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[pere_chan]

So I was really excited when I heard that the creator of my very favourite show was doing a show about my very favourite serial killer, and between a very close friend and the whole of Tumblr, I got the idea I really needed to watch Hannibal

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[pere_chan]

Oops, not only did I reply accidentally-anonymously, but my LJ screened it so you didn't even see it till now! So sorry.

As to spoilers, I have now watched up to episode 5, and HOLY SHIT. I had been spoiled for the big thing at the end of ep 4, but I was not expecting it to be quite so gruesome. And the worst part was this:
[SPOILERS FOR ANYONE READING THE COMMENTS WHO HAS NOT CAUGHT UP WITH HANNIBAL YET.]

The first time I moved to London was also my first experience with the Saatchi stable of contemporary 'Brit Art'. Which meant walking into the Saatchi Gallery through an entrance of sectioned cow and bull parts. That was the whole Damian Hirst exhibit of truly alarming animal pieces.

Seeing a character I love given the same brutal, 'artistic' treatment, with added horror score, was really not fun. I have really been 'enjoying' the show (haha, for a given value of 'enjoying') but this episode worked in what I think it was trying to achieve, which is to bring home the real human cost of all these killer-foodie shenanigans. In other words, I cried a lot. And then I read the actor's post on why they think their character's death was a good story decision, and I cried more. Just...whyyyyyyy.

[angelthorn]

Awwwww. *hugs* That character's death and that of a certain character in GoT this season (even though I have re-read the books several times!) were very hard to watch. :(

Funnily enough, I never thought of the D. Hirst artwork (I confess I'm not too familiar with his work since I'm not a fan of contemporary art)-what I immediately thought of was the slides of cross-sectioned samples you see in biology class. Not too far off the mark, I think. -_-

[pere_chan]

I can't stand the man, but there's something about his artwork beyond the shock value that does make me think. This is the work I thought of: Some Comfort Gained from the Acceptance of Inherent Lies in Everything. Here's another link to his work. I was weirdly captivated by A Thousand Years (the first picture on that gallery). I'm pretty sure Bryan Fuller is evoking at least some of it for the same reason Hirst did: to make me uncomfortable.

Have you seen Cleolinda's reviews? This is where I got the Dire Ravenstag eyeshadow. They are amazing and I'm going to read them all, including the comments. http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/tag/hannibal