notes
season 1
Hannibal keeps wheels real illness from him to convince him that he is mentally ill; he finds a beauty and his madness and wants him to be his friend. Fostering codependent reliance. Reminds me of Caravaggio’s work.
So scary at times I had to watch for my peripheral vision.
Everyone is psychopathic, I hate Freddie Lam so much, she’s the most manipulative of them all.
Hannibal is so calm and collected and his manipulation and it’s scary because he is so reliable. Alienation from Jack Crawford. Unhealthy reliance. Abigail Hobbs will, Hannibal. Perpetuating unhealthy mindsets, bad cycle, codependence, drowning man reaching for straw in the darkness. Thick, indispensable fog.
Both Will and Hannibal disconnected from the concept of friendship. Episode 12.
Instead of treating Will, he pushes the limits of sanity and gaslighting. Curiosity? Wants to be his only anchor? Tell him to his side? Covering his own tracks? And murders on will to protect himself because Will was getting too close to catching him? This man is manipulating everyone left and right, hiding behind his calm, rational demeanor. Will’s slow descent into madness.
“I was curious what would happen” (12). The world is his sandbox his dollhouse. Jack pushed him to the edge, Hannibal pushes him over.
Will collect strays and has a protective instinct to feeling control. Internal locus of control affects mental state, psychology.
His hallucinations actually get so crazy. Atmosphere is so tense, the color grading and lighting of the shot is so good, I love the dramatic shadows, the bold compositions and framing, the theme of antlers that weaves it all together.
Hannibal takes advantage of his dissociation to plant false truths into his mind. Hannibal killed her, but convince his will that he did it. Will think his hallucinations or dreams are reality; blurred lines now.
Alana would’ve been so good for Will. I hate Jack so much for the continual pushing. Pain loss, broken and unrecoverable. It should’ve been prevented. Love, protection, failure. Hannibal stole him, and broke him.
Hannibal plants tissue from victims into Will’s fishing lures. Will is blamed of paranoia, but someone really is doing this to him! Hannibal frames well as an intelligent psychopath and pins everything on him. Well becomes confused about who he is. Is Hannibal trying to make himself a psychopathic partner in crime?
“Somebody is making sure no one believes me” (13).
Will figures Hannibal out and confronts him. “I know who I am. I’m not so sure I know who you are.” 13 confrontation. Will sees him. Is this what he wanted?
season 2
The double meaning of Hannibal’s words is always so good.
Will Hannibal manipulating each other. Obsessively intrigued.
Hannibal psychiatrist is super suspicious of him.
Alana is on his side. Angel and devil. Two clashing forces of support and manipulation. The devil is winning over the angel. Veiling. She helps him recover memories.
Memory of Hannibal planting Abigail’s ears straight into his stomach!
The desire to be understood – Hannibal wants someone to be broken with. He imitates Will as a manifestation of obsession. There are many parallels between the two characters.
Will is starting to see through the discrepancies between Hannibal’s thoughts and words and actions.
Hannibal toys with everyone and tries to keep the case at a standstill to keep his little toy afloat.
Hannibal murders out of obsession with Will now. His goal oriented and what’s the spare wheel’s life for a moment. He’s towing with him continuously. Hannibal wants to know Will; Alana wants to save him.
Will and Hannibal have such an interesting dynamic. They both have power over the other, the playing field is being leveled. Will is empathetic, but is pushed to manipulative. Hannibal’s intelligent, cheeky, and obsessed. They’re so bad for each other, but go together so well at the same time.
“Memory gives moments in immortality.”
“It’s the prospect of death that drives us to greatness.”
“God is beyond measure in wanton malice and matchless in his irony.”
“You don’t want me to have anything in my life that’s not you” (12).
I felt like the ending of season two was pretty good so I’m lazy to watch season three.