but never before have the three been intertwined so thoroughly and to such unsettling yet poetic degree on television as the three seasons of Hannibal.
Hannibal is one stormy, bloody romance -- I love it. The mind games and the courtship are fun to watch. This particular incarnation of Hannibal is the kind of characters I find fascinating but would never want to meet in real life. (And I have a bit of a crush on Mads Mikkelsen.)
Meanwhile, Will leaves me constantly wondering about his motives. In spite of the fact that he is the main POV character of the series, he is (to me at least) more of a mystery than Hannibal is. Over the course of three seasons we witness his descent to darkness. It doesn't resemble a train wreck so much as a slow-motion fall into the abyss, and it's mesmerising to watch.
We can't talk about Hannibal without mentioning the food. This is probably the only TV series out there where the elaborate cooking scenes look downright terrifying. The dishes look delicious, but when you remember what they are made of... Vegetarians aren't necessarily safe either. Remember the mushroom farm?
It is unfortunate that the series is cancelled after three seasons. On the other hand, I'm glad that the series held on for three tightly plotted seasons and wrapped itself up with a beautiful, blood-soaked finale.
Crossposted from https://lee-bella.dreamwidth.org/738066.html.
Hannibal is one stormy, bloody romance -- I love it. The mind games and the courtship are fun to watch. This particular incarnation of Hannibal is the kind of characters I find fascinating but would never want to meet in real life. (And I have a bit of a crush on Mads Mikkelsen.)
Meanwhile, Will leaves me constantly wondering about his motives. In spite of the fact that he is the main POV character of the series, he is (to me at least) more of a mystery than Hannibal is. Over the course of three seasons we witness his descent to darkness. It doesn't resemble a train wreck so much as a slow-motion fall into the abyss, and it's mesmerising to watch.
We can't talk about Hannibal without mentioning the food. This is probably the only TV series out there where the elaborate cooking scenes look downright terrifying. The dishes look delicious, but when you remember what they are made of... Vegetarians aren't necessarily safe either. Remember the mushroom farm?
It is unfortunate that the series is cancelled after three seasons. On the other hand, I'm glad that the series held on for three tightly plotted seasons and wrapped itself up with a beautiful, blood-soaked finale.
Crossposted from https://lee-bella.dreamwidth.org/738066.html.