OH, and I really liked the bit at the beginning where Dean tried to entrap him with the "you probably don't want to come on the case." Like, he wanted Sam to beg to come along and act like he wanted to be around Dean, or to say no and therefore blur the lines between work and personal (and therefore feel like he has to let Dean off the hook next time a case really does require both of them.)
::shudders:: All too familiar, that pattern. Almost verbatim.
Has there been any comment from Claire Holt or the show as to why she's leaving? It seems like such a bad choice, ratings-wise. Rebekah is one of the three main characters and she has a lot of fans.
She lectures him on his ~~responsibility for the crimes in the season premiere because she's uncomfortable with his insistence on his innocenceThat's not so surprising when you consider that she doesn't believe in his innocence. I mean, there's already a pretty high threshold of entry to the show in that you have to accept that absolutely no one on it seriously considers Will's claims of innocence and of Hannibal's guilt, but if you do accept that, Alanna's behavior makes sense. As you say, she's trying to impose a certain interpretation on Will's actions that accommodates her own feelings for him, and that interpretation has the effect of negating his agency and perception of the world, but refusing to consider Will's innocence as an alternate explanation isn't an unreasonable choice given the show's givens
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*nods* I find Alana's love for Will, inspite of or despite her belief in his guilt to be the Pathos to the Eros that is between them. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite so realistic before in TV. But then again, this Show has become Everything in my eyes.
As to Beverly. She really was important in S1 but got pulled into the Greek Chorus of the three medical examiners more than being individuated. She was the FIRST one to declare Will "unstable" in S1.1 and she was the first one he called to help him with the Walking Corpse. Their relationship is important but I fear for her. Her neutrality will not be tolerated in this morality play. Not when the Devil himself is involved.
I think Alana's attitude toward Will is realistic, I just think it's scary, to the same extent and maybe the same way as Jack was last season? Because she is also a person who is sincerely trying to do good, but she structures her behavior not around "what would be most useful to Will-as-subject if I want him to be as effective a crime-solver/healthy a person as he can be," but around "how do I feel about Will's deviance relative to my normalcy," and I just chafe at that character-imposed subject/object dynamic, regardless of if it's "oh I am here to help my woobie" or "I am going to brook no weakness!" Will's life is defined by the way he has to fight so hard to get out of other people's heads and trust his own, and the people who present themselves as - and sincerely mean to be - dependable to him simply cannot put themselves in his shoes enough to do more good than harm
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Oh, I think it's scary, too! The tumblr cry of "Someone Please Help Will Graham" is so accurate. No one is getting it! And I love that Will is just going to save his own life. But........what will that do to the relationship between him and Alana? I'm not seeing/feeling alot of dismay from her for her belief in his guilt.
It's concerning how many people trust Hannibal and that's one of the delicious tensions that the show has brought to the viewer. We love and trust Jack and Alana and they trust Hannibal and that's just wrong. Bedelia really turned that on its head with her episode and I nearly leaped off the couch cheering for her.
It is not Hannibal's show. I agree. It is Will's wrestle with the devil.
I think it may also be a factor that Stefan's been encouraging unhealthy suppression in Caroline herself for a long time now (which is why I'm not entirely convinced that his behavior re: Tyler is entirely about deflection, it seems to me to be a continuation of Stefan's MO since S2...)?
Not entirely deflection, any more than Caroline's or Tyler's response to the whole thing is entirely about Klaus? It's just felt more forceful to me than it used to, though that might just be Caroline spending more time with Stefan lately.
I…actually appreciated the narrative giving Tyler room to consciously recognize and vocalize his trauma over a stretch of episodes? I feel less constrained watching him compared to many others on the show, and I wondered if that's one of the very reasons why the possibility of unhealthy suppression is so apparent, rather than it being such a given that it goes unnoticed or excites less concern.I'd agree with that, actually, I think it's really effective writing, but....effective in GETTING TO ME, AAAAAH. I think
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::shudders:: All too familiar, that pattern. Almost verbatim.
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As to Beverly. She really was important in S1 but got pulled into the Greek Chorus of the three medical examiners more than being individuated. She was the FIRST one to declare Will "unstable" in S1.1 and she was the first one he called to help him with the Walking Corpse. Their relationship is important but I fear for her. Her neutrality will not be tolerated in this morality play. Not when the Devil himself is involved.
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It's concerning how many people trust Hannibal and that's one of the delicious tensions that the show has brought to the viewer. We love and trust Jack and Alana and they trust Hannibal and that's just wrong. Bedelia really turned that on its head with her episode and I nearly leaped off the couch cheering for her.
It is not Hannibal's show. I agree. It is Will's wrestle with the devil.
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My feelings also. Character-wise, it's good for Rebekah to leave... but I also want her to come back.
The bb Mikaelsons were adorable!
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The dilemma of sincere attachment to characters on dark and dysfunctional shows!
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I think it may also be a factor that Stefan's been encouraging unhealthy suppression in Caroline herself for a long time now (which is why I'm not entirely convinced that his behavior re: Tyler is entirely about deflection, it seems to me to be a continuation of Stefan's MO since S2...)?
Not entirely deflection, any more than Caroline's or Tyler's response to the whole thing is entirely about Klaus? It's just felt more forceful to me than it used to, though that might just be Caroline spending more time with Stefan lately.
I…actually appreciated the narrative giving Tyler room to consciously recognize and vocalize his trauma over a stretch of episodes? I feel less constrained watching him compared to many others on the show, and I wondered if that's one of the very reasons why the possibility of unhealthy suppression is so apparent, rather than it being such a given that it goes unnoticed or excites less concern.I'd agree with that, actually, I think it's really effective writing, but....effective in GETTING TO ME, AAAAAH. I think ( ... )
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