Oooo er, Hannibal has certainly got a little bit steamy this week. And no, it has nothing to do with the homoerotic subtext between Will and Hannibal though, I’ve read enough fan-fictions to now have a separate porn narrative every time they get together (a lot of “this is my design” shouting.) Unfortunately, the scenes in question are not going down well with the fannibals as everyone screamed loudly “but Margot was a lesbian in the books.” Getting this out of the way so we can focus on the rest of it, at first it is highly confusing and irritating to find Will and Margot sleeping together. And then I thought of all the lines said about her and from her own mouth and realised she is playing a rather shrewd game the meant she had to find a ding dong. She can still be a lesbian and toil with Will’s trouser snake. In other words, before we proceed, cool it about Margot’s decision to wrestle with the peen.
Trust in Hannibal. Trust in the show. Trust in Bryan Fuller
Right of the bat, the power plays between Will and Hannibal are becoming incredibly tense. Is Will actually doing these things or is he luring Hannibal in to a massive trap? The latter seems to be more palatable, allowing us to see that he is more stable, intellectual and playing a trap. It is nice to see Hannibal manipulated this way (if it is the case) and with three more episodes on its way, season two is drawing to an unforgettable close. The entire shift is electric and completely engrossing, writing judiciously by Fuller and his crew.
Naka-Choko is a weighty and almighty piece of television acting that will have you flailing your arms at the television screens. The team behind it must be keeping a shred hand and not sharing their aces. Is it a bluff or a full house? Hannibal has become this abundantly tantalising series and one of the greatest and most intelligently written shows of all time.
And let’s just say it is going to be an explosive finale.