Imagine me with the biggest side-eye right now

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So. . .if I'm reading this recent article from Deadline correctly (it's the one called "Comic-Con: Bryan Fuller Reveals ‘Hannibal’ Season 3 Details, Returning Characters & Emmy Disappointment"; LJ won't let me link to it), it looks like we're getting Red Dragon smashed into the end of next season

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I was worried that would happen. Alana turning into Reba, I mean, when you mentioned the cortical blindness thing or whatever it's called. Is it that hard to find another woman to play that role? More importantly, I WANTED ANGELA BETTIS!!! Although the real question I'm asking now (and I really don't want to know the answer yet) is whether that means Alana will be yet another Romantic Interest Prop for Dolarhyde.

Anyways. Cleo's there in the flesh this year, and so is Freddie; I'm hoping they'll both give us details. And an open thread, because dear lord will we need one.

In other news: I finally watched the Red Dragon movie, and WOW, WOW, WOW--all directed squarely at Ralph Fiennes, because DAMN. Somehow in the book, I could never get a clear picture of what he was actually supposed to look like, because of his self esteem issues and self-loathing. I think that works as a plus, but the film version handles it so well. I was impressed.

Still--Hugh Dancy is my Will Graham forever and ever.

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I think turning Alana into the "Reba" character is for budgetary reasons. (It's why Beverly was killed; NBC told the show they needed to axe a regular.) Lawrence Fisburne is going to be recurring, and they're bringing in Hannibal's uncle and Lady Murasaki. Plus, having Gillian Anderson probably costs a pretty penny. And who knows who they're going to get for Dolarhyde and how much they'll cost.

But, ugh, I was hoping for Reba, light of my life, who is the ONLY character to not have any connection to Hannibal. Damn it.

that means Alana will be yet another Romantic Interest Prop for Dolarhyde.

THIS is exactly why I'm enraged if this is the case.

From the stuff that's coming out of SDCC, I get the feeling that Fuller is anticipating FOUR seasons for Hannibal, instead of the originally planned six. Which, fine. . .but I'm still upset that I'm getting a shortened Red Dragon season.

I finally watched the Red Dragon movie, and WOW, WOW, WOW--all directed squarely at Ralph Fiennes, because DAMN.This is why I said I'm so screwed if they

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I think turning Alana into the "Reba" character is for budgetary reasons.
Stupid TV budgets and their stupid budgetary reasons. . . That sucks, that they were flat-out told to get rid of somebody. I can't imagine trying to write for TV with those kinds of restrictions and changes in mind. At least with the written word, you don't have to worry about actor's salaries.

From the stuff that's coming out of SDCC, I get the feeling that Fuller is anticipating FOUR seasons for Hannibal, instead of the originally planned six.
That worries me for a number of reasons--do they think they'll get cancelled after four or something? Mm, with the number of people who jumped ship after the Bev incident, I guess it wouldn't surprise me, but still. :(

It'll be akin to Michael Pitt being cast as Mason Verger for you; I'm gonna hate myself for finding the creepy serial killer hot, but whatevs.
You may be overestimating just how bothered I am by Michael Pitt as Mason Verger. Which is not at all. I LOVE how he's playing that character--wouldn't have it

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So, right now, I'm extremely nervous about Dolarhyde's characterization and Alana being slotted into Reba's role to cut down on the number of new characters.>

Whoa. No, please, no! I was really looking forward to Reba! She's an extremely compelling character in so many ways. Much as I adore Alana, she won't cut it. I want Reba, and I will only be satisfied with her.

I'm tempted to read the article, but I kinda don't want to, at the same time. Probably will swing back to look at it after the season has started.

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I love Reba! I wanted my "I may be blind, but I'm independent" character. Not Alana "Woe is me, I have to get used to being blind and be another LI for a serial killer" Bloom. Yuck.

The article doesn't give a lot away; it's not a Q&A type of interview, just a summary of things Fuller's said pre-panel. More stuff came out at the actual SDCC panel: like, the FBI are only going to be shown in ONE of the first SEVEN episodes. Whaaaat? I'm not in the mood for Hannibal and Bedelia trek across Europe for the first half of Season 3.

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I love Reba! I wanted my "I may be blind, but I'm independent" character.

Exactly! The girl is awesomesauce, and the only time she really doubts herself is after she finds out about Dollarhyde.

More stuff came out at the actual SDCC panel: like, the FBI are only going to be shown in ONE of the first SEVEN episodes. Whaaaat?

I didn't see the panel (my life has been literally all work and family this week), and yikes, that is a really scary thought. I do love Hannibal, but Will is our core and our center and our ground and our ceiling in this show. If we don't have Will to guide us through the crazy (even when his own sanity is questionable), I'm don't want to board the train.

I'm hoping those six episodes will feature lots of MindPalace!Will, or something like that. Because if Hannibal isn't seeing him or thinking of him at every turn . . .

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I was anticipating that there would be some Hannibal-heavy episodes and some Will-heavy episodes and that they'd be evenly split. Homeland focused heavily on one of the main characters last season; so I'm not opposed to the idea of splitting up the main characters. The thing is, with Homeland, it was the character I was most invested in. I'm not that excited that we're mostly getting Hannibal and Bedelia and their shenanigans in Europe for most of the season