Hannibal 1x08: "Fromage"

[cleolinda]

To begin: The problem with "I just really want to be your friend," the kind of philosophical rambling you have come to expect from Cleolinda Industries; I am officially threatening NBC with my wrath. Also, here's some fan street art that turned out really, really well.

Also, yes. Korea is very, very excited about this show.

@particle_p: We need

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[cupcakery]

Fortunately, Will has His Hands at the Level of His Eyes and is able to prevent the Phantom of the Orchestra from choking his face off

1000 points.

I also shrieked at them not to destroy the office. I'm in the corner of Hannibal killing Scully du Maurier's unruly patient, probably in front of her. And then doctor-patient confidentiality being invoked somehow.

Chesapeake. chess peak. cheese peak. It no longer computes as a word.

And I don't have a gif, but I have a png?

[cleolinda]

Well, I did Phantom of the Opera in Fifteen Minutes (nearly ten years ago omg), so I'm not going to let an opportunity like that go.

[cupcakery]

It was NOT that long ago. It was ... 2004. omg. And I have the special edition DVD with all of the interviews.

I'm going to go metaphorically cling to my recording of the opening night where Michael Crawford flubbed a line.

[goldenusagi]

I'm in the corner of Hannibal killing Scully du Maurier's unruly patient, probably in front of her.

Ooooh, I also thought this. Like what if Hannibal was her next appointment and was in the waiting room when she was being attacked?

[ceitfianna]

I've been waiting hopefully for this and I think brain raccoons is something that needs icons for all the psychics out there. Since its not just Will that gets them. River has a bad case of them.

Also I have got other people watching this show, it just creeps in and then you're completely caught.

Oh and the hurt/comfort part was perfect. Just your recaps plus this show make the end of the week the best.

[cleolinda]

Well, and I want to be clear that I'm not trying to make fun of actual medical conditions--fictional TV illnesses are sort of their own wonky, exaggerated thing that operate at narrative convenience. Like I said, my grandmother went through something like this--like, for a year, before the problem was actually diagnosed--and the general symptoms are similar enough that I think that's where they're going with it, and yet... not really.

(Thanks!)

[ceitfianna]

*nods* I know what you mean. My father's a psychiatrist and I saw my grandmother suffer through dementia.

Its just a good name for fictional psychic stuff which always tends to be off, which is helpful and not. Since awareness of actual stuff is good but also fiction. I hope this is making sense, I'm a little tired but I know what you mean.

[cleolinda]

Yeah--I think as long as everyone understands we're talking about a TV trope, we should be fine.

[goldenusagi]

First, I am so glad you're doing these recaps, because 1) I never would have known about or started watching this show otherwise, and 2) hardly anyone on my flist watches and I desperately need people to talk about it with. I love all the discussion here. Also, fancy cannibal is my new favorite phrase. Also, does Hannibal have special murder clothes like Dexter does? Because you just could not get blood out of those suits.

Oh man, this episode. It’s pretty clear Hannibal wants to be friends with Will at this point, but with friends like Hannibal, who need enemies? Seriously now. (Also, I would just like to point out to Will that when you show up at your therapist’s house early enough for him to make coffee for you, ask him to babysit your dogs when you live an hour away, then show up at his house again, uninvited and not even waiting for him to answer the door, you’ve already gone waaaay beyond the prescribed doctor/patient relationship.) Also, random: there was discussion somewhere on here wondering if during Will’s empathing

[goldenusagi]

Yikes, long comment is long

[cupcakery]

Hannibal has murder clothes. There's a picture of him in a clear zip-up suit from the instagram!

Also, the distance between Hannibal and Will's houses is about an hour's drive.

[goldenusagi]

Hannibal has murder clothes. There's a picture of him in a clear zip-up suit from the instagram!

Good to know the fancy cannibal plans ahead. :)

[kitsunec4]

I think that, like many other Silence of the Lambs fans who have been chuckling over Bryan Fuller being all, "oh yeah, so he's our Raspail," I was totally expecting to have Franklyn around for much longer. Jumped at Hannibal being the worst and killing him out of the blue.

Damnit, just as I was start to like him/not be embarrassment-squicked by him. Poor Franklyn. At least he didn't get et like early predictions?

Still, THIS SHOW.

EVERYTHING IS PEOPLE.

[cleolinda]

I actually shrieked a little--I mean, I'm actually kind of sad that he's gone now, and once again ALL BETS ARE OFF, but it was just such a great moment in itself. "I was looking forward to that."

[jubilantia]

It was so awesome! Like, Hannibal killed him first so Budge couldn't, like a five-year-old on the playground holding onto a toy he doesn't especially want, just so the other kid can't get it. Except with homicide.

[cleolinda]

And OH OKAY YOU BROKE MY FBI AGENT? A TOY FOR A TOY.

I also liked that there seemed to be an element of "OH FOR GOD'S SAKE FRANKLYN SHUT THE FUCK UP." I mean, he stood there and watched him pretty patiently for the whole scene, and then just suddenly went, "Nope, done with this."

[typingwithmit10]

Baltimore honestly is a small town, if you move in certain circles (I'm in the tech scene, for example, but the arts scene as well is very close knit) you tend to get to know everyone pretty well.

[cleolinda]

Yeah, I actually can imagine it would be. (It's still three times bigger than Birmingham, I think?)

[westonian]

Six hundred thousand people within the city limits. Two-point-seven million if you add the suburbs.

That's... as many people as live in my entire STATE.

[cleolinda]

Yeahhh. "Small town" is clearly a relative statement here.